Felician Athletics

LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Nationally-ranked Georgian Court University defeated visiting Felician College, 3-0, in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball action on Saturday afternoon at GCU Field. Game 2 of the teams' scheduled doubleheader was halted by rain before becoming official.
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4/10/08 SOFTBALL - DeSocio's Arm, Bat Carry Softball To Sweep

DeSOCIO

LODI, N.J. – Senior Dara DeSocio (Cliffside Park, NJ/Paramus Catholic) pitched a four-hit shutout and stroked a two-run double to lead Felician College to a 3-0 Game 2 victory and a sweep of its Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball doubleheader with visiting Philadelphia University on Thursday afternoon at Kennedy Park. Felician scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win Game 1, 2-1.

In the nightcap, the Golden Falcons (12-13, 7-5) jumped on top in the first inning on a two-out run-scoring single from Jenna Krowl (Kearny, NJ/Kearny). Samantha Ortiz (Brooklyn, NY/Midwood) doubled to start the home half of the second, and, following an error and a stolen base, DeSocio drove a ball to deep center that left the field on one hop.

DeGRUSHE

LODI, N.J. – Felician College freshman Lauren DeGrushe (Guttenberg, NJ/High Tech) singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Golden Falcons defeated Post University, 4-3, in Game 1 of the teams’ Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Kennedy Park. Post gained a split with a 6-1 victory in Game 2.

With the international tiebreaker in effect, Felician’s Katie Spera (Lanoka Harbor, NJ/Lacey Township) reached on an error to start the 10th. After a sacrifice and a pop-up, DeGrushe looped a single to short left field. The Post coaching staff argued for interference on Spera with the Eagle shortstop in going back on the ball, but after a brief conference, the umpires instead called obstruction on the shortstop, allowing the winning run to stand.

Lauren Degrushe is the CACC Softball Rookie of the Week for April 7, 2008.

RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Felician College freshman Lauren DeGrushe of Guttenberg has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Softball Rookie of the Week, the CACC announced today.

DeGrushe, a 5-foot-6 infielder, hit four homeruns in a three-game span during Felician’s 4-2 week. On March 31, her third-inning three-run homer provided all of her team’s offense in a Game 2 3-2 victory at Holy Family University. On Thursday, she hit tying and go-ahead solo shots in an eventual 3-1 home win over Molloy College, and also homered in a Game 2 loss. For the week, she hit .429 (6 for 14) and slugged 1.286 with seven runs scored and seven RBI in six games. She also walked five times without striking out.