Softball Drops Its First Two Outings at Speedline Invitational |
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3/10/05 -- Senior Briana Mathiesen (Sylmar, Calif.) rapped a two-run homer in the first game and doubled in the second for Long Island, which suffered a 3-2 loss to Northern Illinois and an 8-0 setback to ninth-ranked Baylor at the Speedline Invitational in Clearwater, Fla. Against Northern Illinois, LIU raced to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Freshman Celina Castillo (Belmont, Calif.) walked and was erased when sophomore Randi Gillespie (Saratoga, Calif.) reached on a fielder's choice. Mathiesen followed by clubbing her team-leading fourth homer of the season down the left-field line. The Huskies plated a run in the second and two in the third to take the lead for good. The Blackbirds had their chance in the fifth inning. Freshman Brittany Murphy (Los Alamitos, Calif.) singled, Castillo walked and Gillespie singled to load the bases with none out. But Mathiesen flied out to shallow center, sophomore Jessie DePippo (Westlake Village, Calif.) lined out to third and junior Alissa Villanueva (Pacoima, Calif.) flied out to left. Senior Jackie Brown (Westminster, Calif.) permitted three runs and eight hits over six innings for the Blackbirds. LIU against Baylor was limited to two hits against the 24-3 squad. Villanueva singled in the second before Mathiesen's double in the fourth. The Bears totaled four runs in the third inning for a 5-0 lead and three more over the next two innings. They would have plated more if not for a spectacular diving catch by junior Leah Glenn (Huntington Beach, Calif.) in the fifth. Senior Chelsea Crosby (Reno, Nev.) pitched effectively for LIU, permitting only three earned runs over five innings and striking out three. LIU faces Temple at 4:00 pm and Central Florida at 6:00 pm. |
