COUGARS FALL AT DOMINICAN IN SOFTBALL

4-18-08
DC 10, CC 2
DC 7, CC 6
ORANGEBURG, N.Y. - The Caldwell College softball team lost a pair of Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games to Dominican College, 10-2 and 7-6 Friday afternoon at the Dominican College Softball Field. The defeats drop the Cougars to 21-17 overall and 11-3 in the conference, while the Lady Chargers improve to 20-17, 12-2 CACC.

Caldwell opened the first game with a run in the top of the first on a single by junior Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell) that scored senior Nicole Bodrog (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) from second. After Dominican scored twice in the bottom of the first, the Cougars tied the game in the top of the third, when Bodrog, pictured, came home a single by sophomore Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston). But the Lady Chargers put the game away with a seven-run fourth inning that included three-run home runs by Jackie Terpstra and Nicole Scarillo.

Freshman Annie Forte (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) took the loss for Caldwell, while Christine Stathes allowed three hits and two runs in five innings for the win.

In the second game, Dominican scored two runs in the second and third innings apiece to take a 4-0 lead. Caldwell answered in the top of the fourth, tying the game with four runs. Genovese and Capardi scored on an error, while seniors Alyssa Speno (Waterloo, NY/Waterloo) and Carrie Flasphaler (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) drove in runs to tie the game at 4-4. The Lady Chargers regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run homer by Cara Piasecki for a 6-4 lead. Then in the top of the sixth, the Cougars loaded the bases, scoring runs on a grounder by freshman Patti Garofolo (Collegeville, PA/Spring Ford) and a sacrifice fly by Bodrog to tie the game at 6-6. After the two teams failed to score in their next chances, Scarillo led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off home run to end the game.

Stathes came on in relief in the fourth and earned the victory. Junior Kristen de la Campa (Whitman, MA/Whitman Hanson) pitched three innings and gave up three runs on seven hits while striking out four to take the loss.

The Cougars play another CACC doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 19 at Wilmington University, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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