VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: LACEY SKOWRONSKI Homerun 2.mpg">LACEY SKOWRONSKI HOMERUN #2
JERSEY CITY, NJ… Senior right-hander ANDREA DELUCREZIA (Belleville, NJ/St. Mary's-Rutherford) tossed the seventh no-hitter in the 29-year history of the New Jersey City University softball program while senior designated player/right-handed pitcher LACEY SKOWRONSKI (Bayonne, NJ/Holy Family Academy) uncorked a pair of homeruns while firing a two-hit shutout in the nightcap, as the Gothic Knights swept a non-conference doubleheader from Brooklyn College, 12-0 and 17-0, on Friday at the Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex. Both games ended after five innings due to the eight-run rule.
Delucrezia, who also made history by notching her 250th career strikeout, became the fifth different pitcher to throw a no-hitter in program history and the first since March 13, 2007.
NJCU won its fifth consecutive game after an 0-5 start to even its record at 5-5. Brooklyn falls to 1-3. It was the first meeting between the schools in nearly 25 years, with the schools last playing in Brooklyn on April 26, 1984. The all-time series is now even, 2-2.
********** GAME 1: New Jersey City University 12, Brooklyn College 0**********
Delucrezia, who threw 15 no-hitters as a high school star, had previously thrown a one-hitter in 2007, but finally notched her first collegiate no-hitter. In 5.0 innings over 85 pitches, she struck out seven and walked three. NJCU did not commit an error in either game.
Senior third baseman
CHRISTEN HALL (East Rutherford, NJ/Becton Regional) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, one run and a double while
Skowronski went 1-for-3 with two runs and her first homerun of the season—a solo shot to left in the third inning, which was her
LACEY SKOWRONSKI Homerun 1.mpg">eighth career homer.
Sophomore right fielder
JORDAN POTTER (Jersey City, NJ/County Prep) went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a double. Five NJCU players scored two runs as freshman shortstop
MEGAN GINTER (Nutley, NJ/Nutley),
Skowronski, senior first baseman
CHRISTINA PROSPERO (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus), junior leftfielder
TARA PERRUCCI (Wallington, NJ/Wallington) and sophomore catcher
TAYLOR LANG (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) all crossed twice.
NJCU collected all the runs it would need when 13 batters came to the plate in the bottom of the first inning and eight runs scored on five hits as Brooklyn committed four of its seven errors. NJCU added two more runs in the second before Skowronski's bomb extended the lead to 12-0 in the third.
ANDREA DELUCREZIA No-hitter.mpg">With the no-hitter on the line,
Delucrezia struck out the final two batters of the fifth inning looking.
Taking the loss for the Bridges was junior Nicole Bianco (Brooklyn, NY/FDR), who allowed 12 runs and seven hits, but only three earned runs as her defense suffered behind her. She walked five and struck out none.
********** GAME 2: New Jersey City University 17, Brooklyn College 0**********
What was a close game heading into the bottom of the third quickly became a rout as NJCU notched 10 runs in the inning as 13 batters saw the plate and the Knights added five more runs in the fourth inning as 10 more batters came up.
Skowronski starred on the mound and at the plate. She was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and three runs scored, no
LACEY SKOWRONSKI Homerun 2.mpg">tching a two-run homer to cap the 10-run third inning, while adding a double. Her second homerun of the day gives her nine for her career, which is second in school history. She also moved into sixth place all-time in total bases (158), eighth in hits (107), and ninth in doubles (20).
On the mound she was in total control. Skowronski threw just 65 pitches, allowing just two singles, with four strikeouts and two walks.
Sophomore second baseman
DANIELLE DELFINO (Jersey City, NJ/County Prep) collected a 2-for-3 day with three runs scored and four stolen bases. Now with eight on the year, she moved into third place in program history with 39 career swipes.
Eight of nine players had at least one hit and at least one run in the win.
Prospero was 1-for-3 with three RBIs while
Perrucci was 2-for-4 with two runs and sophomore catcher
ALEXANDRA DiIORIO (Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield) finished 2-for-3 with two runs. Sophomore right fielder
STEPHANIE GOMEZ (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) was 1-for-1 with two runs, two RBIs, two walks and two steals. Also for the Knights,
Hall walked and scored twice and
Ginter had two RBIs.
Junior Kaylin Taunton (Brooklyn, NY/James Madison) took the loss, allowing six runs and four hits with four walks in 2.1 innings of work before she was relieved by sophomore Stephanie Garafola (Brooklyn, NY/Edward R. Murrow).
NJCU returns to action on Monday, March 23 at 3 p.m. in a home doubleheader against College of Staten Island. The Bridges host SUNY Old Westbury on Wednesday, March 25 at 4 p.m.
—www.njcugothicknights.com—
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Game 1: Friday, March 20, 2009 | Jersey City, NJ (Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex)
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Brooklyn College (1-2)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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X
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X
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0
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0
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7
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New Jersey City University (4-5)
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8
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3
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1
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0
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X
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X
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X
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12
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7
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0
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WP: ANDREA DELUCREZIA (3-2). LP: Nicole Bianco (0-2). HR: N-LACEY SKOWRONSKI (1)
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Game 2: Friday, March 20, 2009 | Jersey City, NJ (Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex)
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Brooklyn College (1-3)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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X
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X
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0
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2
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2
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New Jersey City University (5-5)
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2
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0
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10
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5
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X
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X
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X
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17
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13
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0
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WP: LACEY SKOWRONSKI (2-3). LP: Kaylin Tauntin (1-1). HR: N-LACEY SKOWRONSKI (2)
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NO-HITTERS (7)
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Date
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Pitcher (s)
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Opponent
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Result
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03/31/1994
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Dana Holtje
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John Jay College
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W, 10-0 (5)
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05/03/1999
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Karen Masters
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United States Merchant Marine Academy
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W, 8-0 (5)
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03/22/2000
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Karen Masters
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at College of Staten Island
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W, 9-0 (5)
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03/23/2000
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Karen Masters
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John Jay College
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W, 7-0 (6)
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04/25/2005
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Ayana Abdul-Raheem
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Keystone College
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W, 9-0 (5)
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03/13/2007
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Reannon Trogdon
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vs. Regis College (MA)
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W, 8-0 (5)
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03/20/2009
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ANDREA DELUCREZIA
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Brooklyn College
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W, 12-0 (5)
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