GAME 2 BOXSCOREWest Point, NY (April 8, 2004)- The Army Black Knight swept a double-header with Manhattan College tonight at the Army Softball Complex. The Lady Jaspers fall to 2-19 on the season.
In game one, Army (12-16) scored single runs in the third and fifth to provide the difference.
Kiera Fox went 2-3 to account for two of Manhattan's three hits.
Megan Jurkowski added the third hit, which put runners on first and second with no out in the seventh. After a groundout put runner on the second and third, a lineout and a strikeout ended the Lady Jasper threat.
Jillian Medea (1-10) absorbed the loss, going the distance, allowing two runs, while striking out five.
In game two, Manhattan took the early lead, plating a run in the top of the first on an RBI single by
Michelle Gutierrez, chasing home
Jennifer McCracken. Unfortunately, the Black Knights would score four runs in the bottom of the third to make the score 4-1 in favor of Army.
The teams would each tally a run in the sixth inning, as Jurkowski's RBI single would plate
Margaret LaFex, but Army would respond in the bottom of the frame.
The Lady Jaspers would cut the lead to two, 5-3, in the top of the seventh, plating a run on an RBI single by
Stefanie Gozdziewski, scoring
Marina Ysaac.
Kristin Gelsleichter (0-1) took the loss for Manhattan, going the distance, stiking out seven.
The Lady Jaspers return to action on Saturday, April 10, when they travel to Lawrenceville, NJ for a MAAC doubleheader with Rider scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
