Softball
April 9, 2006
SOFTBALL: LE MOYNE SPLITS WITH SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT, WINS OPENER 3-2, DROPS NIGHTCAP 8-6
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Le Moyne extended its winning streak to nine straight with a 3-2 win in the opener, but Southern Connecticut State rallied for an 8-6 win over the Dolphins in the second game of a Northeast-10 Conference softball doubleheader at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex. The Dolphins (13-9, 5-1 Northeast-10) hit the road for eight straight games, starting on Tuesday at Saint Rose.
In the opener, Le Moyne scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to break a one-all tie. Jennifer Winters (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) and Emma Murphy (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse-Minoa) singled and scored the go-ahead runs. Winning pitcher Sarah Reed (DeWitt, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) struck out four and allowed two runs on five hits in the complete game effort. Murphy and Winters had two hits each to account for four of Le Moyne's five hits.
In the second game, Lindsey Castano's two-run single highlighted a four-run first inning for Southern Connecticut. Le Moyne rallied to tie the game with four runs in the bottom of the third. Junior Lindsay Spaziani (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads) announced her return to the lineup with a two-run home run and Ashley Anderson (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) drove in a pair with a single. Spaziani doubled and scored as Le Moyne took a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
The Owls plated four runs in the top of the sixth. Lindsey Castano, Kelly Ahearn and Monica Savarese knocked in three of the inning's four runs.
Including today's setback, Le Moyne is now 58-6 at home over the past four seasons. Three of those losses were in last season's post-season tournaments. The last regular season conference home loss for Le Moyne came in a 6-0 loss to UMass Lowell on April 12, 2005.
GAME ONE
BOX SCORE
Le Moyne 3, Southern Connecticut State 2
Southern
Conn.
000
010
1
-
2-5-2
Le Moyne
010
002
x
-
3-5-0
Southern Conn. - Jessica Dempsey (L, 1-4) and Emily Atkinson
Le Moyne - Sarah Reed (W, 6-5) and Kristen DesLauriers
2B - Emma Murphy (Le Moyne)
GAME TWO
BOX SCORE
Southern Connecticut State 8, Le Moyne 6
Southern
Conn.
400
004
0
-
8-8-1
Le Moyne
004
200
0
-
6-11-2
Southern Conn (10-14-1, 4-3 Northeast-10) - Kelly Brenner,
Kristyna Bertolone (4/W, 2-5) and Emily Atkinson
Le Moyne (13-9, 5-1 Northeast-10) - Caylinn Christophersen (L,
2-2), Jennifer Farrelly (6) and Kortney Meadows
2B - Brittany Gandley (Southern Conn), Monica Savarese (Southern
Conn), Lindsay Spaziani (Le Moyne), Kristen DesLauriers (Le
Moyne)
HR - Lindsay Spaziani (Le Moyne)
