SOFTBALL



APRIL 27, 2003
BOB ZIADIE

KING'S SOFTBALL PREPS FOR FREEDOM CONFERENCE TOURNEY WITH SWEEP OVER LEBANON VALLEY

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College softball team prepped for this weekend's MAC Freedom Conference Tournament with a doubleheader sweep over visiting Lebanon Valley College Monday at Betzler Fields.

The Lady Monarchs won the first game 7-1 before capturing the nightcap 7-3 to improve to 20-9 on the year

In the opener King's was led by Kristin Brady who went 2-for-3 with a double. Maria Zangardi was 2-for-4 with a two-run triple. Linda Manarchuck was 2-for-4 with an RBI triple while Katie Seguin went 2-for-3 with and RBI. Cassy Shiffer, Liz Stella, and Kim Roman also contributed base hits for the Lady Monarchs. Sarah Genewski picked up the pitching victory, improving to 11-6 on the year. Genewski allowed six hits and posted five strikeouts.

In the second game, the Lady Monarchs overcame a 2-0 first inning deficit to earn the victory. King's was also led by Zangardi who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, including a three-run home run in a four run second inning for the Lady Monarchs. Stacey Preambo was 2-for-3 while Brady was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Jess Harvey was also 2-for-3 and scored a pair of runs. Megan Adams picked up the win in relief of starter Melissa Boyda and pitched the final six innings, allowing four hits and one run to improve her record to 5-1 on the year.

King's will host the double-elimination MAC Freedom Conference Tournament Friday and Saturday at Betzler Fields. King's, the three-time defending conference champion, will face Lycoming College at 1:00 p.m. Drew will meet DeSales in the other first-round game. 

The winners will then meet at 3:00 p.m. Play will resume Saturday at 9:00 a.m. with the tournament champion earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III National Tournament.


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