MARCH 5, 2005
KING'S SOFTBALL SPLITS OPENER WITH PITT-BRADFORDFT. PIERCE, FL -- The King's College opened the 2006 season with a double-header split against the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Sunday in Ft. Pierce, Fla.
King's won the first game 2-1 while dropping the second 12-4.
In the opener, King's rode the pitching of junior Nikki Kotula who allowed six hits and just one unearned run in seven innings while striking out five batters. Freshman Abbey Knoblauch led the offense with a 2-2 showing in her collegiate debut while knocking in one run. Cassy Shiffer was 1-for-3 with a double while Kotula and Mari Valonis added one hit each.
In the second game, Pitt-Bradford jumped on King's starter Nicole Conger for eight earned runs on eight hits in one and two-thirds innings. Colleen Spadora finished in the circle, allowing three earned runs on four hits in three and one-third innings of work. Valonis led King's with two hits, including an RBI. Leanne Harvey, Cassy Shiffer, and Julie Bidwell all added RBI singles for King's.
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