(Iowa
boxscore)
3/17/06 --
Senior Randi
Gillespie (San Jose, Calif.) collected three RBI, going 2-of-3
from the plate to lead Long
Island past Iowa, 7-1 in the Capital
Classic Softball Tournament hosted by Sacramento State on
Friday afternoon.
The game was delayed due to rains that
soaked the fields Thursday evening and Friday morning. LIU's
scheduled first contest of the day versus Nevada was cancelled
due to the weather.
Classmate Alissa Villanueva (Pacoima, Calif.) added two
RBI in the triumph, the Blackbirds' third straight. All
three of the wins have occured in the state of California,
home of 10 of the LIU's 13 players.
Holly Erwin (Riverside, Calif.) led off the second frame
with a walk and following an out, advanced to second on
a single
by sophomore
Brittany
Murphy (Los Alamitos, Calif.). Two batters later, Villanueva
drilled a two-out single into center field to plate Erwin
and Murphy
and
give LIU
an early 2-0 advantage.
The score remained the same until the fifth inning. With
two outs, sophomore Alyssa
Winslow (San Jacinto, Calif.) singled to center. Gillespie followed
with her second home run of the season.
Vanessa Mejia, Winslow and Gillespie each added an RBI
in the sixth to put the contest out of reach.
LIU faces Jacksonville on Saturday,
March 18 at 12:30 p.m PST. They meet Illinois at 5:30 p.m.
PST.
For more on the tournament, click
here.
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