February 22, 2009

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LAURINBURG, N.C.—Freshman Kaitlin Harris (Acworth, Ga.) was the only St. Andrews Presbyterian College player to hit safely in both games as undefeated Newberry College swept Sunday’s non-conference softball doubleheader at Knights Field by scores of 4-2 and 7-1.

Senior Amy Jarrell (Dover, Del.) led all batters with four hits on the afternoon helping Newberry maintain a perfect record at 10-10. The Knights fall below .500 at 4-6.

Sophomore Jasmine Dobbin (pictured) hit her second career home run with a solo shot in Sunday's first game against Newberry College.

Senior Kat Hammond (Irmo, S.C.) provided Newberry with three hits including a double and her fourth home run of the season. Hammond finished with three RBI. The junior starting duo of Kristen Hicks (Bamberg, S.C.) and Amanda Huckestein (Port Charlotte, Fla.) both picked up their fifth wins of the season with six-strikeout, complete games.

SAPC sophomore Jasmine Dobbin (Pikeville, N.C.) ripped her first home run of the year.

St. Andrews visits local rival UNC Pembroke on Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Newberry next competes in the Mid-South Softball Tournament with five games from Feb. 27 to Mar. 1 in Spartanburg, S.C.

GAME ONE: Newberry 4, St. Andrews 2
Box Score; Play-By-Play

The visitors scored the first four runs of the opener and held off a late rally by the Knights en route to a 4-2 victory.

After scoring an unearned run in the third, Newberry added three more runs in the fourth. Hammond provided the big hit with a two-run blast to left-center. Sophomore Chelsea Chipoletti (Brooksville, Fla.) capped the frame with an RBI-single through the middle of the infield.

Dobbin put St. Andrews on the scoreboard with a solo home run to lead off the sixth. Dobbin’s homer was her second hit of the game. Harris and senior Dani Ghramm (Hayden, Idaho) started the seventh with back-to-back singles and Harris eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Morgan Farroll (Newton Grove, N.C.) to cut the deficit to two runs.

After serving up the home run in the sixth, Hicks intentionally walked Dobbin bringing the potential game-winning run up to bat. However, Hicks registered her sixth strikeout to end the game. Hicks (5-0) allowed five hits, four walks, and two runs.

Freshman starter Ashley Disque (Prince Frederick, Md.) took the loss but only allowed two earned runs. Disque (1-4) scattered five hits, had zero walks, and fanned three.

GAME TWO: Newberry 7, St. Andrews 1
Box Score; Play-By-Play

Newberry used the strength of a six-run third inning to complete the Southeast Region sweep of St. Andrews with a 7-1 win in the finale. Jarrell was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, stolen base, an RBI, and a run.

Harris and Farroll had two hits apiece, accounting for four of the Knights six hits. Junior Nicole Bailey drove in Knights only run with an RBI-single in the second. SAPC left seven runners stranded on base.

Newberry started the decisive third frame with six straight singles. Chipoletti, Hammond, junior Sarah Powell (Ocean View, Del.) and sophomore Chelsie Hilbourn (Loris, S.C.) all had run-producing base knocks in the outburst.

Huckestein kept the Knights at bay allowing just one run on six hits. Huckestein (5-0) finished with 6 K’s. Junior counterpart Sarah Applegarth (Gainesville, Ga.) was tagged with the loss allowing seven runs (five earned) on 11 hits.