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Marshall 1 Delaware
0 Delaware Splits in Season Opener at East Carolina Tournament The University of Delaware softball team opened its season with a split in the first day of pool play at the Hampton Inn/Washington Toyota Pirate Classic hosted by East Carolina. Delaware is placed in pool C with George Mason,Marshall, and Virginia Tech. The Hens play each school once before being seeded into a single elimination tournament.
The Hens opened play at 9 a.m. on Friday against George Mason and defeated George Mason 11-0. Delaware had no time to rest as the Hens played Marshall at 11 a.m. The Hens fell to Marshall 1-0 to end the first day of competition 1-1. Delaware took a 1-0 lead in the first when Chris Brady scored on a sacrifice by Amanda Cariello. Starting pitcher Krysta Pidstawki shut down the George Mason line-up pitching five scoreless innings allowing only two hits. The Hens blew the game open with five runs in the fourth and scored one the fifth and four in the sixth to win the game 11-0.
In the second game, Marshall was able to hold the Blue Hen offense to just two hits and scored when Shannon Strozier drove home Nikki Wilcox for the only run of the game. Starting pitcher Kristi O'Connell went the distance for the Hens striking out three.
Delaware continues pool play tomorrow at 9 a.m when the Hens face Virginia Tech. After the Virginia Tech game, the teams are seeded into a single elimination tournament.
George Mason.....000 000 0 2 6 Delaware.........100 514 11 14 0
Marshall.....000 001 0 1 4 3 Delaware.....000 000 0 0 2 0 |
