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Princeton Softball Drops Doubleheader
April 13, 2005 | Softball
April 13, 2005
Box Score
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Freshman Beth Dalmut recorded her second home run of the season this afternoon at 1895 Field, but it wasn't enough as Princeton dropped two games to Towson. The Tigers fell 5-2 in the first game, before slipping 4-3 in the second contest. Princeton's record slides to 25-12 on the season.
Dalmut recorded her second homer of the season as the lead off batter in the seventh inning and scored the final run for Princeton in game two.
The Tigers' first two runs came in the bottom of the fifth. Junior Erin Snyder hit a bouncing single up the middle to lead off. Two batters later, senior Ty Ries stepped to the plate with two outs and hit a lined double that bounced off the center field wall and drove in Snyder. On the throw to home from the left fielder trying to tag out Snyder, the catcher dropped the ball and Ries advanced home for the second run.
Princeton contained Towson in the seventh inning with an exciting double play in the infield. Freshman Lauren Bierman backhanded a high line drive then quickly fired at first base to catch the runner trying to get back. Snyder, stretching, caught the ball on the bounce in time to complete the double play and retire Towson.
Towson's first run of the game was a result of a wild pitch by freshman Kristen Schaus to Sam Schaukowitch in the third inning. Schaukowitch, then, hit a bomb to center field to give Towson a 2-0 lead. Towson scored its third run with a single to left field and a runner on third base. In the sixth inning, Towson hit scored its final run with another single to left field and a runner on. Schaus (9-6) allowed four runs off seven hits in the game, but collected eight strikeouts in the circle. Jessica Wides of Towson earned the win with three runs off five hits against her.
In game one, Princeton got on the board in the fourth inning after Ries took a wild pitch from Jessica Fisher. Towson's catcher lost the ball, giving Dalmut just enough time to run in from third base. Dalmut hit a lead off double to advance to base.
In the seventh inning the Tigers attempted to get a rally started, as sophomore Stephanie Steel hit another lead off double. Sophomore Tiffany Andras' single moved Steel to third and a sacrifice to right field by junior Cristina Cobb-Adams sent Steel in for the second run.
The scoring for Towson started in the second inning as Nina Navarro hit a homer over the left-center field wall with a runner on to score the first two runs of the game. Later in the third, Aimee Rosa sailed a long ball over the center field wall with a runner at second giving the Tigers of Towson a 4-0 advantage. Rosa hit another homer in the seventh to close out Towson's scoring.
Senior Melissa Finley (0-2) took the loss for the Tigers allowing two runs off four hits. Towson's Fisher earned the win from the mound, as she give up two runs on five hits.
Princeton continues action at 1895 Field this weekend with a doubleheader against Harvard on Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m.