Softball Swamps MIT In NEWMAC Opener
Game 1: SC 8, MIT 0
Game 2: SC 9, MIT 1
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 27, 2004 – Springfield College erupted for 17 runs and 22 hits, and rode sensational pitching to sweep MIT in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opener for both team on Saturday.
In game one, junior hurler Amy Brucker (Westerly, R.I.) fired a three-hit shutout as SC rolled to an 8-0 victory. Brucker, who has won all five of her starts this season, improved to 5-1. She also drove in two runs.
Junior rightfielder Laurie Cersosimo (West Hartford, Conn.) went 4-for-4 with two runs scored to pace the Pride’s offense, and junior catcher Missy Edwards (Calverton, N.Y.) collected three hits and drove in two runs.
Sophomore Brittany Dielemans (Middlebury, Conn.) completed the sweep with a three-hitter in the nightcap as SC won, 9-1.
Dielemans struck out six in the win. Freshman centerfielder Katie Parmalee (Norwalk, Conn.) went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two stolen bases. Sophomore shortstop Caitlyn McGaughey (South Windsor, Conn.) had two hits and scored twice.
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Head Coach Julie Perrelli
Julie Perrelli enters her second season at the helm of the Springfield College softball program and as an assistant professor of physical education. In her first season in the dugout for the Pride, Perelli guided Springfield to the NEWMAC Championship for the third-consecutive season.
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