APRIL 12, 2008
KING'S SOFTBALL SWEEPS FDU IN KEY LEAGUE TWIN BILL
MADISON, NJ -- Abbey Knoblauch went 6-for-8 for the day to lead the King's College softball team to a doubleheader sweep of host FDU-Florham in an important Freedom Conference doubleheader sweep Saturday in Madison, NJ.
King's won the first game 4-3 before taking the nightcap 6-1. With the win, King's improved to 13-5 overall and 4-2 in Freedom Conference play while FDU slipped two 18-10 and 3-5.
In the opener, King's score all four runs in the second inning, Becky Loring singled and moved to second on a bunt by Meaghan Galvin. Kelsey Shreaves would single home Loring. After Gretchen Tholen reached base on an error, Knoblauch and Leanne Harvey smacked RBI singles before Lindsey Hoerner drew a bases-loaded walk to score King's fourth run of the inning. FDU would score three runs in the sixth but would draw no closer.
Knoblauch finished the game 3-for-4 with an RBI while Lauren DeCreny was 2-for-3 with one run and an RBI. Shreaves was the winning pitcher, allowing just six hits with two strikeouts.
In the second game, the Lady Monarchs broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the fifth inning. Harvey and Hoerner would both single before DeCreny same through with her first career home run to give King's a 3-0 lead. In the sixth inning, the Lady Monarchs added to their lead when Knoblauch smacked a solo home run. Annie Drimones would walk and advanced to third on a single by Harvey. Hoerner then lofted a sacrifice fly to centerfield to plate Drimones, giving the Lady Monarchs a 5-0 lead. King's added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning when DeCreny walked, moved to second base on a wild pitch, and scored on a double by Katie Fry. The Devils would score their lone run in the bottom of the seventh on a solo home run.
Hoerner was the winning pitcher for King's, allowing six hits and striking out three batters while also going 3-for-3 at the plate. Knoblauch went 3-for-4 while DeCreny was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Harvey also added two hits in the game.
King's will host traditional national power Ithaca College Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Betzler Fields
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