Crusaders
Pick up 20th Win of Season in Split with Aquinas
April
19, 2007
Site:
Grand Rapids, Mich. (Aquinas
Softball Field)
Scores: Aquinas 10, Madonna 2 (6
innings);
Madonna 7, Aquinas 4
Records: MU (20-11;
7-3 WHAC),
AC (19-13-1; 9-2-1 WHAC)
Next MU Event:
Friday, April 20
-- vs. Rochester (DH)
-- Madonna University Field,
4:00 p.m.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
--
The Madonna
softball team salvaged a split at league leading Aquinas Thursday afternoon.
The Saints (19-13-1, 9-2-1 WHAC) rolled over the Crusaders (20-11, 7-3 WHAC) in
six innings to win the opener. Madonna stormed back in the nightcap, using
a
Heather Richardson
(Plymouth, Mich./Canton HS) home run to claim a split with a 7-4
decision.
In the second game of the day, Madonna jumped out to a 4-0 lead over the
defending conference champs, capped off by a third inning home run off the bat
of
Caitlyn Sidor
(Livonia, Mich./Churchill HS).
However, the Saints scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning and pushed
across three more in the bottom of the sixth to knot the game at 4-4.
Richardson led off the seventh inning with a solo homer to centerfield to give
the Crusaders a one-run lead (5-4).
MU would add two more runs as
Danielle Richardson
(Lapeer, Mich./Lapeer West HS) singled home
Rachael Kethe
(Richmond, Mich./Richmond HS) and Richardson later scored on an RBI
single by
Mary Kate Setta
(Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea HS) to give the Crusaders a 7-4 lead.
Liz Ballinger
(St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS) picked up the win in the circle for
Madonna after pitching all seven innings and allowing four runs on 10 hits and
striking out four.
Alison Grant
(Carleton, Mich./Airport HS) led the Crusaders at the plate in game
two with a 3-for-3 performance and an RBI.
In the opening game of the doubleheader, both teams scored two runs in the first
inning, but Aquinas went on to score the next eight runs of the contest to end
the game in the sixth inning due to the eight-run rule.
Shannon Noder
(Lincoln Park, Mich./Lincoln Park HS) was saddled with the loss for
Madonna after surrendering 10 runs, six of which were earned, on 12 hits,
striking out four and walking three.
Aquinas' Alyssa Fleser earned the win after holding Madonna to just two runs on
four hits.
The Crusaders return to action Friday, April 20 at Madonna University Field in a
non-conference doubleheader against Rochester College. The doubleheader is
scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
