Hampton University
6-14
UMBC
11-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| Hampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
3.16.16 | Softball
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That win snapped a six-game skid for the Lady Pirates (7-14).
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The first four innings of the second game were scoreless, before the Retrievers got on the board in the top of the fifth inning. The inning began with a hit-by-pitch, and Bridget O'Malley drove in UMBC's lone run with an infield single that brought home pinch runner Haley DeLany.
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But the Lady Pirates responded in a big way in the bottom of the fifth, pushing across seven runs. The inning started with senior Diamond Ponds drawing a walk, and she scored on a triple from junior Danielle Budden to tie the game at 1-1.
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After freshman Hope Dobelewski walked, senior Taylor McCoy singled home Budden to give Hampton a 2-1 lead. Sophomore Jada Fields then singled to load the bases, before the Lady Pirates scored another run when junior Kayla DeSchepper was hit by a pitch.
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Freshman Allie Hotetz later added the big blow of the inning, cranking a grand slam over the right field wall to give the Lady Pirates a 7-1 lead.
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It was Hotetz's second home run of the season.
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McCoy and DeSchepper each had two hits, while Hotetz drove in a team-high four runs. Hotetz also picked up her second win in the circle, scattering five hits in seven innings and striking out five.
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UMBC (11-14) led the first game 1-0 after half an inning, before Hampton answered in the bottom of the frame when Budden singled on an RBI single up the middle from McCoy.
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Carly Lesko hit a three-run home run in the top of the third to put the Retrievers up 4-1.
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Sobelewski singled home Ponds in the bottom of the third, cutting the lead to 4-2, before UMBC tacked on three more runs in the top of the fourth – taking a 7-2 lead after O'Malley hit a two-run homer.
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Five runs in the fifth and three runs in the sixth gave the Retrievers a 12-2 lead.
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Sobelewski scored on a sacrifice fly from Fields in the bottom of the sixth to score the game's final run.
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Sobelewski had three of Hampton's six hits in the first game.
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MEAC play will start this weekend at the Lady Pirates Softball Stadium, starting on Saturday with a doubleheader against Morgan State. For more information on Hampton University softball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Holte, Jessica (5-5)
L: Fields, Jada (2-5)
Batting:
HR: O'Malley, Bridget 1 ; Lesko, Carly 1
RBI: Peyou, Morgan 1 ; O'Malley, Bridget 2 ; Lesko, Carly 3 ; O'Neill, Danielle 1 ; Sganga, Jordan 2 ; Buckley, Jaclyn 1
SH: O'Neill, Danielle 1 ; Buckley, Jaclyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alexander, Tori 1 ; Peyou, Morgan 3 ; O'Malley, Bridget 3 ; Lesko, Carly 1 ; Jackson, Kaelin 1 ; DeLany, Haley 1 ; Shavlik, Nicole 1 ; Rider, Shayna 1
SB: Alexander, Tori 1 ; Shavlik, Nicole 1
HBP: Lesko, Carly 1 ; O'Neill, Danielle 1
Batting:
2B: Sobolewski, Hope 1
RBI: Sobolewski, Hope 1 ; McCoy, Taylor 1 ; Fields, Jada 1
SF: Fields, Jada 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ponds, Diamond 1 ; Budden, Danielle 1 ; Sobolewski, Hope 1
SB: Ponds, Diamond 1
