BRYANT SOFTBALL CAPTURES NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bulldogs Best in Conference After Blanking Top-Seeded Le Moyne, 4-0 Sunday

SYRACUSE, NY – Freshman pitcher Janine Enos pitched a one-hitter to lead the Bryant University softball team to a 4-0 win over top-seed Le Moyne Sunday in the championship game of the 2005 Northeast-10 Conference Softball Tournament. In addition, Enos was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, with two shutouts and just five hits in two games.

With the win, Bryant improves to 29-15 on the season. The 29 wins set a new school record for most wins in a season, passing the old mark of 28 set back in 1993. It was also the first softball championship in Bryant softball history.

 In the final Sunday, Bryant got the scoring started in the fifth inning when Lindsay Connor lined a singl to score Amanda Wilbur from third in what would prove to be the eventual game-winning run.  Wilbur reached on a single and later stole second. She would move into scoring position thanks to a perfect sacrifice bunt by Jess Valentini.  

The Bulldogs would then explode for three runs in the sixth, giving plenty of support for Enos (pictured)  to close the door on the Dolphins.

Diane Cummings started the rally with a sacrifice fly to score Diedre Kittredge.  Briana Durborow would follow with a two-run single, scoring both Jordan Dargon and Wilbur who had reached base safely on an error and walk respectively.

Connor finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and Durborow went 1-for-1 with two RBIs. Megan Leppin recorded Le Moyne's only hit as the Dolphins would never get a runner past second base on the afternoon.

Bryant, ranked eighth in last week's NCAA regional poll, will now await the announcement of the NCAA Championship bracket on Monday.  The Bulldogs have earned an automatic qualification into the 2005 NCAA tournament as champions of the Northeast-10.  This will be Bryant's second-straight trip to the NCAA tournament having earned an at-large bid in 2004.