Cougars score late to shut out Orange, 2-0

Saturday, March 15

Patriots Point

1:30 p.m.

College of Charleston

Syracuse

3/15/2008 4:00:00 AM | Softball

By: CofCSports.com

Mt. Pleasant, S.C. -- Two sixth-inning runs led the College of Charleston softball team to a 2-0 shutout over Syracuse in game six of the CofC Classic Saturday afternoon at Patriots Point.

With the win, the Cougars improve to 10-21 on the season and face Binghamton in game seven of the Classic. The Orange fall to 6-16 and return Sunday, March 16, at 10 a.m. to play Binghamton.

The game remained scoreless through five-and-a-half innings until Kristie Shifflett and Shannon Howard put the Cougars on the board. Howard led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a single to left and Shifflett reached on a fielder's choice. With two outs, sophomore Brittany Small hit a triple to right center to score the only two runs of the game. The two were the sixth and seventh of the season for the Chesapeake, Va., native. Charleston had four team hits in the effort. Harmon, Howard and Katie Nutaitis added the remaining three.

Terri Mesko (4-10) pitched a complete game with on strikeout, allowing only eight hits. Brittany Gardner (3-4) pitched through six innings for the Orange striking out three Cougar batters.