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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Mercer
Softballers Deal Mercer Two ''Ls'', 5-0 and 4-1
March 21, 2002 | Softball
March 21, 2002
Final Stats
Macon, Ga. - Kim Veenstra leadoff the second inning with a solo shot over the left centerfield fence to put the Tigers up 1-0 against Mercer. Princeton went on to beat the Bears 5-0 in the first game of the double header. Later in the day the Tigers defeated the Bears 4-1. Princeton improves to 8-8 on the season while Mercer falls to 13-17.
Kristen Del Calvo's two-out double in the third inning, scored Wendy Bingham. On the next pitch, Veenstra singled into centerfield and scored Del Calvo. Veenstra score when Becky Nemec singled into right field as the Tigers posted three runs in the third inning to increase the lead to 4-0.
Del Calvo crushed the ball over the centerfield fence in the fifth inning for her fifth homerun of the season and increased the score to 5-0. Lauren Palmer singled and Melissa Finley walked to put Tiger runners at first and second with no outs to lead off the top of the sixth yet Princeton was unable to generate any runs in the inning. Finley was the winning pitcher of the game, moving to 2-2 on the season. Finley picked up her first collegiate shutout, allowing only six hits and walking only one Bear batter.
The Tigers started posting runs early in the nightcap when Jen Neil scored from second on a first inning single off the bat of Del Calvo . An inning later, Finley, Sarah Jane White and Mackenzie Forsythe all singled to load the bases. Neil picked up two RBIs driving in White and Forsythe to increase the score to 3-0.
Finley smashed a ball to deep centerfield that bounced on and over the yellow banner on top of the fence for her third homerun of the season, moving the score to 4-0.
The Bears' Katie Bissel scored in the bottom of the sixth but that would be all the runs that Mercer would post today.
Sarah Jane White picked up her first victory of the season, striking out four batters and giving up seven hits. Tomorrow marks the first day of the Buzz Classic. The Tigers are schedule to face Ohio State at 3:00 p.m. and Central Florida at 6:00 p.m.
"It was a great overall team effort including two strong performances by Finley and White on the mound," says head coach Maureen Davies. "Things are starting to come together for us, both offensively and defensively, which is a great way to go into this weekend's tournament."