BELLEROSE, NY - The CMSV Softball team returned to action Sunday afternoon, facing off against Skyline Conference foe St. Joseph's-Brooklyn.
The Dolphins swept both games, winning easily 15-0 in game one, then took game two 4-1. The two victories put the Dolphins record at 8-12 overall and 5-3 in conference play.
CMSV 15 SJC-BK 0 - Game 1
In game one, the Dolphins got stellar pitching from
Mackenzie Heizer who went the distance, striking out eight batters and giving up only four hits and yielding no runs.
She was stellar in the batters box too, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two RBI, M. Heizer and four of her teammates each collected three or more hits.
Katie Moos went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI.
Samantha Broo and
Rachel Heizer also collected three hits with R. Heizer scoring three runs and Brook scoring two.
CMSV 4 SJC-BK 1 - Game 2
In game two the Dolphins worked much harder but still came away with the victory.
Kathryn Dalton started and went the distance for CMSV allowing one run on seven hits, while striking out seven batters. She gave up her only run of the day in the fourth on an RBI double, otherwise Dalton controlled the Bears from the circle.
The Dolphins brought the offense in the first inning, when M. Heizer delivered an RBI single to right allowing
Danielle Maffei to score and make it 1-0.
After the Lady Bears scored in the fourth to tie the game, the Dolphins answered by scoring two runs of their own taking advantage of some defensive errors. Back-to-back errors by the Lady Bears shortstop and center fielder, R. Heizer delivered a two run double to make it 3-1, which was plenty a lead for Dalton to hold.
She closed the door in the fifth, sixth and seventh, facing two batters more than the minimum.
Upcoming Schedule
The Dolphins return to action Monday Apirl 11 when they will take on St. Joseph's-Long Island in a makeup game. The game will be played at Sarah Lawrence college starting at 3:30pm. They will play doubleheaders Friday and Saturday against Yeshiva and John Jay, with the Saturday DH vs. John Jay serving as Senior Day.
