Blue Devils Drop Both Ends Of An NEC Doubleheader At FDU

It was another tough afternoon on offense for the Central Connecticut State softball team, as the Blue Devils were blanked in both ends of a Northeast Conference doubleheader at FDU on Friday afternoon, as the Knights took game one, 5-0, and completed the sweep with a 3-0 victory in game two.  CSSU has now been shutout in four consecutive outings.  With the two losses, CCSU is now 12-21 overall and 7-4 in conference action, and with the two wins, FDU moves to 17-15 overall and 9-2 in the NEC.

GAME ONE at FDU| BOX SCORE

Score:  FDU 5, CCSU 0
Records: CCSU (12-20, 7-3 NEC), FDU (16-15, 8-2 NEC)
Location: FDU Softball Field |Hackensack, N.J.

GAME TWO at FDU| BOX SCORE

Score:  FDU 3, CCSU 0
Records: CCSU (12-21, 7-4 NEC), FDU (17-15, 9-2 NEC)
Location: FDU Softball Field |Hackensack, N.J.

KEY MOMENTS FRIDAY'S GAME ONE:

• After a scoreless first two innings, FDU would score three runs in the bottom of the third to take a 3-0 lead.
• The hosts added single runs in the fourth and the sixth innings to make the score, 5-0.
• CCSU was held without a hit until the seventh inning when Grace Lawton singled.
• Kassandra (KC) Machado and Adriana Manory drew bases on balls in Friday's opener.
• Liz Hamilton (7-4) took the loss in game one for the Blue Devils working a complete game in which she five runs (four earned) over six innings on seven hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

KEY MOMENTS FRIDAY'S GAME TWO:

• The Knights scored one run in the bottom of the first and added two unearned tallies in the fifth inning for all the scoring in the nightcap.
• CCSU was not credited with a base hit in game two, but the Blue Devils threatened  to get on the scoreboard in the top of the seventh when Ashley Viesta led off the frame with a walk and Reagan Vunak reached on an error but could not push a run across the plate
• Alana Varga (5-9) was the hard-luck loser in game two for CSSU for the second straight game, as she pitched well firing a complete game in which she allowed only one earned run on only three hits with one strikeout.

UP NEXT:

• The Blue Devils will look to snap their four-game losing skid and salvage the final game of the weekend series at FDU when the two teams wrap up their three-game set with a single game on Sunday, April 6 at 12 noon.