University of Connecticut Athletics
Softball Falls to Quinnipiac 6-3
4/3/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Quinnipiac 6, UConn 3
STORRS, Conn. (April 3, 2007) - The University of Connecticut softball team dropped a 6-3 game to Quinnipiac on Tuesday afternoon at the Connecticut Softball Field.
UConn is now 14-12 on the season while Quinnipiac improves to 7-14.
Senior Holly Calcagno (Cedar Grove, N.J.) wasted no time getting things started in the first inning with a single to second. Sophomore Jillian Ortega (Aberdeen, N.J.) followed with a single of her own through the left side to advance Calcagno to second. Junior Allie Gendron (Amherst, Mass.) loaded the bases with another single. Calcagno was driven home as freshman Lauren Cecchi (Simsbury, Conn.) grounded out to second base to put UConn on top 1-0.
Quinnipiac responded in the top of the third when Krista Seemen knocked out a two-run home run to take the lead at 2-1.
The Bobcats tacked on two more runs in the fourth when Christine Bordeau stepped to the plate to give Quinnipiac it's second two-run home run of the day and a 4-1 advantage.
The hits kept coming in the bottom of the fourth when sophomore Erin Burtner (Jefferson, Md.) blasted a homer to left center to close-in at 4-2.
The Huskies kept the offense going in the fifth when with the bases loaded, sophomore Danielle Del Ponte (Tewksbury, Mass.) was hit by a pitch, allowing Calcagno to cross the plate, down only one run at 4-3.
Quinnipiac would go on to score a run in both the sixth and seventh innings to take the game 6-3.
Sophomore Rachael Crossin (Fairless Hills, Pa.) took the loss in the circle pitching 4.0 innings with five strikeouts and allowing five hits.
UConn travels to Boston University Wednesday afternoon for a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader in Boston, Mass.
