FARMVILLE, VA. – UMBC softball
freshman Courtney Reinfeld (Parkland, Fla./Stoneman
Douglas) singled to left in the bottom of the seventh, driving in
senior Ashley
Carver (Swoyersville, Pa./Wyoming Valley West), to give
the Retrievers (1-2) a 2-1 win over Seton Hall on Saturday, day two
of the Lancer Lead Off Tournament, at Longwood's Lancer Field.
The win is the Retrievers' first of the 2012 season and comes
courtesy of Reinfeld's first career RBI.
UMBC had taken a 1-0 lead into the top of the seventh inning,
however, Seton Hall (1-1) tied the game on a solo homerun.
The game was a pitchers' dual, with both teams combining for
only 11 hits.
Junior Heather
Brown (Pasadena, Md./Northeast) went the distance for the
Retrievers, yielding only five hits and one earned run, while
striking out three, to pick up her first win of the season.
After three and a half scoreless innings, UMBC signaled its
intent in the bottom half of the fourth. FreshmanKaila
Balatgek (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township) led off with a
double to left, and advanced to third on a single by senior Katie
Ferguson (North East, Md./North East/Cecill CC).
The Retrievers were held at bay momentarily though, as Balatgek
was thrown out at home trying to score on flyball to center off the
bat of freshman Taylor
Hall (Cosby, Va./Cosby).
Senior Angela
Yannone (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) finally made the break
though, doubling to center to bring around Ferguson from
second.
The one run lead remained in tact until the seventh when the
Pirates knotted the game on the homerun, setting up Reinfeld's
heroics.
The Retriever take the field again this evening when they face
St. John's at 6:15. UMBC then play the Red Storm again
tomorrow morning, with the first pitch scheduled for 2:30 p.m.