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East Carolina Tournament - Day 2
February 27, 1999

lost to Virginia Tech, 3-7
def. Marshall, 2-0

Delaware Softball Splits Two at East Carolina

 

GREENVILLE, NC - The University of Delaware softball team recovered from a 7-3 loss to Virginia Tech earlier in the day with a 2-0 win over Marshall in the second day of action at the Hampton Inn/Washington Toyota Pirate Classic at East Carolina University Saturday.

The Blue Hens, who moved their record to 1-1, will play in thefirst round of the elimination bracket at 9 a.m. Sunday vs. Eastern Michigan. The Hens would need to win all three games Sunday to advance to the championship game.

In the opener, the Hokies scored two runs each in the first and third innings on the way to the victory. Rightfielder Mandy Welch had two of the Hens' three hits while second baseman Laurie Brosnahan had the other.

In the nightcap, Delaware junior Kristi O'Connell hurled a two-hit shutout as the Hens gained revenge over a Marshall team that had beaten them 1-0 on Friday. O'Connell (1-1) struck out five batters, including the last two in the seventh with a runner on base. Welch opened the first inning with a double and scored on a RBI single by Lauren Mark for all the support O'Connell would need. Mark and catcher Kelly Dowell each had two hits.

Game One

Delaware....000 021 0 - 3-3-0
Va. Tech....202 012 x - 7-13-5

Pidstawski (1-2) and Wilkins; Dobbe and Love; 2B: VT - Flowers-2, Krumhardt.

Game Two

Marshall....000 000 0 - 0 3-2
Delaware....110 000 0 - 2-8-0

Johnson and Rener; O'Connell (1-1) and Dowell; 2B: M - Johnson; D - Welch.

 

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