2002 GENE CUSIC CLASSIC
FP
Wins a Pair in Day Three of Tournament
Ravens defeat SUNY-Brockport 1-0, then go on to beat Dordt College 5-1

Junior tri-captain Carolyn Hall scored FPC's gamewinning run in the 1-0 win over SUNY-Brockport

FT. MYERS, FLA. (March 18, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University
softball team picked up a pair of wins defeating SUNY-Brockport 1-0 and Dordt College 5-1 in non-conference action at the 2002 Gene Cusic Classic this evening. The win marks the Ravens third straight victory in two days.

Sophomore Kalene Wotton (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont) was exceptional from the mound as she pitched a four-hit shutout and struck out five batters in her second start of the season for the win.

Carolyn Hall (Whitman, Mass./Whitman-Hanson) secured to what proved to be the gamewinning run in the bottom of the first as she scored on a wild pitch.

SUNY-Brockport's Nanci Beanan was the hardluck loser as she allowed five hits, struck out two and walked two.

 

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
SUNY-Brockport	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
FPC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2

Battery
SUNY Brockport: Nancy Beaman and Christine Atti
FPC: Kalene Wotton (1-1) and Julie Haight

The Ravens completed their sweep of this evening's games with a 5-1 win over Dordt College.

FP
broke open the scoring early, taking a one run lead in the top of the first. Dordt was able to hold off the Ravens until the third inning, when six consecutive bunts led to four FP
runs.

Hall hit one-for-two and scored two runs, while newcomer Sonja Johnson (Ashby, Mass./North Middlesex Regional) went one-for-four and scored a run and drove in an RBI in the win.

Freshman Amy Torla (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) earned her first win of the season, as she allowed one earned run on four hits, struck out two and walked one. Dordt's Ashley Schuller allowed three earned runs on six hits, struck out seven and walked two in six innings for the loss.

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

Battery
FPC: Amy Torla (1-1) and Julie Haight
Dordt: Ashley Schuller, Denise Noorman (7th) and Alison Feekes

FP
(3-2) continues play at the 2002 Gene Cusic Classic tomorrow, when it faces Plymouth State College at 9 a.m. followed by a matchup with Grand View College at 11 a.m.