SOFTBALL EARNS NON-CONFERENCE SWEEP OF DOWLING
4-13-06
CC 3, DC 2 (8 inn.)
CC 8, DC 0
CALDWELL,
N.J. - Senior Gina D'Amico (Turnersville, NJ/Washington Twp.), right,
hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning to win the first game,
as the Caldwell College softball team took two from Dowling College in a
non-conference doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Caldwell Field. The
24th-ranked Cougars, who won 3-2 and 8-0, are now 23-11 overall, while the
Golden Lions fall to 20-20-1.
D'Amico scored the game's first run in the bottom of the second inning, when
she led off with a double, then later came home on a sacrifice fly from
junior Anna Dahl (Lindenwold, NJ/Camden Catholic). The Cougars went
up 2-0 on an RBI single by sophomore Carrie Flasphaler (Horseheads,
NY/Horseheads) in the fifth inning. But Dowling came back to tie the game in
the top of the sixth on Kacie Pinto's two-run double. After a scoreless
seventh inning, the Golden Lions put runners on first and second with no one
out in the top of the eighth. Freshman Ceci Goforth (Houston, TX/St.
Agnes Academy) relieved starter Jessica Saunders (Glen Burnie,
MD/Archbishop Spaulding) and retired the next three batters to kill the
rally.
In the Cougars' half of the eighth, sophomore Nicole Bodrog (Mt.
Laurel, NJ/Lenape) led off with a walk, then moved to second on a sacrifice
bunt by senior Katie Jackson (Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville). D'Amico hit
the ball sharply to the left side of the infield, where shortstop Lindsay
Heinz deflected the ball into left field, allowing Bodrog to score the
game-winning run. D'Amico finished 4 for 4 with an RBI and a run to pace
Caldwell. Saunders went seven innings, allowing seven hits and two runs
while striking out seven and walking five. Goforth (2-0) earned the win,
while Stephanie Plochochi (7-10) took the loss.
In
game two, Caldwell scored four runs in the second and four more in the fifth
to end the game in five innings. Flasphaler and Bodrog each had RBI singles
in the second, with Jackson driving in a run with a double and sophomore
Alyssa Speno (Waterloo, NY/Waterloo) plating Flasphaler with a sacrifice
fly. In the fifth, senior Amy Coker (Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville) and
Flasphaler each had run-scoring singles to make the score 6-0. Then with the
bases loaded, Bodrog, left, hit a single to centerfield that brought home
junior Danielle Payne (Jamesburg, NJ/Monroe Twp.) and Coker to end
the game.
Dahl (9-5) pitched all five innings for Caldwell, allowing just two hits
while striking out four and walking two to earn the shutout. She also went 2
for 2 with two runs at the plate. Bodrog was 3 for 3 with 3 RBI, while Coker
and Flasphaler each went 2 for 3 for Caldwell. Jacqueline Lucido (7-9) went
the distance for the Golden Lions.
The Cougars return to action on Tuesday, Apr. 18 with a doubleheader at
Goldey-Beacom College, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
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