Paterson throws double shutout at Raptors
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Taylor Nichols...two of the three Raptor hits in the doubleheader
4/18/2015 5:59:00 PM
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WAYNE, N.J. (April 18, 2015) – The Rutgers University-Camden softball team entered its New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader here Saturday tied in the standings with host William Paterson University.
The Raptors left Paterson two games behind the Pioneers and sixth in the NJAC standings after Paterson held Rutgers-Camden to a total of three hits and no runs in a 5-0, 3-0 doubleheader sweep.
The sweep improves to Pioneers to 22-9-1 overall and 9-5 in the NJAC, while Rutgers-Camden falls to 17-11-1 and 7-7.
The Scarlet Raptors return to play Wednesday when they host Ramapo College in a 3 p.m. NJAC game.
William Paterson 5, Rutgers-Camden 0Raptor junior Brittany Scott (Buena, NJ/Buena Regional) and Pioneer senior Kerrin Dys (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) were locked in the scoreless duel until the bottom of the fourth inning, when William Paterson loaded the bases with no outs on three straight singles. The Scarlet Raptors nearly escaped the jam with a force at the plate and a strikeout, before junior left fielder Kelsey Wimmershoff (Park Ridge, NJ/Park Ridge) unloaded a grand slam to left field.
Paterson added its final run in the fifth inning on a triple by senior center fielder Kelsey Principe (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) and a RBI single by sophomore shortstop Rachel Wasilak (Livingston, NJ/Livingston).
Dys (4-1) finished with a two-hit shutout, walking two and striking out six. She allowed only singles by freshman Taylor Nichols (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights) and Samantha Sandridge (Friendswood, TX/Friendswood).
Scott (13-9) took the loss, allowing eight hits, five earned runs and one walk in six innings. She fanned five.
The Pioneers, meanwhile, scored all the runs they needed in the first inning on RBI singles by Wasilak, senior third baseman Lachelle Rouse (Pine Hill, NJ/Overbrook) and senior designated player Keanna Ross (Pine Hill, NJ/Overbrook).
Scott (13-10) hurled a seven-hitter in her six-inning complete game, allowing three earned runs and two walks. She struck out two.
Paterson added its final run in the fifth inning on a triple by senior center fielder Kelsey Principe (Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany) and a RBI single by sophomore shortstop Rachel Wasilak (Livingston, NJ/Livingston).
Dys (4-1) finished with a two-hit shutout, walking two and striking out six. She allowed only singles by freshman Taylor Nichols (Barrington, NJ/Haddon Heights) and Samantha Sandridge (Friendswood, TX/Friendswood).
Scott (13-9) took the loss, allowing eight hits, five earned runs and one walk in six innings. She fanned five.
William Paterson 3, Rutgers-Camden 0
The Scarlet Raptors were held to only one hit in the second game by Paterson sophomore Allison Podmajersky (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South), who faced the minimum 21 batters in the shutout. Podmajersky (7-4) struck out seven and didn't walk a batter. The only hit she allowed was a one-out single by Nichols in the fourth inning. That inning ended with a double play, and the Raptors went in order in every other frame.The Pioneers, meanwhile, scored all the runs they needed in the first inning on RBI singles by Wasilak, senior third baseman Lachelle Rouse (Pine Hill, NJ/Overbrook) and senior designated player Keanna Ross (Pine Hill, NJ/Overbrook).
Scott (13-10) hurled a seven-hitter in her six-inning complete game, allowing three earned runs and two walks. She struck out two.