Coastal Softball Sweeps Virginia - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Monday, March 3

Conway, S.C.

Coastal Carolina University

8-1

Virginia

6-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Coastal Carolina	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	2	4	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Coastal Carolina	0	0	0	3	5	8	8	0

3/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Softball

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Coastal Softball Sweeps Virginia

CONWAY, S.C. - Coastal Carolina swept a doubleheader from Virginia, 2-0 and 8-0 in five innings, Mar. 3. With the wins, the Lady Chaticleers move to 9-1, matching the 1996 squads start, while the Cavaliers moved to 6-8.

In the opener, Coastal Carolina got all their runs in the bottom of the third. Senior Kelli Julg drew a leadoff walk and senior Kimberly Josephson walked to put runners on first and second. Senior Sara Thompson sacrificed the runners over to second and third. Senior Holly Lee walked to load the bases. Freshman Sara Hostetler hit a drive down the third base line that was deflected by Virginia third baseman Ruby Rojas but it continued down the line, scoring Julg and Josephson with the game winners. Virginia put runners on in each of the next four innings but could not push them across.

Freshman Christine Doyle moved her record to 5-0 with the win in the opener, giving up just six hits and striking out two. Erin Horn took the loss for the Cavaliers, dropping to 3-4.

In the nightcap, Coastal got it started in the bottom of the fourth with three runs. Lee started it off with a double to right center. After advancing to third on a groundout, senior Morgan Tolleson walked to put two runners on. Senior Suzanne Kimbrell then hit a shot over the right field fence to put the Lady Chants up 3-0.

In the fifth, the Lady Chants generated a pair of runs on four consecutive singles by Thompson, Lee, Hostetler and sophomore Kelly McCoy, with McCoys single off the second basemans glove driving in Alexandra Prattes, who pinch ran for Thompson and Lee. Hostetler then scored on a wild pitch by reliever Christina Grimm to end the game on the run rule.

Tolleson got the win, going to 2-0 She pitched five innings of shutout ball, allowing just two hits and striking out nine, including the first seven outs of the game for Coastal. Joanna Barstad took the loss for the Cavaliers, dropping to 2-2.

Coastal gets right back on the field tomorrow, Mar. 4, hosting East Carolina at 2 p.m. and St. Francis at 4 p.m. East Carolina and St. Francis will play each other at noon.