2008 Woodie Awards
Softball: Tigers sweep doubleheader
Convincing victories over Bucknell put Tigers one game away from 30 wins
Paul Williams
Sports | 4/17/08
Coming off a crucial three-game sweep of Delaware last weekend, the Towson softball team traveled to Lewisburg, Pa. for a non-conference doubleheader against Bucknell.
The Tigers continued their hot hitting and strong defense in an 8-4 victory over the Bison in game one.
Towson jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning. Sophomore second baseman Mindy Bean stole second base after a lead off single. After sophomore centerfielder Kim Lempa reaching first on a fielder's choice, senior right fielder Nina Navarro cleared the bases with a triple, making the score 2-0. Navarro then scored herself on a sophomore third baseman Stef Streets' single. Streets closed out the Tiger's first inning scoring on a Bucknell throwing error.
Towson increased its lead to 5-0 in the top of the third inning. Streets scored her second run of the game when freshman catcher Meaghan Clark singled through the left side.
Towson pushed the lead to 6-0 the very next inning when senior catcher/designated hitter Aimee Rosa earned her 100th career run batted in by singling to center field, scoring Bean from second base.
After giving up a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Tigers responded with a run of their own in the top half of the sixth. Rosa tallied her second RBI of the game by again scoring a teammate from second base, this time Navarro on an RBI single.
After junior left fielder Emily Gould reached first on a fielder's choice, stole second, then advanced to third on a Clark single, Gould scored Towson's final run of the game on a freshman shortstop Sammi DiPompo sacrifice fly.
Sophomore pitcher Shannon Johnston gave up 13 hits, but won her fourth decision in a row, giving her a 14-8 mark for the season.
The Tigers then won their fifth game in a row by beating Bucknell in the nightcap 7-3.
After falling behind 1-0 after the first inning, the Tigers answered with three runs in the top of the second. Towson loaded the bases when senior first baseman Stephanie Fudurich and Gould hit back-to-back singles, and Clark reached on a fielder's choice. DiPompo cleared the bases with a double, making the score 3-1.
Towson again loaded the bases in the third inning. Lempa reached on an error, followed by a Navarro single and Rosa reaching on a fielder's choice. Streets earned an RBI after reaching on another fielder's choice, giving Towson a 4-3 lead.
Towson added insurance runs in each of the next three innings. A Bean RBI-triple made the score 5-3 in the fourth inning, and a sacrifice fly by Streets scored Navarro and gave Towson a 6-3 lead in the fifth. Bean tallied her second RBI of the game in the following inning, scoring DiPompo on an RBI double, giving Towson their eventual 7-3 margin of victory.
Senior pitcher Claire Rietmann-Grout turned in a solid outing, scattering nine hits over seven innings of work.
Now at 27-18 on the season, Towson enters a long home stretch. With the CAA tournament less than a month away, Towson sits at 8-3 in conference as they travel south for a three-game set with conference foe Georgia State this weekend.
The Tigers continued their hot hitting and strong defense in an 8-4 victory over the Bison in game one.
Towson jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning. Sophomore second baseman Mindy Bean stole second base after a lead off single. After sophomore centerfielder Kim Lempa reaching first on a fielder's choice, senior right fielder Nina Navarro cleared the bases with a triple, making the score 2-0. Navarro then scored herself on a sophomore third baseman Stef Streets' single. Streets closed out the Tiger's first inning scoring on a Bucknell throwing error.
Towson increased its lead to 5-0 in the top of the third inning. Streets scored her second run of the game when freshman catcher Meaghan Clark singled through the left side.
Towson pushed the lead to 6-0 the very next inning when senior catcher/designated hitter Aimee Rosa earned her 100th career run batted in by singling to center field, scoring Bean from second base.
After giving up a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Tigers responded with a run of their own in the top half of the sixth. Rosa tallied her second RBI of the game by again scoring a teammate from second base, this time Navarro on an RBI single.
After junior left fielder Emily Gould reached first on a fielder's choice, stole second, then advanced to third on a Clark single, Gould scored Towson's final run of the game on a freshman shortstop Sammi DiPompo sacrifice fly.
Sophomore pitcher Shannon Johnston gave up 13 hits, but won her fourth decision in a row, giving her a 14-8 mark for the season.
The Tigers then won their fifth game in a row by beating Bucknell in the nightcap 7-3.
After falling behind 1-0 after the first inning, the Tigers answered with three runs in the top of the second. Towson loaded the bases when senior first baseman Stephanie Fudurich and Gould hit back-to-back singles, and Clark reached on a fielder's choice. DiPompo cleared the bases with a double, making the score 3-1.
Towson again loaded the bases in the third inning. Lempa reached on an error, followed by a Navarro single and Rosa reaching on a fielder's choice. Streets earned an RBI after reaching on another fielder's choice, giving Towson a 4-3 lead.
Towson added insurance runs in each of the next three innings. A Bean RBI-triple made the score 5-3 in the fourth inning, and a sacrifice fly by Streets scored Navarro and gave Towson a 6-3 lead in the fifth. Bean tallied her second RBI of the game in the following inning, scoring DiPompo on an RBI double, giving Towson their eventual 7-3 margin of victory.
Senior pitcher Claire Rietmann-Grout turned in a solid outing, scattering nine hits over seven innings of work.
Now at 27-18 on the season, Towson enters a long home stretch. With the CAA tournament less than a month away, Towson sits at 8-3 in conference as they travel south for a three-game set with conference foe Georgia State this weekend.
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