April 22, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Carole Grills
(413) 585-2703

 Softball Falls to Coast Guard 9-0

Northampton, MA:  The Pioneers dropped the first game of a scheduled doubleheader today to Coast Guard 9-0 in six innings in the rain. The second game was called after one inning with the score Smith 2, Coast Guard 1 and is scheduled to resume Monday at 5 p.m.

            The Bears scored four runs in the first two innings of play.  Stephanie Kimmel (San Antonio, TX) opened the game with a double and scored an unearned run on an error. In the second inning, Erin Cullen (Dublin, OH) led off with a walk followed by Colleen Perry (Norwalk, CT) and Jeannie Crump (Roseville, CA) who were hit by pitches. With one out and bases loaded, Meagan Schoenhardt (Sacramento, CA) doubled to deep center and picked up three RBI’s to give the Bears a 4-0 lead.  Coast Guard scored five more runs in the 6^th to end the game 9-0. Crump and Perry each had two hits for Coast Guard while Schoenhardt tallied four RBI’s.

            Senior pitcher Katie Maroney (Santa Clarita, CA) struggled on the mound in the loss for Smith giving up two hits and four runs in two innings. The Pioneers picked up just four hits in the game, two by Sara Watson (Kent, WA) and one each by Katie Schoenen (Ellicott City, MD) and Amber Bourque-Laycsak (Tinley Park, IL). 

            With the win, Coast Guard improved to 19-18 overall and 9-6 in NEWMAC competition while Smith dropped to 17-14 overall and 8-7 in conference play.