St. John's University Athletics
Red Storm Softball Takes Two From Rider
3/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
QUEENS, N.Y. ??? The St. John???s softball team won a pair of game in its home opening doubleheader against Rider. The Red Storm scored 16 runs over the two games, taking game one, 8-6, and game two, 8-1.
Game One:
St. John???s picked up its fourth victory of the season in its home opener at Red Storm Field, 8-6, over the visiting Rider Broncs.
The Red Storm used a six run fifth inning to seal the game. Rookie Ona Halladay led off the frame with a single to shallow left field and hits kept pouring in as Loren Anguiano, Brandy Reyes, Spring Montgomery and Shauntaine Harris each connected. Harris fired her second consecutive double of the game, driving in St. John???s seventh and eighth runs. The Red Storm batted around in the fifth, as Halladay recorded the last out. St. John???s headed into the last two innings with an 8-4 lead.
The Broncs battled back in the seventh, scoring two runs on two hits, but fell short by a final score of 8-6.
Senior pitcher Kim Lerch earned her third win of the season in the circle, tossing a complete seven innings and giving up only two earned runs.
Offensively, St. John???s posted a season-high 10 hits, receiving contributions from eight of its nine batters. Harris was 2-for-3 with four RBI while Montgomery was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run.
Game Two:
Rider jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Derrin Minunni doubled to center field, driving in Tiffany Day-Neutill.
The Red Storm answered right back in the side as Anguiano doubled to center field and scored on a sacrifice fly by Reyes. Harris stayed hot in the second inning and scored on an infield singled by Bionka King as the Red Storm went ahead, 2-1.
St. John???s continued to add to its lead in the third inning and fourth innings. Halladay rocketed her first career double down the leftfield line in the third, driving in a pair of runs. Sophomore Roxann Struble used the fourth inning to blast a two-run home run, her second of the season and first at Red Storm Field. Danielle Estrada followed up with a double down the leftfield line. She tacked on the Red Storm???s eighth run of game two as she crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
In the circle, Lisa Geer captured her second win of the season. She allowed only one earned run on eight hits.
The Red Storm???s 10 hits in game one was a season-high until they recorded 14 in game two.
