Tuesday, April 29, 2003

TRINITY SWEEPS SOFTBALL
SEASON FINALE AT WESLEYAN

Middletown, Conn. – Freshman right-hander Victoria Moshier (Old Saybrook, Conn.) pitched an eight-hit complete game in the first game and tossed four innings of relief to pickup her second win of the day in the nightcap to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 4/15-2/5 sweep of the Wesleyan University Cardinals in the softball season finale for both teams this afternoon.  Trinity finishes the season with an 8-21-1 record and the Cardinals close up at 7-22.

Moshier surrendered an unearned run in the top of the first inning of the first game, and just one more run the rest of the way in a 4-2 Bantam triumph.  Trinity went ahead, 2-1, in the third frame when sophomore Marion-Anna Protano (Manalapan, N.J.) singled and was tripled home by senior co-captain Laura Heath (Windsor, Conn.) who was then singled in by Bantam freshman Laura Watson (Carlisle, Mass.)

After Wesleyan tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning, Trinity went back ahead on a single by Heath, and RBI triple by senior Susan Kelly (Milford, Mass.), and an RBI single by freshman Alexandra Costello (Andover, Mass.).

In the second game, Wesleyan began the slugfest with a three-run first inning, but the Bantams tacked on four runs in both the third and fourth frames and erupted for seven runs in the fifth to end the game on the eight-run mercy rule.  Watson paced the Bantam offense, going 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Costello and senior co-captain Maureen Heneghan (Windsor Locks, Conn.), and freshman Lindsey Freeman (Lancaster, Mass.) collected three hits apiece.  Moshier allowed two runs and seven hits with three strikeouts to earn the win in relief.

Game 1

Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Trinity, Conn. (7-21-1) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 12 1
Wesleyan (7-21) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2

BATTERY
TC- Victoria Moshier and Sarah Hoyle.
W- Lindsay Wasserman and Lauren Kunzik

WP: Moshier (4-9)
LP: Wasserman (3-15)

Offensive Highlights      
TC- Laura Heath – three hits, two triples, Susan Kelly – three hits, triple, Melissa Meza – two hits
W- Jennifer Wasserman – two hits, Melissa Courtemanche – two hits

Game 2          

Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Trinity (8-21-1) 0 0 4 4 7 X X 15 20 0
Wesleyan (7-22) 3 0 0 2 0 X X 5 11 4

BATTERY
TC- Sarah Churchill, Moshier (2) and Sarah Hoyle.
W- Jennifer Wasserman, Lindsay Wasserman (4) and Ashley Cecchinato.

WP: Moshier (5-9)
LP: J. Wasserman (4-7)

Offensive Highlights      
TC- Laura Watson – four hits, two runs, two RBI, Alexandra Costello – three hits, two RBI, double, Maureen Heneghan – three hits, two runs, Lindsay Freeman – three hits, two runs, Laura Heath – two hits, three runs, two RBI, double, Melissa Meza – two hits, two runs, Marion-Anna Prorano – three RBI, double
W- Jennifer Wasserman – two hits, double, triple, Diana Garcia – two hits, double, Susan Frost – two hits, Rose Ferrari – two hits, double, Ashley Cecchinato – two hits