March 28, 2010

BOX SCORE

CONWAY, S.C. - The Longwood University softball team bounced back with an 11-0 win over Siena College on Sunday morning at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in Conway, South Carolina. Junior Briana Wells/Romoland, Calif. (Paloma Valley) pitched a five-inning no-hitter with one strikeout in the win. Junior Kami Nuckols/Glen Allen (Patrick Henry) extended her hitting streak to 19 games after going 4-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Longwood (22-10) returns to action on Wednesday, March 31, when they host a doubleheader against in-state rival Radford University at 3 p.m. at Lancer Field in Farmville.

Sophomore Ashley Kramer/Ashburn (Broad Run) (1-1, HR, 4 RBI) gave Longwood the early lead as she hit a grand slam in the first inning that scored seniors Amy Betterton/Rocky Mount (Franklin County) and Camille Ketsdever/Irvine, Calif. (Irvine) and freshman Brooke Short/Altavista (Altavista) (1-2). The Lancers added two more runs in the second inning, the first when junior Brittany Matthews/Farmville (Prince Edward) (1-3, 2B, 2 RBI) scored on a triple by Nuckols (4-4, 2 RBI). Nuckols would score when junior Maggie Margadonna/Sea Girt, N.J. (Wall Township) hit a sacrifice fly to left field, giving Longwood a 6-0 lead after two innings. The Lancers continued to score in the third inning when freshman Jordan Cox/Springfield (Robert E. Lee) (1-1, 2R) scored on a groundout by junior Nichole Simmons/Chesapeake (Hickory). Junior Tricia Nelson/Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield Central) (1-1) scored on a wild pitch to put Longwood ahead 8-0 after three innings. Longwood scored three more runs in the fifth inning, the first two on a double by Matthews that scored Nelson and Cox. Nuckols followed with an RBI single up the middle that scored Matthews and put Longwood ahead 11-0.

Wells (18-5) faced the minimum 15 batters in the no-hit win. She allowed just one baserunner who reached on an error. Wells had one strikeout and forced nine groundouts. Only one ball left the infield as there were three popups and one flyout to left field.

Amanda Filippazzo (1-10) received the loss for Siena (3-17) after giving up eight runs, five earned, on five hits with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.