Pacers Fall at Alvernia in PAC First Round Play
Erika Cook was 2-3 in Marywood's loss to Alvernia College in PAC first-round action Wednesday

Pacers Fall at Alvernia in PAC First Round Play

- 4/30/2008 5:51:19 PM

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Reading PA - Third seeded Alvernia College advanced to the PAC Championship Tournament this weekend with a 5-0 win over #6 seed Marywood University Wednesday afternoon in PAC First Round action in Reading.  Freshman hurler Michelle Jensen threw the complete-game shut-out and allowed only five hits on the day as the Crusaders improved to 31-9 on the year.  Marywood's stellar season comes to a close with a 20-19 record.

After stranding two base runners in the first inning the Crusaders would take the 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning.  After two quick pop-outs, catcher Collen Ambrosius was hit by a pitch and moved to third on a passed ball and wild  pitch.  Janelle Lynch then earned a walk and the Crusaders would pull off a double steal to grab a 1-0 lead.  Lynch would move to third on the play and then scored on a two-out single by Rhiannon Sorrentino to make it 2-0.

Alvernia made it 3-0 in the fifth when Michele Kassab reached on a one-out single and scored on a Dina Chiappelli line-drive that got past Marywood's left-fielder. 

Lynch led off the sixth with her second bunt single of the game and quickly stole second base.  Sorrentino followed with her second single to score Lynch and was sacrificed ahead.  Lauren Crimi then connected on Alvernia's third single of the inning to put runners on the corner and Emily Williams followed with a line shot to center to score Sorrentino to make it 5-0.

Marywood threatened briefly in the seventh inning when they put runners on first and second with two out but Jensen recovered and struck out Marywood's final batter.  The Pacers were limited to just five  hits on the day by Jensen, who struck out eight batters for her 16th win of the year (16-3).

Erika Cook (Wyalusing, PA) was 2-3 to lead Marywood offensively, while starting pitcher Nikki Belles (Rome, PA) allowed five runs on nine Alvernia hits.  Belles struck out one in 5.1 innings of work and was relieved by Mallory Gable (Hughestown, PA) who got the final two outs for Marywood.
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