St. John's University Athletics
Red Storm Softball Falls To Monmouth
3/21/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. ??? The St. John???s softball team was edged by Monmouth University in a tightly contested 6-5, nine inning game. The Red Storm and the Hawks were not able to get a complete second game in before the contest was called due to light.
Monmouth scored its first run in the bottom of the second inning off of Kara O???Dell single to right field. O???Dell came across the plate a batter later when Jessica Nicola dropped one into left field, helping the Hawks take a 2-0 lead.
Senior Tami Hill got things started with a hit down the right field line as the leadoff in the top of the third. She advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt from Tiffany D???Alessandro and third on a wild pitch. A slow-roller to first base by Bionka King allowed Hill to score St. John???s first run of the day.
Hill stayed hot and drove in the tying run in the fourth inning. Spring Montgomery worked a walk to start the frame and Lisa Geer had a hard hit single to left field to put runners on first and second. Hill???s double was just short of an over the fence home run and evened up the game, 2-2.
The Red Storm took the lead in the top of the fifth inning when Loren Anguiano blasted a solo-home run over the fence. Brandy Reyes followed up with a single to left field and Montgomery chased the Hawks starting pitcher, Angela Rand, from the game with a double to center field. Reyes crossed the plate on fouled out, putting the Red Storm up 4-2.
The Hawks battled back in the sixth inning, tying the game off of back-to-back doubles. Jess Nicola???s two-RBI double tied the game, 4-4.
The two team???s took the game into the ninth inning, with Red Storm taking a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the side after Shauntaine Harris???s sacrifice fly. The game ended when the Hawk???s best hitter, Heather Gordon, singled deep to left field.
Senior pitcher Kim Lerch went the distance in 8.2 innings, striking out five and allowing four earned runs.
