March 8, 2009

Box Score

Boca Raton, Fla. - Sophomore Colleen Matthes (Severn, Md.) allowed just two hits in 5.2 innings as Stony Brook University's softball team beat Columbia, 2-1, on Sunday at the FAU "Miken" Classic. The Seawolves won three of their five games at the Invitational and are now 7-3 on the season.

Matthes and Columbia's Maggie Johnson exchanged scoreless innings over the first three frames, allowing a combined three hits. In the bottom of the fourth senior Kelsi Fanelli (Audubon, N.J.) broke the game open with a leadoff triple down the leftfield line. Senior Marissa Fleury (Mahopac, N.Y.) then singled through the left side to drive in the first run of the game.

After Matthes retired the Lions in order in the top of the fifth, senior Kelly Oberto (Spring Lake Heights, N.J.) opened the bottom half of the inning with a single up the middle. She advanced to second on an error by the leftfielder and moved to third on a groundout to second. A wild pitch by Johnson scored Oberto, giving the Seawolves a 2-0 lead.

Columbia broke into the scoring column in the sixth on a two-out RBI single by Karen Tulig. Junior Casey Jacobs (Davie, Fla.) then replaced Matthes in the circle and retired the Lions in order to secure the win for Stony Brook and pick up the save.

Stony Brook's softball team is off until March 18th when they hold their home-opener against Yale.