SHU Softball Shuts Out Yale

Wednesday, April 18

3:30 pm

Sacred Heart

24-15

Yale

8-26

Yale University

Sacred Heart

4/18/2018 12:00:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

FAIRFIELD, Conn.— Behind a seven-run second inning, the Sacred Heart University Softball team jumped out early to defeat in-state opponent Yale University, 8-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Pioneer Park.

The Pioneers (24-15) picked up six hits in the big second inning to take the yearly meeting against the Bulldogs (8-26).

The Scoring…

Bottom of the 2^nd inning… The Pioneers got the scoring started as Lindsey Spitz scored on a wild pitch with one out. Jessica Dubbioso followed by uncorking a RBI double to right field in the next at-bat. The strong hitting continued Hailey Desrosiers followed by switching spots with Dubbioso doubling her home. Kelyn Fillmore stepped up and singled to right to make the score 4-0. Lauren Delgadillo singled through the right side scoring another run. Caroline Kruger then went on to hit a line drive over the left fielder's head to clear the bases and bring the score to 7-0.

Bottom of the 4^th inning… Kruger continued her hot day by crushing a home run out to left field to make the score 8-0.

The Numbers…

Three Pioneers recorded multi-hit games in the win.
The freshmen duo of Shyanne Fennell and Colleen Walsh combined to throw SHU's 11^th shutout of the season.
Kruger's home run in the fourth inning was the first of her collegiate career.

Noteworthy…

Fennell has earned-back-to-back wins in her last two appearances in the circle.
Desrosiers extended her hitting streak to 11 straight games.
Kruger now leads the team with four multi-RBI games on the season.

Up Next…

The Pioneers make the trek up to the "Pine Tree State" to play a doubleheader against the University of Maine at Kessock Field on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 11:00 a.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Fennell, Shyanne (2-2)

L: Jerpbak, Terra (4-8)

Yale University

Batting:

SH: Webb, Giovy 1

Sacred Heart

Batting:

2B: Desrosiers, Hailey 1 ; Kruger, Caroline 1 ; Dubbioso, Jessica 1

HR: Kruger, Caroline 1

RBI: Desrosiers, Hailey 1 ; Fillmore, Kelyn 1 ; Delgadillo, Lauren 1 ; Kruger, Caroline 3 ; Dubbioso, Jessica 1

SH: Mangiameli, Stephanie 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Errico, Hanna 1 ; Mangiameli, Stephanie 1 ; Fillmore, Kelyn 1 ; Delgadillo, Lauren 1 ; Spitz, Lindsey 1 ; Kruger, Caroline 1 ; Casale, Cierra 1 ; Dubbioso, Jessica 1