Friday, February 18
Charlotte, N.C.
2:00 P.M.
Queens University of Charlotte
7
vs
0
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
2/18/2011 9:15:24 PM | Softball
Queens defeats WVU-Tech 7-0, 11-0 (5)
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Junior pitcher Chantel Dodge (Shalimar, Fla., Choctawhatchee) became the all-time strikeout leader Friday afternoon in the Queens University of Charlotte's series sweep of West Virginia University Tech at Park Road Park. Dodge tied the record of Catrina Crisp in the fourth inning with 536 K's and surpassed her in the fifth, ending the day with 542.
The Royals blanked the Golden Bears 7-0 in the opening contest and 11-0 (5) in the second. Queens combined for 16 hits with senior Maria Goode (Charlotte, N.C., Providence) and freshman Emily Poulton (Temecula, Calif., Great Oak)each contributed three hits. Queens' pitching staff of Dodge and senior Brandy Jester (Georgetown, Del., Sussex Central) allowed just six hits all day.
Game 1
WVU-T 0
QUC 7
In addition to Dodge's accomplishment, the offense turned in a team effort connecting eight times for seven runs and six RBI. Poulton led the offense hitting 2-3.
Jester was 1-3 with a double to drive in two runs in the third inning, giving Queens a 3-0 lead.
Dodge pitched all seven innings giving up four hits and ringing up 13 on strikeouts.
Dodge pitched all seven innings giving up four hits and ringing up 13 on strikeouts.
Game 2
WVU-T 0
QUC 11 (5)
Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch was Crisp, class of 2001, who is being inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame on Feb. 19 for her outstanding four-year career with the Royals.
Kaitlyn Cheek (Richmond, Va,, JR Tucker ) continued her dominance from behind home plate, hitting a homerun in the bottom of the fourth. The two-run bomb by Cheek capped off a 10 run, seven hit marathon inning. The freshman has hit four homeruns this season and has a slugging percentage of .952.
Turning in her best performance of the season thus far was seniorAlisha Waldrop (McDonough, Ga., Luella ) . Waldrop was 1-2 with two RBI and scoring two runs.
Jester allowed just two hits and sat 10 down with K's.
Queens goes on an 11 game road swing starting with a two-game feature at Catawba College on Feb. 21.
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