April 9, 2004
BOX SCORE
SALEM, Va. – Longwood University shutout West Liberty (W.Va.) 1-0 Friday afternoon, during the Lancers first game of the West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament in nearby Salem. Longwood has now won 11 of the last 12 games played and improve to 30-11 on the season, while the Hilltoppers drop to 25-9 overall. The victory also marks Head Coach Kathy Riley’s third-straight, 30-win season. The Lances were scheduled to continue pool-play at the event, taking on Wheeling Jesuit at 3 p.m. followed by Alderson-Broaddus at 5 p.m.
Against West Liberty, senior Heather Williams/Brookneal (Appomattox) got two of the Lancers four hits in the game, including the game-winning RBI-single in the fourth inning to secure the shutout. Williams finished the game a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate, while freshman Courtney “Pepper” Wilson/Mechanicsville (Lee-Davis) provided one hit in two at-bats. Sophomore Mallory Gordon/Powhatan (Powhatan) rounded out the Lancer offense with a hit of her own.
Freshman Abbey Welch/LaPlata, Md. (McDonough) (16-4) earned the win on the mound, hurling her 14th complete-game this spring (7.0 IP). Welch limited the Hilltoppers to just two hits, while throwing 10 strikeouts.
