March 7, 2005

Bloomsburg Routs Winston-Salem in Softball on Monday

WINSTON-SALEM, NC—The Bloomsburg University softball team ran its season record to 4-0 with a sweep of a doubleheader with Winston-Salem State on Monday. The Huskies won by scores of 12-0 (5 in) and 12-2 (5 in).

Laurel Koster
Laurel Koster

In the opener, freshman pitcher Ashley Lynn (Riverside/Danville) tossed a one-hitter while striking out nine to lead Bloomsburg to the win. Offensively, the Huskies put the game away with a five-run second inning highlighted by a grand slam off the bat of senior Laurel Koster (Whitney Point, NY/Cicero North Syracuse). Amanda Breon (Bellefonte/Bellefonte) also drove in two runs in the game with a double in a five-run fourth inning.

Dee Wolfe
Dee Wolfe

In game two, the Huskies were leading 6-2 heading into the fifth inning when they put the game out of reach by scoring six times. Tiff Corliss (Lewisburg/Lewisburg) led off the inning with a homer to make it 7-2. Jill Homyak (Lehighton/Marian Catholic) would then single and later scored on a passed ball to make it 8-2. Then with one out and the bases loaded, Dee Wolfe (Milton/Milton) hit a grand slam for a 12-2 lead.

Jen Probst (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) started for the Huskies and earned the win, while Sheelin Fisher Coplay/Allentown Central Catholic) pitched the final two innings. Probst struckout four in her three innings, while Fisher fanned four in two innings.

Winston-Salem falls to 0-8 with the losses.

Bloomsburg will visit Lenoir-Rhyne College on Tuesday for a twinbill starting at 1 p.m.

GAME ONE
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Bloomsburg Universit 015 51 - 12  6  1
Winston-Salem State. 000 00 -  0  1  1
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E - ZARSKI, K.; LANGLEY,S.. LOB - WSSU 2. 2B - BREON, A.; TAYLOR, A.. HR -
KOSTER, L.. SH - MCDANIEL, S.. SF - WOLFE, D.. SB - WOLFE, D.; TAYLOR, A.;
KOVELESKI, K 2. CS - KOSTER, L..

Bloomsburg Universit   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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LYNN, Ashley........  5.0  1  0  0  1  9 16 17

Winston-Salem State    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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DAVIS,Shannon.......  5.0  6 12 12  6  0 19 27

Top Hitters Bloomsburg: Alyson Taylor, 2-2, 2B; Laurel Koster 1-2, HR, 4 RBI, Amanda Breon, 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI

Top Hitter Winston-Salem: L'Tisha Bell 1-1

GAME TWO
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Bloomsburg Universit 220 26 - 12  7  1
Winston-Salem State. 002 00 -  2  2  0
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E - WOLFE, D.. LOB - BLOOMSBURG 4; WSSU 4. HR - WOLFE, D.; CORLISS, T.. HBP
- SIDISKY, K.; JONES,J.. SH - BELL,L.. SF - BREON, A.; KOSTER, L.. SB -
ROSIN, J.; ZARSKI, K. 3; HOMYAK, J.; SIDISKY, K. 2; BELL,L..

Bloomsburg Universit   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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PROBST, Jen.........  3.0  2  2  2  1  6 12 14
FISHER, Sheelin.....  2.0  0  0  0  1  4  5  7

Winston-Salem State    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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HAWKINS,SaRhonda....  0.2  0  2  2  3  0  1  5
DAVIS,Shannon.......  4.1  7 10 10  5  1 19 26

Win - PROBST, J. (1-0).  Loss - HAWKINS,S. (0-6).  Save - None.
WP - DAVIS,S. 2; HAWKINS,S. 2. HBP - by PROBST, J. (JONES,J.); by DAVIS,S.
(SIDISKY, K.). PB - CORLISS, T.; DAVIS,S.; HAWKINS,S. 5.

Top Hitters Bloomsburg: Dee Wolfe, 2-2, HR, 5 RBI; Tiff Corliss 1-2, RBI; Kelly Zarski 1-1, RBI

Top Hitter Winston-Salem: L'Tisha Bell 1-2, RBI