Softball
DOLPHINS MANAGE A SPLIT IN THEIR SECOND DAY OF THE REBEL
SPRING INVITATIONAL. REED AND CHRISTOPHERSEN COMBINE TO THROW A NO
HITTER VERSUS FINDLAY OF OHIO
March 3, 2008
Kissimmee, Fla. - The Dolphins started day two of
the Rebel games with an 8-0 shutout against Findlay (Ohio). Sarah
Reed and Caylinn Christophersen combined to pitch six innings
without allowing a single Findlay hit. The game would end after six
innings due to the eight run mercy rule. In their second game Le
Moyne would suffer their first defeat at the hands of Gannon
University by a score of 6-1. The Dolphins bring their record to
3-1 overall with 9 more games to follow in Florida.
Le Moyne took the first game of the day 8-0 against Findlay as
Sarah Reed earned her first win of the season pitching a no hitter.
The Dolphins would score a run in the first after two outs. Reed
hit a single followed by a Jennifer Farrelly RBI double plating
Reed. Emma Murphy would follow with a single, putting runners on
the corners. Kim Baker’s single to center field drove in
Farrelly and advanced Murphy to second. With the Dolphins up 2-0
Caitlin O’Neill followed with an RBI single to left scoring
Murphy and advancing Baker to second. The inning ended with Le
Moyne up 3-0.
Reed was in control retiring 13 straight batters between the first
and fifth innings. Six of the thirteen batters would go down by
strikeout. In the sixth Reed may have been tiring and was
relieved by Caylinn Christophersen. Christophersen would get
herself into trouble as she walked two, sandwiched around a
throwing error, loading the bases. She would then strikeout Findlay
leadoff hitter Brigitte Webb ending the threat and maintaining the
shutout and no hitter. Findlay would make more noise in the sixth
putting two runners on base. A one out walk followed by a throwing
error by Christophersen put runners at the corners. Christophersen
would finish the inning by striking out the final two Findlay
batters.
It wasn’t until the sixth inning when there would be another
score on the board. In the bottom of the sixth the Le Moyne bats
woke up to push across five runs on four hits. The big hit of the
inning was a two run double by Farrelly that pushed the score to
8-0 and end the game by the mercy rule.
Le Moyne was lead offensively by Farrelly’s two doubles and
three RBI’s, Kim Baker contributed two singles.
The pitching start by Reed marks the first appearance since season
ending shoulder surgery in April of 2007.
In the Second Game of the day Le Moyne fell to Gannon 6-1. The game
started with Le Moyne scoring Reed from first base on an RBI
booming double by Farrelly. The Dolphins would manage only one
other hit in the game, a single by Kelly Schweikert in the third
inning. Le Moyne never threaten again as pitcher Kelsey Buckman had
Le Moyne hitters struggling all game. She would finish with five
strikeouts. Gannon was led by Carol Kienzl who drove in four runs
with a two run homer and two run double.
Le Moyne starter and loser was Jennifer Farrelly who gave
up three runs on five hits. Freshman Jenna Vanacore relieved
and gave up two runs over the final five innings. Vanacore struck
out five and walked one.
Le Moyne returns to action in the Rebel games tomorrow versus
Wilmington at 1 p.m. and Northwood at 5 p.m..
Score by inning:
Final:
Findlay… 000
000
0
Le Moyne 300
005 8
Le Moyne 100 000
0
1
Gannon… 230 001
X 6
