April 10, 2010

Game One|Game Two

Brookhaven, N.Y. - The Adelphi University softball team hosted Saint Michael's College this afternoon at Golden Lions Field. Freshman starter Natalie Camarda tossed a complete game, one-hit shutout in Adelphi's 8-0 victory in game two over Saint Michael's. The Purple Knights won the opener by a final of 5-3. Saint Michael's goes to 7-13 overall, 8-8 in NE-10 play, while Adelphi improves to 16-14, 6-6 in league action.

Game One
The Purple Knights led from start to finish thanks to a four-run first inning.

Saint Michael's hurler, Frank, batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored as Megan Colitti went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored. The Panthers were led by Paige Rhodes as she went 3-for-4.

The Panthers sliced the deficit in half in the bottom half of the first as Paige Rhodes and Shay Craig scored. Rhodes singled to left with one-out as Craig reached base on an error by Carleen McLaughlin. McLaughlin's throw sailed wide and Craig took off to second and Rhodes rounded third heading home.

The home plate umpire awarded Rhodes home and Craig to third on an interference call. Craig scored on an error by Kelly Losi as she attempted to nail Salerno at second.

Both squads tacked on one-run apiece to make it a 5-3 contest after four innings of play. Saint Michael's scored in the second on a hit by Egan as the Panthers trimmed the Purple Knights lead, 5-3, as Liz Lindner scored on a fielding error by Egan. Lindner pinch-ran for Deandra Leo, who leadoff the fourth with a double to left-center.

With two-outs in the Panthers' fifth, McLaughlin robbed Deandra Leo of a RBI base-hit and a chance for Adelphi to creep closer as she snagged Leo's grounder tagging out Gina DeTillio heading for third.

Frank earned the win allowing one run on six hits in seven innings as Robinson took the loss allowing one five runs, on four hits in two innings. Bell relieved Robinson pitching five scoreless innings fanning five.

Game Two
Camarda notched her Panther career win pitching a complete game, one-hit shutout as Adelphi defeated Saint Michael's 8-0 in five innings. The only hit allowed by Camarda was a leadoff single off the bat of Stephanie Frank.

The Panthers sent 12 batters to the plate and scored on five consecutive RBI hits in their seven-run second inning. Jeanine Leo got Adelphi rolling with a RBI single through the right side scoring pinch-runner Jacqueline Bellairs. Bellairs pinch-ran for Amanda Dolan, who started the inning off with a single.

After a RBI hit by Heather Salerno, Emily Dorko roped a two-run RBI double up the middle increasing Adelphi's advantage to 4-0. Rochelle Noren's bunt RBI single scored Salerno from third putting Adelphi on-top 5-0. Noren, who stole second, crossed the plate for the final Panthers run of the frame on a base-hit by Paige Rhodes.

Dorko batted 3-for-3 with two RBI while Salerno also went 3-for-3 with one RBI.

The Purple Knights threatened in the second as they had runners on first and second with one out. Camarda induced Lindsay Houston to pop out and struck out Katelyn Billings looking to end the threat.

Next up, the Panthers travel to Lakewood, New Jersey on Sunday, April 11, to take on Bloomfield College and Caldwell College in the Georgian Court Tournament.