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Delaware 7 Rutgers
2 Delaware Softball Splits with Rutgers The University of Delaware softball team (23-9, 3-1 America East) split a doubleheader today with Rutgers University (16-16, 3-3 Big East). Rutgers won a pitcher's duel in the first game, 1-0. Rutgers used a lead off single, in the first inning, by Karen Pelkey. Pelkey then stole second came home on a Debbie DeJong single. Blue Hen pitcher Krysta Pidstawski allowed only two baserunners over the last six innings but the Delaware hitters could not bring anyone across the plate leaving nine runners on base. Rutgers pitcher Juliette Brooks improved to 13-6 while Pidstawski fell to 10-5. Delaware responded in the second game by jumping out to 5-0 lead on the Scarlet Knights. The Hens scored one in the first when Mandy Welch scored on a wild pitch. The score became 3-0 on a pair of rbi singles by Kelly Dowell and Chris Brady. Delaware expanded the lead to 5-0 when Robin Zielinski drove home Amanda Cariello and Lauren Mark on a double. Rutgers rallied to make the score 5-2 in the top of the sixth but the Hens responded with two more in the bottom half of the inning. Laurie Brosnahan singled home Carolyn Wasilewski and Lauren Mark drove home Chris Brady on sacrifice fly. Kristi O'Connell improved to 11-4 on the season. O'Connell has won six of her last seven decisions. Delaware returns to America East play on Friday when the Hens travel to Vermont for a doubleheader starting at 2:30 p.m.
Rutgers (16-15) 100 000 0 1 3 1 Delaware (22-9) 000 000 0 0 3 0 Pitchers: UD: Pidstaswki and Wilkins; RU: Brooks and Catalano SB: DeJong, Pelkey; SH: Dolbow, A.; Brady, Zielinski; E: Dolbow, A.; WP: Pidstawski; PB: Catalano; LOB: UD - 9, RU - 3 WP: Brooks 13-6 LP: Pidstawski 10-5
Rutgers (16-16) 000 002 0 2 7 3 Delaware (23-9) 120 022 x 7 8 0 Pitchers: UD: O'Connell and Dowell; RU: Fancuberta and Catalano 2B: Dolbow, D., Pelkey, Zielinski; SB: Brosnahan, Welch; SH: Brooks, Brady, Wasilewski; DP: Rutgers; WP: Fancuberta (2), O'Connell; PB: Dowell; E: Catalano, DeJong, Dolbow, D.; LOB: UD - 7, RU - 5 WP: O'Connell 11-4 LP: Fancuberta 2-5 |
