April 6, 2011

Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. - The Adelphi University softball team played host to Assumption College in Northeast-10 action on Wednesday, April 6 in Garden City. The Panthers were held scoreless in a 4-0 game one loss, but out hit the Greyhounds in the second game, collecting a 5-2 victory. With the split Adelphi is now 9-17 overall and 3-5 in conference action.

Game One
Adelphi's Emily Dorko was hit by a pitch in the first, giving the Panthers no outs and a runner on first. Dorko would make it all the way to third, which was as far as any Panther would make it all game as Adelphi fell, 4-0 in game one.

Assumption's Chelsea Durso struck out six and gave up no hits and runs, picking up the win. The Greyhounds scored two in the top of the fourth, singling in a run and then getting the second on a walk, making the score 2-0. Assumption tacked on another run in the fifth and sixth on doubles, making the final count, 4-0.

Leighann Bell threw all seven innings for Adelphi, striking out seven and giving up five walks in the loss.

Game Two
The Greyhounds kept the offense going early in game two, scoring two runs in the top of the first on a home run. Adelphi countered in the bottom of the third as both Deandra Leo and Heather Salerno reached safely. After two Panther outs Shay Craig smacked a home run, immediately changing the complexion of the game and giving Adelphi a 3-2 edge.

Adelphi kept the pressure on getting two more runs in the bottom of the fourth as Paige Rhodes scored on a wild pitch and an illegal pitch brought home Maria Canino, who was pinch running for Leo. Katie Andrews did the rest of the work, holding Assumption scoreless for the final three innings to pick up the 5-2 win.

In all Andrews tossed 6.2 innings of scoreless softball, striking out five and giving up just four hits. Rhodes started the game striking out one and allowing two runs.

Offensively Craig led the way, going 2-3 with three RBI, while Leo was 2-2 and Rhodes, Amanda Krier and Emily Dorko had a hit apiece.

Adelphi returns to action on Saturday, April 9 when they travel to Colchester, Vermont to take on St. Michael's College at noon.