May 16, 2009
SB: #12 DOLPHINS DOWN GEORGIAN COURT, 2-0, IN EAST SUPER REGIONALS
TO FORCE DECIDING GAME
Syracuse, N.Y. - Sophomore pitcher Jenna Vanacore
(Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity) tossed a two-hitter and
struck out four batters to lead the 12th-ranked Le Moyne College
softball team to a 2-0 win over Georgian Court in the second game
of the NCAA East Super Regional at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic
Complex. Game three, the deciding game of the best-of-3 series, was
suspended due to weather with the Dolphins leading 2-0 in the
bottom of the fifth inning. The game will be resumed on Sunday at
12:00 p.m.
Le Moyne jumped in front of the Lions in the second inning on a
solo home run to left center by junior left fielder Bailey
Phillips (Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Arcadia), her first home
run of the season.
The Dolphins added an insurance run in the third inning on two
hits and an error. Freshman right fielder Kelcie Cashel
(Lacona, N.Y./Sandy Creek) singled down the right field
line with one out. After a groundout moved Cashel to second, junior
second baseman Kelly Schweikert (Rochester,
N.Y./Spencerport) singled to left field to drive in Cashel
and advanced to third on a throwing error by the left fielder.
Vanacore, a first team NFCA All-Region selection, tossed five and
two-thirds innings before giving up a base hit. First team
All-Region selection Rachel Ruch broke up the no-hit bid with a
double down the left field line and Marissa Van Cleef followed with
a single through the right side. Vanacore got out of the first and
third jam by striking out All-Region outfielder Mallory Kirchner.
Vanacore completed the shutout with a groundout and two strikeouts.
Phillips and Schweikert each contributed two of the Dolphins' seven
hits. First team All-Region pitcher Diana Sansevera, who held the
Dolphins to just four hits in a 4-1 win on Friday, suffered the
loss to fall to 27-9 on the season.
The winner of Sunday's game will advance to the NCAA Division II
World Series in Salem, Va., which will be held May 21-25.
-agate-
#12 Le Moyne 2,
#20 Georgian Court 0
#12 Le Moyne
(44-11)
011 000
0
-
2
7 0
#20 Georgian Court (40-16)
000 000
0
-
0
2 1
Le Moyne (44-11): Jenna Vanacore (W, 22-3) and Kim Baker.
Georgian Court (40-16): Diana Sansevera (L, 27-9) and Danielle
Brossoie.
