May 3, 2009
SB: TOURNAMENT MVP SCHWEIKERT LEADS DOLPHINS TO SECOND CONSECUTIVE
NE-10 TITLE WITH 3-0 WIN OVER SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
Syracuse, N.Y. - Tournament Most Valuable Player Kelly
Schweikert (Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport) went 2-for-4 with
a run batted in to lead #16-ranked Le Moyne College to its second
consecutive Northeast-10 Conference softball Championship with a
3-0 win over Southern Connecticut State on Sunday afternoon at the
Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex.
The Dolphins opened the scoring in the third inning with two runs
on three hits. All-Championship team selection Kelcie
Cashel (Lacona, N.Y./Sandy Creek) led off the inning with
a single to left field. After a sac bunt pushed Cashel to second,
Schweikert singled down the left field line to drive in Cashel with
the only run the Dolphins would need. Following a fielder's choice
and a groundout, freshman shortstop Barb Shea (Clifton
Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) singled up the middle to plate
Schweikert from third.
Le Moyne added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning
as freshman first baseman Leah Ford (Pulaski,
N.Y./Pulaski) blasted her fourth home run of the season
over the fence in right field.
The Owls loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the
seventh a pair of singles around a walk. However, Northeast-10
Conference Player of the Year Jennifer Farrelly (Latham,
N.Y./Shaker) worked out of the jam by inducing a pop out
to Ford in foul territory.
Farrelly struck out seven batters, while yielding seven hits, in
going the distance for her team-best 16th time, while also
recording her eighth shutout of the season.
Schweikert and Cashel were joined on the All-Championship team by
sophomore pitcher Jenna Vanacore (Hicksville, N.Y./Holy
Trinity). Schweikert went 8-for-15 (.533) with two
doubles, two home runs, six runs batted in and four runs scored in
Le Moyne's four tournament victories. Cashel hit .500 (7-for-14) in
the tournament with a home run, three runs batted in and six runs
scored, while Vanacore struck out 15 batters over 17 scoreless
innings, while yielding just five hits, to pick up three
victories.
Le Moyne (40-10), which reached the 40-win plateau for the second
straight season and fourth time in the program's history, has won
its last nine games and 17 of its last 18 contests. The Dolphins,
who receive the Northeast-10's automatic berth into the NCAA
Tournament with the victory, will now await word on where they will
be seeded.
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#16 Le Moyne 3,
Southern Connecticut State 0
#16 Le Moyne
(40-10)
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Southern Connecticut State (33-14)
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#16 Le Moyne (40-10): Jennifer Farrelly (W, 17-4) and Kim
Baker.
Southern Connecticut State (33-14): Amanda Pindar (L, 3-4), Kerry
Iacomini (4), Brittany Hill (6) and Kristle Lee.
NE-10 All-Championship Team
Kelly Schweikert - Le Moyne (MVP)
Kelcie Cashel - Le Moyne
Jenna Vanacore - Le Moyne
Jayme Larson - Southern Connecticut
Kerry Iacomini - Southern Connecticut
Nicole Downs - New Haven
Jill Gagnon - Merrimack
Kelsey Griffin - Southern New Hampshire
Christina Pane - Pace
Marissa Palumbo - Assumption
DeAnna Zanetti - American International
