March 1, 2008

ETSU Box Score
CofC Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Marist softball team dropped a pair of games at the College of Charleston Invitational on Saturday. The Red Foxes were beat 16-1 by East Tennessee State in the first game, and 2-0 in eight innings by the College of Charleston in game two. Marist had a total of six hits and one run on the afternoon and is now 3-6 on the young season.

The Red Foxes were only able to muster four hits against East Tennessee pitchers Marissa Haverman and Amanda Hardy. Melissa Giordano (Stamford, Conn.) had a single and scored the only Red Fox run of the game. Kate Malloy (Fair Haven, N.J.) drove in Giordano with a fifth inning double.

Alanna Woody (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) and Jessica Green (Manassas, Va.) had the other Marist hits.

Hardy got the win for ETSU. Kristen Merlino (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) started for Marist and took the loss. She gave up six runs (five earned) in an inning of work.

East Tennessee had a six-run first and put away the Red Foxes with a seven-run third. Jessica Hackworth had was 4-for-4 with five RBI for the Pirates.

The second game was scoreless until College of Charleston third baseman Kristie Shifflett hit a two-out, two-run homer off Marist starter Megan Rigos (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

Rigos went the distance in the second game and took the loss. She is now 3-2 on the year. She gave up two runs (one earned) and struck out nine.

Charleston pitcher Shannon Howard went all eight for the win. She is now 5-5 on the year.

Giordano once again led the Marist bats. She had both Red Fox hits in going 2-for-4 in game two. The junior has now hit safely in five straight.

"I was happy with how we came back in game two," Marist head coach Erin Layton said. "We played a solid game, but we just weren't able to get the bats going. (Shannon) Howard pitched a great game."

Marist will play Howard at 10 a.m. tomorrow in their final game of the tournament.