April 18, 2009
URI SNEAKS PAST BRYANT, 4-3, IN
EXTRA INNINGS SATURDAY
Box Score
KINGSTON, R.I. - The Bryant softball team waged battle with the
University of Rhode Island for the second time this season, and for
the second time the Rams came away with an extra inning win, taking
a 3-2 over the Bulldogs in Kingston on Saturday. It was the fifth
win in the last six games for the Rams, who took the season series
two games to none after beating Bryant, 3-2, in nine innings back
on March 28.
The Rams were able to get on the scoreboard first, putting
together a short two-out rally to go up 1-0 in the third inning.
After Courtney Prendergastt was hit by a pitch to reach first with
two down, Leah DiBussolo hit an infield single to shortstop to move
Prendergastt into scoring position. Wilson followed with a single
to center, scoring Predergastt to put the home team on top.
Stephanie Mirando (North Haven, Conn.) knotted
the game up at 1-1 in the top of the fifth,
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| Senior Stephanie Mirando hit her first home run of the season,
extending her hitting streak to four-straight games.
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hitting a solo home run, her first of the year, over the fence
in left field. The blast pushed the senior's hitting streak to a
season-best four-straight games.
URI reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the inning, scoring one
run on three hits to grab a 2-1 edge. With the bases loaded and one
out, Darci Borden flew out to Kim Leonard (Milford,
Mass.) in foul territory down the right field line to
score Predergastt for the second time in the contest.
Bryant evened the game again in the top of the sixth, as
Ali Chouinard (Swansea, Mass.) came in to score on
a wild pitch by Stacey Stanovich to tie the score at 2-2. The
junior drew a one out walk, moving to second on a single by
Laura Bowen (Hudson, Mass.) and then to third on a
groundout by Ashley Coon (Levittown, Pa.) before
racing home to score on the wild pitch.
Bryant starter Samantha Houseal (Mount Joy,
Pa.) went the distance in the contest, going all eight
innings while allowing four runs and striking out four. The
sophomore was able to get two big outs in the bottom of the
seventh, getting a fly out and a strike out with the bases loaded
and one out to escape the jam and send the game to extra innings.
Playing in their third extra inning game this season, the
Bulldogs were able to take the lead in the top of the eighth, as
Bowen hit a single to left field that scored Leonard from third to
put Bryant up, 3-2. Bowen was two-for-three with an RBI. Coon also
had a hit in the inning to extend her hitting streak to a team-best
five games.
After Stefanie Poedubicky sacrificed Alison Hartzell over to
third, Jackie Kampmeier hit a game-tying triple down the line in
right, knotting the teams at three apiece in the bottom of the
eighth. Houseal got Amanda Sbei to fly out to left for the second
out of the inning, but a passed ball allowed Kampmeier to come home
from third and give the Rams the, 4-3, win.
The Bulldogs will look to snap their three game losing streak
when they return home on Thursday to host Brown in a doubleheader
(3 p.m.).
Rhode Island 4, Bryant University 3 (Apr 18, 2009 at Kingston,
R.I.)
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Bryant University... 000 011 01 - 3 6
0 (8-26)
Rhode Island........ 001 010 02 - 4 12
1 (12-29)
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Pitchers: Bryant University - Samantha Houseal. Rhode Island -
Odalys Torres;
Stacey Stanovich(6); Alison Hartzell(7).
Win-Alison Hartzell(9-9) Loss-Samantha Houseal(8-23)
T-1:50 A-65
HR BRY - Stephanie Mirando.
Weather: 70 degrees
