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Dalrymple, Elizabeth

Softball Evens Record With Sweep of Mount St. Mary's, Bucknell

3/27/2011 6:08:31 PM

Game 1 Box Score (Cornell 16, Mount St. Mary's 10)
Game 2 Box Score (Cornell 4, Bucknell 1)

EMMITSBURG, Md. -- The Cornell softball team evened its record with a doubleheader sweep and a tournament win at the Mount St. Mary's Inviational, knocking off the host school 16-10 in a slugfest early, then topping reigning Patriot League champion Bucknell 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. The Big Red ended its spring break trip with an 11-11-1 record.

Kristen Towne went 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI to help the Big Red win a shootout in game one, as Marissa Amiraian and Jenny Edwards also collected three hits and Erin Belles went 2-for-3 with her third home run in two days. Cornell pounded out 16 hits and drew 10 walks as the offense continued to surge. Included were six extra-base hits.

Cornell pounded out 11 hits in the nightcap, with Belles going 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Amiraian added another three-hit day. Edwards also was 2-for-5 and scored twice. Elizabeth Dalrymple had another dominant start, surrendering four hits and one run while striking out seven in 7.0 innings of work.

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