March 18, 2011
Box Score
EL PASO, Texas - The Marist softball team split a doubleheader with UTEP Friday afternoon, losing the first game 12-5, before winning game two by a 5-1 margin. Junior second baseman Megan Lamoureux (Woonsocket, R.I.) hit a grand slam in game one while sophomore pitcher Emily Osterhaus (Suwanee, Ga.) picked up the complete game win in game two for the Red Foxes.
The second game of the doubleheader was a turning of the tide for the Red Foxes. After each team scored one run in the first inning, the next two innings went scoreless.
With two outs in the top of the fourth inning, freshman utility Alyssa Zahka (Lexington, Mass.) hit a solo homerun to break the tie and give Marist a 2-1 advantage. Following a walk and steal of second base by Danielle Koltz (Chenango Bridge, N.Y.), freshman Aly Klemmer (Hamilton, N.J.) used an RBI single to score Koltz and increase the Marist lead to two.
The game remained 3-1 in Marist's favor until the top of the seventh inning when Marist padded its lead with two unearned runs, extending their lead to 5-1. Osterhaus pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh inning to earn the complete game win. In seven innings of work, she allowed just one run on six hits and struck out three batters.
In game one, Marist (11-10) fell behind early, trailing 5-0 after four innings of play. The Red Foxes registered their first hit of the game in the fourth inning, but drew within one run of the Miners after a fifth inning grand slam by Lamoureux.
UTEP responded in the bottom of the inning with four runs, followed by an additional two runs in the bottom of the sixth to claim the 12-4 victory. Marist centerfielder Ashley Corriss (Sayville, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
The Red Foxes will play the final two games of the four-game set tomorrow at UTEP. First pitches are scheduled for 1 and 3 p.m.
