NCAA Division II Softball Result
Friday, March 14, 2008
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Jessica Davidson |
Mercy College Softball Drops Two Close Contests to Slippery Rock
COCOA BEACH, FL - The Mercy College softball
team dropped a pair of close games to Slippery Rock University on
Friday by a score of 6-4 and 5-4. The Mavericks' record falls to
0-5 this season.
After falling behind 4-0, the Mavericks got on the board in the
bottom of the fourth on a solo home run by freshman
Catherine Kowalski (Melville, NY).
In the bottom of the fifth the Mavericks' bats heated up. First,
freshman Chelsea Methot (Bristol, CT) smashed a
two-run home run - her second of the season - and then Kowalski
struck again lining an RBI-single to drive in freshman
Amanda McPhee (Bristol, CT) to knot the game at
four.
In the top of the seventh, the Rock got a clutch two-run
home run to go up 6-4 off starting pitcher Stephanie
Pereyo (Southington, CT).
In game two, the Mavericks took an early lead on a Kowalski
RBI-single to score McPhee in the first inning. Both teams
exchanged runs in the second and third innings.
With the Mavericks leading 3-2 in the fifth, Mercy tacked on
an insurance run on an RBI-single by freshman Stephanie
Owsiany (Edison, NJ) to score Methot.
In the bottom of the fifth the Rock got within one run (4-3) when
sophomore Samantha LaBella (Mamaroneck, NY) came
in to pitch for senior Jessica Madick (Tarzana,
CA) and walked in a run with the bases loaded, but was
able to limit the damage.
Slippery Rock took the lead in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run
home run by Stacey Rhoades to go up for good.
The Mavericks will be back in action in Cocoa Beach, FL when they
play Grinnell College and Mount St. Mary on Sunday.
