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 4/7/06 --
Long Island University fell to Radford, 7-1, at LIU Field on
Friday night in collegiate softball action.
Sophomore Celina Castillo (Redwood City, Calif.) tallied a pair
of hits and scored a run for the Blackbirds (16-16). Fellow classmate
Vanessa Mejia (Roanoke, Va.) had a double and drove in LIU’s
lone run.
A double off the left-centerfield wall by first baseman Holly
Erwin (Riverside, Calif.) gave the Blackbirds two runners in
scoring position with only one out in the second. Radford starting
pitcher Ashley Taylor was up to the task, however, inducing a
groundout and notching a strikeout to end the threat.
Radford (26-15) got on the board in the third inning with a single
run, but the damage could have been a lot worse for the Blackbirds.
Three straight singles loaded the bases with no one out, and
following a strikeout of Jennifer Everhart, left fielder Ashley
Carlson roped a single to center field. After trying to get the
force out at second, LIU shortstop Castillo gunned down Anne
Tatum attempting to score. The next batter, Cassie Rhodes, also
singled but senior right fielder Leah Glenn (Huntington Beach,
Calif.) threw a strike to home plate to record the outfield assist
and the final out of the inning.
A double to right field by V. Mejia scored Castillo to tie the
game at 1-1 in the bottom half of the inning. The Blackbirds
would put runners on first and second with only one out but were
unable to score.
The Highlanders pounded out 14 hits on the evening, including
three in the fourth that led to the go-ahead run. Danielle Tompkins
had the RBI single that gave Radford the lead for good. The team
would score five more times over the next three innings, including
four unearned runs.
Alex Roderick finished 3-for-4 for Radford with a run and run
batted in.
Freshman Jenny Giles (Melbourne, Fla.) suffered the loss for
LIU, allowing two earned runs over five innings while striking
out three. Breanna Felix picked up the victory in relief, scattering
four hits over 4 2/3 scoreless frames.
The Blackbirds will continue Northeast Conference play on Saturday,
Apr. 8 with a home doubleheader against Wagner, beginning at
1:00 p.m.
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