April 14, 2007
Box Score
Game One Box
Staten Island, NY - Freshman Kate Eshelman (Reno, NV / McQueen) threw her fifth shutout of the year and third straight against a Northeast Conference opponent in the night cap as the Seahawks split a doubleheader with Quinnipiac 0-1 in eight innings and 9-0 in five innings. The split puts Wagner at 5-3 in the NEC and 13-15 overall, while the Bobcats go to 4-4 in the league and 10-17 overall.
In game two, Eshelman improved to 7-6 on the season with her third consecutive NEC shutout and fifth of the year. The rookie allowed just tow hits in the five inning contest while recording three strikeouts.
In a game where hits were at a premium, Quinnipiac's Krista Seeman hit a two out solo home run to right center in the top of the eighth for the only run in game one.
Wagner managed just three hits in the contest, including two from freshman Kate Eshelman (Reno, NV / McQueen). Sophomore Andrea Lazzari (Reno, NV / Wooster) added the other single with one out in the seventh to help set up the Seahawks best scoring opportunity of the game. Pinch runner Cindy Bagnoli (Old Tappan, NJ / N. Valley Regional) took over on the base paths and moved to second when Victoria Batistelli (Huntington Beach, CA / Huntington Beach) was hit in the leg by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch that placed runners on second and third with one out. Bagnoli was then thrown out at home on a ground ball to second before a ground out to first end the threat and sent the game into extra innings.
Another hit by pitch and a stolen base gave Wagner a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, but a 4-6 lineout double play erased the would be tying run from second. The Seahawks left four runners on in the game.
Senior Morgan Miller (Las Vegas, NV / Silverado) was charged with the hard luck loss after surrendering just the one run on five hits in eight complete innings. Miller (5-6) stuck out five and did not allow a walk. Her counterpart Jaimie Iaquinto came on in the fourth inning to pick up the win. Iaquinto (3-3) went the final five innings, recording four strikeouts. Seeman had two of the five Bobcat hits in the contest.
After 10 straight scoreless innings, junior Katie Stevens (Reno, NV / Wooster) finally broke the Seahawks through the scoring column in game two. In the bottom of the third, Stevens gave Wagner a 4-0 lead with a two out grand slam into left. Junior Ami Iwicki (Flemington, NJ / Hunterdon Central) started the inning with a her team leading 10th double of the year and moved over to third after senior Christina Hopkins and Batistelli were each hit by a pitch.
For Batistelli it was the 27th time this year she was hit by a pitch which now stand as the third most HBPs in a single season in the NCAA record books.
Wagner then put the game away with five more runs in the fourth. A leadoff single from grad student Joy Gallagher (Hazleton, PA / Hazleton), her second of the game, and two more hit-by-pitches loaded the bases for senior Christina Hopkins (Edison, NJ / Edison). Gallagher scored came into to score as Hopkins reached on an error and junior Margaret Gallia (Las Vegas, NV / Community College HS) sped home on a wild pitch to account for the first two runs.
Now up 6-0, Batistelli cleared the bases with her third home run of the year, a three-run blast to right center. Seeman (5-4) was tagged with the defeat for the Bobcats going 3 1/3 innings.
The Seahawks are next scheduled to play on Monday vs Cent. Conn. St. at 12:00 pm. The game was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was postponed due to poor weather conditions in the forecast.
Game 1 (8) R H E
Quinnipiac 1 5 0
Wagner 0 3 0
Game 2 (5) R H E
Quinnipiac 0 2 1
Wagner 9 5 0
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