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Softball Cele 5-13-23
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Chris. Newport CNU 26-10
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Winner Salisbury SAL 39-3
Chris. Newport CNU
26-10
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Final
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Salisbury SAL
39-3
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Chris. Newport CNU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Salisbury SAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 4 0

W: Ortega, Nicole (10-0) L: K. Alger (12-5) S: Sheats, Savannah (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Ortega, Sheats pitch one-hitter to clinch second C2C title over No. 7 CNU, 1-0

SALISBURY, Md. – The storyline of the weekend was phenomenal pitching and timely hitting and both played a major factor in the winner-take-all game in the 2023 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Softball Championships with the top-ranked Salisbury University softball team outlasted the seventh-ranked CNU Captains, 1-0, behind a combined one-hitter by Nicole Ortega and Savannah Sheats.

The win improves the Sea Gulls' record to 39-3 overall as the team will likely enter the NCAA Tournament. It is SU's 21st conference championship in program history.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • It took until the third inning to break the scoreless tie. With two outs, Lindsey Windsor reached first after a bobble by the CNU pitcher. A batter later with CNU playing the overshift, Carrie Jacoby ripped a triple to right to score Windsor from first base.
  • Nicole Ortega was dealing up until the sixth inning when the Captains loaded the bases. Savannah Sheats relieved Ortega and forced Meredith Brickner to ground out to keep the Captains off the board.
  • CNU finally got a hit across with a bloop single to shallow left field but Sheats got the next two batters out, including a strikeout looking to clinch the conference crown.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Nicole Ortega (W) had a no-hitter going until two outs in the sixth inning where she was relieved by Savannah Sheats. Ortega was efficient again and forced a lot of weak contact by the potent CNU hitters. She scattered four walks and struck out one.
  • Carrie Jacoby paced the offense with a pair of hits, including the eventual game-winning RBI triple in the third.
  • Maddison Lednum and Natalie Paoli also recorded hits for the Sea Gulls.
UP NEXT
  • No. 1 Salisbury will await a Pool B or Pool C bid into the NCAA Tournament.
  • The selection show is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Monday, May 15 on NCAA.com
  • The regional rounds begin on Thursday, May 18.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 194 conference championships and 44 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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