Spring Break
SOFTBALL: Squad goes 1-1 in its first two home games
by Julie Ganz
Sports editor
Sports | 4/1/08
Posted online at 12:21 AM EST on 4/1/08
After beginning the season with 12 straight games on the road, the softball team returned home and made sure to begin last Wednesday's doubleheader against Simmons College with a bang.
With one run already in and two outs in the second inning of the first game, second baseman Melisa Cagar '11 sent the ball over the centerfield fence for a three-run home run, the first of her collegiate career, to give the Judges a 4-0 lead in a game they'd eventually win 6-3.
"It was really exciting, because the first at-bat [in the first inning] I struck out, so coming into the second at-bat, I just wanted to make contact, and luckily it went over the fence," Cagar said.
In the second game, the Judges fell behind in the third inning and lost 9-3. Their record is now 6-7-1 this season.
Third baseman Danielle Lavallee '11 led off the bottom of the second inning in the first game with a walk, and Lauren Rashford '10, who pinch ran for Lavallee, stole second base.
Rashford advanced to third base on catcher Erin Ross' '10 single and then came home to score the first run when Ross stole second base.
"[We wanted to] get on the board first if we could, and we really felt that with their pitching that we should be able to do that, so it's kind of nice that that all fell into place for us," coach Jessica Johnson said.
Designated hitter Allie Mussen '10 and right fielder Victoria Roomet '09 then reached base in consecutive at-bats, setting the stage for Cagar's three-run home run.
"Since [Cagar] started in Florida, she's really come around with the bat, and she's always been solid defensively," Johnson said.
"This is what we brought her in here to do, to lead off with the opportunity to get on base, and she's actually proved to be much more than that. She's hitting for power and she's taking extra bases when she can."
In the third inning, pitcher Kate Streilein '08 singled and Lavallee doubled, scoring Streilein when Simmons senior shortstop Ann Talarico committed a throwing error.
With one run already in and two outs in the second inning of the first game, second baseman Melisa Cagar '11 sent the ball over the centerfield fence for a three-run home run, the first of her collegiate career, to give the Judges a 4-0 lead in a game they'd eventually win 6-3.
"It was really exciting, because the first at-bat [in the first inning] I struck out, so coming into the second at-bat, I just wanted to make contact, and luckily it went over the fence," Cagar said.
In the second game, the Judges fell behind in the third inning and lost 9-3. Their record is now 6-7-1 this season.
Third baseman Danielle Lavallee '11 led off the bottom of the second inning in the first game with a walk, and Lauren Rashford '10, who pinch ran for Lavallee, stole second base.
Rashford advanced to third base on catcher Erin Ross' '10 single and then came home to score the first run when Ross stole second base.
"[We wanted to] get on the board first if we could, and we really felt that with their pitching that we should be able to do that, so it's kind of nice that that all fell into place for us," coach Jessica Johnson said.
Designated hitter Allie Mussen '10 and right fielder Victoria Roomet '09 then reached base in consecutive at-bats, setting the stage for Cagar's three-run home run.
"Since [Cagar] started in Florida, she's really come around with the bat, and she's always been solid defensively," Johnson said.
"This is what we brought her in here to do, to lead off with the opportunity to get on base, and she's actually proved to be much more than that. She's hitting for power and she's taking extra bases when she can."
In the third inning, pitcher Kate Streilein '08 singled and Lavallee doubled, scoring Streilein when Simmons senior shortstop Ann Talarico committed a throwing error.
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