By: Michael L. Damon
mdamon@jjay.cuny.edu
(212) 237-8322
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New York, N.Y.— The John Jay softball team lost a pair of games on Tuesday afternoon as the Bloodhounds lost to the College of Mount Saint Mary 12-3 and 6-2 at De Witt – Clinton Field.
With the losses, John Jay is now 7-13 overall, while CMSM is 20-11-1.
In the first game, the Bloodhounds engine was slow to develop. The visiting Blue Knights scored eight runs in the top of the first to go ahead 8-0. Lacey Kehlenbeck, who was 3-for-4 with three runs and six runs batted in, blasted a pair of homeruns in the opening frame. She led off the game with a solo shot, then registered a grand slam in her second at bat of the inning.
The Bloodhounds got a pair of runs back in the bottom of the second on a two-run homerun by
Kaitlyn Walsh that scored
Julia Goldberg. Walsh was 2-for-3 in the contest as was teammate Brigitte Martinez.
CMSM got two more runs in the top of the third to go up 10-2, putting pressure on the Bloodhounds to score at least one run to keep the game alive.
Still down 10-2, the Bloodhounds a fielder's choice groundout by
Nelly Vega scored
Angela Lam to keep the game alive.
But in the top of the sixth, CMSM's Jacquelin Governale ripped a two run shot to put her team ahead 12-3. The game ended after the sixth inning.
In the second game, the Bloodhounds were led by
Krystal Class who was 3-for-3 with a run and a double.
The Blue Knights scored a run in the first and two in the second to lead 3-0 after one and a half innings. CMSM added two more in the fourth and another in the fifth to take a 6-0 advantage.
John Jay's only two runs came in the bottom of the sixth. Class recorded a single to score Martinez before Class scored when Vega reached on a Blue Knight error.
CMSM had 10 hits and was led by Kehlenbeck who was 3-for-4 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Governale and Victoria DeMarco added two hits each for the Blue Knights.
