MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Apr. 2, 2010) – In unseasonably warm weather, the Saint Francis softball team suffered two losses against Northeast Conference rival Robert Morris in a twin bill at the North Athletic Complex. In the first game, RMU earned a 3-0 triumph, and emerged victorious with a 7-1 win in the second contest.
Strong pitching fueled the Colonials as Alexa Bryson and Annie Dubovec teamed up for back-to-back wins. In the opening game, Bryson earned her first shutout of the 2010 campaign as she struck out 13 batters. Later in the afternoon, Dubovec allowed just one unearned run as she retired six in her third win of the year.
The Red Flash fell to 9-22 overall, and 1-5 in the Northeast Conference this season. They will return to action next weekend at Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac.
Saint Francis had four hits in the 3-0 Game 1 loss vs. the Colonials. Sophomore Courtney Francis (Jefferson, Ohio/Jefferson Area) (Jefferson, Ohio / Jefferson Area) had two hits, including a double, while junior Raquel Rugani (Montour, PA/Montour) (McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour) and sophomore Katie McMellen (Kingsville, OH /Edgewood) (Kingsville, Ohio / Edgewood) each had singles. Sophomore Megan Layne (Vallejo, Calif./Rodriguez) (Vallejo, Calif. / Rodriguez) pitched 6.0 strong innings, giving up three runs on 10 hits, while striking out four and walking two.
Robert Morris scored three runs in the second inning, one in the fourth and three more in the sixth to pull out the 7-1 win in Game 2. The Red Flash earned their lone run of the day in the top of the sixth to make the score 4-1, still in favor of the Colonials. However, Robert Morris would immediately answer with three more tallies in the bottom of the sixth to ultimately prevail, 7-.1
Senior Stephanie Griffin (Dupont, PA /Pittston Area ) (Dupont, Pa. / Pittston Area), senior Christina Aulbach (York, PA /Dallastown Area) (York, Pa. / Dallastown Area) and freshman Karlie Miller (Wildomar, Calif. / Temescal Canyon) all had singles in the game for SFU.
Freshman Danielle DeDomenico (Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill West) scored SFU's only run.
