Crusaders shutout Middletown as Samantha Ryan strikes out 12 batters

| 10 Apr 2018 | 09:42

Photos by William Dimmit Samantha Ryan (#17) fanned 12 batters while picking up her second victory of the season.

Slick fielding Nicole Palmer (#29) scored twice for the Crusaders.

Ashley Scheck (#2) drove in two runs with a double in the sixth inning.

Rebecca Murphy (#1) scores all the way from first on a Middletown error in the fourth inning. She scored again in the sixth inning.

MIDDLETOWN — The Crusaders and the Middies met in a critical early season OCIAA Division 1 softball match up on Monday afternoon in Middletown.
The Crusaders swept the Middies in their home-and-away series last year and both teams entered the game having won their season openers.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth inning. That's when after two walks a Middietown error allowed Nicole Palmer and Rebecca Murphy to score and give the Crusaders a 2-0 lead.
The Crusaders increased their lead in the top of the sixth inning when Ashley Scheck doubled, scoring Palmer and Murphy again.
Samantha Ryan finished off the Crusaders scoring when she belted a triple to left, scoring Arianna Mahran in the top of the seventh inning.
On the mound, Ryan recorded her second shutout in a row, going seven innings and striking out 12 .
The 5-0 victory brings the Crusaders' record to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in OCIAA Division 1 play.
The Crusaders' next scheduled game is Wednesday at home against the Minisink Valley High School Warriors.
- William Dimmit

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