Felician Athletics

PHILADELPHIA – A three-run third-inning homerun by freshman Lauren DeGrushe (Guttenberg, NJ/High Tech) carried Felician College to a 3-2 Game 2 victory and a split of its Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball doubleheader with host Holy Family University on Monday afternoon at Tiger Field. Felician was no-hit in dropping the opener, 3-0.

In the nightcap, senior Katie Spera (Lanoka Harbor, NJ/Lacey Township) led off the visitors’ half of the third with a single. One out later, Heather Van Dyke (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) singled, and DeGrushe then broke a scoreless tie with her second homer of the season. Holy Family reached Felician starter Dara DeSocio (Cliffside Park, NJ/Paramus Catholic) (2-4) for an unearned run in the fifth inning, setting up an exciting seventh.

Dara DeSocio had her first save of 2008 and her first career homerun on March 29.

LODI, N.J. – The Felician College softball team built a 3-0 lead and held on for a 3-2 Game 1 victory over the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia during the teams’ Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Park. USP rebounded for a 3-2 Game 2 victory.

Felician (5-10, 1-3) used successful situational hitting to plate all three of its runs in the opener. Hope Van Dyke (West Milford, NJ/West Milford) delivered a run-scoring groundout in the bottom of the second inning, Amber Doran (Little Ferry, NJ/Ridgefield Park) had a sacrifice fly in the third, and Jenna Krowl (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) drove in a run with a fielder’s choice grounder in the sixth.

ORANGEBURG, N.Y. – Dominican (N.Y.) College twice left visiting Felician College on the field in sweeping a Central Atlantic College softball doubleheader, 4-3 and 6-5, on Tuesday afternoon at D.C. Field. The twinbill marked the conference openers for both schools, with Game 2 decided in nine innings.
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3/20/08 SOFTBALL - Flynn Shutout Salvages Final Day In Florida

S. FLYNN

CLERMONT, Fla. -- Sophomore Sherry Flynn (Oakland, NJ) pitched a five-hit shutout to lead the Felician College softball team to a 6-0 victory over Bethel (Minn.) College on Thursday evening in the final contest of her team's nine-game stay at the National Training Center Spring Games. Earlier on Thursday, Felician dropped a pair of one-run games to NAIA opponents.

Flynn (2-2) struck out seven batters and walked none, allowing just one Royal baserunner to reach third base. Katie Spera's (Lanoka Harbor, NJ) two-run triple highlighted a three-run second inning for the Golden Falcons, who used four base hits in the fourth inning to tack on thre more runs. Flynn went 2 for 3 with a double and Heather Van Dyke (West Milford, NJ) also had two hits. Lauren Habisch (Lakeville, MN) was 2 for 3 for Division-III Bethel (2-3).