Softball Drops Twinbill At SCSU; Sunday Games At New Haven Postponed

Game one box score: http://www.smcathletics.com/sports/sball/2010/files/sstmscs1.htm

Game two box score: http://www.smcathletics.com/sports/sball/2010/files/sstmscs2.htm

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College softball team (8-24, 3-19 Northeast-10 Conference) saw its losing skid reach eight games on Saturday with a pair of losses at Southern Connecticut State University, falling in the opener, 8-0, and the nightcap, 8-2.

Junior Kate Condon (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) belted a home run in game two for the Purple Knights. Seniors Lindsay Bernard (Scarborough, Maine/Catherine McAuley) and Heather French (Sheldon, Vt./Bellows Free Academy-Saint Albans) doubled for the visitors, while freshman Stephanie Frank (Essex, Vt./Essex) suffered the complete-game loss, but allowed just three earned runs as the Purple Knights committed four errors.

In the opener, SCSU (29-9, 17-3 NE-10) no-hit Saint Michael's in a game halted after 4 1/2 innings due to the eight-run rule. The lone baserunner for the Purple Knights in game one was freshman Carleen McLaughlin (Branford, Conn./Branford), who walked to lead off the third inning. The Owls, meanwhile, recorded 15 hits in the opener, all off of freshman Lauren Mercik (Suffield, Conn./Suffield), who took the complete-game loss.

Saint Michael's twinbill at the University of New Haven scheduled for Sunday has been postponed due to rain, and is rescheduled for Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Therefore, the Purple Knights' next contests are on Tuesday, as Saint Michael's hosts Southern New Hampshire University for a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Doc Jacobs Field.