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Game One Drexel 7 , Delaware 5

Game Two Drexel 4, Delaware 3 (8)
April 30, 1999
UD Softball drops doubleheader to Drexel

EWARK, DE -- Jodi Devine reached first on a fielders choice in the eighth inning which plated Kelly Donohue to help give the visiting Drexel Dragons (28-18, 7-5) a 4-3 victory over the Delaware softball team (32-14, 7-5) in the second game, and a doubleheader sweep at the Delaware softball field on Friday afternoon. Drexel also won the first game 7-5.

In the first game Drexel led 3-2 going into the fourth inning until Delaware committed three errors to help aid the Dragons in scoring four runs. Delaware scratched together a rally in the bottom of the sixth when Laurie Brosnahan doubled in a run and then scored on a wild pitch. Christine Brady had an RBI single to cut the lead to two runs, but Robin Zielinski lined hard to second base to set up an inning ending double play with runners on second and third.

In the second game Drexel took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth, but Delaware would rally for the second game in a row in the fifth inning on Lauren Mark and Amanda Cariello RBI singles. Kristi O'Connell pitched four and two thirds innings of relief, but would give up an unearned run in the eighth to get her second loss of the day.

Delaware was led offensviely by Mark who went 3-8 with two RBI for the Blue Hens. Zielinski also went 3-8 for Delaware and had one RBI. O'Connell, who pitched 11 and two thirds innings in the doubleheader got both losses, while only giving up three earned runs on the day.

Offensively the Dragons were led by Lori Swanson who went three for six with a home run and four RBI in the two games. Swanson also got the win for Drexel in the opener, while Candace Clark got the win in the second game going all eight innings and giving up three runs.

Delaware will close out regular season play when the Hens travel to Hofstra on Sunday May 2 to take on the America East leader Hofstra Flying Dutchwomen at 1 p.m.

Game 1:

Drexel (27-18, 6-5)....210 400 0 7..6..0

Delaware (32-13, 7-4)..011 003 0 5..10.3

E: Brosnahan, Zielenski 2; DP: DU-1; LOB: DU-2, UD-7; 2B: Swanson,Brosnahan (7), Mark (5), Wilkins (3); 3B: Mark 10; HR: Swanson; SH: Brady (16); W: Swanson 17©7, L: O'Connell 16©7; WP: Swanson; HBP: by Swanson (Cariello); Attendance: 300

Game 2: Drexel (28-18, 7-5).....001 200 01 4..12..1

Delaware (32-14, 7-5)...000 120 00 3..11..3

E: Devine, Brosnahan, Wasilewski 2; LOB: DU-15, UD-9; 2B Cariello (4); SB: Heyser; SH: Good, Hulme 2, Kelly (5); W: Clark 7©6, L: O'Connell 16-8; WP: O'Connell (6); PB: Wilkins (4); Attendance: 300

- DDD