March 17, 2009
BRYANT SPLITS HOME OPENER WITH HOLY CROSS; WIN GAME ONE, 3-2,
FALL IN SECOND GAME, 11-3
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SMITHFIELD, R.I - Anne Dobmeier (Buffalo, N.Y.)
hit a two-out, two run homerun in the first ever Division I
softball game played at Bryant University to lift the Bulldogs to a
home opening, 3-2, win over visiting Holy Cross Tuesday afternoon.
Bryant fell in game two of the twin bill, 11-3.
Samantha Houseal (Mount Joy, Pa.) started both
games on the mound for the Bulldogs, and was nearly unstoppable in
game one. The sophomore set the Crusaders down in order in five of
the seven innings, surrendering just one earned run of four hits
and no walks while striking out ten.
Bryant struck first in the game on a solo bomb by Ashley
Coon (Levittown, Pa.) to dead center field to give the
Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the first inning. It was Coon's second homer
of the season and it came with two outs in the inning.
The Crusaders only got to Houseal in the third, after Bryant's
ace set down the first seven. Many Correale tied the game with an
RBI double, before Tiffany Medwid put the visitors on top with a
two-out RBI single, giving Holy Cross a 2-1 lead in the top of the
third.
Neither team would scratch a run across after the next few
innings, as Amanda Audette was solid on the hill for the Crusaders,
giving up three runs in six innings.
Coon once again got the rally started in the sixth inning, this
time lacing a double with nobody on and one out. After Kate
Thomas (Bedford, N.H.) flew out to right field, Dobmeier
stepped in a launched the Audette offering to right field, almost
hitting the scoreboard beyond the fence at the Bryant Softball
complex, putting the Bulldogs on top 3-2 going into the last
inning.
Houseal set the Crusaders down in order to cinch up the first
Division I home victory for the Bryant softball program.
The Bulldogs once again got the scoring started in game two,
this time taking a 1-0 lead on a frozen rope by Thomas to center
field that scored Laura Bowen (Hudson, Mass.).
Houseal was excellent once again, shutting down Holy Cross
through the first three before Nicole Ortiz knocked a single
through the left side in the fourth to knot the game at 1-1. The
Mount Joy, Pa. native was able to get out of a major jam in the
inning, striking out back-to-back batters with the bases loaded and
only one out.
Holy Cross used a six run fifth inning to take control of the
game, driving six hits in the frame. The first runs came with one
out, as Courtney Nealon hit a hot shot to third base that took a
bad hop on Regina Burdo (Wayne, Pa.), ricocheting
off her and heading towards second base as three runs came home on
the play. Pitcher Caitlin Belanger helped her own cause in the
inning, doubling in a run. Houseal was taken out with one out,
finishing by allowing four earned runs in 4.1 innings.
Stephanie Barrett (Plaistow, N.H.) replaced her,
giving up six runs, just one of the being earned, in 2.2 innings.
An error in the bottom of the sixth by Belanger allowed another
Bryant run to score, cutting the deficit to 7-2. Belanger was good
enough to get the win, going the distance while allowing three runs
on nine hits.
Freshman Lindsay Martin (Methuen, Mass.) had a
big game at the plate, collecting three hits on the day and driving
in one run while Thomas finished with a pair of her own.
Four more runs in the top of the seventh put the game out of
reach for Bryant, as the black and gold was hurt by four errors
that led to six unearned runs. Martin drove in an RBI in the
seventh, but the Bulldogs fell by a final of 11-3.
The Bulldogs continue their home stand on Saturday when they
take on Boston College at the Bryant Softball Complex (12 p.m.).
Game 1
Bryant University 3, Holy Cross 2 (Mar 17, 2009 at Smithfield,
R.I.) (Game 1)
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Holy Cross.......... 002 000 0 - 2 4
0 (5-8)
Bryant University... 100 002 X - 3 5
1 (5-14)
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Pitchers: Holy Cross - Audette. Bryant University - Samantha
Houseal.
Win-Samantha Houseal(5-11) Loss-Audette(1-4)
T-1:24 A-52
HR BRY - Ashley Coon (2); Anne Dobmeier (1).
Weather: Sunny, 46
Game 2
Holy Cross 11, Bryant University 3 (Mar 17, 2009 at Smithfield,
R.I.) (Game 2)
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Holy Cross.......... 000 160 4 - 11 15
3 (6-8)
Bryant University... 001 001 1 - 3 9
4 (5-15)
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Pitchers: Holy Cross - Belanger. Bryant University - Samantha
Houseal; Stephanie Barrett(5).
Win-Belanger(4-2) Loss-Samantha Houseal(5-12)
T-1:50 A-50
