SB3-14-01

ESU-Georgian Court Softball

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Tara Buckley hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to give East Stroudsburg University a 3-1 second-game victory over Georgian Court and a split of their season-opening softball doubleheader Wednesday.

Georgian Court won the opener, 5-0, as pitcher Lauren Anderson struck out 14 batters.

With the score tied, 1-1, in the nightcap, Deana Geist led off the ESU fifth with a single and was sacrificed to second base. Buckley then crushed a pitch over the leftfield fence for her game-winning homer. The game was called after five innings because of darkness.

Freshman Monica Soboleski, making her collegiate debut, pitched a five-hitter, allowing only one unearned run for the victory. Geist went 2-for-3.

In the opener, Anderson, a Division I transfer and the daughter of the Georgian Court head coach, hurled a three-hit shutout and struck out batters in every inning.

Toni Williams led the team's attack with a homer, single and double in three at-bats. Lisa Hollis also had a double and a single.

(1st Game)

East Stroudsburg 000 000 0 0-3-0

Georgian Court 010 130 x 5-8-1

Tina Morak, Monica Soboleski (5) and Wendy Witmer; Lauren Anderson and Krista Gilbert. LP - Morak

2B - GC, Lisa Hollis

HR - GC - Toni Williams 2nd (none on)

(2nd Game)

East Stroudsburg 010 02 3-5-2

Georgian Court 100 00 1-5-0

(game called because of darkness)

Monica Soboleski and Wendy Witmer; Tayne Kightley and Lisa Hollis

HR - ES, Tara Buckley 5th (one on)

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