RECORDS FALL AS SOFTBALL SWEEPS FERRUM, NOWACKI CRACKS HR
RECORDS
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - In a record-setting day the softball team swept a
doubleheader from Ferrum Saturday at Captains Field, raising its winning streak
to 12.
The two victories gave CNU its first perfect home season with a 12-0
record. The last two games, that had been scheduled against Elmira were
cancelled. Meanwhile sophomore Jennifer Nowacki established new marks for home
runs in both a single season and a career and sophomore Donna Cerami pitched
her eighth shutout of the season, a new school mark.
In the first game CNU won 5-0 as Lesley Jenkins went 3-3 with a pair of
doubles and three RBIs. Cerami was 2-2 with a double at the plate, Crystal
Storey went 2-4 and Stacey Hundley was 2-3. Cerami had the shutout.
In game two, as CNU won 9-1 in six innings, Nowacki powered CNU to a 5-0
lead after the third inning with a two-run blast in the second and a three-run
shot in the third. That gave her seven homers for the year, breaking the record
set by Dee Shults last year, and 11 in her career, topping Jennifer Fields' old
mark.
Freshman B.J. Biringer limited Ferrum to just three hits and one
unearned run. Nowacki finished 2-3 with five RBIs, Jenise Wade was 2-3 with a
triple and two RBIs, Jen Harrell went 2-3 with a double and Cerami was 2-3.
The wins raised CNU's record to 26-8-1 and 6-2 in Dixie Conference play.
Ferrum fell to 17-18 and 2-6. The Lady Captains visit Virginia Wesleyan
Thursday.