Junior tri-captain Julie Haight totaled three RBIs in FPC's doubleheader against Bowdoin and Mount Holyoke

2002 GENE CUSIC CLASSIC
Ravens fall to Bowdoin, 7-2, then come back to notch 6-0 win over Mount Holyoke

FT. MYERS, FLA. (March 17, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University
softball team suffered a 7-2 loss to Bowdoin College in their first game of the morning, but rebounded to notch a 6-0 win over Mount Holyoke at the 2002 Gene Cusic Classic.

Bowdoin jumped out to the early 3-0 lead by the second inning, but the Ravens attempted to close the gap when Carolyn Hall (Whitman, Mass./Whitman-Hanson) scored on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the third.

Bowdoin scored a pair of runs in the fourth to take a commanding 5-1 lead, but finished off the Ravens for good when a two-run homer in the fifth inning put the Bears up 7-1 heading into the seventh.

Hall smacked two-for-four, including a triple, and scored two runs for the Ravens, while junior Julie Haight (Fort Montgomery, N.Y./O'Neill) recorded an RBI single.

Newcomer Amy Torla (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) struck out three batters, walked none and allowed five earned runs on seven hits for the loss.

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Bowdoin	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	7	7	2
FPC	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	2

Battery
Bowdoin: Poulin and Sheridan
FPC: Amy Torla (0-1) and Julie Haight
HR: Swedock (1); Bowdoin

The Ravens came back from the early morning loss to secure a 6-0 shutout of Mount Holyoke College.

Freshman Courtney Lemoie (Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln) was outstanding in her collegiate debut, as she allowed six hits, struck out six batters and walked one for the win.

Freshman Mary Reade (Groveland, Mass./Pentuckett Reg.) hit two-for-three, stole one base and scored a run to lead the Ravens. Haight went one-for-three, drove in two RBIs and scored a run in the win.

Mount Holyoke's Carrie Warner allowed four earned runs on five hits, struck out three and walked six for the loss.

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mount Holyoke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
FPC	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	5	3

Battery
Mount Holyoke: Carrie Warner (1-2) and Laura Chandra
FPC: Courtney Lemoie (1-0) and Carolyn Hall

FP
(1-2) continues play at the 2002 Gene Cusic Classic tomorrow, when it faces SUNY-Brockport at 4 p.m. followed by a matchup with Dordt College at 6 p.m.