Staten Island, N.Y. – Freshman Brittany Lee (Newton, N.J.) drove in three runs with her first career home run in game one and added a run scoring triple in game two as the College of Mount Saint Vincent Softball team posted 8-2 and 3-2 wins at NYU-POLY to open Skyline Conference play on Saturday.
 
Mount Saint Vincent got on the board in the second inning of the opener when Kierstyn Bourdeau (Cheshire, Conn.) reached on an error pushing home Kathryn Dalton (Northampton, Pa.) for the game's first run.
 
The Dolphins broke the game open in the third when they plated four runs to move in front of the Jays 5-0. Dalton pushed across Kathleen Davis (Beacon, N.Y.) with a run scoring single with two outs in the inning before Lee chased home Mackenzie Heizer (Vacaville, Calif.) with a single. Dalton and Lee later scored after a single from Bourdeau and NYU-POLY error.
 
Neither team would score after the big third from the Dolphins until the Mount struck for three more in the top half of the fifth. Heizer ripped a one out double in the inning and Dalton was hit with a pitch to put two runners on in front of Lee. The freshman chased both runners home with her first round tripper of the season.
 
NYU-POLY would string together three hits in the home half of the fifth to plate its first run and added a run in the sixth on a run scoring groundout, but that would be all it would get against the Mount in the game.
 
Mount Saint Vincent was outhit in the opener 12-8, but took advantage of four NYU-POLY errors in the game. Lee and Bourdeau each collected two hits in the game with Lee collecting four RBI. Dalton scored three runs for the Dolphins and Davis picked up a hit and scored a run.
 
Ryane Pappa was one of five different players with multiple hits for the Jays after going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Sadie Hoeschen and Megan Moran each collected two hits and scored a run for NYU-POLY in game one.
 
Davis earned the win in the circle for the Mount in game one and moved to 2-0 on the season. She allowed 12 hits in 7.0 innings pitched, surrendering two earned runs. She struck out three and allowed three walks in the outing.
 
Mount Saint Vincent struck first again in game two, plating a run in the second inning for an early 1-0 lead. Lee was in the middle of the rally again after leading off the inning with a double. After moving to third on a passed ball she was chased home on an RBI single off the bat of Casey Cuccio (Medford, N.Y.).
 
The Dolphins moved in front 2-0 in the fourth inning after scoring their fourth unearned run of the day, before NYU-POLY knotted the score for the first time on the day in the home half of the inning. Valerie Schwein brought the Jays even with one swing on a two-run home run with one out in the inning.
 
Mount Saint Vincent would answer right back in the top of the fifth with the eventual game winning run. After Davis reached on an error with two outs in the inning, Lee delivered the deciding run with a triple to right center to close out the scoring in the game.
 
Lee closed out game two 2-for-2 with a pair of runs and another RBI with Joann Guerra (Bronx, N.Y.) going 2-for-4 for the Dolphins. Cuccio and Danielle Kirrane (Bronx, N.Y.) each drove in a run and Davis scored for the Mount in game two.
 
Heizer picked up her second career win in game two after allowing two earned runs on three hits in 7.0 innings pitched. She struck out five and walked only two for the Dolphins. After the Mount took the lead in the fifth, Heizer set down nine of the final 11 batters she faced to preserve the lead.
 
With Saturday's sweep, Mount Saint Vincent improves to 4-0 overall on the season and moves to 2-0 in Skyline Conference play. The Dolphins will be back in action on Sunday when they travel to league rival Farmingdale State. First pitch with the Rams is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.

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