Softball Drops Season Finale With St. Bonaventure

May 8, 2006

Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score

Courtney Wall went 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored and Stefani Poedubicky went 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored in game one against St. Bonaventure. The Rams fell 8-7 and 12-0(5) in their final games of the season.

Rhody took the early lead in game one from a run scoring single by Poedubicky in the top half of the first. The Bonnies put up a run in the third to tie the game at one. Rhode Island scored two more in the fourth from a Tara Hiteman RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Poedubicky, for her second RBI of the game.

The Ram's 3-1 lead didn't last long, as St. Bonaventure plated three runs in the bottom half of the forth. Rhody scored again in the fifth when Odalys Torres crossed the plate after a wild pitch from Bonnie starter Christine Keleher. St. Bonaventure posted four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take an 8-4 lead.

The Rams almost mounted the comeback, scoring three runs in the sixth. Kassie Harrelson led off the inning with a walk, but was thrown out at second when Hiteman grounded into a double play. With two outs, Danielle Quimby singled to left field and was followed by a Poedubicky single. Wall came up to bat with two runners on base and doubled to left field, plating Quimby. Torres then hit a two run single to center field, scoring Poedubicky and Wall. Christine Gentile went down swinging to end the Ram's ralley. Rhode Island failed to have a runner cross the plate in the sixth and lost 8-7.

Katie Halcomb (12-13) took the loss, pitching 4.2 innings and allowing five earned runs on 11 hits while recording two strike outs. Keleher took the win for the Bonnies, throwing a complete game and giving up six earned runs on ten hits while walking four Rams.

The Ram's bats went quiet in game two, only recording one hit. The lone hit came in the second inning when Torres singled to left field. The Bonnies scored four runs in each of the first three innings and ended the game 12-0 in five innings.

Torres (3-5) suffered the loss in the second game pitching 2.1 innings and allowing five earned runs on eight hits. Keleher (17-9) picked up her second win of the day, throwing five full innings and allowing just one hit.

The Ram's had a much improved season this year, winning 12 more games than last year overall and five more in the A-10. Rhode Island finished the season with an overall record of 20-26 and an 8-13 mark in the Atlantic 10 conference.