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Franklin Pierce
Splits Season-Opener
FORT MYERS, FLA. (March 17, 2007) – The Franklin Pierce softball team earned a split decision in its opening doubleheader at the Gene Cusic Classic this evening. The Ravens opened the day with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over The College of Wooster in game one, before suffering a tough 10-2 setback to Bowdoin College in the nightcap. Franklin Pierce 5, Wooster 4 Franklin Pierce rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 5-4 victory over the College of Wooster in game one. Sophomore Elaine Matthews (Roslindale, Mass./Archbishop Williams) led the Franklin Pierce ten-hit attack with a 2-4 performance, including the game-winning, walk-off double, and four RBI. Junior Kate Surgen (Southampton, Mass./Hampshire Regional) was 3-4 with three singles and two runs scored, while sophomore Stephanie Howard (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) hit 2-3 with two doubles and two runs scored. Freshman Kylie Molinari (Meriden, Conn./Maloney) chipped in with a homerun (1) and one RBI in her first collegiate contest. Sophomore pitcher Courtney Jacobs (Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg) hurled a complete game, four-hitter for Franklin Pierce, yielding four runs (zero earned), with 12 strikeouts and three walks. Sophomore Katie Pifer (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) suffered the loss for Wooster, allowing five runs on ten hits in seven innings pitched. GAME STATISTICS AND BOX SCORE TO FOLLOW Bowdoin 10, Franklin Pierce 2
Bowdoin College rallied for five runs in the third and sixth innings to erase an early 1-0 deficit and claim its fifth straight victory. Freshman Kristen Tracy (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Walter Panas) led the Franklin Pierce offense, hitting 3-3 with one double, one homerun (1), and one RBI. Freshman Kylie Molinari finished 1-2 in the nightcap with a triple and one RBI, while classmate Jenna Hunt (Winchendon, Mass./Winthrop) and sophomore Kristen Scagliarini (Westfield, Mass./Springfield Tech.) chipped in with one hit apiece. Junior Becky Aalto (Hubbardston, Mass./Gardner) suffered the loss for Franklin Pierce, yielding five runs (zero earned), on three hits and three strikeouts over four innings of work. Freshman Ashley Stewart (Westmoreland, N.H./Monadnock) tossed two innings of relief for the Ravens, allowing five runs (one earned) on six hits. Freshman Julia Jacobs (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) earned the victory for Bowdoin, yielding two runs on eight hits over six innings of work. Franklin Pierce (1-1, 0-0 NE-10) will be in action again tomorrow as it faces Plymouth State College at 7 p.m. The College of Wooster (3-6, 0-0 NCAC) will face Bowdoin College (5-0, 0-0 NESCAC) tomorrow at 3 p.m. GAME STATISTICS AND BOX SCORE TO FOLLOW |
