FP
Splits Two Games with New Haven
FP
falls 2-1 in game one, wins 2-1 in game two

NEW HAVEN, CONN. (March 29, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University
softball team dropped a 2-1 decision in game one and then defeated the University of New Haven, 2-1, in game two of a double header in non-conference action this evening.

In game one, both teams were held scoreless until FP
got on the board in the sixth inning. Junior Carolyn Hall (Whitman, Mass./Whitman-Hanson) singled in freshman Brooke McGovern (Taunton, Mass./Coyle Cassidy) to help the Ravens take the one run advantage.

The Chargers answered in the bottom of the sixth when Diana York smacked a double and drove in teammate Jennifer Green to knot the score 1-1. York would later score what proved to be the game-winning run when Kristin Boken singled in York to make the final -- New Haven 2, FP
1.

Hall went two-for-two, including a double, and drove in one run. Boken allowed only one earned run on three hits, struck out three and walked one in seven innings of work for the win.

FP
sophomore Kalene Wotton (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont Regional) allowed two earned runs on seven hits, struck out two and walked one in the loss.

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
FPC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
New Haven	0	0	0	0	0	2	x	2	7	0

Battery:
FPC: Kalene Wotton and Julie Haight
UNH: Kristin Boken and Courtney Raymond

WP: Boken (5-4)
LP: Wotton (2-3)

FP
followed up the loss with a 2-1 win in game two of the twin bill.

The Chargers drew first blood in the bottom of the second when Beth Troupe singled and brought Boken home to take the one run lead.

The Ravens tied things up in the top of the fourth when freshman Kayla Desjardins (Plainfield, Conn./Plainfield) doubled and drove in Hall to make the score 1-1.

The game-winning run in the top of the sixth when Michelle Derochers (Billerica, Mass./Billerica) drove in Hall for the 2-1 victory.

Desjardins hit 2-3 and recorded an RBI, while Hall hit 1-3 with two runs scored.

Freshman hurler, Amy Torla (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill), improved to 3-1 as she allowed just one earned run on seven hits, struck out two and walked one for the win. Boken allowed one earned run on five hits, struck out three and walked none despite the loss.

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

Battery
FPC: Amy Torla and Julie Haight
UNH: Kristin Boken and Courtney Raymond
WP: Torla (3-1)
LP: Boken (5-5)

FP
(6-5-1) opens up the Northeast-10 Conference season on Thursday, April 4 when it hosts Bryant College for a League matchup at 4 p.m.