Box Score (Game 1)
Box Score (Game 2)
Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey softball team picked up a pair of New Jersey Athletic Conference wins on Sunday sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Richard Stockton College. The Lions edged the Ospreys 2-1 in the opening game and won the second, 7-0.
TCNJ is now 14-10 on the season and squared its NJAC record at 2-2. Richard Stockton saw its modest four-game winning streak come to an end falling to 17-5 overall and 2-4 in the conference.
Game 1: TCNJ 2, Richard Stockton 1
The first game started as a pitcher's dual as Richard Stockton's Kaitlyn Corica (Iselin, NJ/JFK) and TCNJ's Ashley Minervini (Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) each kept the opposition's bats quiet in the first two innings.
The Ospreys opened the scoring in the top of the third as junior Jamie Heller (Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn) singled and later scored on a passed ball.
That lead was short lived as sophomore Ellen Seavers (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) drilled a two-run homer run to left center scoring freshman Colleen Cawley (Riverton, NJ/Holy Cross). Those runs put TCNJ in front, 2-1.
Minervini tossed a complete game for the Lions to earn the win as she gave up one run on six hits with nine strikeouts.
Corica suffered the loss for the Ospreys despite giving up only two runs on a pair of hits.
At the plate for the Ospreys, Danielle Accardi (East Brunswick, NJ/Mount St. Mary) and Natalie Berrios (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) each finished with two hits.
Game 2: TCNJ 7, Richard Stockton 0
TCNJ jumped out to an early lead in the second game as sophomore Rachel Greeby (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) drove in run in the first with a single.
The Lions added two more runs in the second as junior Kelly Armstrong (Jackson, NJ/Memorial) raced home on a throwing error and Steph Cintron (Northvale, NJ/Old Tappan) scored on a ground out by Cawley.
TCNJ made it a 4-0 game in the fourth as Camille Heller (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) doubled, was pinch ran for by Cintron, who eventually scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Kathy Sikora (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee).
Cawley added another run for TCNJ in the sixth as she singled in a run with a base hit to left field.
In the seventh, freshman Amy Ullrich (Colonia, NJ/Colonia) hit her first collegiate home run with a two-run shot to left field.
Freshman Alex Sietsma (Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock) started for the Lions and pitched 3.1 scoreless innings before leaving the game after being hit by a line drive. Minervini closed out the game picking up her second win of the afternoon.
Accardi took the loss for Richard Stockton dropping her record to 7-2.
Greeby had a bid game at the plate for the Lions with four hits, while Cawley had three.
Berrios and Barb Kutch (Mt. Holly, NJ/Rancocas Valley) each had two hits for the Ospreys.
