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Date: April 27, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby softball clinches spot in NESCAC Tournament

WATERVILLE, Maine --

The Colby College softball team clinched a spot in the upcoming New England Small College Athletic Conference Tournament with a doubleheader sweep of Trinity College on Sunday.

The Mules (11-10) moved into a first place tie with Tufts in the NESCAC East with 6-2 records after taking 3-1 and 8-0 victories over Trinity.

Annette Caswell (Bucksport/Bucksport, Maine) drove in all three runs in the first game. She had a two-run double in the first inning to bring in Shannon Emerson (Gleneig/West Friendship, Md.) and Kate Hurd (Greely/Cumberland, Maine). Caswell added a sacrifice fly in the third inning to once again bring in Hurd.

Lauren Olmsted (Lexington/Lexington, Mass.) improved to 6-3 this season by throwing a complete game for Colby. She also went 1-for-2 in the opener from the plate.

Lindsey Freeman (Kimball Union/Lancaster, Mass.) had two hits and the lone run for Trinity (6-21-1, 1-7).

The second game was called on the eight-run rule after five innings. Wendy Bonner (Lexington/Lexington, Mass.) went 2-for-2, while Caswell scored two runs and also had two hits. Bonner, Caswell and Carrie Morin (Cony/Augusta, Maine) all doubled in the game for the Mules.

Toni-Lynn Robbins (Camden Hills/Appleton, Maine) allowed just two hits in five innings to earn the victory in game two.

Colby will play host to University of Maine-Orono at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

1st game

Colby 3, Trinity 1

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Colby 201#000#x-----3#4#2

Victoria Moshier (L, 2-8) and Sarah Hoyle. Lauren Olmsted (W, 6-3) and Elizabeth Riley. 2B: Annette Caswell (Colby).

2nd game

Colby 8, Trinity 0, 5 innings

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Colby 103#13----8#8#1

Sarah Churchill (L, 3-9), Victoria Moshier (5) and Lindsey Freeman. Toni-Lynn Robbins (W, 4-4) and Elizabeth Riley. 2B: Laura Watson (T), Wendy Bonner (Colby), Annette Caswell (Colby), Carrie Morin (Colby).