Lake Forest College Softball
News & Notes
April 3, 1999
Contact: Scott Rucker, SID
For Immediate Release
FORESTERS DOUBLE WIN TOTAL WITH SWEEP OF BELOIT
The Lake Forest softball team used a late-inning
rally and an 8-run inning to record a sweep of visiting Beloit on Saturday
and double their 1999 victory total. The Foresters worked overtime
to defeat Beloit in the first game. Lake Forest found themselves
down 5-2 going into the bottom of seventh inning. After a Kate Parkinson
groundout, Vicki DeBartolo and Erin Valentour hit back-to-back singles,
which was followed by a Karla Gribble walk to load the bases. Megan
Smith lined out to left field, which scored one run and set up the two-out
heroics of Jessie Griffin and Karen Siska. The co-captains came through
with singles. Siska's hit tied the game and sent it into extra innings.
After holding the Buccaneers scoreless in their half of the eighth, the
Foresters seemed ready to do the same after two quick outs. But DeBartolo
singled with two outs, Valentour roped a double to right-center field and
DeBartolo beat the throw home to cap the Foresters' comeback and give them
the 6-5 win. Parkinson went all eight innings, allowing five runs
(three earned) and striking out six, to pick up the win. Siska finished
the game with three hits and two RBIs. Kim Magee and Valentour each
added two singles.
The Foresters didn't wait until the late innings
in the second game. They exploded for eight runs in the second inning,
capped by a Magee three-run home run, which was preceded by back-to-back
doubles by Cari Poznansky and Siska. The Foresters then coasted to
a 10-5 victory. Magee finished the second game with five runs batted
in, three hits and two runs scored. Siska added two more hits, two
runs and two RBIs, while Gribble had two hits and two runs scored.
Poznansky got the win for Lake Forest by going all seven inning and allowing
five runs (two earned).
The sweep gave Lake Forest an overall record
of 4-12. Although Beloit is a Midwest Conference member, the game
was a non-conference affair since Beloit is a North Division member and
Lake Forest belongs to the South Division. |