Erb breaks NCAA Division II wins record
Jason Seyler Sports Writer Kris Glad Sports Editor
Issue date: 4/9/09 Section: Sports
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As they swept PSAC opponents Indiana University of Pennsylvania (16-14, 3-5 PSAC Central) and West Chester University (21-15, 3-7 PSAC East), the Lady Eagles explosive offense outscored their opponents 18-2 heading into Sunday's game against Bloomsburg University (20-4, 5-1 PSAC Central) with a 12-0 record in league play.
"Against West Chester it took us a little bit to adjust to the pitching, but they are very, very good pitchers. We attempted to adjust and we manufactured some runs. It was nice playing West Chester," said Sarah Norris.
Game one featured a pitcher's dual as Kristin Erb went against Bloomsburg's Tara Reed.
Erb hurled her 19th shutout of the season in seven innings of work. She had nine strikeouts and only giving up two hits.
Ilia Lopez had the game-winning RBI in the top of seventh inning hitting a two-out double to score Julia Popovich, who went 2-for-3 in the game, to lead the Lady Eagles to a 1-0 victory.
Norris, Amanda Roosa, Erica Eisenbise and Brittany Muthard each had a hit against the Huskies.
The second part of the double header was a very close match with neither team allowing the other any advantage.
Offensively, Lopez continued her hot bat going 2-for-4 and scoring the only Lady Eagles run in game two with a Roosa sac fly in the sixth inning, following a Norris single that put Lopez on third.
Erb only gave up six hits, but one too many, as local Jersey Shore graduate Lacy Mauro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Huskies to a 2-1 victory and ending the Lady Eagles' win streak at 22 games.
"For Bloomsburg, they're a really good team. We played them as hard as we could, but it didn't go in our favor the second game," said Norris. "I think we learned from this game."
The Lady Eagles have been led all season by the lights out pitching of Kristin Erb, who last week became the NCAA Division II all-time leader in wins breaking a ten-year record and finishing the weekend with 145 career wins.
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