University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt
St. John's
Softball Earns Split Against Red Storm
3/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 25, 2006
PITTSBURGH--The University of Pittsburgh softball teams earns the split after picking up a 5-2 victory in game two of the Panthers doubleheader against St. John's at Trees Field, this afternoon. The Panthers record improves to 15-12 overall and 1-1 in Big East play.
Pitt rallied three runs off four hits to take a 3-1 lead in the third inning. Senior Francesca DiMaria (
Sophomore Jessica Dignon (
Later, with two outs in the fourth, Dignon loaded the bases with a hard shot to center field and McGregor was walked, allowing DiMaria to score the Panthers' fourth run of the game. Pitt garnered its final run in the fifth when senior Jessica Thomas (
The Red Storm got on the board first due to an infield error that allowed one runner to score in the second inning.
Junior Laura Belardinelli (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) earned the win from the mound. Belardinelli (7-4) pitched all seven innings, while allowing six hits and fanning four batters.
The Panthers continue its four-team homestand with a doubleheader against Seton Hall tomorrow, March 26, beginning at noon.
