Susquehanna Claims Top Seed For Upcoming Landmark Conference Tournament By Sweeping Royals Saturday
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Box Score (Game 1)
Box Score (Game 2)
SELINSGROVE, Pa.—Behind two clutch pitching performances by
junior Sarah Hoffman (Laceyville, Pa./Wyalusing Valley) and
freshman Morgan Lewis (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North),
Susquehanna University locked up the top seed in the upcoming
Landmark Conference tournament by sweeping The University of
Scranton Saturday afternoon at Sassafras Field.
In the first game, Hoffman out-dueled Royal senior pitcher
Christine Capalbo (Mamaroneck,
NY/Mamaroneck) and the Crusaders added a pair of runs in
the bottom of the sixth inning to pull out a 2-0 victory.
Hoffman struck out five and allowed only three hits while improving
to 7-4 on the season. Capalbo, who scattered only four hits
and allowed just one earned run, lost for the only the second time
this year and fell to 13-2.
Senior Courtney Miller (Kendell Park, NJ/South Brunswick) started
the sixth-inning heroics for Susquehanna with a pinch-hit single,
advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Alyssa Cantalini
(Kitchener, Ontario/St. David Catholic Secondary), advanced to
third on a single by freshman Brianna Murphy (Hazlet, NJ/Mater
Dei), and scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Kathryn Gilbert
(Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley).
Seniors Kelly Zaccheo (Scranton, Pa./West Scranton)
and Nina Bruno (Teaneck, NJ/Academy of Holy
Angels) and sophomore Caitlin
McHenry (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) each had a
single for Royals.
In the nightcap, Lewis struck out four and allowed just four hits
as Susquehanna completed the sweep with a 3-1 victory.
The Crusaders took a 2-0 lead on an RBI triple by Gilbert and an
RBI double by sophomore Brittany Devlin (Furlong, Pa./Central Bucks
East) in the second inning and Cantalini added an RBI single for an
insurance run in the fifth.
Scranton finally broke through on the offensive end in the fourth
inning when McHenry belted a double down the left-field line that
scored pinch-runner Blaire Wilkie (Kulpsville, Pa./North
Penn). Zaccheo finished with two hits and junior
Jamie Shackles (Philadelphia, Pa./Little
Flower) and senior Ashley Vosilla (Dix Hills, NY/Half Hollow Hills
West) contributed one apiece.
Susquehanna, now 23-11, will host the Landmark Conference
tournament for the first time in the league’s five-year
history. The previous four tournaments were held at Moravian
College in Bethlehem.
Scranton, now 23-7 and 5-5 in the Landmark, will face second-seeded
Moravian next Friday in an opening round game. Susquehanna
will meet Catholic University in the other opening round game.
The Royals will get ready for the Landmark tournament by hosting Hunter College this Monday, April 30, at the Jessup Youth Sports Complex in Jessup beginning at 4 pm.
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