April 20, 2011
Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY- In their final non-conference road affair of the 2011 season, the La Salle Explorers dropped both decisions of Wednesday afternoon's doubleheader to the Marist Red Foxes. Marist used only six innings to defeat the Explorers in both contests, winning by counts of 9-0 and 9-1 at the Softball Park at Gartland Athletic Field.
Offense was hard to come by in the commencing game for the Explorers in Wednesday's twin bill. Senior DJ Guinn notched La Salle's lone hit of the ballgame. Guinn had a base hit in each half of the two-game set, along with a walk in game two.
Though the Explorers were able to gather just one run in the back end of the doubleheader, sophomore Liz Reed got the Explorers on the board with her first home run of the season. Reed took a 3-1 pitch off Paige Lewis straight away into center field and over the fence.
Reed's second-longest hitting streak of the season was snapped earlier in the day, as she went 0-for-2 against Emily Osterhaus in the opening game. Reed took a free pass on a walk to lead off the game, helping her to reach base safely for the fifth consecutive game. In the second game of the two-game set, Reed went 2-for-2 off of Lewis. After a 2-for-4 afternoon with a walk, Reed has reached base in 13 of her last 14 games.
In the ensuing rematch, the Explorers managed to put the ball in play six times off of Lewis.
The Explorers generated the majority of their offense in the final two innings of game two, as they knocked four hits off of Lewis. Following Reed's home run, sophomore Heather Brabazon smacked a ball through the right side to earn herself a double. La Salle continued to get hits in the sixth when senior Laura Beth McCreesh and junior Tristan Musho had back-to-back hits after Guinn's walk, which helped load the bases.
La Salle (2-29, 0-10) will have little time for turnaround, as it is back in action on Thursday at West Campus Field for an Atlantic 10 Conference dual when the Dayton Flyers move into campus for a pair of games beginning at 3 PM.
For a complete preview of the Explorers matchup with the Dayton Flyers, continue reading.
La Salle Explorers (2-29, 0-10) vs. Dayton Flyers (15-22, 7-6)
Atlantic 10 Conference Game
When: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Where: West Campus Field (Philadelphia, PA)
Forecast: Sunny, 58 Degrees; Winds: (WNW) 18 MPH
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La Salle returns to West Campus Field for the second half of it’s lengthy home swing. After playing three straight games at home last week, the Explorers went to Marist yesterday for a non-conference midweek two-game set. The Explorers begin a six-game homestand
Thursday when they host the Dayton Flyers.
The Dayton Flyers come into Thursday’s twin bill at La Salle after sweeping a doubleheader from Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon at home. The Flyers are yet to lose two games to an Atlantic 10 opponent this season.
The Explorers are in search of their first conference win of the season today. Last time the Flyers came to West Campus Field, La Salle took the first game of the doublehader by a score of 7-1 back in 2009.
Lauren Nacke is Dayton’s leading hitter this season with a .388 batting average. On the year, through 37 games, she already has 13 home runs, making her the leader in the Atlantic 10. Kathleen Maloof has also contributed in a big way for the Flyers this season. Hitting .371, she has a team-high 43 hits on the season in 116 at-bats, inlcuding seven home runs.
Alysha Isaacson and Sarah Wedel combine for 13 of Dayton’s 15 wins this season. Isaacson is 9-9 with a 3.63 era through 27 appaearances. In 23 appearances, Wedel is posting a 3.83 era and a 4-5 record in 82.1 innings of work.
Senior Ali Shepherd holds La Salle’s highest batting average at .244. In 2011, Shepherd is tied with sophomore Liz Reed for the team-lead in hits with 21.
Reed has reached base safely in 13 of her last 14 games.
