Softball Drops Two Games at FDU
Central Connecticut softball dropped its final two road games of the year at Fairleigh Dickinson to fall to 19-29 on the season and 7-11 in the Northeast #$%^Conference. Fairleigh Dickinson improves to 16-30 overall and 6-12 in the Northeast Conference with the two victories. Senior Jaclyn Logan hit two #$%^home runs for five RBI on the afternoon and is now tied for the teams season lead with 10 home runs on the season.
Central Connecticut softball dropped its final two road games of the year at Fairleigh Dickinson to fall to 19-29 on the season and 7-11 in the Northeast Conference. Fairleigh Dickinson improves to 16-30 overall and 6-12 in the Northeast Conference with the two victories. Senior Jaclyn Logan hit two home runs for five RBI on the afternoon and is now tied for the teams season lead with 10 home runs on the season.
In game one Central Connecticut opened the top of the first inning and the scoring with back to back walks followed by a sacrifice bunt by junior Katherine Knowles. Logan then came to the plate and hit the first of two home runs on the afternoon.
FDU answered quickly in the bottom of the first inning for three runs of their own to tie the game at 3-3. The Knights led off their half of the first inning with three straight singles, the Knights would then gather two more RBI singles to score their second and third runs of the inning.
The Knights broke the stale mate in the bottom of the fourth inning scoring two runs on the two RBI double by FDU's senior Kristen Kinner to give the Knights the 5-3 lead at the end of four innings of play.
Central Connecticut would cut the FDU lead by a run in the top of the fifth inning when sophomore Rebecca Mussatti hit a double to left field to start the inning. Mussatti was then followed by senior Sara Budrick who drove in Mussatti with a single through the left side of the infield.
The Blue Devils would take the lead in the top of the sixth inning when freshman Kelsey Barlow led off the inning with a double, the Blue Devils then took advantage of three RBI singles scoring three runs giving CCSU the 7-5 lead.
Central Connecticut could not hold on the lead when FDU sent eight batters to the plate to score three runs on four singles and a sacrifice fly to give FDU eight runs on 14 hits and one error to defeat Central who finished the game with seven runs on nine hits and one error.
Central Connecticut would score it's only two runs of game two in top of the first inning when Knowles started the hitting with a two out double to right center. Knowles would then score on the next play when Logan hit her second home run of the afternoon.
FDU sent nine batters to the plate in the bottom of the second inning scoring four runs on three RBI and two doubles.
FDU would score their fifth and final run of the game on a home run by junior Brianne Benedict. FDU would finish game two with five runs on nine hits and no errors to defeat Central Connecticut who finished game two with two runs on nine hits and no errors.
Central Connecticut will return to action for their final games of the season when Long Island University travels to New Britain, CT for a doubleheader Saturday, May 8 beginning at 2:00 p.m.