Cancelled Event: Softball versus Tarleton State

5/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 2, 2000
Providence, R.I.- The Providence College softball team ended their 2000 season by splitting their doubleheader with Brown University, winning game one, 1-0, and then dropping game two, 2-0 in eight innings.
In game one, PC broke a 0-0 tie and scored the lone run in the bottom of the seventh as pinch runner Melissa Francz (Westfield, N.J.) crossed home plate on an error.
PC's Melissa Peterson (Santa Ana, Calif.) got her 13th win on the season, striking out eight batters in seven innings. Brown's Aleana Sutton fell to 3-7 on the mound, allowing four hits.
Game two was also a 0-0 tie until the top of the eighth when Liz Lefler knocked a RBI double to left center, and Erin Durlesser followed up with a sacrifice fly to left field to bring in Erin Connors.
Brown's Durlesser improved to 4-9 on the year, giving up six hits in nine innings of work. PC's Robyn West (Ganesvoort, N.Y.) pitched the first 4.1 innings, giving up four hits, while Peterson closed out the final 3.2 innings, allowing two hits and two runs for the loss.
After today's game, Providence ends their season at 21-28 overall, while Brown is now 14-26 overall.