SU Splits Final Doubleheader at St. John's
5/6/2001 10:13:45 AM | Softball
The Orangewomen end the season with an overall record of 19-28 and a 6-14 league slate. St. John's concludes its campaign 30-31 overall and 8-12 in the BIG EAST.
Brown no-hit St. John's threw five and one-third innings. Her only blemish was a seventh-inning home run by Tiffany Howerton. Brown struck out eight without walking anyone. The victory was her 19th complete game, improving her record to 10-13 for the year.
All the Orangewomen offense came in the third inning. Sophomore Jackie Herrman's (Warren, OH) single to right field scored classmate Christina Holowich (Castro Valley, CA) for SU's first run. With runners on second and third with two outs, senior Missy Bieman (Wingham, Ontario), playing in her final game, drove a single to left field. Sophomore Kristen Collins (Stow, MA) scored easily from third, and Herrman was able to score when the RedStorm leftfielder bobbled the ball.
Herrman led the SU offense with two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Holowich also collected two hits in the game.
The first game of Sunday's twin bill was a pitcher's duel with the teams combining for just one run on six hits.
St. John's scored the game's only run in the home half of the fourth inning.. Kelly Houghton singled through the middle with one out and moved to second on a sacrifice. Cecelia Baston then drove in the run with a single to centerfield.
Sophomore Tara DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY) suffered the loss for the Orangewomen despite her second 10-plus strikeout game of the season. DiMaggio struck out 10 hitters in six innings of work. She recorded at least one whiff in every inning. She allowed just three hits and did not walk a batter. DiMaggio finishes the season with an 8-13 mark.
The RedStorm's Gina Calabrese threw a three-hit shutout to improve her record to 14-14. Calabrese faced just three over the minimum, striking out two without a walk.
Freshmen did all the damage at the plate for Syracuse. Nikki Lincoln (Baton Rouge, LA), Cortney Nickerson (Farmington, NM) and Jaime Grillo (Brentwood, NY) had the Orangewomen's hits, all singles.
Bieman and senior Shanna Newell (Fort Edward, NY) played their final games for the Orangewomen. Bieman led the team with three home runs and 20 runs batted in for the season. Newell started 45 of Syracuse's 47 games of the season. She drove in six runs on the year, and ended her career with a stellar .989 fielding percentage. She made just one error in 87 career chances in left field.
The top four teams in the BIG EAST - Notre Dame, Villanova, Connecticut and Seton Hall will play for the BIG EAST championship beginning on May 10 at Villanova.
St. John's 1, Syracuse 0 123 456 7 R H E Syracuse 000 000 0 - 0 3 0 St. John's 000 100 x - 1 3 0 WP - Gina Calabrese (14-14) LP - Tara DiMaggio (8-13) RBI - Cecelia Baston (SJU) Syracuse 3, St. John's 1 123 456 7 R H E Syracuse 003 000 0 - 3 5 1 St. John's 000 000 1 - 1 2 2 WP - Heather Brown (10-13) LP - Courtney Fitzgerald (16-14) E - Jackie Herrman (SU); Jessica Shepherd, Amy Crook (SJU) 2B - Alesha Argeras (SJU) HR - Tiffany Howerton (SJU) RBI - Jackie Herrman, Missy Bieman (SU); Tiffany Howerton (SJU)
