April 19, 2007

Setting the Scene... The Pioneers return home for the first time in two weeks as they host FDU in an NEC doubleheader Saturday at 1:00 pm. SHU split a pair of games with St. John's Wednesday, winning 2-1 in the first game before dropping the nightcap 2-0. In league play last weekend, SHU took a pair of games from Mount St. Mary's. The Pioneers are currently 9-19 overall and 3-5 in the NEC.

Pioneers Split St. John's... Freshman Adrian Fitzsimon hit a two run homerun and junior Megan Spehar tossed a complete game four hitter to lead Sacred Heart to a 2-1 win over St. John's in the first game of a softball doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. The Pioneers made three errors in the second game which led to two unearned runs as the Red Storm earned a split with a 2-0 victoy in the nightcap.

Pioneers Sweep Mount... Bethany Lemenager and Megan Spehar combined to strikeout 15 Mount St. Mary's players and allow just one run to lead Sacred Heart to a doublehader sweep of Mount St. Mary's at the MSM Softball Field on Saturday afternoon. Sacred Heart took the opener, 2-1 in eight innings, before capturing the second game, 2-0.

Last Year vs FDU... Jacqui Riley and Ashley McDonough each hit homeruns and Chrissy DeMott tossed a shutout to power Sacred Heart to a 9-0 win in the nightcap and a doubleheader split with Fairleigh Dickinson in softball action Thursday.

Scouting The Knights... Senior Dana Meyers is the leading hitter for the Knights is the season's first half, posting a .380 average. Freshman Lindsay Glidden has a team leading 16 RBI and three home runs along with the second best average on the team, a .309 mark. In the circle, Ashley Buchanan is the Knights' ace, with a 2.89 ERA, with three wins in 18 games.

Gametracker... All Pioneer home games will feature the Gametracker feature this season. Fans can follow all the action of by visiting SacredHeartPioneers.com and clicking on the Gametracker link on the softball schedule page.

Up Next... The Pioneers host Iona Tuesday in non-league action and then travel to Stony Brook Thursday. Next weekend, SHU welcomes Central Connecticut and Quinnipiac to Fairfield in their final home weekend of the season.