Saturday, March
3, 2007
AASU
SOFTBALL SWEEPS
SAVANNAH, Ga. --- Natalie
Vogler's three-run walk-off homer to left field in the bottom of the seventh
inning of game two gave the Armstrong Atlantic State softball squad the doubleheader
sweep of Tusculum College on Saturday afternoon at Pirate Softball Field.
The Pioneers (8-5)
got on the board first with an RBI double from sophomore Makenzie Loy in the top of the first inning. AASU (8-2)
answered back in the bottom of the fourth with homer from senior Vanessa Becerra.
The Pirates tied
the game 2-2 with an RBI double from sophomore Jessica Strong in the bottom of the sixth inning. Armstrong
Atlantic then put two runners on base in the bottom of the seventh inning when
freshman Tori Richter reached on an error and advanced to second on a single
off the bat of junior Kari Marsico. Vogler then tagged the ball over the left
field fence for her first home run of the season and the 5-2, victory.
Holli Cadenhead hurled seven innings giving up 12 hits
and five runs, while striking out two in the loss for
In the first
game, the Pirates busted out two runs in the second inning, two in the third
inning and two in the fourth inning to cruise to the 7-3 win. Amanda Vickers put AASU on the
scoreboard first with a two run shot to right field in the bottom of the
second, while Nicole Huddleston added a two run homer of her own in the bottom
of the third to eventually give Armstrong Atlantic State the win.
Freshman Jessica Waters (4-2) earned the win in
the first game, hurling six innings and giving up five hits, three runs and
striking out five while sophomore Pam
Bykowski picked up her first save of the season in relief for Waters in
game one. Senior Megan DuBois picked
up the loss for the Pioneers in game one, hurling five innings giving up eight
hits and seven runs while striking out six.
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