Late Inning Heroics Lift Bulldogs to
Doubleheader Sweep of AIC Sunday
April 6,
2008 Game 1 Box / Game 2 Box
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| Kate Thomas
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Springfield, Mass. - The Bryant
Bulldogs pulled out a pair of hard-earned victories over American
International College Sunday afternoon thanks to late inning
offense and the continued strong pitching of Janine Enos
(Wareham, Mass.) and Samantha Houseal (Mount Joy,
PA).
After allowing two runs in the bottom
of the seventh of game one to tie the game, the Bulldogs were
bailed out by their offense 3-2. In game two, the Bulldogs were
shut down by Sarah Swepston for five innings before pushing across
runs in the sixth and seventh for a 2-1 victory.
The senior Enos shut the Jackets down
for six innings before surrendering a pair of runs in the seventh
of the first game. Enos (8-3) picked up the win when Kate
Thomas (Bedford, NH) knocked in the winning run in the top
of the eighth. Houseal finished the game, earning her first career
save for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs got on the board first on
a Stephanie Mirando (North Haven, CT) RBI single
and Alison Chouinard (Swansea, Mass.) knocked her
first home run of the season in the sixth.
In the second game, Houseal started
and held the Jackets to just one run in seven innings to take the
win. The Bulldogs fell behind in the second on a home run by Tara
DeMontier and were held in check by Swepston until the sixth.
In the sixth, catcher Ashley Coon
knocked a bases-loaded single to score pinch runner Jenna
Jeffrey (Scarborough, ME) with the tying run. An inning
later, Jessica Valentini (Cliffside Park, NJ)
singled home Thomas with the go-ahead run. Houseal retired the side
in order to secure the victory and propel Bryant to a 10-0 start in
Northeast-10 Conference play.
Coon finished the game 2 for 3 with
the RBI and junior 1B Anne Dobmeier (Buffalo, NY)
knocked three hits to raise her team-leading batting average to
.340. Thomas continued her strong offensive play as well. The
reigning NE-10 player of the week was 2 of 6 with 2 RBI and a run
scored on the afternoon.
The Bulldogs will return to action
with Stonehill this Wednesday at the Bryant Softball Complex
in Smithfield. Game time is scheduled for 3:00pm.
