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May 10, 2009
SB: #12 LE MOYNE ADVANCES TO NCAA SUPER REGIONALS WITH 7-1 WIN OVER
CALDWELL
Syracuse, N.Y. - Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year
Jennifer Farrelly (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) went
3-for-3 at the plate with a double and a home run and struck out
five batters in the pitcher's circle to lead the 12th-ranked Le
Moyne College softball team to a 7-1 win over Caldwell College in
the NCAA East 1 Region finals on Sunday afternoon at the Thomas J.
Niland Athletic Complex. The Dolphins now advance to next weekend's
Super Regionals to face Georgian Court, who defeated New Haven in
the East 2 Region finals by a score of 5-3. Site and time are still
to be determined.
After two scoreless innings to open the game, the Dolphins pushed
across four runs in the third inning to break the game open.
Freshman designated player Kelcie Cashel (Lacona,
N.Y./Sandy Creek) doubled down the left field line with
one out and came in to score on a single up the middle by junior
center fielder Danielle VanGorder (Vestal,
N.Y./Vestal). After a fielding error allowed junior second
baseman Kelly Schweikert (Rochester,
N.Y./Spencerport) to reach base and a wild pitch moved
VanGorder and Schweikert up a base, freshman shortstop Barb
Shea (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) singled to right
field to plate VanGorder, while Schweikert also scored on a
fielding error by the right fielder. Consecutive singles by
Farrelly and junior left fielder Bailey Phillips
(Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Arcadia) loaded the bases with
still only one out. Senior third baseman Caitlin O'Neill
(Pittsford, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy), who had three hits in
the game, followed with a single through the left side to drive in
Shea with the inning's final run.
Caldwell got one run back in the fourth inning on a solo home to
right center by shortstop Danielle Genovese. The homer was the
first hit of the contest for the Cougars after Farrelly retired the
first 10 batters she faced.
Farrelly helped her own cause in the fifth inning by drilling her
team high-tying ninth home run of the season over the fence in left
field. The Dolphins, who also defeated Caldwell, 2-1, on Saturday,
added two runs in the sixth inning to secure the victory. O'Neill
opened the frame with a double up the middle and was replaced at
second base by pinch-runner Kate Waltman (Alplaus,
N.Y./Niskayuna). Sophomore catcher Kim Baker
(Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley) then reached base on a
throwing error to allow Waltman to move to third. After Baker moved
to second base on defensive indifference, freshman first baseman
Leah Ford (Pulaski, N.Y./Pulaski) singled to
center field to knock in Waltman and Baker.
Farrelly worked around a two-out single and a hit batsman to induce
a pop up to close out the contest. Farrelly, who picked up her 18th
victory of the season, allowed just three hits in facing only three
batters over the minimum.
Le Moyne (43-10), which has won 12 consecutive games and 20 of its
last 21, will be playing Georgian Court for the first time in the
program's history.
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#12 Le Moyne 7,
Caldwell 1
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Le Moyne (43-10)
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Caldwell (37-18-2): Brittany Pulido (L, 18-8), Kaitlyn McFarlane
(5), Kristen de la Campa (6) and Brittni Frantellizzi.
Le Moyne (43-10): Jennifer Farrelly (W, 18-4) and Kim Baker.
