PANTHER SOFTBALL TAKES TWO FROM JOHN JAY
APRIL 2, 2009
Old
Westbury vs. John Jay - Boxscore (Game 1)
Old Westbury vs.
John Jay - Boxscore (Game 2)
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.-The SUN Y College at Old
Westbury softball team swept the Bloodhounds of John Jay College,
4-3 (8 Inn.) and 9-7 (5 Inn.) in a non-conference battle on
Thursday afternoon at the Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex.
Old Westbury improves to 8-4 on the season while John Jay slips
1-9.
Panthers at the plate (Game 1): Sophomore
Ashley Esposito (Nesconset, N.Y.) drove the ball to the third
baseman to send home junior Jessica Stoddard (Montgomery, N.Y.)
from third for the game-winning run in the bottom of the
eighth. Junior Sherrida Maxwell (Rosedale, N.Y.) delivered a
single that scored sophomore Deborah Ciccarelli (St. James, N.Y.)
for the game-tying run. Maxwell went 2-for-4 at the plate
while senior Traci Weeks (Bronx, N.Y.) drove in two runs and hit
1-for-2, including a single in the second that drove freshman
Ashley Bozzo (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) in for the score. Bozzo
(0-for-3, BB) also scored her second run in the eighth
inning.
Bloodhounds at the plate (Game 1): Marlenne
Nunez led the club offensively with a 2-for-3 day performance at
the plate. Nunez had a clutch double in the eighth inning to
scored Christina Perez (0-for-1, BB, 2-R) for the go ahead
run. Nunez then scored on the very next at-bat when Marina
Gomez (1-for-3) stroked a single to center field.
Panthers in the circle (Game 1): Deborah Ciccarelli (6-4) tossed a complete game, going eight innings of
three hit softball. Ciccarelli allowed three runs and one
walk while sitting down four batters on strikes.
Bloodhounds in the circle (Game 1): Angela Lam
went the distance for John Jay but was unable to get the win as she
gave up four runs (0 earned) on six hits. Lam handed out five
free passes and had four strikeouts.
Game Notes (Game 1): Old Westbury outhit John
Jay, 6-3. On the base path, Old Westbury had one stolen base
and stranded 12 runners on base while John Jay left one on.
On the defensive front John Jay had five miscues. In the
circle, Old Westbury tallied four strikeouts and one walk while
John Jay had four strikeouts and five walks.
Panthers at the plate (Game 2): Ashley Bozzo
delivered the big blows, drilling a grand- slam to left center in
the opening frame. Bozzo tripled to right center in the
fourth inning to drive in sophomore Angela Adamkiewicz (Commack,
N.Y.), freshman Samantha Siegler (Bellmore, N.Y.) and classmate
Serina Booth (Hampton Bays, N.Y.). Bozzo finished the game
3-for-3 with seven RBI and two runs scored while Booth went 3-for-3
with three runs scored. Siegler and Adamkiewicz (1-for-2,
RBI) each scored two runs.
Bloodhounds at the plate (Game 2): Nina Chao
sparked the offense, collecting two hits including a double that
sent home Krystal Class in the fifth inning. Class had two
walks and scored two runs.
Panthers in the circle (Game 2): Angela Adamkiewicz (2-0) earned her second win of the season. She
threw 4.2 innings, allowing seven runs on eight hits and four walks
in addition to one strikeout. Deborah Ciccarelli was called
on for relief work in the fifth inning. She recorded the
final out to earn her first save of the season after Adamkiewicz
gave up five runs in the fifth inning.
Bloodhounds in the circle (Game 2): Nina Chao
suffered the loss, allowing nine runs (8 earned) on nine hits in
three innings of work. Chao walked three and had one
strikeout.
Game Notes (Game 2): Old Westbury edged John
Jay in hits, 9-8, including a 3-2 margin in extra base hits.
On the base path, Old Westbury had two stolen bases and stranded
five runners while John Jay left five on base. Defensively,
Old Westbury committed three errors, compared to John Jay, which
had two. In the circle, Old Westbury had one strikeout and
four walks while John Jay had one strikeout and three
walks.
The Green and Ivory returns to action on Saturday, April
4th for a Skyline Conference battle with The Sage
Colleges at the Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex. First pitch
in game one of the doubleheader is slated for 1:00 p.m. in Old
Westbury. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on
softball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.
