April 5, 2009
SB: FARRELLY HOMERS THREE TIMES AS LE MOYNE SWEEPS MERRIMACK, 7-2,
7-0
Syracuse, N.Y. - Senior Jennifer Farrelly (Latham,
N.Y./Shaker) went 5-for-5 with three home runs and eight
runs batted in to lead 25th-ranked Le Moyne College to a
doubleheader sweep of Merrimack in Northeast-10 Conference softball
action. The Dolphins won the opener, 7-0, and defeated the
Warriors, 7-2 in the nightcap.
In the opener, the Dolphins plated four runs on three hits and a
Merrimack error. Junior center fielder Danielle VanGorder
(Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) reached on an error with one out.
Freshman shortstop Barbara Shea (Clifton Park,
N.Y./Shenendehowa) followed with a single to center field
to move VanGorder to third. After Shea stole second and a strikeout
was recorded, Farrelly doubled to left center to plate VanGorder
and Shea. Senior third baseman Caitlin O'Neill (Pittsford,
N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) then doubled to left field to
knock in Farrelly. Following consecutive walks to sophomore catcher
Kim Baker (Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley) and
freshman designated player Morgan Edmondson (Johnson City,
N.Y./Johnson City) to load the bases, freshman first
baseman Leah Ford (Pulaski, N.Y./Pulaski) drew a
walk to force in O'Neill.
The Dolphins tacked on single runs in the third, fifth and sixth
innings to cap their scoring. Farrelly blasted a solo home run to
left center in the third inning and smack a solo shot to left in
the fifth. In the sixth inning, Edmondson singled down the left
field line and Ford singled up the middle with one out. Following
an infield fly, VanGorder singled through the right side to drive
in Edmondson.
Merrimack got on the board with a pair of runs in the fifth frame.
Jill Gagnon led off the inning with a single. Following a strike
out, Casey Conetta doubled to left field to score Gagnon all the
way from first. Kara Melillo followed with a double to straight
away center to knock in Conetta.
Farrelly struck out three batters over seven innings, while
yielding just two runs on six hits, to record her fifth win in her
last six decisions. Farrelly drove in four runs and scored three
times in her three-hit performance, while O'Neill registered two
hits.
In the nightcap, the Dolphins jumped on the Warriors with three
runs in the bottom of the first inning. VanGorder doubled and
Schweikert singled around a pop out to open the inning. Following a
groundout, Farrelly connected on a 2-2 pitch for a three-run homer
to center field.
The Dolphins tacked on two runs in each of the third and sixth
innings. VanGorder led off the third with a single to left and
moved to second on a sac bunt by Ford. Schweikert followed with a
double to right center to plate VanGorder. After a fly out,
Farrelly singled to right field to knock in Schweikert, but was
thrown out trying to advance to second.
In the sixth, Schweikert doubled to left field to open the inning.
After a groundout and a walk to Farrelly, O'Neill singled up the
middle to score Schweikert. Two batters later, Baker singled
through the right side to drive in Farrelly from third.
Sophomore right-hander Jenna Vanacore (Hicksville,
N.Y./Holy Trinity) struck out 10 batters to register her
team-best sixth shutout of the season, while limiting the Warriors
to just four hits.
Le Moyne (19-7, NE-10 7-1) returns to action on Wednesday at The
College of Saint Rose at 5:00 p.m. The doubleheader will be played
at the RGSL Complex in Rotterdam, N.Y.
-agate-
Game One
# 25 Le Moyne 7, Merrimack 2
Merrimack (17-8, NE-10
10-3)
000 020
0
-
2
6 1
#25 Le Moyne (18-7, NE-10
6-1)
401 011
X
-
7
9 0
Merrimack (17-8, NE-10 10-3): Jill Gagnon (L, 9-4), Atlee Cahill
(4) and Kara Melillo.
Le Moyne (18-7, NE-10 6-1): Jennifer Farrelly (W, 9-3) and Kim
Baker.
Game Two
# 25 Le Moyne 7, Merrimack 0
Merrimack (17-9, NE-10
10-4)
000 000
0
-
0
4 1
#25 Le Moyne (19-7, NE-10
7-1)
302 002
X
-
7
10 0
Merrimack (17-9, NE-10 10-4): Vicky Cotter (L, 6-3) and Jill
Bradford.
Le Moyne (19-7, NE-10 7-1): Jenna Vanacore (W, 9-1) and Kim Baker.
