CURWENSVILLE – In a game that was moved to Curwensville due to field conditions at Brockway, the Lady Tide started the 2009 season with a 5-0 victory over the Lady Rovers.
Curwensville senior hurler Holly Lansberry threw a one-hit, 12 strikeout performance at Brockway while picking up two hits with three RBI’s along the way. Only the catcher for Brockway, Emilee Ruff, managed a hit, a harmless single.
The Lady Tide smacked out 15 hits on the afternoon while scoring just five runs against Rover pitcher Lee Ann Holt. Tide skipper Allen Leigey spoke about the hits and runs, “We hit the ball very well for our first game but I was hoping for more runs to cross the plate though. Many of our shots were right at someone and I am sure that kept our run production down.”
The second inning proved to be the biggest of the afternoon as Curwensville put three runs on the board all with two outs. With Morgan Peterman on second and Erin Bressler on first Lansberry delivered a double driving in both of her teammates. Tess Bloom then brought home Lansberry with a single.
Leigey added, “We are certainly pleased with our first outing of the season and it’s always nice to get a win. We just need to get the run production up.”
The Lady Tide would tally one run each in the fifth and the sixth to help pick up the win.
Bressler turned in the outstanding defensive play of the game in the top of the seventh when she stretched out along the right field line catching a shot by Rover Michelle Mancuso to end the game.
Shannon McDonald and Ashley Demchak, both seniors, each had three hits in the win for Curwensville. Demchak is coming off a junior year were she crushed the ball to hit an even .500.
Curwensville will now travel to Brockway on April 22 with the switching of fields for Tuesday’s game.
Ridgway will be the next opponent for the Lady Tide when they travel to Curwensville on Thursday for a 4:15 pm contest.
BROCKWAY – 0 Sarah Anderson 3b 3000, Lee Ann Holt p 3000, Jalina Sabatose 2b 3000, Alyssa Daub dp 2000, Michelle Mancuso 1b 3000, Emilee Ruff c 2010, Julie Genevero ss 2000, Caitlin Uplinger lf 2000, Guilyard flex/ cf 2000. TOTALS – 22 0 1 0
CURWENSVILLE – 5 Holly Lansberry p 4123, Tess Bloom cf 4011, Shannon McDonald ss 4030, Ashley Demchak c 4130, Jenessa Stiles 3b 4021, Stacey Johnson 1b 4020, Lindsay Barrett pr 0000, Sara Clark lf 4000, Morgan Peterman 2b 1100, Jenae Stiles 2b 2110, Erin Bressler rf 3110. TOTALS – 34 5 15 4
SCORE BY INNINGS: R H E
BROCKWAY 000 000 0 0 1 1
CURWENSVILLE 030 011 X 5 15 1
ERRORS – Genevro, Clark. DP – None SB – Bressler 2B – Lansberry, Jenae Stiles.
PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO
BROCKWAY Holt 6 15 4 0 0 1
CURWENSVILLE Lansberry 7 1 0 0 1 12
WP – Lansberry (1-0) LP – Holt (0-1)