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RELEASE DATE: 3/10/04 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES USE LONG BALL TO BEAT UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON – LASKOWSKI HITS TWO HOME RUNS BREAKING CAREER HOME RUN RECORD -- TAGLIAFERRI AND DEAN ONE EACH MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Junior Jackie Laskowski (Olyphant/Mid-Valley) blasted two home runs to break the school career home run mark and Alison Tagliaferri (Linden/Jersey Shore) and Kristen Dean (Roaring Branch/Canton) had a home run each to lead Mansfield to a 13-1 win over University of Charleston (WV) at the Snowbird Invitational in Myrtle Beach Wednesday afternoon. Mansfield dropped an earlier game by a 8-3 margin to Bellevue (NB) College. Laskowski was tied with Deb Gyms with 10 career home runs entering the season before hitting the tie breakers. The Mountaineers rocked Charleston with 10 runs in the first three innings with Laskowski and Dean going back-to-back in the third inning. Laskowski was 2-2 with two home runs and five rbi’s. Tagliaferri went 2-2 with three rbi’s while Nancy Quinn was 3-3. Dean, who had two hits, also got the win allowing just two hits while striking out eight and walking none. She improves to 3-1 on the season. In the loss to Bellevue, the Mountaineers committed four errors which led to all eight runs in just their second loss of the season. With the score tied at 3-3 going into the bottom of the fifth, Bellevue capitalized on two Mansfield errors to score five unearned runs. Freshman Christine Ross suffered her first loss in three decisions on the season. GAME ONE Mansfield 030 000 0 3-5-4 Bellevue 200 150 x 8-7-1 Mansfield (5-2): Christine Ross (L, 2-1) and Nancy Quinn 2b – Alexis Drebitko RBI – Drebitko 2, Tricia Bailey Bellevue (8-4): Nikole Lenhart, Jennifer Miller (W) (2) and Bobbi Jo Fitl 2b – Fitl RBI – Fitl 3, Jessica Helzer 2, Lindsey Bredar
GAME TWO Mansfield 361 30 13-13-1 Charleston 000 10 1-2-4 Mansfield (6-2): Kristen Dean (w, 3-1) and Marissa Kosydar 2b – Nancy Quinn 2, Heather Long HR – Jackie Laskowski 2 (2), Alison Tagliaferri (2), Kristen Dean (1) RBI – Laskowski 5, Tagliaferri 3, Quinn 2, Dean Charleston: Kystal Brown (L) and Jessica Cavender RBI – Cavender |
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