Softball Falls To Bethany Lutheran And Anna Maria On Opening Day

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Elms College catcher Kim Lastowski (Turners Falls, Mass.) blasted a two-run homer in a 15-6, 2010 season-opening loss to Bethany Lutheran College. The Blazers also fell 1-0 to Anna Maria College in the team’s second game during Saturday’s softball action at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.

With the loss, Elms, starts its season 0-2, while Bethany Lutheran and Anna Maria begin their 2010 campaigns with a 1-0 record.

Game One – Bethany Lutheran

In the second stanza, freshman right fielder Kaylyn Conroy (Pittsfield, Mass.) led off with a single before Lastowski drove an 0-2 pitch over the fence to give the Blazers a 2-1 lead in the game. Bethany Lutheran got out of the inning by retiring the next three batters in order.

Elms took a 5-4 lead into the fifth frame when Bethany Lutheran exploded for six runs to take a 10-5 lead. The Vikings crossed the dish five more times in the sixth to post a 15-5 lead. The Blazers managed a run in the sixth but could get no closer.

Conroy finished the game 2 for 3 with a pair of singles and an RBI.

Game Two – Anna Maria

Anna Maria received a fielder’s choice RBI from Sarah Boyda (Oxford, Mass.) in the third frame to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead.

That’s all they would need as both teams produced just three hits apiece for the entire game.

Sophomore right-hander Courtney Hampton (Westfield, Mass.) was impressive in the circle for the Blazers, allowing just one run on three hits, while striking out the side in the first inning en route to six strikeouts on the day.

Elms returns to Gene Cusic Classic action on Sunday, with games against St. Mary’s (Ind.) and Wilmington (Ohio) at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. respectively.