PLEASANTVILLE, NY – The University of New Haven Chargers were swept in Friday's doubleheader on the road against the Pace Setters.
GAME ONE:
The Chargers offense was shut down by Gisselle Garcia, who tossed seven no-hit innings in the Setters 5-0 win.
The Setters struck three times in the first inning and twice more in the sixth inning resulting in the 5-0 final.
Allison Murai (Sammamish, WA/Skyline High School) worked a walk in the top of the sixth inning, the Chargers only baserunner of the day. She advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by
Lucia Ceccarelli (Griswold, Conn./Griswold) but was stranded there after a pop out ended the inning.
Breanna Kinney (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka) was hit with the loss after lasting four innings. She surrendered three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out one.
Katie Rhodes (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) came in in relief and also allowed a pair of earned runs.
Garcia struck out ten in her seven innings.
GAME TWO:
Neither team got on the board until Pace pushed a run across in the bottom of the fourth off of
Skylar Griffin (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur).
The Setters would find their groove in the bottom of the sixth, scoring six times to go up 7-0.
New Haven got hits from
Stephanie Smith (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Catholic),
Olivia Roberto (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun),
Marzia Johnson (Branford, Conn./Branford), and Murai in game two.
UP NEXT:
The Chargers are back on the road on Monday, visiting Southern New Hampshire to finish off the doubleheader from Tuesday. Game one will resume at 3:00 P.M. with the score currently tied 1-1 in the 10th inning. Game two will follow.