Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut State University softball team pulled a little magic out of their bag of tricks to string together five runs in the bottom of the seventh to win the first half of the double header, 7-6, against Adelphi today, but fell 4-0 in the second game.
In the first game,
Brittany Bucko (Wallington, N.J.) started the game off for the Owls with a single and ended the game with a single to drive in the gaming winning run.
Jessica Rosa (Wallingford, Conn.) helped herself to a .500 (2-2) record overall on the season while going 3-for-4.
Alyssa Downs (Seymour, Conn.) contributed two hits with two runs batted in and a run scored.
Shawna Mallory (Simi Valley, Cali.),
Robin Priest (Cheshire, Conn.), and
Kristin Whitley (North Andover, Mass.) each had two hits, while
Jessica Bonneville (Vernon, Conn.) had one hit, one run scored, and one run batted in.
The Owls were down four runs going into the bottom of the seventh inning when the bats came alive. Bucko led off the frame with a single to left field followed by Whitley singling to the third. Downs added a single to center field to score Bucko and the flood gates began to open. Rosa helped herself with an infield single to move the runners over and Bonneville singled up the middle to plate Whitley. Pinch runner for Rosa,
Julie Muscarella (Suffield, Conn.) scored on a wild pitch and to cap off the game, Bucko singled down the right field line to score the game winning run.
In the second game,
Brittany Hill (Durham, Conn.) pitched well giving up just four runs over seven and pitching her way out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the third. The Owls looked poised to mount another come from behind victory when Hill struck out three batters in the top half of the seventh. The Owls scattered five hits, two of them coming off the bat of Whitley.
The Owls are now 9-10 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
The Owls will be back in action as they travel to Saint Rose for a Northeast-10 Conference double header scheduled for Wednesday at 3 p.m.
