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Delaware Softball Falls in Semifinals to St. Joseph's
What a difference a day makes. The University of Delaware softball team (7-5) defeated St. Joseph's, on Saturday, 20-2 in round robin play of the Lehigh Invitational. On Sunday, the two teams meet again in the semifinals. St. Joseph's slowed down the Blue Hen attack and defeated Delaware, 6-5, to advance to the Lehigh Invitational finals against Villanova. St. Joseph's jumped on the board early scoring five runs in the first inning. The Hawks chased Delaware starter Krysta Pidstawski from the circle after one-third of an inning. Kristi O'Connell relieved Pidstawski and allowed only one run in the last six and two-thirds innings to keep Delaware in the game. O'Connell struck out 10 while allowing only five hits. St. Joseph's made the lead 6-0 in the top of the half of the second inning before the Hens started their comeback. The Hens scored two runs in the third and added another run in fourth to make the score 6-3. Delaware added two more runs in the seventh inning and had the bases loaded with two outs before bowing down to the Hawks 6-5. Due to inclement weather, the consolation game between Delaware and Lehigh was cancelled. St. Joseph's went on to face Villanova in the finals. Delaware returns to action to Tuesday when the Hens face Bucknell at 2:30 p.m. at the Delaware Softball Diamond.
St. Joseph's.....510 000 0 6 8 3 Delaware.........002 100 2 5 8 3
Pitchers: SJU: Kowalski (W) and Clark; D: Pidstawski (.1) and Dowell, O'Connell and Wilkins
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