SOFTBALL




APRIL 16, 2005
BOB ZIADIE

KING'S SOFTBALL SWEPT BY LYCOMING AS 15-GAME WIN STREAK COMES TO AN END

WILLIAMSPORT -- The King's College softball team saw its 15-game wining streak come to an end as the Lady Monarchs dropped both ends of a doubleheader to host Lycoming Saturday in Williamsport.

With the sweep, Lycoming improved to 12-5 overall and 7-1 in the MAC Freedom Conference while King's slipped to 22-6 and 6-2.

In the opener, Lycoming's Morgan Mantle tossed a two-hitter and struck out 13 King's batters to post the victory. Kate Shiffer was 2-for-3 and was the only Lady Monarch to register a base hit. Lycoming scored all three runs in the fifth inning with two coming of King's errors.

Marianne Simpson was 2-for-3 with an RBI while Christine Caroselli was 1-for-3 with two RBI. Sarah Genewski took the loss for King's, allowing seven hits and just one earned run in the game.

In the nightcap, Lycoming would score all the runs it would need when Jana Reitz delivered a two-run home run. King's would cut the lead to 2-1 in the third when Stacey Preambo doubled and scored on an RBI single from Kristin Brady. The lady Monarchs, however, would muster only one more hit the rest of the game.

Kristin Reese picked up the pitching win for the Warriors, allowing two hits and striking out seven while mantle pitched the seventh inning to earn the save.

Nikki Kotula took the loss for King's, allowing just three hits while striking out six batters.

King's returns to action Tuesday with a 3:00 p.m. twin bill at College Misericordia.





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