EMMITSBURG, Md. - The Mount St. Mary's softball team will make
up its doubleheader at Saint Francis (Pa.) today in Loretto, Pa.
The twinbill was originally scheduled for Apr. 25, but was
postponed due to impending inclement weather and field
conditions.
Today's doubleheader between Mount St. Mary's and Saint Francis
(Pa.) marks the 51st and 52nd meetings in the all-time series
dating back to the 1987 season. The Red Flash leads the series
42-18, including wins in five of the last six matchups. The Mount's
last win in the series is a 3-2 decision in 2009.
In the last time the Mount faced Saint Francis (Pa.), Lisa
Curreri started a three-run rally in the fifth and made the
game-saving defensive play in the seventh to help Mount St. Mary's
seal a 3-2 victory against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Mar. 28, 2009.
The Red Flash came back to win the nightcap, 4-2. Curreri doubled
to lead off the fifth inning and came around to score the Mount's
first run of the game in the squad's decisive three-run fifth . She
then trapped a low liner and threw the ball to second for the out
to end the game in the seventh after the Red Flash loaded the
bases. Curreri added two hits and a run in the nightcap. Jamie
Fowler allowed two runs on six hits with four strikeouts to earn
the win in the first game and then tossed four scoreless innings in
relief in the nightcap. Fowler became the program's all-time leader
in games pitched with her second appearance of the afternoon with
her 96th career game pitched. Amanda Burk added four hits, two runs
scored and an RBI in the twinbill. Megan Layne gave up two unearned
runs on 10 hits with six strikeouts in a complete-game effort in
the nightcap for the Red Flash while Kelly Cortese added three hits
and a run scored and Kelly Slingwine recorded two hits and two runs
scored on the afternoon.
Mount St. Mary's is 24-25 overall and 6-12 in Northeast
Conference play after falling to Monmouth twice on Sunday. The Red
Flash come into the afternoon 14-35 overall and 5-13 in league play
after splitting a doubleheader with Long Island on Sunday.
The games against Saint Francis (Pa.) will mark the end of the
collegiate careers of Amanda Buckel (Finksburg, Md./North Carroll),
Lisa Curreri (Clinton, N.J./North Hunterdon), Katie Donovan
(Seabrook, Md./St. Vincent Palotti), Ashley Lodato (Brick,
N.J./Ranney) and Allie Vadas (Spring Lake Heights,
N.J./Manasquan).