Softball Held Off By Bowdoin, St. Mary's (IN) In Final Day Of Cusic Classic
SOFTBALL HELD OFF BY
BOWDOIN, ST. MARY'S (IN)
IN FINAL DAY OF GENE CUSIC CLASSIC
FORT MYERS, FL, March 11, 2009 - Elms College junior shortstop Allyson Graffum (Ipswich, MA) went 2 for 4 with two RBI in game one and the Blazers received solid pitching performances from freshman Courtney Hampton (Westfield, MA) and sophomore Ani Ramsdell (Gardner, MA), but fell 4-3 in eight innings to Bowdoin and 3-1 to St. Mary's (IN) in the final day of the Gene Cusic Classic on Wednesday at Fort Myers, Florida.
In the first game against Bowdoin, Graffum delivered a RBI single in the seventh to send the game to extra innings.
Although the Blazers plated a run in their half of the eighth, the Polar Bears (1-0) scored twice to seal the victory.
Ramsdell was the hard-luck loser for the Blazers despite allowing just three earned runs and five hits over 7.1 innings.
Against St. Mary's (IN), Hampton was also the tough-luck loser, although she yielded just one earned run on six hits in the complete-game effort.
Junior left fielder Kim Lastowski (Turners Falls, MA) belted a RBI double to tie the game at 1-1 in the fifth, but St. Mary's scored two runs in its final at-bat to secure the victory.
Elms College returns to non-conference play on Thursday, March 26 when it hosts Westfield State in its home opener at Condon Field. Game time is 4:00 p.m.