Kaite Burawski Fires Her Fourth No-Hitter Of 2022 And UB Softball Comes Back From Six Runs Down To Complete A Sunday Sweep At Post

Waterbury, Conn.-To say it was quite the Sunday afternoon for the University of Bridgeport softball team is perhaps an understatement, as the Purple Knights took both ends of a non-conference doubleheader at Post University to raise their overall season record to 28-13. 

In game one, junior Kaite Burawski (Hartley, Del.) fired her third no-hitter in the month of April, and fourth of the 2022 season, blanking the Eagles, 9-0, in six innings.  Burawski struck out nine in her opening game masterpiece that took only 86 pitches (55 strikes) to complete.  Post could only muster three total base runners on one walk and two UB errors in the game.

The Bridgeport offense was in full effect in both game of the twinbill scoring a total of 22 runs with 31 hits in the two games.

In game one, the Purple Knights had 16 hits led by junior Samantha Schiebe (Monroe, Conn.), who went 4-for-4 with three runs batted in.

Kalea Faulk (Fr., Corning, N.Y.) had three hits and two runs batted in the opener, and sophomore Kiana Robinson (Hamden, Conn.) also had three hits for the winner.

Junior Taylor Yates (Elk Grove, Calf.) homered in both games of the doubleheader to give her a team-leading nine home runs so far this season.

In game two, the Purple Knights came back from a 10-4 deficit to win 13-10, as they scored five runs in the sixth and four more runs in the seventh inning, as the Purple Knights crushed 15 hits in the nightcap.

Samantha Schiebe went 3-4 in game two to give her a 7-for-8 day at the dish, as she homered and knocked in three runs.

Senior Kaira Ramon (Stamford, Conn.) had five hits in the two games on Sunday to give her 206 for her stellar Bridgeport career.

The Purple Knights game-winning rally was sparked by a lead-off double by sophomore Grace Derita (Middletown, Conn.), and junior Meg McFarland (Monroe, Conn.) drove home the go-ahead runs in the seventh on a two-base hit to give her three runs batted in game two.

Kaite Burawski picked up the win in relief in game two to move her season record to 19-5, as she pitched four innings, allowing only an unearned run on one hit with two more strikeouts and two walks.

With the two losses, Post is now an even 18-18 on the season.

Up next, the UB softball team will close out the final week of the regular season with three home doubleheaders beginning with a non-conference clash versus American International College on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.