Softball Rallies to Split
with TCNJ
EWING, N.J. (3/31/09) - Kean scored twice in
the bottom of the seventh and sophomore Courtney Smyth
(Abington, Pa.) scattered four hits and struck out five
batters to lead the Cougars to a split with The College of New
Jersey in New Jersey Athletic Conference softball doubleheader
action on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lions (11-11, 2-2 NJAC) defeated Kean, 1-0, in the opener,
before Smyth rebounded the Cougars (10-10, 2-2 NJAC) in the
nightcap, posting a 2-1 victory.
GAME ONE: UNEARNED RUN LIFTS TCNJ PAST KEAN,
1-0
The College of New Jersey scored an unearned run in the sixth
inning, spoiling a three-hitter on the mound by junior
Cassie Shotwell (Dunellen, N.J.) (pictured right)
to win the opener, 1-0.
Freshman left-fielder Crystal Lee (Dover, N.J.) led off
the sixth inning with a single and would advance to third on an
error before scoring on an RBI fielder's choice by sophomore
Colleen Cawley (Riverton, N.J.) on the next play for the
game's only run.
The Cougars had threatened the half-inning prior when they
loaded the bases with one out, as junior centerfielder
Allison Lizzi (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and freshman
Alicia Banz (Carteret, N.J.) were both hit by a
pitch and Shotwell singled. However the Lions got out of the
inning with a fielder's choice, throwing Lizzi out at home and a
strikeout to end the Kean threat.
Shotwell (5-4) went the distance, scattering three hits with one
walk and three strikeouts.
GAME TWO: SEVENTH INNING RALLY LIFTS KEAN IN
NIGHTCAP, 2-1
Senior Sara Steinman (Springfield, N.J.) scored
on a wild pitch and sophomore Lindsay Kennedy (Piscataway,
N.J.) drove in freshman Alicia Banz in
the bottom of the seventh inning to lead the Cougars to the 2-1
victory over The College of New Jersey in the nightcap.
TCNJ took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when junior Ellen
Seavers (Ridgewood, N.J.) doubled to left-center to drive in
sophomore Caitlyn Seamster (Edison, N.J.).
Steinman, who broke the single season record with 17 doubles a
year ago, led the bottom of the seventh off with her seventh double
of the season and after the Cougars loaded the bases with a walk
and fielder's choice, Steinman (pictured left) would tie the game
when she scored on a wild pitch. Kennedy followed two batters
later with a RBI single to right field to score Banz, who had
walked earlier in the inning.
On the mound, sophomore right-hander Courtney
Smyth scattered four hits and four walks with five
strikeouts in the complete game victory.
The Cougars return home and face Richard Stockton College in
NJAC action on Saturday, April 4, at Noon.
