Madonna
Rolls to Fifth Straight Win in Doubleheader Sweep
March 20, 2007
Site:
Spring Arbor, Mich. (Cougar Field)
Scores: Madonna 4, Spring Arbor
1;
Madonna 11, Spring Arbor 3 (5
innings)
Records: MU (13-6),
SAU (3-13)
Next MU Event:
Friday, Mar. 23
-- at MCC/WHAC Challenge (Marion, Ind.
-- Indiana Wesleyan),
9:00 a.m.
SPRING ARBOR, Mich.
--
The Madonna softball team picked up their fifth consecutive victory
after earning a doubleheader sweep over Spring Arbor Tuesday
afternoon. Madonna (13-6) won game one 4-1 and then defeated
the Cougars (3-13) 11-3 in five innings to claim the nightcap.
Shannon Noder
(Lincoln Park, Mich./Lincoln Park HS) picked up the win
in game one after tossing a complete game, while scattering four
hits and allowing just one run, a solo homer in the second inning.
Stephanie Day
(Livonia, Mich./Ladywood HS),
Heather Richardson
(Plymouth, Mich./Canton HS) and
Caitlyn Sidor
(Livonia, Mich./Churchill HS) led the Crusaders
offensive attack with two hits each.
Sidor and Richardson each recorded a double and Sidor led MU
with two RBI in the win.
In game two Liz Ballinger
(St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS) picked up her seventh
win of the season after allowing five hits and three runs in a
complete game effort.
Richardson again led the Crusaders at the plate with a 3-for-4
performance with a double, a home run and four RBI.
Day, Sidor, Tedi Johnston
(New Boston, Mich./Huron HS) and
Hannah Godfrey (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Mott HS)
all racked up two hits to help the MU offensive attack.
Freshman infielder Britney Scero
(Canton, Mich./Canton HS) continued her assault on
opposing pitchers by recording a hit in each game to stretch her
hitting streak to 18 games.
Madonna will return to diamond on Friday, March 23 at the MCC/WHAC
Challenge in Marion, Indiana. The Crusaders will play three
games against MCC foes on Friday, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
