Caldwell Edges Dominican In Softball Doubleheader
Caldwell, NJ (3/28/07)The Caldwell College softball team won a pair of close games against Dominican College, 5-4 and 1-0 in eight innings, to sweep a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Caldwell Field. The victory gives the 14th-ranked Cougars an overall record of 11-3 and a 4-0 mark in the CACC. The Chargers, who were runners-up to Caldwell in last year's CACC Tournament, fall to 5-7, 0-2 CACC.
Caldwell Edges Dominican In Softball Doubleheader
Courtesy of Matt McLagan, Caldwell College SID
Caldwell, NJ (3/28/07) The Caldwell College softball team
won a pair of close games against Dominican College, 5-4 and 1-0 in
eight innings, to sweep a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Caldwell Field. The victory
gives the 14th-ranked Cougars an overall record of 11-3 and a 4-0
mark in the CACC. The Chargers, who were runners-up to Caldwell in
last year's CACC Tournament, fall to 5-7, 0-2 CACC.
Dominican's Sarah Beck (Milton, NY), the 2006
CACC Rookie of the Year, helped the Chargers get off to a strong
start in the first inning with a two-run triple for a 2-0 lead. A
pair of unearned runs in the top of the second made the score 4-0
Chargers before the Cougars answered in the bottom of the third.
Freshman Alicia Langone (Kendall Park,
NJ) brought home Caldwell's first run of the game by
drawing a bases-loaded walk. Then freshman Brittni
Frantellizzi (Binghamton, NY) followed with a double that
cleared the bases and tied the game at 4-4. Caldwell loaded the
bases again in the fifth on a single and two walks. This time it
was junior Nicole Bodrog (Mt. Laurel, NJ) who drew
a walk that scored senior Desiree Wilson (Gloucester City,
NJ) and gave Caldwell its first lead of the game, 5-4.
Sophomore Kristen de la Campa (Whitman, MA) held
the Chargers scoreless the rest of the way to wrap up the win.
De la Campa went the distance, allowing seven
hits, four runs (two earned) and three walks while striking out
five to improve to 4-1.
The second game was a pitcher's dual between Caldwell senior
Nicole Webb (Toms River, NJ) and Dominican's
Christine Stathes (Cornwall, NY), the 2006 CACC
Pitcher of the Year. Stathes cruised until the
bottom of the fifth, when she walked the bases loaded with two out
before a groundout ended the threat. Similarly,
Webb allowed just four base runners through five
innings before walking the bases full with two out in the top of
the sixth. But Webb induced the next batter to
ground out.
The game's lone run came in extra innings. Senior Jackie
Velardi (Belleville, NJ) led off the eighth inning with a
single. After a pop-up, junior Carrie Flasphaler
(Horseheads, NY) singled, moving to second base sophomore
Kim Aguirre (Highland, CA), who was inserted as a
pinch runner for Velardi. Junior Alyssa
Speno (Waterloo, NY) followed with a game-winning single
to right center that plated Aguirre.
Webb pitched all eight innings and gave up just
two hits and six walks while fanning six to improve to 5-2 on the
season. Stathes also went the distance, allowing
five hits and one run while striking out five and walking five in
the loss.
The Lady Chargers are back in action on Friday when they play a non-conference doubleheader against St. Thomas Aquinas College, slated to begin at 3pm.