Spring Break
Softball Splits With Pirates
Defensive Problems Hurt Huskies
Kevin Meacham
Issue date: 4/24/06 Section: Sports
"They're a good-hitting ballclub," Michalczyk said. "If they see a pitcher for too long, they're going to come around on her.
Crossin didn't fare much better, allowing an RBI single, bases-loaded walk and an RBI groundout to pull Seton Hall within 6-5.
She walked the tying run in before Ashley Thody was called on to get the final out of the inning. Thody then gave up the lead run in the top of the seventh on a one-out double.
In the bottom of the seventh, Jessica Quan came to bat as the Huskies' last hope with two outs. She cranked a ball deep to left field and off the wall. The throw from Seton Hall left fielder Jenna Best got underneath shortstop Katie Pierce and Quan dashed to third base, prompting a throw from second baseman Leah Menichetti. That throw went well over the third baseman's head and into the stands, allowing Quan to score the tying run.
The next time UConn came to bat, Truax delivered a moonshot over the left field wall, prompting on-deck batter Ortega to throw her bat straight in the air. The Huskies celebrated their third win in a row by crowding home plate as Truax crossed it.
"It just felt good to hit one," Truax said. "You don't even know what's going on until you get around first base."
With rain pouring on the field in between games, the pitchers appeared to have trouble gripping the ball. UConn's game two starter, Michelle Caouette, threw 32 pitches in the first inning, allowing two runs but no hits.
Caouette's struggles continued and she was replaced by Michalczyk in the second.
Michalczyk said she was not used to pitching so many innings in a day, due to her recovery from ankle surgery last year.
Seton Hall held a 4-2 lead until the bottom of the fourth. With two on and two out, Truax came up with another gigantic blast. Her three-run home run, her team-leading seventh of the year.
UConn's lead would be short lived, however. The Pirates scored a run on an error by Erica Pernell to tie the game at 5-5. Michalczyk threw a wild pitch to the next batter, giving Seton Hall a 6-5 lead. In the same at-bat, she allowed another RBI single to give the Pirates a two-run cushion.
Crossin didn't fare much better, allowing an RBI single, bases-loaded walk and an RBI groundout to pull Seton Hall within 6-5.
She walked the tying run in before Ashley Thody was called on to get the final out of the inning. Thody then gave up the lead run in the top of the seventh on a one-out double.
In the bottom of the seventh, Jessica Quan came to bat as the Huskies' last hope with two outs. She cranked a ball deep to left field and off the wall. The throw from Seton Hall left fielder Jenna Best got underneath shortstop Katie Pierce and Quan dashed to third base, prompting a throw from second baseman Leah Menichetti. That throw went well over the third baseman's head and into the stands, allowing Quan to score the tying run.
The next time UConn came to bat, Truax delivered a moonshot over the left field wall, prompting on-deck batter Ortega to throw her bat straight in the air. The Huskies celebrated their third win in a row by crowding home plate as Truax crossed it.
"It just felt good to hit one," Truax said. "You don't even know what's going on until you get around first base."
With rain pouring on the field in between games, the pitchers appeared to have trouble gripping the ball. UConn's game two starter, Michelle Caouette, threw 32 pitches in the first inning, allowing two runs but no hits.
Caouette's struggles continued and she was replaced by Michalczyk in the second.
Michalczyk said she was not used to pitching so many innings in a day, due to her recovery from ankle surgery last year.
Seton Hall held a 4-2 lead until the bottom of the fourth. With two on and two out, Truax came up with another gigantic blast. Her three-run home run, her team-leading seventh of the year.
UConn's lead would be short lived, however. The Pirates scored a run on an error by Erica Pernell to tie the game at 5-5. Michalczyk threw a wild pitch to the next batter, giving Seton Hall a 6-5 lead. In the same at-bat, she allowed another RBI single to give the Pirates a two-run cushion.
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