RYAN TOSSES COMPLETE GAME AS SOFTBALL EARNS SPLIT AT PHILADELPHIA; 6-1, 5-3

Box Score vs. Philadelphia (Game One) - April 13, 2009

Box Score vs. Philadelphia (Game Two) - April 13, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Apr. 14, 2009) – Freshman pitcher Allison Ryan (Seaford, N.Y.) threw a complete game in the second contest of a doubleheader on Monday as the Molloy College softball team won one of two versus Philadelphia University at Bucky Harris Field in Philadelphia, Pa. The Rams took the opener by a 6-1 decision, while the Lions notched a 5-3 win in the nightcap behind Ryan’s showing. With the split, Molloy went to 14-18 overall. As for Philadelphia, it is now 17-14 on the year.

Game One – Philadelphia 6, Molloy 1
The Rams reached the scoreboard first in Bottom-3 with a three-spot. Junior outfielder Kristyn Loughery (Phoenixville, Pa.) and sophomore outfielder Jen Richard (Millstone Township, N.J.) slapped back-to-back RBI doubles. Freshman second baseman/outfielder Danielle Parisi (Teaneck, N.J.) added the other run on an RBI groundout, which scored Richard. The Lions got one run back in the top of the fourth inning when freshman infielder Meghan Karpinski (Bethpage, N.Y.) batted an RBI single.

One inning later, Parisi ripped a three-run homer to grab hold of a 6-1 advantage. Freshman pitcher Alexandra Schmidt (Cordova, Md.) won the decision after tossing seven innings of three-hit, two-walk, one-run ball. She also fanned 11 batters. Sophomore pitcher Lauren Urbont (Long Beach, N.Y.) took her 11th loss of the year. In six innings of work, she gave up seven hits, six runs and three walks, while striking out four.

Game Two – Molloy 5, Philadelphia 3
Trailing 3-0 at the end of three, Molloy notched five runs in two of the last four innings. Senior second baseman Michelle Walsh (Bellerose, N.Y.) belted a solo shot in the top of the fifth. One inning after, the Lions posted a big offensive showing. Sophomore outfielder Brittney Tartaro (Bayport, N.Y.) notched a one-out RBI double.

Two batters later, sophomore outfielder Jennifer Kiernan (Sayville, N.Y.) had an RBI groundout. Walsh and sophomore first baseman Alexandra Sydor (Glen Cove, N.Y.) followed with successful RBI opportunities.

Philadelphia got their scoring in the first two innings. Freshman utility Sara Romano (Harrisburg, Pa.) raked a one-out sacrifice fly to right field in Top-1. Then, in the second, Richard sent a single through the left side for a pair of RBI. Rams’ freshman pitcher Amber Beauchemin (Galloway, N.J.) fell to 3-3 after allowing four hits, three runs and three walks, while fanning one. Ryan improved to 9-7 on the year with her complete game.

Head Coach Susan Cassidy-Lyke and the Lions return to the field tomorrow when they continue a four-game road swing in Brookhaven, N.Y. at East Coast Conference foe Dowling College. First pitch for Game One is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.