Neli Casares-Maher, Alexa Romero named to All-ACC teams
Meghan Hendricks | Staff Photographer
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Neli Casares-Maher and Alexa Romero were both named to All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams on Tuesday. Casares-Maher was given second team All-ACC honors, and Romero received third team recognition. The announcement comes before Syracuse opens ACC Tournament play on Wednesday with its first round game against Georgia Tech.
Casares-Maher led SU in hitting as her .349 batting average is 77 points higher than the next-best hitter, Paris Woods. The senior led, or was tied for the lead, in every notable offensive category this season in 43 starts at shortstop. Casares-Maher’s 11 doubles were also tied for sixth-best in the ACC. It is the first time the Orange, California, native has ever received postseason recognition.
What to know about Syracuse and its opponents ahead of the ACC Tournament
Elizabeth Billman | Senior Staff Photographer
Syracuse lost seven of its final eight games heading into the ACC Tournament.
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No. 8 seed Syracuse will face No. 9 seed Georgia Tech on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.
Syracuse won just one of the final eight games in the regular season, dropping from seventh to eighth place in the ACC. The one win, an upset 7-6 walk-off win over Clemson, was the Orange’s first win over a ranked opponent all year.
Georgia Tech no-hits Syracuse in 6-0 ACC Tournament loss
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Syracuse was eliminated from the ACC Tournament after being no-hit in a 6-0 loss to Georgia Tech.
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, Syracuse was down 6-0 with only one out left in the game. Head coach Shannon Doepking made a lineup change, bringing senior Alex Acevedo in to pinch hit for freshman Angel Jasso. Acevedo hadn’t recorded a hit since she recorded three hits against Georgia Tech on April 27, 2019.
In just her tenth at-bat of the season, Acevedo did not swing at the first four pitches, resulting in a 2-2 count. With Yellow Jacket pitcher Blake Neleman one strike away from no-hitting SU, Acevedo called time, stepping out of the batter’s box before resetting her stance to face her fifth pitch. Neleman’s offspeed pitch caught the outside corner of the strike zone and the Orange’s season came to an end.
Syracuse allows 3rd-most runs in program history in 19-2 loss to No. 13 Clemson
Will Fudge | Staff Photographer
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McKenzie Clark started Sunday afternoon with a double. Shortly after she reached second, catcher Geana Torres made her way out to the mound to talk with starter Kaia Oliver. Then, Oliver walked Ansley Gilstrap, and pitching coach Michael Steuerwald stopped play again to talk with Oliver and Torres. Neither conversation helped, though. Two batters later, freshman Alia Logoleo hit her fifth home run of the season, quickly sending Syracuse into a 4-0 deficit before it got a chance to bat.