RELEASE DATE: 4/06/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TAGLIAFERRI PITCHES AND POWERS MOUNTIES TO 4-1 WIN OVER BLOOMSBURG IN OPENING GAME OF PSAC DOUBLEHEADER

MANSFIELD – Alison Tagliaferri hit the game winning home run and threw a three-hitter to lead Mansfield to a 4-1 win over Bloomsburg in the opening game of a PSAC East doubleheader at Helen Lutes Field Wednesday afternoon. Bloomsburg’s Jamie Wilson best Mansfield Kristen Dean by throwing a perfect game in a 2-0 win in the nightcap.

In the opener Tagliaferri held the Huskies hitless through the first six innings. Mansfield broke up a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth  when Alexis Drebitko reached on a two-out double and scored on a single and, after Kris Kelly reached on a walk, scored on a single by Nancy Quinn. Tagliaferri then blasted a home run over the centerfield fence for the winning runs.

Bloomsburg broke up Tagliaferri’s no-hit bid and shutout with three straight singles to open the inning before Tagliaferri retired the side on a pop-up, strikeout and fly out to center.

Tagliaferri allowed just three hits while striking out five and walking one to earn her third win of the season. She was 2-3 with a home run and three RBI’s at the plate. Kris Kelly went 2-2.

In the nightcap, Mansfield’s Kristen Dean and Bloomsburg’s Jamie Wilson locked up in a classic pitching dual.

Dean held Bloomsburg scoreless for the first six innings before the Huskies plated two runs on a two-out error. Wilson kept the Mountaineer batters off balance all game striking out four batter.

Mansfield is now 18-5-1 overall and 5-4-1 in the PSAC East.

GAME ONE

Bloomsburg               000     000     1          1-3-0

Mansfield                   000     004     x          4-6-0

Bloomsburg (24-3, 5-2): Amanda Smith (L, 8-1) and Alyson Taylor

RBI – Sarah McDaniel

Mansfield (18-4-1, 5-3-1): Alison Tagliaferri (W, 3-1) and Nancy Quinn

2b – Alexis Drebitko             HR – Tagliaferri (2)

RBI – Tagliaferri 3, Nancy Quinn    

GAME TWO

Bloomsburg               000     000     2          2-6-0

Mansfield                   000     000     0          0-0-1

Bloomsburg (25-3, 6-2): Jamie Wilson (W, 6-1) and Alyson Taylor

Mansfield (18-5-1, 5-4-1): Kristen Dean (L, 7-3) and Sytiva Seitz