Cougars Split Doubleheader With Pitt

Monday, March 5

Patriot's Point

2 p.m.

College of Charleston

Pittsburgh

3/5/2007 5:00:00 AM | Softball

By: CofCSports.com

The College Charleston and Pitt both earned wins in Monday's doubleheader at Patriots Point Field in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

The Cougars (9-10) shutout the Panthers in Game 1, 2-0, before Pitt (3-10) took the 3-1 win in Game 2.

Izmena Cabrera, who was 2-for-3 in Game 1, scored Charleston's two runs. She hit a triple in the third inning and plated the run off of a sac fly by Amber Shifflett. After Cabrera singled to centerfield, she went to second on a sac bunt by A. Shifflett and scored on an RBI-double from Kristie Shifflett.

Terri Mesko pitched a complete game to move to 5-3 on the season. She struck out eight, walked two and gave up three hits.

Samantha Card led the Pitt offense as she was 2-for-3 at the plate. Kayla Zinger (0-5) gave up five hits, struck out five and walked two.

Kolby Schooley, who hit 1-for-2, got her first Cougar career homerun in the bottom of sixth inning, but it wasn't enough to overcome Pitt's three-run third inning in Game 2.

The top of order for the Panthers ? Sheena Hellon, Morgan Howard and Jessica Dignon ? each scored runs for Pitt. Howard was 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the offense, followed by Dignon (2-for-3) and Hellon (2-for-4).

Meghan Bostick improved to 2-2 on the season, giving up three hits and four walks in five innings of work. She fanned nine batters.

Shannon Howard fell to 2-6 on the season as she gave nine hits in seven innings of work. She walked two and struck out five.

The Cougars return to action on Tuesday as they take on Providence (4-2) in a doubleheader slated to begin at 2 p.m.