March 10, 2006

Box Score

Kissimmee, FL - In the Seahawks 4-3 loss in the opener against Holy Cross the bats stayed quite for both teams as missed opportunities left the game scoreless until the sixth inning. In the top of the sixth the Crusaders took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly after a leadoff single.

Wagner would then produce a bases load with one out situation in the bottom of the frame behind a walk, error and a single to center by senior Christy Sykora (Orland Park, IL / Carl Sandburg). Freshman Andrea Lazzari (Reno, NV / Wooster) then bounced a hard shot directly at third that the Crusaders converted into a 5-2-3 double play that left the Seahawks scorless.

Holy Cross would then open the game up in the top of the seventh on a two run homer to center by Lally. A pair of infield singles sandwiched a walk loading the bases for the Crusaders, who plated an additional run with another base on balls.

Trailing 4-0 in the last of the seventh, the Seahawks bats finally arrived in Florida. Sophomore Victoria Batistelli (Huntington Beach, CA / Huntington Beach) led off the final inning with a sharp single to left before consecutive flyouts to the outfield. Freshman Jaclyn Vanore ( Palisades Park, NJ / Paramas Catholic) would move Batistelli over to third with a pinch hit double to right center setting up a two run double to right from sophomore Ami Iwicki (Flemington, NJ / Flemington).

Back at the top of the order junior Natalie Stephens (Jackson, NJ / Jackson) lined a single to center before sophomore Katie Stevens (Reno, NV / Wooster) reached on a fielders choice error that also sent Iwicki home to score. Now down 4-3, Sykora hit a looping line drive just past second that was picked off by the shortstop to end the Wagner rally and the ball game.

Iwicki went 2-3 with a run and the two RBI in the game. After allowing just three hits in the first five innings, junior Morgan Miller (Las Vegas, NV / Silverado) surrendered eight hits for the contests leading to four runs while totaling six strikeouts.