SETTERS SPLIT WITH QUEENS
BRIARCLIFF, NY - The Pace University softball split their final doubleheader of the 2006 season against Queens College in a non-conference twinbill on the Briarcliff campus of Pace University. The Knights of Queens College took the first game, 6-4, before the Setters took the second half of the double-dip, 2-1, scoring in their last at-bats to break a 1-1 tie. Pace finishes the year at 19-28-1 overall while Queens goes to 23-18.
In the first game, Queens' Patti Cronin (Islip Terrance, NY) singled with one out in the 1st inning. Jessica Paparella (Deer Park, NY) helped her own cause with a two-run homerun to left field to give Queens a 2-0 lead. They would tack on another three runs in the top of the 2nd when Jay Henck (Long Beach, NY) singled in two runs and Jessica Hicks (West Babylon, NY) doubled home Erin Lynch (Lindenhurst, NY) to give Queens a 5-0 lead after two innings.
The Setters would score twice in the bottom half of the 2nd when Kelly Kinyon (Levittown, PA/Truman) doubled to start the inning and freshman Tricia Alluto (Matawan, NJ/Matawan Regional) singled. Carolyn Krause (Staten Island, NY/Tottenville) singled left field, driving home Kinyon and Christina Pane (Stony Point, NY/Cardinal Spellman) hit a sacrifice fly that scored Julia Hunt (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) who was pinch running for Alluto.
After Queens tagged the Setters for a run in the top of the 3rd, Pace would score one run in the 4th when Alluto led off the inning with a triple and then scored on a sacrifice fly by DJ Ketchel (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic). Ketchel would drive in the Setters' 4th and final run of the game in the 6th, scoring Sheila Mercado (Greeley, CO/Greeley West).
For the game, Alluto was 3-for-3 with a run scored, missing the cycle by a homerun. Hunt took the loss for Pace to drop to 5-15 on the year after allowing five runs on four hits over two innings. Freshman Kim Troiano (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) pitched five strong innings, giving up one run on four hits. Paparella picked up the win for Queens as she allowed four runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 to improve to 1-1 on the season.
In the second game, Pace starter Kiryl Shada (Pleasant Prairie, WI/Tremper) held Queens hitless until the 6th inning when the Knights managed to manufacture a run. Cronin doubled down the right field line and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Paparella dropped down a bunt, and Shada was able to get the ball to Alluto in time at the plate to retire Cronin. Lucy Oswald (Flushing, NY) doubled to left field, moving Paparella to third. Lynch then followed with a single up the middle, scoring Sue Hurley (Far Rockaway, NY), who was running for Paparella, with the game's first run.
In the bottom half of the inning, Krause reached on a single to start the inning but was retired at third on a ground ball by Michelle Brigham (Unionville, NY/Minisink Valley). In between, Kinyon reached on a fielding error by the third baseman. After Krause was retired, Alluto came up big once again, driving a single to left field to score Kinyon from second with the tying run.
In the Setters' 7th, freshman Patti Hurley (Assonet, MA/Apponequet) doubled to right center to start the inning. Ketchel followed with asingle to right, moving Hurley to third. Jessica Bryant (Brownstone, IN/Brownstone) then hit a hard groundball to second base, reaching on the play, as the throw to the plate was not in time allowing Hurley to score the winning run.
Overall, Alluto was 2-for-3 with a RBI in the second game, while
Bryant was 2-for-2. Shada picked up the win to improve to 9-5
on the season after allowing one run on three hits while striking
out seven over seven innings. For Queens, Victoria Forsythe
(Massapequa Park, NY) took the loss to drop to 10-10 on the season.