FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University Softball team suffered a 6-4 loss to its cross-town rival of Fairfield this afternoon in non-conference play at the Stags' Alumni Softball Field.
Team Records
Sacred Heart (17-25)
Fairfield (16-21)
Fairfield 6, SHU 4
Pitchers:
Sam Kowalski (SHU) - (L, 5.1 innings pitched, 5 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 8-11 record)
Emily Heath (SHU) - (0.2 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 1 strikeout)
Allie Bridgman (FFD) - (2.0 innings pitched, 1 earned run, 1 strikeout)
Bailey Taylor (FFD) - (W, 4.0 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, 1-1 record)
Alyssa Weinberg (FFD) - (S, 1.0 innings pitched, 0 earned runs)
Top Performers:
Emily Carroll (SHU) – 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 home run
Nicole Henke (SHU) – 1-2, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 double, 1 walk
Of Note:
The Pioneers came out of the gate by taking the game's first lead, putting one run on the scoreboard with some timely two-out hitting in the top of the first inning.
Amy Petrovich,
Alyssa Gonzalez, and
Nicole Henke tallied back-to-back-to-back hits, as Henke gave SHU a 1-0 advantage with an RBI double.
Sacred Heart scored again in the top of the third on an RBI single from Gonzalez. With two on and no outs, the senior from Beaumont, Calif., sent a single to right field to easily plate
Sam Kowalski from second base.
Unfortunately for the Pios, the Stags answered by scoring three in the bottom of the third to build a 3-2 lead.
After Fairfield added another run in the bottom of the fifth, SHU retaliated by tying the game at 4-4 in the next half inning. Following a leadoff walk from Henke,
Emily Carroll blasted a pitch over the left-field fence for her fifth home run as a junior.
However, the Stags were up for the challenge, scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth to ensure a 6-4 victory.
In the circle, Kowalski tossed all but the final two outs for SHU, finishing the afternoon with five earned runs and four strikeouts.
Emily Heath entered in relief of Kowalski and threw the last 0.2 innings for the Pios, striking out one.
Up Next
Sacred Heart will be right back in action tomorrow for a road doubleheader at St. John's at 2:30 p.m. in Queens, N.Y.
