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Box Score 2 Bridgeport, Conn. (April 6, 2013) - The
Knights softball team visited the University of Bridgeport Purple
Knights for an East Coast Conference doubleheader. The Knights took
game one from UB 4-2, and fell in game two 5-2.
Game
One
It took a 4-run sixth inning by the Knights offense to come back
and beat the University of Bridgeport. Down 2-0 entering the
sixth, Knights centerfielder Melissa Natale rapped a leadoff double
to right field. Sara Schendel followed suit with a run-scoring
double to left, which plated the Knights first run of the game
against Bridgeport pitcher Jennine Walsh. With one out in the
sixth, Kaitlyn Crowley singled home Schendel to tie the game at
two. With Crowley off first and one out in the inning, Nicole
Pirretti drilled a two-run home run to left off Walsh (5-5) which
capped off the scoring and gave the Knights a 4-2 advantage.
Queens would not look back as game one starter Isabelle Yaroch
(Annandale, Va./Annandale) held Bridgeport scoreless the rest
of the way. She threw her 10th complete game of the
season and earned her fifth win. She struck out five batters
and didn't allow a walk in her start. She allowed two runs
(none earned) on five hits in the pitcher's circle.
The win boosted the Knights ECC record to 6-4.
Game
Two
Queens College was unable to get by the University of Bridgeport
in game two, falling to the Purple Knights 5-2. The Knights offense
came courtesy of a bases loaded wild pitch by Bridgeport's
game two starter Tiffany Irrera (5-6) in top of the fourth and a
sacrifice fly RBI by Sara Schendel, which drove in Kellie Zeitler
in the fifth.
In the pitcher's circle, Nicole Turato recorded her fourth
complete game of the season, going six innings in the contest.
Turato (3-7) allowed five runs (three earned), struck out five and
walked just two.
The Knights record in the ECC is now 6-5.
The Knights visit ECC opponent LIU Post on Tuesday April
9th in Brookville, N.Y. The first pitch of game one is
scheduled for 3 PM.
