COUGARS SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER WITH ADELPHI
4-17-05
AU 2, CC 0
CC 5, AU 1
CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team split a non-conference
doubleheader with Adelphi University Sunday afternoon at Caldwell
Field. The Cougars, who lost the first game 2-0 before winning the
second game 5-1, are now 23-6 on the season, while the Panthers are
19-11.
In the first game, Adelphi scored both of its runs in the first
inning. Julie Schaper led off with a single, then Theresa Kotulak and
Amy Delmore followed with RBI doubles off Caldwell starter Jessica
Saunders (Glen Burnie, MD/Archbishop Spaulding). Saunders allowed
just three hits the rest of the way, but the Cougars were unable to
push any runs across the plate against Panthers' pitcher Carla
Buonviaggio despite advancing a runner to third base twice.
Buonviaggio went the distance for the shutout, allowing five hits and
three walks while striking out six. Saunders (8-4) struck out 11
batters while walking two in a losing effort. The loss ended
Caldwell's winning streak at 13 games.
In the second game, the Panthers scored again in the first inning when
Kotulak singled home Alana daSilva. But this time the Cougars
responded with four runs in the bottom of the first. Freshman
Alyssa Speno (Waterloo, NY/Waterloo) led off with a triple, then
scored on a single by junior Katie Jackson (Pennsville,
NJ/Pennsville). Sophomore Jackie Velardi (Belleville,
NJ/Belleville) and freshman Nicole Bodrog (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape)
had two-out RBI singles, followed by a double from junior Gina
D'Amico (Turnersville, NJ/Washington Twp) (pictured) that plated
Bodrog and gave the Cougars a 4-1 lead. D'Amico also homered in the
sixth inning, her first of the season, to complete the scoring.
Freshman Kristen de la Campa (Whitman, MA/Whitman Hanson)
remained unbeaten (6-0) after allowing six hits and one run in four
innings of work to earn the decision. Sophomore Anna Dahl
(Lindenwold, NJ/Camden Catholic) pitched three shutout innings to
record her second save of the season.
The Cougars, who are ranked first in the latest Northeast Region
rankings, host No. 2 C.W. Post on Tuesday, Apr. 19, for a
non-conference doubleheader. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:00
p.m. at Caldwell Field.
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