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Elon (East Carolina Pirate Clash)
Softball Remains Undefeated And Claim Top-Seed
March 05, 2005 | Softball
March 5, 2005
Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Freshman Kristen Schaus records a no-hitter in her first collegiate game as the Princeton softball team claims a first-place seed in the finals of the East Carolina Pirate Clash. The Tigers defeated Elon 9-0 and knocked off, host, East Carolina 3-0. Princeton improves to 4-0 on the season. The Tigers got an early morning victory with a 9-0 shutout over Elon in five innings due to an enforced mercy rule. Schaus (1-0) earned the win at pitcher and recorded her first-collegiate victory with a dominating six strikeout, no-hit performance. Schaus becomes the 14th Tiger to record a no-hitter, and third current member of the squad behind pitchers Erin Snyder (2-0) and Calli Varner (1-0).
Junior Erin Snyder lead the offensive effort with three hits and five RBIs, including a fourth inning three-run homerun to deep center field. Junior Amanda Erickson added two hits and two RBIs, while timely hitting by the rest of the Princeton offense ended the game in the fifth inning.
The afternoon game between Princeton and East Carolina featured the only two undefeated teams in tournament action. The winner would gain possession of the first seed going into Sunday's single elimination finals. Princeton would get all the runs they needed in the bottom of the first, when senior Melissa Finley hit a homer off the first pitch to the centerfield fence and gained a two-run lead. Freshman Beth Dalmut added another run for the Tigers with a double to the right-center gap in the second inning. Catcher Ty Reis's sacrifice bunt moved Dalmut to third base and freshman Lauren Bierman drove in Dalmut to record her second RBI of the day.
Snyder picked up the win for the Tigers, giving up no runs on four hits and added eight strikeouts. Princeton is the only team that remains unbeaten in the tournament and has held its opponents scoreless, while earning three homeruns in four contests. The top-seeded Tigers advance to Sunday's single elimination round with hopes to continue their offensive dominance. Princeton will face eighth-seeded Elon at 11 a.m.