KSU doubles up on North Florida
Published on April 1, 2008 by The Sentinel
A groundout to second capped off a sweep of North Florida in a
doubleheader Sunday for the KSU softball team. On a cold, overcast day
at Bailey Park the Owls picked up their 26th and 27th victories behind
Brittany Matthews pitching and solid fielding, along with the help of a
few costly errors by the North Florida Ospreys.
On a day labeled as “Lexi’s Day”, honoring Lexi Kaiser, a five year old girl who suffers from cerebral palsy, the Owls won the first game in dramatic fashion. With the game tied at one run a piece, shortstop Amanda Malcom delivered the game winning single in the bottom of the seventh inning. There were some great plays on the defensive side of the ball too. Sarah Hesterman made an exciting diving catch to end the first, rolling over her head in the process. Owls pitcher Brittany Matthews allowed only one run on five hits, the one run coming from a 6th inning homerun from North Florida’s Heather Hyde.
Game two saw Angela Lopez on the mound as she only allowed one run off of three hits, as North Florida hit a homerun in the first inning. Brittany Matthews came in for the save in the 4th inning and allowed no hits including an exciting triple play in the 6th inning after a bunt was popped up from North Florida. KSU put some numbers on the scoreboard in the third inning off of two RBI doubles by Corri Connally and Jessica Cross. With a 2-1 lead in the top of the final seventh inning, North Florida grounded out to second as the Owls completed their second victory of the day. The Owls are now 5-1 in the conference and 27-9 overall.
Photo courtesy of Carl Zornes
Record night for Whitlock and Matthews
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