#11 Greyhounds Defeat Case Western, 9-1
The 11th-ranked Moravian College softball team opened its second day of action at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida with a 9-1, five-inning win over Case Western Reserve (OH) University on Tuesday.
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The 11th-ranked Moravian College softball team opened its second day of action at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida with a 9-1, five-inning win over Case Western Reserve (OH) University on Tuesday.
Case Western took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning in the opening game as outfielder Katherine Seo walked and stole a pair of bases before scoring on an RBI single by shortstop Beth Andrasik.
The Greyhounds answered with a run in the bottom half of the first to tie the game. Senior shortstop Stephanie Falzarano led off with a single while freshman second baseman Eavan Matz walked. After moving up on a passed ball, Falzarano was eventually thrown out on a failed squeeze bunt play that saw Matz move to third. Matz scored the tying run on another passed ball.
Moravian took the lead with six runs in the bottom of the fourth. Sophomore outfielder Brook Kowal led off with a walk before sophomore designated player Alyssa Fegely singled. Freshman outfielder Rachel DeLucia then reached on an error that allowed both Kowal and Fegely to scored, and DeLucia crossed the plate on a passed ball. The final three runs of the inning came on a three-run homer off the bat of junior first baseman Jenna Carmon, pictured at right.
The Greyhounds scored twice in the bottom of the fifth inning to institute the NCAA eight-run rule and end the contest. Fegely led off with a single, and sophomore Amanda Dizinno came in to pinch run. Sophomore pinch hitter Samantha Mulderig reached on an error before freshman catcher Cassie Ernst hit a two-RBI double to end the game.
Moravian had a 7-4 edge in hits in the game with Fegely going two-for-two.
Senior Elizabeth Python started in the circle for the Greyhounds, allowing a run on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings of action. Carmon recorded her first win of the season in her first relief appearance. Carmon gave up a hit and a walk while striking out three batters. Mackenzie Lein took the loss for Case Western.
