Lakers Drop CCAC Conference Softball Doubleheader to Trinity Christian

HAMMOND, Ind. – The Roosevelt University softball team suffered a CCAC Conference doubleheader sweep at the hands of Trinity Christian College on Saturday, April 9, losing both games by the score of 6-3 at Dowling Park in Hammond, Ind.  The losses dropped the Lakers conference record to 2-3 and their overall record to 9-10 on the year.

In game one, both teams were held scoreless for the first two innings before the Lakers struck first with a solo run in the third.  Athena Pomele-Pen singled home Sabrina Treccani, who had led off with a base hit of her own.  However, the Trolls answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning on a base hit and an error.

Roosevelt regained the lead in the fifth inning after Kassie Kawka singled to lead off, stole second, and scored on a fielder's choice by Jessica Schneider.  Trinity Christian once again answered, but this time the home team scored three runs on three hits and an error to take a 4-2 advantage.

The Lakers cut the deficit to 4-3 in the sixth inning after Schneider drove in Brielle Carre with a base hit, but once again, the Trolls added runs in the bottom half of the inning.  This time, Trinity Christian scored two runs on one hit and four walks for the 6-3 margin.

Game two of the day saw the Lakers jump out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning.  Pomele-Pen kept up her hot streak, knocking a double to score Kawka and Kelly Farmer.  Pomele-Pen proceeded to steal third and score on an Emily Zuniga base hit.

Unfortunately, that would be all the scoring the Lakers could manage in the game, while the Trolls were able to score a solo run in the third and five more runs in the fourth off of RU starter Kate Sisson for the 6-3 victory.

GAME ONE DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            0  0  1  0  1  1  0                 3   9   2
                Trinity Christian                0  0  1  0  3  2  X                 6   7   0

W: Madi De Graaf (2-3)                  L: Samantha Norman (0-2)

Records: Roosevelt 9-9, 2-2 (CCAC) | Trinity Christian 8-15, 3-4 (CCAC)

Location: Dowling Park | Hammond, Ind.

KEY STATS

• Athena Pomele-Pen went 3-for-4 with an RBI
• Jessica Schneider was 2-for-4 with two RBI
• Dayton Elliott started in the circle, going four innings with one run, three hits, two strikeouts, & a walk
• Samantha Norman suffered the loss to fall to 0-2, throwing 1 1/3 innings in relief & allowing five runs on four hits

GAME TWO DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            3  0  0  0  0  0  0                 3   10   2
                Trinity Christian                0  0  1  5  0  0  X                 6   11   0

W: Jordan Jones (2-3)                     L: Kate Sisson (2-4)

Records: Roosevelt 9-10, 2-3 (CCAC) | Trinity Christian 9-15, 4-4 (CCAC)

Location: Dowling Park | Hammond, Ind.

KEY STATS

• Athena Pomele-Pen was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, & a run scored
• Kelly Farmer went 3-for-4 with a double & run scored
• Jessica Schneider was 2-for-4
• Emily Zuniga drove in a run
• Kate Sisson fell to 2-4, pitching six innings & allowing all six runs with three earned on 11 hits to go with five strikeouts

NEWS & NOTES

• Athena Pomele-Pen leads the team with 16 runs batted in
• The Lakers are now 15-8 in the all-time series versus the Trolls
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers have a quick turnaround before their next CCAC Conference doubleheader as they host 24^th ranked Saint Xavier University on Sunday, April 10.  First pitch of game one is scheduled for 12pm at The Stadium at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill.