April 27, 2011

Game One/Game Two

Waltham, MA - The Adelphi University softball team traveled to Waltham, Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 27 to take on Bentley University in a Northeast-10 Conference double dip. The Panthers got back-to-back strong pitching performances from Leighann Bell and Katie Andrews, picking up wins of 4-1 and 5-1 over the Falcons. With the sweep Adelphi runs their win streak to eight games and improves to 24-20 overall and 16-8 in the NE-10.

Bell struck out seven and walked one while winning her 12th of the season, and Andrews fanned nine and walked five. The two combined to strand 17 base runners as Bentley was just 2-for-30 with runners on base, including 0-for-14 in the opener.

Game One
In game one, Adelphi claimed an early lead with a run in the top of the first. Senior third baseman Shay Craig tripled to center and after a walk, scored when junior first baseman Amanda Krier got caught in a rundown attempting to steal.

An RBI single by Krier in the fourth made it a 2-0 game and the streaking Panthers (eight straight wins) added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh. Sophomore second baseman Heather Salerno drove in the first with a single and Craig followed with a sacrifice fly.

Bentley's only run of game one was scored in the last of the seventh. Freshman third baseman Kelly Sanborn led off with a single (her second of the game), took second on a throwing error and came in on the Panthers' second error of the inning.

Game Two
Andrews was staked to a 2-0 in the second inning of game two when sophomore shortstop Jeanine Leo hit a two-run homer to left, her seventh of the season. The Panthers built on their lead with a run in the third, when Craig drove in Amy Ogden and two more in the sixth, courtesy of Elizabeth Lindner and Maria Canino.

Adelphi's nine hits included two apiece by Krier, who scored once, and senior designated player Canino.

Bentley scored its run in the third inning. Freshman center fielder Jackie Gauthier was hit by a pitch, sacrificed to second and scored on a single to left by junior catcher Megan Blier.

The Panthers return to action on Thursday, April 28 when they travel to Easton, Massachusetts for another conference doubleheader against Stonehill.