SOFTBALL TEAM WRAPS SEASON WITH SPLIT AT JWU
April 26, 2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Emmanuel College Softball Team wrapped the up the 2011 season with a split in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) double header at Johnson & Wales University on Tuesday afternoon. Emmanuel took a 6-2 win in the opener with JWU taking the 10-0 win in five innings in the nightcap played at Pierce Field. Emmanuel ends the season at 12-23 overall and 8-16 among GNAC opponents.
Game one opened with Johnson & Wales taking an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third on an RBI triple by sophomore Ellis Kim (Glendale, Calif.). Emmanuel responded with six runs in the top of the fourth, including a two-run triple by junior Kathryn Copp (Freemont, N.H.) to take a 6-1 lead. JWU cut into the five run advantage when they tallied an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth. It would not be enough, however as the Saints held on for the 6-2 victory.
JWU Freshman Kelsey Dunn (Silver Spring, Md.) was 2-for-3 with a run scored in the loss for Johnson & Wales. Copp was 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI for Emmanuel. She also recorded the win, her 4th of the season, in the pitching circle for the Saints. Copp notched the complete-game victory, allowing one earned run on six hits in seven innings of work. In addition to Copp, five other Saints notched hits in the win, including Julia Levins (Uxbridge, Mass.), Kayla Howard (Belmont, N.H.), Elyse Turgeon (Dracut, Mass.), Heather Hamel (Belchertown, Mass.) and Cyndi Sperl (Chatham, N.Y.)
In the nightcap, JWU got all the offense they would need in the bottom of the second, pushing across 10 runs, including two-run doubles by sophomore Heather Imperatore (Westerly, R.I.) and Dunn. That would complete the scoring for the afternoon, as the Wildcats cruised to the 10-0 victory. Imperatore was 2-for-2 with a run scored and two RBI while Dunn was 2-for-3 with two RBI in the victory. Freshman Taylor Cwalinski (Jackson, N.J.) earned the win for JWU, pitching five shutout innings, giving up four hits with seven strikeouts. Cwalinski also went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI for the Wildcats.
With the split Johnson & Wales is now 18-21 on the season and 12-12 in the GNAC. The Wildcats will return to action for the GNAC quarterfinals. Their opponent, date and time have not yet been announced.
- Courtesy of Johnson & Wales University Sports Information