Shotwell, Smyth Blank LVC in
Softball Sweep
ANNVILLE, Pa. (4/15/10) – Right-handers
Courtney Smyth and Cassie
Shotwell each tossed complete game shutouts to lead the
Kean University softball team to a doubleheader sweep of host
Lebanon Valley College in non-conference action on Thursday
afternoon.
Shotwell was also a perfect 6-of-6 at the plate in the
doubleheader for the Cougars (16-10), as the Kean handed Lebanon
Valley (16-6) two of its six losses this season.
GAME ONE: Lizzi, Smyth Power Kean in Opener,
3-0
Senior right-fielder Allison Lizzi hit a
two-run homerun and junior right-hander Courtney Smyth went the
distance on the mound to lead the Cougars to the 3-0 win in the
opener.
In the top of the first inning, freshman left-fielder
Katie Schuh led off with a walk and Lizzi
(pictured right) followed three batters later with a two-out
homerun to centerfield to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead.
The Cougars added the insurance run in sixth inning when first
baseman Cassie Shotwell had a one-out double and
would score on a pinch-hit single by junior Katie
Yard.
On the mound, Smyth scattered eight hits and two walks, while
striking out four in the complete game shutout victory.
Shotwell was 3-of-3 at the plate, while senior second baseman
Melissa Dietrich went 2-of-2.
GAME TWO: Shotwell Tosses Three-Hitter;
Perfect 3-of-3 at the Plate
Senior Cassie Shotwell had the same number of
hits as she allowed to the Flying Dutchmen, finishing a perfect
3-of-3 for the second straight game and limiting LVC to just three
hits in the 2-0 victory.
After a scoreless five innings of action, Shotwell (pictured
left) drove in the first run of the game with a RBI single to score
junior centerfielder Lindsay Kennedy, who had an
infield single earlier in the inning. First baseman Katie
Yard followed with a run-scoring single to give the
Cougars the 2-0 lead.
Shotwell did the rest on the mound, retiring the final six LVC
batters to complete the sweep, while recording two of her five
strikeouts in the final inning.
Kennedy, Yard and designated player Allison Thibault each had
one hit for the Cougars.
The Cougars return to action on Saturday, April 17, when Kean
travels to Rowan University for a New Jersey Athletic Conference
doubleheader.
