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Delaware 4 Lehigh
1 Delaware Softball Off to Best Start since 1988 with Sweep of Lehigh
The University of Delaware softball team extended its winning streak to seven games, the second longest in school history, to improve its record to 16-6 with a doubleheader sweep over Lehigh. The 16-6 record is the best start for a Blue Hen softball team since the 1988 season. Lehigh fell to 6-14. Delaware won the first game 10-1 and took control early scoring five runs in the first. Delaware used six consecutive singles to score the first four runs. Erin Kelly (Bethlehem, Pa./HS) brought home the fifth run on a fielder's choice. Delaware added another run in the fourth when Laurie Brosnahan (Newark, Del./Glasgow) scored Mandy Welch (LaPlata, Md./McDonough HS) on a single. Lehigh scored in the fourth inning to end Delaware's streak of 20 consecutive innings with allowing a run and answered back with two runs in the sixth. Carolyn Wasilewski (Pottsville, Pa./Minersville) drove home Kelly on a triple and Wasilewski scored when Chris Brady (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) singled. The Hens ended the scoring when Wasilewski drove home two more runs on a single. Kristi O'Connell took the win and improved to 7-3 on the season. Delaware won the second game 4-1 and again used first inning scoring to take the victory. The Hens scored three runs in the first. Welch opened the scoring when she came home on a passed ball. Robin Zielinski (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks East) and Kelly each had rbi singles in the inning. Lehigh scored its only run in the first on a sacrifice fly. Delaware ended the scoring in the third inning when Zielinski brought home Amanda Cariello (Bear, Del./St. Mark's) who reached on a walk. Rikki Greenstreet (Albuquerque, N.M./Del Norte) allowed just five hits in her first career start at Delaware. Lauren Mark (Hockessin, Del./Ursuline Academy) was named the America East Player of the Week for the week ending March 31. Mark is second on the team with a .410 batting average and leads the Hens with .672 slugging percentage and also leads the Hens with six triples. Mark has nine multi-hit games this season. Delaware puts its winning streak on the line on Friday when the Hens travel to play regional rival University of Maryland in a doubleheader starting at 2:30 p.m.
Delaware (15-6) 500 122 10 17 1 Lehigh (6-13) 000 100 1 5 0 Pitchers: UD: O'Connell and Dowell; LU: Howell and Selverian, Deia (5), Dawson (6) and Duncan; 2B: Hoffman, Massucci; 3B: Wasilewski; SB: Stine; E: Zielinski; LOB: UD: 9, LU: 5; WP: Howell 2, PB: Duncan WP: O'Connell 7-3; LP: Howell 3-4 Delaware (16-6) 301 000 0 4 6 2 Lehigh (6-14) 100 000 0 1 5 3 Pitchers: UD: Greenstreet and Dowell; LU: Florence and Bracken, Glaser; SF: Rapel; SB: Massucci; E: Brosnahan, Zielinski, Stine, Massucci; Florence; LOB: UD: 7, LU: 5; PB: Dowell, Florence 3 WP: Greenstreet 1-0; LP: Florence |
