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King's Wins
Middle Atlantic Conference Title King's
Wins Freedom Conference Title and NCAA bid Patches
Named Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Week Santucci Named Conference MVP Jen Hawker Named Middle
Atlantic Conference Player of the Week Lady Monarchs Traveled to Florida for Spring Break! Lady Monarchs Win Salisbury Invitational Tournament! Dlugosz Named Middle Atlantic
Conference Player of the Week 2000 Schedule Record Holders Player
Honors Current Stats
King's Wins 1999 ECAC Champoinship! Past Schedules with Results
Game 2 King's Vs. Bethany - The Bethany contest proved to be even more exciting. Bethany scored a run in the first, and King’s answered in the 2nd. Purdy led off with a triple, and scored on Ricigliano’s single, to tie the game. The next run was not until the 5th, Courtney Coyle singled, moved around on a hit by Dlugosz, and scored on an RBI single by Rizzo. King’s scored again in the 6th, on a leadoff triple by Hawker and an RBI single by Purdy. The Monarchs took a 3-1 lead into the 7th. Bethany scored 3 runs to take a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the 7th. With 2 outs and the bases empty, Dlugosz hit a sharp line drive single to keep King’s alive. Rizzo followed with another single, to put runners on 1st & 2nd. Gagliardi then crushed a double to deep left-center field, to win the game with 2 RBI’s. Jess Ametrano & Patches combined efforts on the mound for the King’s win.
Game 3 King's Vs. Muhlenberg
- Earlier in the season, King’s had lost a tough battle to Muhlenberg 1-2 in
Salisbury, so they welcomed a chance to get the win this time. Muhlenberg, which was the
top seed for the tournament would be the home team. This game turned out to be a pitchers
battle. In the first, King’s had hits by Dlugosz and Rizzo, but could not score, and
Muhlenberg went down 1-2-3. In the second, Purdy led off with a single, and scored all the
way from first, on a single down the right field line by Betsy Carr. Again, Muhlenberg had
no base runners in their half of the inning. Hawker had a hit in the 3rd, but did not
advance. King’s threatened in the 5th, when Dlugosz hit a triple off the left-center
field fence, but did not score. Patches allowed just 1 hit to get the shut-out and the
win. The victory gave King’s their first ECAC championship!
Pictures of the Game
The Lady Monarchs traveled to Florida for spring break. They opened up with a 5-1 win over Penn State Behrend. Michelle Patches gave up 3 hits and 1 run to get the win. For the Monarchs, Ang Santucci went 2-3 with a home run and a stolen base. Michele Dlugosz added a hit and 2 stolen bases. In the second game of the double header, Karen Ball pitched a 16-5 win for King's. Suzanne Smith went 2-4 with a grand slam and 6 rbi's. Ryan Purdy added another home run. Lisa Rizzo went 3 for 4 with 2 stolen bases.
King's followed with 2 more wins over Neuman College. Smith picked up the 7-0 win. Michele Dlugosz went 2-3 with a home run and 2 stolen bases. Katie Seguin put King's up early by driving in 3 runs with a home run in the second inning. Santucci and Hawker drove in 2 more runs. King's scored 1 more run in both the 5th & 6th innings to put the game away. In the second game, Michelle Patches pitched and added 2 hits in the 10-2 win for King's. Purdy went 3-4, and Hawker went 2-3. King's had 13 hits in the game.
The University of Pittsburg-Greensburg was the next to fall. King's scored 8 runs on 9 hits to win the game 8-0. Karen Ball pitched the shutout and gave up just 1 hit. Kate Seguin went 3-3 with 2 stolen bases, and Kelly Mastronardi added a triple. King's exploded in the first inning of the next game by scoring 5 runs. Michele Dlugosz opened the game with a walk, and scored on a home run by Angela Santucci. King's followed with 3 more runs in the first and 4 in the 3rd, on a grand slam by Dlougosz. Smith picked up the win and the shutout.
Monarchs win the Salisbury Invitational Tournament!
03/19/00
Looking to continue their success, King's traveled to Salisbury, MD. King's opened the tournament with a 6-2 win over Frostburg. After going scoreless in the 1st, King's scored 4 in the bottom of the second on hits by Dlugosz, Purdy, Moose, and Mastronardi. Purdy later added a 2 run homer to ice the game.
The next game proved to be the most exciting so far. Salisbury State took a 1-0 lead into the the 7th, and added an insurance run on 2 hits. Santucci led off the bottom of the 7th for King's with a walk, then Hawker hit a sharp ground ball that the Salisbury defense couldn't handle. Purdy then hit into a fielders choice giving King's runners on 1st & 2nd with 1 out. Kylee Moose hit a single to load the bases. Kate Seguin then tied the game by driving in 2 runs with a tripple, but Moose was thrown out trying to take home. With 2 outs, Jess Harvey delivered the game winning hit, with a line drive to right center. Patches pitched the win, giving up 2 runs and 4 hits.
On Saturday morning, King's started the day by beating Lynchburg 8-2. Michele Dlugosz went 4-4 with 3 stolen bases, Ryan Purdy went 3-4 with 2 rbi's, Jess Harvey went 2-4 with a home run, Kate Seguin went 2-2 with a tripple, and Jen Hawker added a double. Patches picked up her 4th win, allowing just 3 hits.
King's clinched the tournament by shutting out St. Josephs 11-0, to earn their 10th win. Santucci went 3-3 with a home run, Dlugosz went 3-4 with a double and 2 stolen bases, Purdy had a double, Hawker and Moose added hits. Smith went 2-3 with a double, and pitched the shutout.
Dlugosz Named MAC Player of the Week
03/24/00
Sophomore Michele Dlugosz was named Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, for the week March 12-18, after a tremendous performance in the Salisbury invitational tournement. Dlugosz batted .500 and stole 7 bases to lead the Lady Monarchs to the tournament championship.
Hawker Named MAC Player of the Week
04/08/00
King’s softball standout Jen Hawker has been named the MAC Freedom League "Player of the Week" for the week of April 8, 2000. A senior catcher, Hawker enjoyed an outstanding week in which she batted .500 (11-22) over 6 games with 17 RBI, 3 doubles, 1 triple, and 1 home run.
King's Wins Freedom Conference Title and NCAA Tournament Bid
04/15/00
On Saturday April 15, King's swept visiting Delaware Valley College to clinch the Freedom Conference title. By winning the title King's is assured an entry into the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The first round of competition will begin May 12, at a site to be determined.
King's Wins the 2000 Middle Atlantic Conference Title
04/29/00
The King's College softball team made history by capturing its first-ever Middle Atlantic Conference championsip Saturday at Robert L. Betzler Fields. The Lady Monarchs went 3-0 in the two-day event, downing Widener 6-1 in the opener, then earning a 4-1 triumph over Moravian in the second round. King's later met Moravian again in the championship and posted a 5-1 victory to claim the first MAC team title by any women's program at King's.
Angela Santucci Named Freedom Conference MVP
05/01/00
Conference hitting and homerun leader Angela Santucci was named the Freedom Conference Most Valuable Player for the 2000 season. Santucci batted .485 with an .882 slugging%, 12 home runs and 55 RBI.
Patches Named MAC Player of the Week 05/03/00Michelle had an outstanding week, going 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA. After picking up a win against Cedar Crest, she went on to toss 2 playoff wins over Widener and Moravian in the MAC championship.