MARCH 28, 2007
KING'S SOFTBALL SWEEPS DESALES, SETS SIGHTS ON WILKES SATURDAY IN REMATCH OF 2006 FREEDOM TITLE GAME
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College softball team prepped for its big Freedom Conference showdown with cross-town rival Wilkes on Saturday as the Lady Monarchs posted a doubleheader sweep of DeSales University Wednesday at Betzler Fields.
King's won the first game 2-0, then captured the nightcap 13-2 in five innings.
In the opener, King's took a 1-0 first inning lead when Leanne Harvey walked and later scored when Lindsey Hoerner drew a bases loaded walk.
King's would add its final ruin in the third inning when Mari Valonis doubled and later scored when Hoerner lofted a fly ball to right field, but DeSales outfielder Amanda Kensecki lost the ball in the sun, allowing Valonis to score from second.
Abbey Knoblauch and Valonis led King's with two hits each. Kelsey Shreaves picked up the shutout win for King's, scattering nine hits over seven innings while improving to 5-2 on the year.
In the nightcap, King's took a 3-0 lead in the first inning when Mari Valonis belted a three-run home run over the left field fence.
The Lady Monarchs added two more runs in the second when Meaghan Galvin walked and later scored from third base on an infield grounder by Leanne Harvey. Harvey would steal second and third bases, eventually scoring on a single by Knoblauch.
King's put the game away with seven runs in the third inning thanks in part to three DeSales errors. Katie Fry delivered an RBI double and Harvey and Valonis each delivered RBI's.
Valonis was 2-for-3 with four RBI while Harvey added a pair of RBI. Hoerner also chipped in with two hits.
King's, which improved to 11-5 overall and 2-0 in Freedom Conference play, will next host Wilkes Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Betzler Fields in a rematch of the 2006 Freedom Conference championship game won by Wilkes 8-7 in extra innings. Both teams would advance to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
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