Felician Athletics

LODI, N.J. – Senior catcher Heather Van Dyke (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) went 3 for 8 and drove in two runs in each game as the Felician College softball team won both ends of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader, 5-0 and 4-2, over visiting Goldey-Beacom College on Wednesday at Kennedy Park. The games were the season finales for both schools.

Felician junior Nicole Broecker (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) struck out a season-high nine batters in pitching a four-hit shutout in Game 1. The Golden Falcons (16-23, 11-13) took advantage of three Goldey-Beacom errors to score two unearned runs in the bottom of the third inning, then took control with a three-run fourth. With two runners on and two out, Dara DeSocio (Cliffside Park, NJ/Paramus Catholic) pulled a run-scoring single, and Van Dyke followed with a two-run double down the left field line.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – Nationally-ranked Georgian Court University scored six runs in its final two at-bats for an 8-2 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball victory over visiting Felician College on Thursday afternoon at GCU Field. The loss eliminates Felician from contention for a CACC Tournament berth.
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4/26/08 SOFTBALL - Brocker Shutout Keeps Softball Alive In Playoff Race

BROECKER

NEW CASTLE, Del. – Junior Nicole Broecker (Staten Island, NY) pitched a four-hit shutout as Felician College defeated host Wilmington (Del.) University, 2-0, in Game 1 of the teams’ Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Asbury Field. The victory kept Felician in the running for the sixth and final CACC playoff berth. Wilmington earned a 2-0 win in Game 2.

All of the offense in the opener came in the top of the first inning. Katie Spera (Lanoka Harbor, NJ/Lacey Township) drew a one-out walk, and scored one batter later ahead of Samantha Ortiz’s (Brooklyn, NY/Midwood) fourth homerun of the season. Broecker (6-8) took over from there, allowing only one runner to reach third base and retiring the final eight batters she faced. She struck out four and walked three in tossing her second consecutive shutout and fourth of the season.

ORTIZ

LODI, N.J. – Junior Nicole Broecker (Staten Island, NY) pitched a four-hit shutout as Felician College defeated visiting Nyack College, 3-0, in Game 1 of the teams’ Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball doubleheader on Thursday afternoon at Kennedy Park. Nyack earned a 3-1 victory in Game 2.

Felician freshman Samantha Ortiz (Brooklyn, NY) hit a two-out, two-run homerun in the bottom of the first inning to give her team the early lead in the day’s opening game. Broecker (5-8) made it stand up, escaping two-on, one-out jams in the first and sixth inning and retiring Nyack’s leading hitter, freshman Christina Brazeil (Magnolia, TX) as the potential tying run in the seventh. Broecker struck out three batters and walked one.