March 29, 2006
Box Score
Washington, D.C. - The Georgetown softball team lost both games of a doubleheader against Coppin State University held at the Bachman Sports Complex in Baltimore, Md. The Hoyas lost the first game, 3-2, and the second game, 9-7. The Hoyas recorded eight hits in each game for a total of 16, four coming from the bat of junior catcher Cathy Richter (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East).
In the first game, the Hoyas and Eagles would remain scoreless until the top of the third inning.
Freshman Christina Gallinari (Crestwood, N.Y./Loyola School) started the inning with a triple to left field and scored on an error by CSU's leftfielder to put the Hoyas up, 1-0. With one out, sophomore Katharine Lang (Princeton Jct., N.J./The Lawrenceville School) singled to left center field. Lang followed up her hit by stealing second. A single to center field from sophomore Christine Calabrese (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y./Hastings) would be enough for Lang to reach home, giving Calabrese one RBI.
The Hoyas held the 2-0 lead until the bottom of the sixth when the Eagles scored two to tie the game. The Hoyas would not score, leaving the score tied at two going into the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, the Eagles scored the game-winning run to end the hope of a Hoya victory.
Freshman pitcher Courtney Clark (Ridgewood, N.J./Choate Rosemary Hall)went the distance allowing three runs off six hits.
Georgetown struck early in the second game scoring two runs in the first inning. With sophomore Amanda Chase (Claremont, N.H./Stevens) on second and Calabrese on first, Richter would single to center field, enough for Chase to make it home and Calabrese to get in scoring position on third. Calabrese scored when freshman Katie Zoch (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) reached first on a fielder's choice.
The Eagles struck right back, scoring four runs in the first inning. Coppin State would hold the lead for the remainder of the game, extending it to 9-4 going into the seventh inning.
With sophomore Anna McCann (Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Bishop England) on third and Lang on second, Calabrese singled to center field, garnering two RBI as McCann and Lang crossed the plate. Freshman Katherine Incantalupo (Forest Hills, N.Y./Townsend Harris) singled to centerfield, advancing Calabrese to third base. Zoch reached first on a fielder's choice as Calabrese scored the third run of the inning. A fly out from sophomore Brittany Sonnichsen (Madison, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall) would end the game with the Hoyas falling just short, 9-7, to the Eagles.
"For the first five innings of the first game and the last two of the second game we played the best ball of the season," Head Coach Pat Conlan said. "We made some great plays, had excellent pitching , executed our offensive offensive gameplan and came up with some clutch hits. However we need to do that for a complete game. This team has made tremendous strides this year, but we are still working on consistency! All losses are tough but especially this one. We were in control for the entire game and let the game slip away from us. We executed well on offense today. Kat Lang is a great tablesetter for us. She gets on base and both Christine Calabrese and Cathy Richter were able to come thru with some clutch hits today."
The Hoyas return to action on Tuesday, April 4 when they travel to Baltimore, Md. for a doubleheader against UMBC. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
