March 20, 2005

Box Score

In the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, the University of Dayton softball team fell to Middle Tennessee State 3-2. The Flyers move to 4-5 on the season.

The Blue Raiders were on the board first but Dayton came back in the third inning as Shannon St. Clair, who was 1-for-3, doubled to centerfield. Following that was a single by Cassie Gross. With two runners on Laura Matthews singled to load the basses. Matthews was 1-for-2 with a run scored. Tamsyn Kellough and Tami Roudebush both worked the count to get on base with a walk, which brought Matthews and St. Clair around to put the Flyers up 2-1.

It wasn't until the fifth and sixth innings that Middle Tennessee State was able to tie the game at two. The Blue Raiders accumulated three doubles as they went up 3-2. Centerfielder Cassie Gross threw out a Raider who tried to score as a short ground ball was hit to center.

Dayton was unable to catch up in the last inning as all three batters were out in order.

Chelsea Grozenski pitched six innings for Dayton allowing six hits, three runs, with only one walk and had two strike outs. Groznski fell to 0-2 on the season.

UD will take on Belmont University in Tennessee at 1pm Monday.