Mazza Singles Home Winning Run Over Spartans
4/21/2008
Mazza Singles Home Winning Run Over Spartans
Bronxville, NY - Junior Alex Mazza (Bronx, NY) singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning in game one against the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College 2-1 yesterday at Clipper Softball Field in Bronxville, NY. The Clippers also won game two in extra innings, a 5-4 comeback win in 9 innings.
Mazza had 2 hits and an RBI in the first game. Junior Julie Walsh (Bellerose, NY) finished the doubleheader with 4 hits, 3 RBI and also scored 3 runs. Freshman Jaime Lorenzo (Eastchester, NY) finished game two with 3 hits and 2 RBI and Dena Frederick (White Plains, NY) combined for 3 hits and an RBI. Lorenzo drove in the winning run in the 9th inning in the second game with a single up the middle.
Freshman Jillian Maselli (Bellmore, NY) pitched 8 innings in the first game, allowing just 4 hits and 1 earned run with 5 strikeouts. Maselli improves to 4-7 overall this season. Freshman Alexa Rosella (Howard Beach, NY) was on the mound in the second game. Rosella threw for 9 innings and allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs with 4 strikeouts. Rosella improves to 2-2 on the season.
The Clippers improve to 9-19 overall and 5-13 in the East Coast Conference. The Spartans fall to 15-23 overall and 6-10 in the East Coast Conference.
The Clippers will conclude the 2007-2008 season on Tuesday, April 22nd as they will host the Panthers of Adelphi University in ECC action. The first game of the doubleheader will begin at 3:00 PM.
