COUGARS SOFTBALL

FLASPHALER POWERS CALDWELL PAST PACE IN SOFTBALL

4-22-07
CC 11, Pace 3 (5 inn.)
CC 10, Pace 2 (5 inn.)
CALDWELL, N.J. - Junior outfielder Carrie Flasphaler (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads), left, hit three home runs on the day as the Caldwell College softball team defeated Pace University, 11-3 and 10-2 in a non-conference doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Caldwell Field. Flasphaler, who was one of three Cougars to homer on the day, was 4 for 7 with seven runs batted in. With the sweep, the 16th-ranked Cougars improve to 26-10 on the year, while the Setters drop to 12-22.

In Game 1, the Cougars took an early 2-0 lead on a two-run double by senior Jackie Velardi (Belleville, NJ/Belleville). An RBI double from Pace's Kerri McLean in the top of the third cut the lead to 2-1 before Caldwell put five runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third. Freshman Brittni Frantellizzi (Binghamton, NY/Susquehanna Valley) and junior Alyssa Speno (Waterloo, NY/Waterloo) each had RBIs in the inning, followed by Flasphaler's two-run homer to left. After the Cougars loaded the bases, freshman Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) was hit by a pitch, bringing home another run for a 7-1 advantage.

A single by freshman Sydney Day (Houston, TX/Stratford) in the top of the fourth plated Speno to put Caldwell ahead 8-1. Pace answered with two runs in the top of the fifth on RBIs from Carolyn Krause and Christine Pane that made the score 8-3 Caldwell. But in the bottom of the fifth with runners on first and third, Flasphaler ended the game with a long home run to centerfield. Senior pitcher Nicole Webb (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp.) tossed all five innings, giving up six hits and three runs (one earned) while striking out three to improve to 11-7. Kiryl Shada (9-9) absorbed the loss for the Setters.

The Cougars continued to hit the long ball in Game 2. After a pair of singles in the bottom of the first, senior Stacy Falkowski (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads), right, smacked a three-run shot for her team-leading sixth of the season. Then Flasphaler followed a walk by Speno with a homer to right field for a 5-0 lead, giving her a home run in three of four at-bats. She now has four homers on the season. Genovese drove in the Cougars' sixth run of the game with a triple in the bottom of the second. In the bottom of the third, Speno scored from third on an error for a 7-0 lead. After a walk by freshman Kyrie Timbrook (Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos) and a single by Day, junior Nicole Bodrog (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) blasted a three-run homer to left to give Caldwell a 10-0 advantage. Bodrog's home run ties her with Falkowski for the team lead with six.

Krause and Alton Frisbie drove in runs for Pace in the top of the fourth, but the Cougars held on to the eight-run lead through five innings to wrap up the win. Sophomore Ceci Goforth (Houston, TX/St. Agnes Academy) went the distance in the circle for the Cougars, allowing four hits and two runs to improve to 7-2. Julia Hunt (1-4) took the loss for Pace.

The Cougars host No. 9 C.W. Post in a non-conference doubleheader on Monday, Apr. 23 at Caldwell Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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