MAY 1, 2006
KING'S SOFTBALL EDGES YORK IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE
YORK -- The King's College softball team closed out the regular-season with a 3-2 victory over host York College Monday in York. The teams were originally slated to play a doubleheader but King's had reached its NCAA maximum of allotted games, including scrimmages, and was switched to a single game.
With the win King's will head into Friday's Freedom Conference Championships with a 34-5 record while York slipped to 21-17. The win also enabled the Lady Monarchs to avenge an 8-3 loss to York on March 18 at the Salisbury Invitational.
King's would take a 2-0 lead in the third inning when Cassy Shiffer drew a leadoff walk and Caitlin McAndrew doubled, moving Shiffer to third. Annie Drimones would then triple to drive in two runs, The Lady Monarchs would add a run in the sixth when Leanne Harvey doubled and moved to third on an infield out. Kelsey Shreaves then followed with a two-out double to give King's a 3-0 lead.
York would add two runs in the bottom half of the sixth
The Spartans tallied their runs in the sixth as Kelly Heitman walked and advanced to third on a double down the right field line by Shannon Wood. Heitman came around to score on a subsequent throwing error on the play, allowing York to get on the board. Wood advanced to third on a ground out and scored on a passed ball.
York threatened in the bottom of the seventh as their first two runners reached base with consecutive singles but Shreaves, who entered the game in relief in the fifth inning, settled in to get a strikeout and a pair fly outs to end the game.
King's different players accounted for all six of King's base hits with Harvey, McAndrew, and Shreaves accounting for doubles. Drimones led the way with a 1-for-3 effort with two RBI.
Nikki Kotula (11-2) picked up the pitching victory, throwing five hitless innings without allowing a run. Shreaves earned her second save of the season.
King's will enter the Freedom Conference Tournament as the top seed and will face fourth-seeded FDU-Florham in the opening round at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Wilkes University.
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