April 18, 2010

Final Stats Game 1
Final Stats Game 2

Fairfield rallied from a 4-1 deficit to post a 9-4 win in the opener, but Siena rallied in the nightcap to post a 5-4 win and pick up a MAAC split at Fairfield Sunday. Freshman phenom Shannon Jones homered and had four RBI in the opener and red-hot Kirstyn Vaughn had two hits and two RBI in the game two victory.

In the first game, Siena scored the first three runs of the game, two of which came on Jones' home run in the third inning that made the score 3-0. Fairfield posted its first run in the bottom of that inning when Kristina Lingo laced a base hit that sent Kristie Trifiolis. The Saints added a run in the fifth inning when Jones registered her third hit and fourth RBI of the game, stroking a base hit to center field to make the score 4-1.

The Stags tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, beginning with Dani Griswold's single. She came home after Meghan Borst drilled a RBI double to pull the team within two runs at 4-2. Lingo added another RBI to her total with a base hit and Allie Ritacco had the game-tying RBI with a sacrifice fly.

Fairfield blew open the game with a five-run sixth inning, with the go-ahead run coming off the bat of Lingo for a 6-5 lead. Kayla Marth added a two-run double in the inning that gave Fairfield some insurance. Pitcher Sarah Minice retired the Saints in order during the top of the seventh to secure her 11th win of the season. She yielded eight hits and struck out five hitters in her seven innings of work.

In the second game, it was the Stags who jumped out to an early lead with a 2-1 edge after three innings. Ritacco drove home both runs with a bases-loaded walk in the first and a base hit in the third.

Siena tied the game with a run in the fourth inning and took the lead with two more runs in the fifth. Vaughn had the key hit with a two-run double that made the score 4-2.

Fairfield cut into the lead with a run in the fifth inning as Laura Carta tagged a RBI single. Siena answered with a run in the sixth inning, which proved to be the game-winning run. Amanda Ferro drove home the run with a double that scored Jessica Muschel.

The Stags made things interesting with a run in the bottom of the seventh, courtesy of a pinch-hit RBI single by Jenna DiBernardo. Her hit placed runners on first and third with two outs, but pitcher Courtney

Brinkman struck out the next hitter to end the game, improving to 5-4 on the season.