SOFTBALL DROPS TWO TO SAINT FRANCIS    (4/22/04)

In their final conference games the Trolls hosted the University of St. Francis (IL) in a double header. The Trolls lost the first game, 2-8, and despite a record breaking homerun by Stephanie Koedyker in the second game, the Trolls let the second game slip away, 4-6, in the 7th inning. The team is now 13-23-1 for the season and 8-8 in the conference. The team will wait to play in the conference tournament on May 5-8.

The Trolls never led in the first game; in fact they were down 5-2 before they got on the board. The only runs of the game for TCC came in the 6th inning as Erica Bruner got on base and Michelle Wories hit a homerun to bring them home. The team had 8 hits for the game with Courtney Krasoczka going 3 for 4 and Michelle Cooke 2 for 4. 

St. Francis opened the second game with a solo homer to be followed with one other run. They managed 2 more runs in the 4th inning. The Trolls had a great bottom half of that inning to tie the game. Koedyker started the inning by breaking the school record for homeruns in a season as she hit her 7th of the year. The rally was continued as Bruner, Angela Miller, and Amber Heaney all got on base. Amanda Wilkins blasted a shot to right field to score 2 runs and Krasoczka followed with a hit for the tying run. It was not until the 7th inning that a couple of hits gave St. Francis 2 more runs. That was enough as the Trolls were 3 up and 3 down in the bottom of the inning. 

The Trolls will host the NCCAA Regional tournament on Friday and Saturday. Action starts at 10:00 am on Friday and the Trolls play at noon against Bethel.    
 

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