Softball Drops Doubleheader to
Lebanon Valley
ANNVILLE, N.J. (4/10/08) - The
Kean University softball team scored twice with two outs in the top
of the seventh inning, however it wasn't enough to prevent a sweep,
falling to host Lebanon Valley College (7-0, 3-2) in a
non-conference doubleheader on Thursday afternoon.
GAME ONE: Four-Run First Inning Lifts Flying
Dutchwomen in Opener (boxscore)
Lebanon Valley College took an early 4-0 lead in the first
inning of the opener and limited Kean to just four hits en-route to
defeating the Cougars with the 7-0 shutout victory.
With one out, LVC smacked back-to-back doubles and senior
Jessica Salisbury (Harleysville, Pa.) followed with a
two-run homerun, before and RBI single gave the Flying Dutchwomen
the only runs they would need.
Lebanon Valley added a single run in the second and two in the
fourth for the 7-0 win.
For the Cougars, senior catcher Vicki Lanza (Edison,
N.J.) went 2-of-3, while junior Jesse Buchanan
(Washington Twp., N.J.) and sophomore Allison
Thibault (Garfield, N.J.) each added a hit.
GAME TWO: Seventh Inning Rally Falls
Short (boxscore)
Sophomore Allison Thibault and junior second
baseman Sara Steinman (Springfield, N.J.) each had
two-out, RBI hits in the seventh inning, however the Cougar rally
fell short with the tying run on base in the 3-2 loss to Lebanon
Valley in the nightcap.
In the seventh, senior first baseman Katie Hicks (Medford
Lakes, N.J.) led off the inning with a double down the
left field line and after moving over to third on a groundout,
Thibault (pictured left) drove in Hicks with an RBI single through
the left side.
Steinman followed with a double to left center to drive in
Thibault and pull Kean to within one run at 3-2. The Flying
Dutchwomen recorded the final out to leave Steinman as the tying
run on second base.
After LVC took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, the Cougars
threatened in the top of the fifth inning, loading the bases with
one out, but were unable to push a run across in the inning.
Lebanon Valley added the decisive second and third run in the
sixth inning to build a 3-0 lead.
Senior right-hander Kristen Hennings (Jackson,
N.J.) allowed just five hits in the losing effort.
At the plate, Thibault was 3-of-4 with one RBI and one run
scored to lead the 10-hit attack, while senior Vicki
Lanza and Hicks each added a pair of hits.
The Cougars return to action on Saturday, April 12, when they
host Rutgers-Camden in a New Jersey Athletic Conference
doubleheader. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
