CHESTNUT HILL, MA - The Saint Joseph's softball
team improved to 4-2 in GNAC play, and 10-6 overall, with a pair of
wins over Pine Manor College (4-8, 2-2 GNAC) on Saturday afternoon.
Alyssa Dunn '11 (Standish, ME)
registered four hits and a pair of RBI's and Emily
Leverone '11 (Hampton, NH) continues to swing a
hot bat for the Lady Monks, having gone 7-8 with her third home run
of the season in the sweep. Starters Madylan
Kluna '12 (Standish, ME) and
Christy Wezowicz '10 (Granville,
MA) earned the pitching victories and improve to 2-4 and 3-1,
respectively.
St. Joseph's (8-6, 2-2 GNAC) struck first in the opener, with
Dunn's two-run double putting the Lady Monks in
front, 2-0, in the third. Two innings later, Kayla Nielsen's '12
(Saco, ME) two-out two-run shot to left plated Patty Pabon (Bronx,
NY), tying the score at three.
The Monks insurance runs would be the difference, with a
Leverone single plating Anna Willis '10 (Gorham,
ME) in the sixth, and Alysn
Ludwig's '09 (Waldoboro, ME) opposite-field single
scoring Dunn in the seventh.
Kluna worked a four-hitter, striking out two in
the win. PMC starter Jackie Martinez (Albuquerque, NM) pitched her
third complete game in two days in the loss.
Kayla Ferrara's '12 (South Portland, ME) team-best third homer of
the season, this one to straight-away center, got the Gators going
in the second contest.
St. Joe's again answered, with Liddy van der
Linden's '10 (Worcester, MA) two-run double capping a
three-run third. Saint Joseph's put Pine Manor away with
Leverone's solo blast in the fifth and added two
more in the seventh, compliments of a double off the bat of
Natasha Howard '11 (Farmington,
ME).
Tara Doehler '12 (Lakeville, MA) took the tough-luck loss, allowing
seven runs - two earned - in her seven innings. Wezowicz struck out
a pair and walked none in the win.
Saint Joseph's will play at St. Joseph College (CT) tomorrow in a
conference doubleheader, which starts at 12:00 PM. The Gators
travel to Johnson & Wales tomorrow at noon and return home to
take on Emmanuel on Monday at 3:30 PM.
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