By: By Michael L. Damon
Game 1
Game 2 (does not count in overall stats)
New Rochelle, N.Y. – The John Jay softball team earned its first win of the season with a dominating effort as the Bloodhounds defeated the College of New Rochelle (CNR), 13-0 in the first game of a doubleheader. The Bloodhounds were defeating CNR 7-2 after three innings in game two, but was stopped due to heavy rain.
In the game one win, the Bloodhounds won via the five inning eight run mercy rule. They pounded out 14 hits in the win and were led by a trio of player with two hits each.
Nina Chao (Woodside, NY, W.C. Bryant) continued her hot hitting by going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs and three RBI.
Christina Perez (Brooklyn, NY, James Madison)also collected a pair of hits, both doubles, and was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI.
Olivia Marquez was 2-for-2 with a double, a run and an RBI.
John Jay scored a pair of runs in the first inning to take a lead it would never relinquish.
The Bloodhounds added a run in the third to lead 3-0 after three. They tacked on six runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth to put the game out of reach.
Angela Lam (Brooklyn, NY, Newtown) pitched four shutout innings and allowed two hits while striking out five.
Kim Bifulco (Staten Island, NY, St. John Villa) pitched a scoreless fifth to preserve the shutout. She fanned two batters and did not allow a hit.
In the second game, the Bloodhounds appeared well on their way to a sweep before the rain appeared. They scored one in the first, two in the second and four in the third to lead 7-0 after two and a half. Chao allowed two CNR runs to cross only after wet softballs caused her to walk three batters and throw three wild pitches.
Krystal Class (Brooklyn, NY, New Utrecht) was 3-for-3 with three RBI through the first three innings, while
Marina Gomez and Perez had gone 2-for-2 with a single and double each.
Chao allowed one hit through three innings with three strikeouts.
John Jay returns to action on Thu. Apr. 2 at SUNY Old Westbury at 4 p.m.
