University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt
College of Charleston
Hellon and Connor Tally Homers In Win
3/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 11, 2007
With the score tied through six innings, Hellon (
Hellon led the way for the Panthers as she was 2-for-4 with three runs and a RBI.
On the mound, freshman Kayla Zinger (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope) earned her second win of the season. Zinger entered the game tied in the fifth inning with a held the College of Charleston to three hits, while fanning four batters.
Zinger caught the first two batters swinging in the bottom of the seventh and got the third batter to pop up, securing the win for Pitt.
Senior Laura Belardinelli (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) struck out two batters and gave up seven hits in the game.
Consistent as the lead-off batter, Hellon opened the game with a double to left field. She later stole third and was sent home when senior Joey Scarf (Humble, Texas/Humble) garnered a two-out double of her own. Scarf's double also scored Samantha Card (
Pitt took the early lead halfway through the first inning, but the
The Cougars then took the lead in the third inning when they opened with a double and a single to left field, respectively. With another hit and a walk, Pitt ended the threat of another score with runners at second and third when Hellon fielded a ground ball to make the third out.
Hellon scored again in the fifth inning, when junior captain Jessica Dignon (
Senior Heather Connor (
The Cougars answered in the bottom of the sixth inning with one run off two singles.
Pitt faces UNC-Wilmington in the final contest of the
Score by Innings R H E
Pitt 200 011 1 - 5 6 0
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