Le Moyne Athletics : Le Moyne drops two games in second day of Eckerd College Invitational

February 24, 2007

LE MOYNE DROPS TWO GAMES IN SECOND DAY OF ECKERD COLLEGE INVITATIONAL

CLEARWATER, FL - Senior Lindsay Spaziani (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads) went 5-for-9 but the Le Moyne College softball team dropped two games in the Eckerd College Triton Invitational at the Fast Pitch Learning Academy. Le Moyne was topped 9-3 in the morning's opening game by Nova Southeastern and fell to Rollins in the second game 9-5. The Dolphins fell to 0-3 in the early season, while Nova Southeastern improves to 7-8 with Rollins moving to 6-5.

In the opener, Le Moyne jumped out to a 1-0 lead on the first pitch of the first inning. Blasted her 11th career home run over the left field fence. The Dolphins added two runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead. After Kortney Meadows (Orchard Park, N.Y./ Orchard Park) walked, Spaziani drilled a triple to the wall in right center. Sophomore Lyndsey Balinskas (Edison, N.J./ Edison) followed with a double to left, giving the Dolphins their third run.
Spaziani finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs driven in and two runs scored. Balinskas was the only other Dolphin with a hit as she finished 2-for-4.

Nova Southeastern responded with seven runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead. The Sharks added two runs in the top of the seventh to deliver the final score.

In the morning's second game, Jamie Rausch homered in between two unearned runs as Rollins jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two innings. The Dolphins narrowed the deficit with a run in the bottom of the third. Kristen DesLauriers (Liverpool, N.Y./ Liverpool) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Balinskas and give Le Moyne its first run.

The Tars responded with four unearned runs to take a 7-1 lead. Stacy Sanders blasted a two-run home run over the wall in left center to plate the seventh run of the game for Rollins. Le Moyne was able to get three runs back in the bottom of the fourth inning and close the gap to 7-4. Danielle VanGorder (Vestal, N.Y./ Vestal) started the rally with a one out single to the right side of the infield. After a Meadows walk and Spaziani single, Sarah Reed (DeWitt, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) drove in VanGorder by hitting the ball to the shortstop. The Dolphins plated two more runs on a single by Emma Murphy (East Syracuse, N.Y./ East Syracuse-Minoa) to center field.

Rollins tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning to deliver their final run total of nine. Le Moyne recorded one run on three hits in the bottom of the seventh before their comeback was ended. VanGorder drove in DesLauriers with her first career RBI.

Le Moyne returns to action Sunday morning at 9 a.m. against Florida Tech and plays Rollins at 2 p.m.

Nova Southeastern 9, Le Moyne 3
Nova Southeastern.. 000 700 2 - 9 12 1      (7-8)
Le Moyne................102 000 0 - 3 5 1      (0-2)

Pitchers: Le Moyne (0-2) - Sarah Reed(L, 0-1); Jennifer Farrelly (4) and Kristen DesLauriers. Nova Southeastern (7-8) - Dani Caron (W, 2-4) and Tranell Mesa.
2B - Kelly Brookins 2 (Nova Southeastern), Lyndsey Balinskas (Le Moyne)
3B - Lindsay Spaziani (Le Moyne)
HR - Spaziani (Le Moyne)

Rollins 9, Le Moyne 5
Rollins............. 120 400 2 - 9 12 2      (6-4)
Le Moyne.........001 300 1 - 5 10 5      (0-3)

Pitchers: Le Moyne (0-3) - Caylinn Christophersen (L, 0-1); Jennifer Farrelly (7) and Kristen DesLauriers. Rollins (6-4) - Ingrid Schumacher (W), Nicole Anderson (4) and Victoria Rudolph.
2B - Lauren Starcher (Rollins)
HR - Stacy Sanders (Rollins), Jamie Rausch (Rollins)



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February 24, 2007 LE MOYNE DROPS TWO GAMES IN SECOND DAY OF ECKERD COLLEGE INVITATIONAL CLEARWATER, FL - Senior Lindsay Spaziani (Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads) went 5-for-9 but the Le Moyne College softball team dropped two games in the Eckerd College Triton Invitational at the Fast Pitch Learning Academy. Le Moyne was topped 9-3 in the morning's opening game by Nova Southeastern and fell to Rollins in the second game 9-5. The Dolphins fell to 0-3 in the early season, while Nova Southeastern improves to 7-8 with Rollins moving to 6-5. In the opener, Le Moyne jumped out to a 1-0 lead on the first pitch of the first inning. Blasted her 11th career home run over the left field fence. The Dolphins added two runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead. After Kortney Meadows (Orchard Park, N.Y./ Orchard Park) walked, Spaziani drilled a triple to the wall in right center. Sophomore Lyndsey Balinskas (Edison, N.J./ Edison) followed with a double to left, giving the Dolphins their third run. Spaziani finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs driven in and two runs scored. Balinskas was the only other Dolphin with a hit as she finished 2-for-4. Nova Southeastern responded with seven runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead. The Sharks added two runs in the top of the seventh to deliver the final score. In the morning's second game, Jamie Rausch homered in between two unearned runs as Rollins jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two innings. The Dolphins narrowed the deficit with a run in the bottom of the third. Kristen DesLauriers (Liverpool, N.Y./ Liverpool) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Balinskas and give Le Moyne its first run. The Tars responded with four unearned runs to take a 7-1 lead. Stacy Sanders blasted a two-run home run over the wall in left center to plate the seventh run of the game for Rollins. Le Moyne was able to get three runs back in the bottom of the fourth inning and close the gap to 7-4. Danielle VanGorder (Vestal, N.Y./ Vestal) started the rally with a one out single to the right side of the infield. After a Meadows walk and Spaziani single, Sarah Reed (DeWitt, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) drove in VanGorder by hitting the ball to the shortstop. The Dolphins plated two more runs on a single by Emma Murphy (East Syracuse, N.Y./ East Syracuse-Minoa) to center field. Rollins tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning to deliver their final run total of nine. Le Moyne recorded one run on three hits in the bottom of the seventh before their comeback was ended. VanGorder drove in DesLauriers with her first career RBI. Le Moyne returns to action Sunday morning at 9 a.m. against Florida Tech and plays Rollins at 2 p.m. Nova Southeastern 9, Le Moyne 3 Nova Southeastern.. 000 700 2 - 9 12 1 (7-8) Le Moyne................102 000 0 - 3 5 1 (0-2) Pitchers: Le Moyne (0-2) - Sarah Reed(L, 0-1); Jennifer Farrelly (4) and Kristen DesLauriers. Nova Southeastern (7-8) - Dani Caron (W, 2-4) and Tranell Mesa. 2B - Kelly Brookins 2 (Nova Southeastern), Lyndsey Balinskas (Le Moyne) 3B - Lindsay Spaziani (Le Moyne) HR - Spaziani (Le Moyne) Rollins 9, Le Moyne 5 Rollins............. 120 400 2 - 9 12 2 (6-4) Le Moyne.........001 300 1 - 5 10 5 (0-3) Pitchers: Le Moyne (0-3) - Caylinn Christophersen (L, 0-1); Jennifer Farrelly (7) and Kristen DesLauriers. Rollins (6-4) - Ingrid Schumacher (W), Nicole Anderson (4) and Victoria Rudolph. 2B - Lauren Starcher (Rollins) HR - Stacy Sanders (Rollins), Jamie Rausch (Rollins)