Lehigh University
UMBC
Mountain Hawks split first two in Maryland
3/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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“Lisa (Sweeney) is throwing as well as ever, but we can’t take any at-bats off defensively,” said Lehigh head coach Fran Troyan. “We swung the bat better in the second game, but we need to understand that the first inning is just as important as any other.”
Sweeney continued her dominance in the pitchers circle, striking out ten Crusaders in seven innings to pick up her eighth win of the season, and helped prevent Lehigh from its first losing streak of the season. The junior right hander beat
The Mountain Hawks plated their only run in the first inning by taking advantage of the wildness of
Earlier in the day, Lehigh was held at bay by UMBC starter Ashley Gray, who went the distance of a five-hit shutout for her first win of the season. The Retrievers scored twice in the second inning on RBI singles from Lynn Pronobis and Lauren Brummell, and added a sixth inning solo home run from Amanda Fefel. The Mountain Hawks left nine runners on base, and threatened in the top of the seventh inning, putting runners at second and third with one out, but Potock popped out to shortstop and Sweeney flied out to right to end the game.
Sophomore Tiffany Curtis suffered the loss, allowing three runs on six hits in six innings, while striking out ten. She falls to 5-2 on the season.
The Mountain Hawks will continue play at the Maryland Spring Break Classic on Saturday, with games against Saint Peter’s at 9 a.m. and host No. 23 Maryland at 1 p.m.
