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No. 23 Softball Takes Another SSC Series

Tranell Mesa, Sports Editor
Issue date: 4/14/09 Section: Sports
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Junior Brittney Lamb
Junior Brittney Lamb
With the softball season nears its' end, the No. 23 nationally ranked NSU softball team (39-11; 12-6 SSC) is making its charge to secure a post-season appearance the Sharks they took care of the Eckerd College Tritons on April 3 and 4, with a 2-1 Sunshine State Conference series win.

The Sharks' first win was made easier by another spectacular pitching performance from sophomore Lexi Sarradet (6), as she pitched all seven innings conceding only three hits, no runs and accumulating eight strikeouts.

On the offensive end junior Dana Bergner (11) opened NSU's account in the second inning, with an RBI single to right field. In the ensuing inning, NSU put the game on ice with a five-run inning with RBIs coming from junior Jessica Hernandez (2) and senior April Donachie (8), who hit two RBI singles to left field. With the rest of the game remaining scoreless, the Sharks took the win 6-0.

The first game of the next day's double-header saw much of the same from the first as NSU pitcher junior Dani Carron (10), who provided the Sharks with their second shut out in a row, gave up just two hits in five innings of play.

The NSU offense remained potent with junior Brittney Lamb (23) leading the charge going two-for-three at the plate, with three RBIs and two runs. Lamb was followed by fellow junior Lauren Lopez (15), who went two-for-two, with two RBIs and a run with Bergner along with senior Katie Pepper (9), adding an RBI each as the Sharks took game two, sealing the series with a 8-0 win.

Determined to avoid the sweep, the Tritons took a 2-0 lead in the second inning of game three off of two RBIs and held on to take the final game of the SSC series. Despite seven hits from the Sharks' offense, NSU was not able to mount a comeback as Eckerd went on to take the game 2-0.
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