Pioneer Softball Opens Fall Season With Four Wins
9/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Sept. 22, 2006
Fairfield, CT - The Sacred Heart softball squad opened its fall season with four wins at the Hartford Tournament last weekend. Saturday the Pioneers beat Hartford 3-0 and topped Holy Cross 3-2 in 8 innings. On Sunday SHU again outlasted the Hawks 6-1 in nine innings and snuck by the Crusaders 3-2.
Saturday's game against Hartford featured the pitching of junior Megan Spehar (Thousand Oaks, CA) and the hitting of senior Caitlin Carroll (Los Alamitos, CA). Spehar fired a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts. Meanwhile, Carroll blasted a three run homer in the top of the 7th inning to break a scoreless tie and send the Pioneers on to victory.
The Pioneers game against Holy Cross on Saturday featured a stellar pitching performance by senior hurler Bethany Lemanager (New Bedford, MA), who struck out eight Crusaders over eight innings pitched. The Pioneers offense was sparked by senior Melissa Mezzanotte (North Haven, CT), who went 2-3, and first year transfer Danielle Cantanazaro who drove in the game winning run.
On Sunday, senior Danielle Mellin (La Canada, CA) struck out six in nine innings pitched and the Pioneers scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to edge Holy Cross. Spehar and sophomore Betsy Harvey (Unionville, CT) each had two hits to lead a Pioneer offense which produced 12 base knocks.
In the final game of the weekend Lemanager through another gem, striking out seven Hawks in the shutout victory. Spehar, Harvey and Caroll all had RBI hits to account for the Pioneer runs.
The Pioneers will continue their fall competition slate this weekend when they participate in the St. John's Tournament. The Pioneers will face Long Island and St. John's on Saturday and then round out the weekend against Caldwell and C.W. Post.
