Saturday, April 21, 2001
TRINITY SOFTBALL SWEEPS KING’S
POINT IN DOUBLE HEADER
Hartford, Conn. - Sophomore right-hander Kristi McDermott (Barrington, R.I.) tossed a one-hit shutout to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 11-0 win in the first game and a sweep of the doubleheader against the visiting United States Merchant Marine Academy Mariners in softball action this afternoon. The Bantams won, 9-1, in the nightcap.
Trinity improves to 5-20 with its first doubleheader sweep of the season, while King's Point falls to 6-17. The Bantams jumped all over the Mariners in the first game with two runs in the first inning and nine in the second in the first game. Freshman right-hander Lauren McDowell (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.) picked up her first collegiate victory on the mound with a six-hitter in the second game. The Bantams scored in every inning but the third, forcing the game into an early end with five runs in the bottom of the sixth.
LINE SCORE
Game 1
| Team | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| King's Point | 6-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Trinity, Conn. | 4-20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
TC- Kristi McDermott and Clare Bullock.
KP- Sandra Short, Jean Jeffries (3) and Alison Martins.
WP: McDermott (4-11)
LP: Short (6-14)
OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS
TC- Kelly Kempner (East Amherst, N.Y.) two hits, Kathleen Cella (Williamstown, Mass.) two hits
LINE SCORE
Game 2
| Team | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| King's Point | 6-17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Trinity, Conn. | 5-20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
TC- Lauren McDowell and Clare Bullock.
KP- Jena Jeffries and Alison Martins.
WP- McDowell (1-9)
LP- Jeffries (0-3)
HR: TC- Laura Heath (1)
OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS
TC- Maureen Heneghan (Windsor Locks, Conn.) two hits, three runs, Tricia Mase (North Branford, Conn.) two hits, three steals