GAME 1 BOX SCORE
GAME 2 BOX SCORE
Monday April 7, 2008 (Reading, PA) - Alvernia swept cross-town rival Albright College in non-conference action this afternoon, taking the first game 7-4 and ending the second game in five innings with a 13-5 win. With the complete game victory in game one
Michelle Jensen (Holland, NJ/Delaware Valley) improves to 9-2,
Emily Williams (Minersville, PA/Natiivity) earned the win in game two to climb to 7-3.
Alvernia jumped ahead 2-0 in game one after lead-off single from
Rhiannon Sorrentino (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall), a reach on error by Williams and a two-run single from
Jackie Rhoads (Dillsburg, PA/Northern York). The Crusaders lead would not last for long as Albright third basemen Alex Keyes drilled a three-run homerun over the left field fence in their half of the first inning.
Alvernia would tie the game in the third inning with another RBI single from Rhoads to score
Michele Kassab (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) who reached with a single. A two-run homerun from Sorrentino in the fourth and a two-run homerun from
Samantha Geisinger (Thurmont, MD/Catoctin) in the fifth would give Alvernia the 7-3 lead. Starting pitcher Jensen would control the game the rest of the way scattering only four hits and giving up one unearned run over the final six innings for the 7-4 win.
Alvernia once again jumped ahead early in game one pushing across one run in the top of the first inning on an RBI-single from Kassab. Albright answered quickly to tie the score with a lead-off homerun from Gloria Alfonsi. The Crusaders quickly battled back for the lead with four runs in the second inning highlighted by an RBI-triple from
Lauren Crimi (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame). Another three runs in the third inning gave Alvernia the convincing 8-1 lead. Starter Williams held off Albright through the third inning after the opening homerun and relief pitcher
Ashley Leonhard (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) did the same through the fourth inning.
The fifth inning saw Alvernia tack on five more insurance runs including homeruns from both Rhoads and Kassab. The five runs would prove useful as Albright would put up four of their own on a grand slam from Ally Wenrich in their half of the fifth inning. The Crusaders managed to escape the inning maintaining the eight-run lead for the 13-5 win.
Alvernia will face DeSales in a non-conference double header at home tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 pm.
Alvernia 7, Albright 4
Alvernia 13, Albright 5
