MORGAN STATE SOFTBALL TAKES TWO FROM UMES ON SENIOR DAY

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Kristen Greenwood ending her career with the Hawks today

Kristen Greenwood ending her career with the Hawks today

May 5, 2007

Box Score

PRINCESS ANNE, MD - The Morgan State softball team edged UMES in a pair of non-conference match-ups Saturday, winning 4-2 and 7-6 on Senior Day at Hawks Field. Today's contests marked the final appearance for one UMES senior, Kristen Greenwood (Bel Air, Md./Catawba College).

In the opener, MSU got on board early when Chanel Lee's right field single sent Dominisha Britton across the plate in the first inning. The maroon and gray tied the score at 1-1 when Jaleesa Lewis scored on a fielding error by Nastosha Johnson the bottom of the inning.

Morgan State (12-21) added one run in the third before a run by Kendra Saunders tied things at 2-2.

Ashley Vasquez hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put the Bears up by a pair of runs and seal the win. Greenwood (4-19) took the loss for the Hawks while Carolynn Howard picked up the win for MSU and improved to 7-11.

The Lady Bears jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the second decision before Lewis and Ashley Taylor each scored unearned runs for the Hawks in the third.

Megan Jimenez scored a run for MSU in the fifth and gave the Bears a 7-3 advantage.

Kristen Greenwood picked up a hit in the second decision against MSU


The maroon and gray added three runs in the bottom fifth to get within a run of the lead at 7-6. Mishayla Truttman had a run-scoring single and Brooke Downey, Taylor and Lewis each crossed the plate for the Hawks.

Truttman picked up the game two loss and falls to 0-17 while Porsche Boddicker earned the win.

UMES (4-36) has completed its regular season and will look forward to next year after losing just one letterwinner in the Lady Hawks' lone senior, Greenwood.

"It's been a great year and we played tough all season," Head Coach Sam Douglas said. "We had a lot of support from parents and fans and look forward to more improvement next year."

Kristen Greenwood
Co-Captain Kristen Greenwood is a Criminal Justice major from Bel Air, Maryland. She transferred to UMES after a year at Catawba College in North Carolina. In her first year with the Lady Hawks, Kristen finished with a 7.04 ERA in 23 appearances. She had 21 saves and 15 complete games and struck out 46 batters and gave up 47 walks. Last year, Kristen was one of the Lady Hawks' most reliable pitchers. She appeared on the mound in 32 of 47 games and pitched an incredible 157.2 innings while finished with an 8.7 ERA.. She also struck out 59 batters while giving up 46 walks. Offensively she also appeared in 41 games at first base and had a season high nine putouts vs. Winston-Salem State on March 18 and finished the year with 15 runs, five RBI and two runs in 92 at bats. Kristen received the Coach's Award at the 2006 All-Sports Awards Banquet for her efforts on the mound. This year, Kristen has picked up four wins and was an honorable mention last week for MEAC Pitcher of the Week honors after posting a 2.36 ERA in 19 innings, including 18 strike outs in three games last week for the Lady Hawks.

 

 

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