Roosevelt Softball Sweeps CCAC Conference Doubleheader From Judson

ELGIN, Ill. – The Roosevelt University softball team swept a CCAC Conference doubleheader from Judson University, winning game one by the score of 4-2 and taking game two in five innings by the score of 16-2 at Continental Park.  With the two game sweep, the Lakers are now 5-6 in the conference and 12-13 overall this season.

In the first game of the day, the Lakers scored all the runs they would need in the second inning, taking a 3-0 lead, while starting pitcher Kate Sisson held the Judson bats at bay.  Destini Nolan got things started with a base hit to right, advancing to second on a wild pitch and to third on a Kirstin Fudge single.  Sabrina Treccani drove in Nolan with a ground out to first, and Ashlyn Kitter reached on a bunt single and advanced to second base on the play.  Both Fudge and Kitter scored on an error that allowed Kassie Kawka to reach second base.

Judson got on the board with a solo run in the fifth inning on four hits to cut the margin to 3-1.  However, the Lakers scored a run of their own in the sixth with Emily Zuniga singling, advancing to third on a throwing error, and scoring on a Kitter ground out.  The Eagles scraped one more run across in the bottom half of the inning with the help of an RU error, but that would be the last of the scoring in the game.

Roosevelt had an offensive explosion in the game two, scoring the game's first 16 runs.  In the first inning, Jessica Schneider walked and Anaisa Lozada followed with a homerun to left center for a 2-0 lead.  Kitter led off the second inning with a base hit to right field and scored a batter later on a Kelly Farmer double to right center.  Zuniga drove in Farmer with a base hit to left field and Zuniga later scored on a dropped fly during Schneider's at bat.

In the third inning, Athena Pomele-Pen led off with a walk and Farmer doubled to left with both scoring on a Kawka base hit to center field.  A nine-run fourth inning by the Lakers put the game away with the visitors racking up seven hits in the stanza.

Judson ruined Dayton Elliott's shutout bid with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth for the 16-2 final score.

GAME ONE DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            0  3  0  0  0  1  0                 4   8   1
                Judson                  0  0  0  0  1  1  0                 2   9   2

W: Kate Sisson (4-5)        L: Bella Lodico (2-7)         S: Samantha Norman (2)

Records: Roosevelt 11-13, 4-6 (CCAC) | Judson 4-15, 2-7 (CCAC)

Location: Continental Park | Elgin, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Kate Sisson earned the win to raise her record to 4-5, going five innings & allowing one run on seven hits to go with five strikeouts
• Destini Nolan went 3-for-3 with a double & run scored
• Ashlyn Kitter was 1-for-3 with an RBI & run scored
• Emily Zuniga went 1-for-3 with a run scored
• Jessica Schneider & Sabrina Treccani both drove in a run
• Samantha Norman pitched two scoreless innings in relief to earn her second save of the year

GAME TWO DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            2  3  2  9  0           16   14   0
                Judson                  0  0  0  2  0              2    4   3

W: Dayton Elliott (4-2)                   L: Sophie Schomer (1-6)

Records: Roosevelt 12-13, 5-6 (CCAC) | Judson 4-16, 2-8 (CCAC)

Location: Continental Park | Elgin, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Anaisa Lozada drove in five runs & scored two, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a homerun
• Kelly Farmer went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, & two runs scored
• Kassie Kawka was 1-for-3 with two runs batted in
• Ashlyn Kitter went 3-for-4 with two runs scored
• Emily Zuniga was 2-for-3 with an RBI & two runs scored
• Jessica Schneider went 1-for-2 with an RBI & three runs scored
• Athena Pomele-Pen was 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI, & two runs scored
• Dayton Elliott raised her record to 4-2, pitching four innings & allowing two runs on four hits with three strikeouts & two walks
• Hailey Getz pitched one scoreless inning in relief, striking out all three batters

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers have won the last four games versus the Eagles & are now 5-16 in the all-time series
• Anaisa Lozada leads the team with 35 hits, four triples, three homeruns, 21 RBI, 22 runs, .473 average, & .770 slugging percentage
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel to Bourbonnais, Ill. on Monday, April 18 to finish a suspended game versus Olivet Nazarene University from April 5 with RU trailing 10-5 in the seventh inning.  The game will restart at 3pm and the two teams will also play a non-conference contest following the conclusion of the suspended conference game at Tiger Field.