Assumption Posts Back to Back Shutout Victories over FP

Greyhounds win 1-0 in game one, 4-0 in game two

WORCESTER, MASS. (April 11, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University
softball team suffered two shutout losses to Assumption College in Northeast-10 doubleheader action at Marois Field this afternoon.

Senior Laurie Delgrego smacked the game-winning RBI single in the bottom eighth to seal the 1-0 victory for the Greyhounds. Assumption's Justine Roy added a pair of hits in the win.

FP
freshman Jessica Heaney (Greenport, N.Y./Greenport) led the Ravens offense hitting three-for-two, including a double.

Assumption's Stephanie Essenburg allowed just one hit, struck out two and walked one in just over one inning of work for the win. FP
hurler, Kalene Wotton (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont Regional), allowed one earned run on eight hits, struck out three and walked none despite the loss.

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
FPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
AC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	1

Battery
FPC: Kalene Wotton and Julie Haight
AC: Melissa Fallon, Stephanie Essenburg (7th) and Bridget Dean.

WP: Essenburg (7-4)
LP: Wotton (3-4)

The Greyhounds completed the sweep of the afternoon doubleheader with a 4-0 shutout over the Ravens.

Delgreco hit 4-4 with a run scored, while Meghan Savage and Aislinn Friary each hit 1-3 with an RBI. Bridget Dean also went 1-3 with a run scored and an RBI.

FPC's Sonja Johnson (Ashby, Mass./North Middlesex Regional) and Quinn Tremblay (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont) both batted 2-3.

Essenburg earned her second win of the afternoon, as she allowed no runs, scattered six hits, struck out two batters and walked none in seven innings of work. Freshman Amy Torla (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) allowed two earned runs on 13 hits, struck out two and walked one in six innings of work for the loss.

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
FPC	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	5	2
AC	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	13	1

Battery
FPC: Amy Torla and Julie Haight
AC: Stephanie Essenburg and Bridget Dean.

WP: Essenburg (8-4)
LP: Torla (3-2)

FP
(7-9-1, 1-4 NE-10) returns to action on Thursday, April 11, when it hosts Saint Michael's College in a Northeast-10 Conference matchup at Noon. Assumption (12-12, 2-5 NE-10) next hosts LIU-C.W. Post in a non-conference matchup at 1p.m.