Softball Finishes Spring Trip at 3-7
3/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 16, 2004
ORLANDO, FL - The Sacred Heart University softball team finished the Rebel Games with six losses and fell to 3-7 on the season. The team was competitive in a number of the losses and were able to take away several positive notes from the trip.
After a 13-1 loss at the hands of Providence the team took a 3-2 lead against St. Bonaventure before the Bonnies regained the lead for good with a four run bottom of the fourth inning.
The next day the Pioneers lost a heart breaker to Niagara 6-5. SHU took a 5-3 lead in the top half of the sixth inning, but the Purple Eagles tied the game in the bottom half of the inning to make it a 5-5 game. Sacred heart was unable to score in the top of the seventh and Niagara took advantage as they plated the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The team has gotten outstanding performances out of two freshmen so far this season. Caitlin Carroll (Los Alamitos, CA) is batting .385 with seven RBI and four doubles on the season. Bethany Lemenager (New Bedford, MA) won the first game of her collegiate career in her first collegiate start after going the full seven innings in a 10-5 win over Holy Cross. She had five strikeouts in the game and allowed just one earner run. She picked up her second win of the season the following day as she pitched the 11th inning in a 6-5 win over Butler. She is currently 2-4 on the season with a 3.72 ERA and has 18 strikeouts.
Senior Shannon Bailey has also gotten off to a tremendous start as she has a .353 batting average in seven games played this season. Konsig is also off to a good start with a .281 batting average with two triples and seven RBI on the season.
The team next travels to Virginia for the James Madison Tournament where they will take on Binghamton, Lehigh and James Madison with two additional games to be determined after the opening three games of play.
