Sophomore Chelsea Stryker was 3-for-6 with a pair of stolen bases and a run scored today against Le Moyne.

Stonehill Punches Postseason Ticket Despite Le Moyne Sweep

Dolphins win game one, 3-1, before cruising to 12-1 win in six innings in game two
Skyhawks collect seventh seed in NE-10 Tournament, visit sixth-seeded AIC Tuesday in first round game

EASTON, Mass. (May 2, 2010) – Stonehill College clinched a spot in this week's Northeast-10 Conference softball tournament despite suffering a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Le Moyne College in NE-10 action at Fr. William Gartland Field this afternoon. Le Moyne posted a 3-1 win in game one, before rolling to a 12-1 victory in six innings in the nightcap.

Stonehill (20-18-1, 15-13 NE-10) was able to clinch a spot in this week's Northeast-10 Tournament with game one losses by Southern New Hampshire University and the University of Massachusetts Lowell in their NE-10 doubleheaders this afternoon. The Skyhawks will be the seventh-seed in the tournament and will visit sixth-seeded American International College (24-24, 17-13 NE-10) for a first round matchup on Tuesday at 3 p.m. The winner will advance to the double-elimination championship round, hosted by the University of New Haven, Friday through Sunday.

Le Moyne (22-18, 20-10 NE-10) sewed up the third seed with its wins today and has earned a spot in next weekend's double-elimination round along with top-seeded and host New Haven, second-seeded Southern Connecticut State University and fourth-seeded Adelphi University.

Senior Bailey Phillips (Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Arcadia) paced Le Moyne this afternoon as she hit a combined 3-for-4 with a pair of walks, four runs scored, a double, home run and three RBI. Sophomore Kelcie Cashel (Lacona, N.Y./Sandy Creek) batted 3-for-5 with a walk, four runs scored, a double, home run and two RBI, while senior Kelly Schweikert (Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport) finished 4-for-7 with three runs scored, a double and four RBI.

Junior Jenna Vanacore (Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity) pitched all 13 innings in the circle for the Dolphins and picked up the win in both contests (14-6), allowing just two earned runs on ten hits on the afternoon.

Sophomore Chelsea Stryker (Baldwin, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) led Stonehill as she hit a combined 3-for-6 with two stolen bases, a double and run scored. Junior Katy Abarr (Richmond, R.I./The Prout School) batted 3-for-6 with an RBI and run scored.

Le Moyne 3, Stonehill 1 – Game One

Jenna Vanacore held Stonehill to just three hits and Le Moyne used a three-run third to key its 3-1 win in game one.

Junior Katy Abarr was 1-for-3 with an RBI in game one.

Vanacore collected her 13^th win of the year by yielding just the one earned run on three hits with two strikeouts and two walks over seven innings.

Kelcie Cashel paced the Dolphins offense, hitting 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Morgan Edmondson (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) batted 1-for-2 with a walk, stolen base and RBI. Kelly Schweikert and junior Amanda Daum (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) both finished 1-for-3 with a double and run scored.

Chelsea Stryker paced Stonehill by going 2-for-3 with a pair of stolen bases and a run scored. Katy Abarr hit 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Senior Kait Mendall (Middleboro, Mass./Coyle & Cassidy) took the loss (6-5), allowing three earned runs on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks over seven innings.

Daum led off Le Moyne's three-run third with a double to right before Cashel smacked her first home run of the season with one out. Schweikert kept the inning going with a two-out double and scored on a single to right by Edmondson.

Stonehill got a run back in the fourth as Stryker led off with a double to right and scored on a single from Abarr. The Skyhawks had two runners in scoring position with one out in the sixth, but Vanacore got a pair of pop outs to escape the threat and retired the side in order in the seventh to seal the win.

Le Moyne 12, Stonehill 1 – Game Two

Le Moyne completed the sweep by powering its way to a 12-1 win in six innings in game two. The top third of the Dolphins lineup combined for seven of their 13 hits.

Sarah Stumper was 2-for-2 in game two.

Kelly Schweikert led the way by going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two runs scored and four RBI. Bailey Phillips was 2-for-2 with a walk, double, home run, four runs scored and three RBI, while Kelcie Cashel finished 2-for-2 with a walk, double, stolen base and three runs scored. Freshman Demetra Kermidas (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) chipped in by going 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Vanacore scattered seven hits over six innings to secure her 14^th win of the year, yielding just the one earned run with a strikeout and no walks.

Katy Abarr hit 2-for-3 with a run scored for Stonehill. Sophomore Sarah Stumper (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown East) batted 2-for-2 for the Skyhawks.

Sophomore Samantha Krantz (Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays) took the loss (8-6), surrendering five earned runs on six hits and a walk with no strikeouts in 1.1 innings in the circle.

Le Moyne staked out a 5-0 lead after an inning and a half as Schweikert got the Dolphins going with a two-run single through the right side in the first, before Phillips blasted a three-run homer in the second.

Stonehill loaded the bases with one out in the second, but managed to get just one run back as Abarr singled and later scored on a sacrifice fly to left by junior Ashley Langlois (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield). Vanacore got a ground ball to escape further damage.

Le Moyne scored three more in the fourth as Schweikert and Kermidas collected RBI singles and a Stonehill error led to another run. The Dolphins broke the game open with a four-run sixth. Schweikert added another RBI single, while sophomore Kate Waltman (Alplaus, N.Y./Niskayuna) laced a two-run single to right and later scored on an error.