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MARCH 23, 2002 BOB ZIADIE KING'S SOFTBALL SWEEPS MARYWOOD TO IMPROVE TO 13-2-1 WILKES-BARRE -- Karen Ball tossed a two-hitter and Sarah Genewski followed with a four hitter to lead the King¹s College softball team to a doubleheader sweep over Marywood University Saturday at Betzler Fields. King's won the first game 15-0 in five innings, the followed up with an 8-0 triumph in five innings to gain the sweep. In the process, the Lady Monarchs improved to 13-2-1 while the Pacers fell to 1-13. In the opener, King's capitalized on two Marywood errors to take a 3-0 first inning lead, keyed by a two-run single by Maria Zangardi. The Lady Monarchs added three more in the second inning when Linda Manarchuck walked, stole second, and scored on a Lisa Rizzo single. King's Jess Harvey then hit a towering two-run home run over the left centerfield fence to push the score to 5-0. King's would tack on four more runs in the third when Sara Genewski walked followed by a two-out single by Manarchuck. Michele Dlugosz would then deliver a two-run double and scored on a single by Rizzo who would steal second and eventually score on a hit by Zangardi to build a 10-0 lead. The Lady Monarchs would put the game away with five runs in the fifth.  Stacey Preambo would lead off the inning with a solo home run, before Katie Seguin would triple and score on a throwing error to extend the margin to 12-0. King's would add three more unearned runs in the inning Ball, meanwhile was dominant on the mound, holding the Pacers hitless until the fourth inning when Kim Cure hit a one-out single for Marywood. Emmy Lou Stein felt added a fifth inning single for the Pacers only hits. Ball posted five strikeouts in gaining the pitching victory. In the nightcap, King's held a slim 1-0 lead after three innings then blew the game open with a six-run fourth. Genewski reached base on an error and moved to second on a bunt. After consecutive walks, Dlugosz ripped a two-run single to up the lead to 3-0. Rizzo followed with a run-scoring single before Zangardi added a RBI triple. Harvey stroked a two-run single to push the lead to 7-0. King's would then end the game in the fifth inning when Christen Piccola drove in Preambo with a single. Kristin Jeryga, Kathi Rattigan, Steinfelt and Marissa Coccia had singles for the Pacers. King's will host Delaware Valley Wednesday in an MAC Freedom double-header at 2:30 p.m.

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