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UMass Softball Downs Penn State, 2-1
March 10, 2000 | Softball
March 10, 2000
Penn State 000 100 0 - 1 7 1 UMass 200 000 0 - 2 4 1
Ambelang, McCann (6) and Kersey. Hadley and Faessler. W - Hadley (1-4). L - Ambelang (2-2). S - None. Attendance - 64. Time - 1:35.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Sophomore pitcher Jennifer Hadley (Bristol, Conn.) scattered seven hits over seven innings, earning her first win of the season in a 2-1 victory over Penn State on Friday at the Speedline Invitational. UMass improves to 3-11 on the season with the win, while Penn State drops to 10-7.
UMass jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Sophomore Ashley Bakken (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Teri Rooney (Visalia, Calif.) led off the game with back-to-back singles off Penn State pitcher Tanis Ambelang. After freshman shortstop Emily Robustelli (Stamford, Conn.) bunted both runners into scoring position, freshman Brandi Cross (Diamond Bar, Calif.) drove a single into right field scoring both Bakken and Rooney.
Penn State pulled to within one in the top of the fourth inning. Freshman first basemen Megan Humphrey singled in Kelley Galigher, who was pinch-running for catcher Colleen Kersey.
Hadley shut down the Nittany Lions for the remainder of the game, finishing with two strikeouts and two walks. Hadley improves to 1-4 on the season. Ambelang took the loss for Penn State, dropping to 2-2 on the season.
