March 20, 2005

Bloomsburg Softball Sweeps Past Columbia Union; Sheelin Fisher with Second No-Hitter

WASHINGTON, DC—The Bloomsburg University softball team swept two games from Columbia Union College on Sunday winning by scores of 16-0 and 21-0. Both games were called after five innings by the mercy rule.

Freshman pitcher Sheelin Fisher (Coplay/Allentown Central Catholic) threw her second no-hitter of the season as the Huskies won game two 21-0. Fisher walked just one and fanned 11 to earn the win. Fisher is now 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. She has also struck out 32 and walked just five in 15 innings of work.

The game two offense was supplied by Dee Wolfe (Milton/Milton) who went 2-2 with a homer, double and four RBI and Amanda Breon (Bellefonte/Bellefonte) who went 2-3 with a homer and three RBI. Wolfe's home run was a two-run shot in the second inning, while Breon added a three-run shot in the third.

In the opener, the Huskies won 16-0 with Jen Probst (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) tossing a three-hitter and striking out nine.

Leading the offense for Bloomsburg in the opener was Alyson Taylor (Jersey Shore/Jersey Shore) who went 4-4 with a double, homer and four RBI, while Breon was 2-2 with two RBI. Sara Roba (Emmaus/Emmaus) also added a two-run single in the first for the Huskies.

The Huskies, 15-1, will play at Felecian College on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

GAME ONE
Score by Innings                 R  H  E
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Bloomsburg..........    832 40– 16  14  0
Columbia Union ......   000 00–  0  3   3
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Bloomsburg                     IP  H  R ER BB SO  
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PROBST, Jen W................. 5.0 3  0  0  2  9   

Columbia Union	          IP  H  R ER BB SO  
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CRAFFNEY     ................. 4.1 14 16 10 5  1
KING         ................. 0.2  0  0  0 0  0  
  
Bloomsburg Top Hitters: Alyson Taylor, 4-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI;
Amanda Breon, 2-2, 2 RBI; Jess Snader, 1-2; Sara Roba, 2 RBI


GAME TWO
Score by Innings                 R  H  E
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Bloomsburg..........    424 704– 21 12 0
Columbia Union ......   000 00–  0  0  4
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Bloomsburg                     IP  H  R ER BB SO  
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FISHER, Sheelin  W............ 5.0 0  0  0 1  11   

COLUMBIA UNION	          IP  H  R ER BB SO  
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CRAFFNEY        ...............5.0 12 21 15 6  1
  
Bloomsburg Top Hitters: Tiff Corliss, 2-3, 2 RBI;
Dee Wolfe 2-2, HR, 2B, 4 RBI; Amanda Breon 2-3, HR, 3 RBI