St. John's University Athletics
St. John??' Softball Falls To Notre Dame
3/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ??? The St. John???s softball team dropped a pair of games at Notre Dame on Saturday, March 24, in the BIG EAST conference opener for both teams. The Red Storm fell 8-0 (6), in game one and 3-0 in game two.
Game One:
Notre Dame???s Katie Laing broke open a scoreless game in the middle of the third inning with a two-RBI double. Christine Lux plated Laing two batters later as the Irish took a 3-0 lead.
Notre Dame put together another three-run inning in the fifth. Lux was back at work for the Irish, firing another two-run double. Notre Dame took a 6-0 lead into the final two innings of the game.
The game ended in the bottom of the sixth inning when Notre Dame???s Erin Glasco drove in the final two runs of the game. The Irish defeated the Red Storm, 8-0, in the conference opener for both teams.
Red Storm seniors Loren Anguiano and Tami Hill each had a hit in the game, but St. John???s was not able to capitalize on any of it scoring opportunities, stranding five.
Game Two:
The Red Storm threatened in the top of the fourth inning after Spring Montgomery was walked and Brandy Reyes ripped one up the middle with one out. St. John???s was not able to bring home any runs in the frame.
Notre Dame also came alive in the fourth, as Lux???s sacrifice fly scored Sara Smith and the Irish???s first run of the game. Linda Kohan???s sacrifice fly one inning later brought in another run for Notre Dame, making it a 2-0 game.
Reyes fired a double in the sixth inning for her third hit of the game. Two of St. John???s rookies, Reyes and Ona Halladay, accounted for all four of the Red Storm???s hits.
The Irish scored its final run of the game on a Red Storm error and went on to win, 3-0, despite another strong pitching performance from St. John???s senior Kim Lerch.
The Red Storm will continue its BIG EAST weekend when it heads to Chicago, Ill., to take on DePaul. The doubleheader will begin at 11 a.m.
