COUGARS ADVANCE AT CACC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
5-3-07
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WALL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team defeated Wilmington College, 7-5
on the first day of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament
Thursday afternoon at Harry Rash Field. Junior Nicole Bodrog (Mt.
Laurel, NJ/Lenape) drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the
Cougars improved to 32-15 on the season and advanced to play top-seeded
Georgian Court University in the winner’s bracket on Friday. Wilmington
dropped to 30-14.
The Cougars got off to a fast start with back-to-back singles by Bodrog and
freshman Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) to lead off the
bottom of the first. After senior Jackie Velardi (Belleville,
NJ/Belleville) bunted the runners over, a grounder by senior Stacy
Falkowski (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) plated Bodrog for a 1-0 Caldwell
lead. Wilmington’s Kelly Schirmer tied the game with a solo home run in the
top of the fourth.
In the bottom of the fifth, freshman Brittni Frantellizzi
(Binghamton, NY/Susquehanna Valley) led off with a single, then moved to
second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Alicia Langone (Kendall Park,
NJ/South Brunswick). After a strikeout, Bodrog hit a single up the middle to
bring home Frantellizzi to make the score 2-1 Cougars. Then in the sixth,
Caldwell took advantage of three Wildcat errors to put five runs on the
board. Following a lead-off single by Velardi and a walk by junior Alyssa
Speno (Waterloo, NY/Waterloo), back-to-back miscues allowed Speno and
freshman Sydney Day (Houston, TX/Stratford) to score. Another error
with the bases loaded allowed all three base runners to come home for a 7-1
lead. Wilmington used three hits to score four runs in the top of the
seventh, but senior pitcher Nicole Webb (Toms River, NJ/Manchester
Twp.) recorded the final two outs of the game to wrap up the win.
Junior pitcher Kristen de la Campa (Whitman, MA/Whitman Hanson)
started the game and allowed seven hits and five runs in 6 1/3 innings to
improve to 11-2. Webb earned her second save of the season. Wilmington’s
Katie Turner pitched all six innings to take the loss.
The Cougars play host Georgian Court in a winner’s bracket game on Friday,
May 4, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
CACC Softball Tournament, Hosted by Georgian Court University
Thursday, May 3
Game 1: No. 5 Post 2, No. 4 Bloomfield 1
Game 2: No. 3 Wilmington 3, No. 6 Felician 1
Game 3: No. 1 Georgian Court 3, No. 5 Post 1
Game 4: No. 2 Caldwell 7, No. 3 Wilmington 5
Game 5: No. 6 Felician 3, No. 4 Bloomfield 1
Friday, May 4*
Game 6: No. 5 Post vs. No. 6 Felician, 11:00 a.m.
Game 7: No. 1 Georgian Court vs. No. 2 Caldwell, 1:00 p.m.
Game 8: No. 3 Wilmington vs. Winner of Game 6, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 5*
Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8, 11:00 a.m.
Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9, 1:00 p.m.
Game 11: Re-play Game 10 if necessary, 3:00 p.m.
*Note: Games on May 4-5 will be played at Georgian Court University.
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