Griffiths and Koehler Double in 2-1 CCSU Loss at St. Mary's

Central Connecticut (3-10) lost, 2-1, against St. Mary's (CA) (13-13) in the first of its two games at the St. Mary's Invitational this afternoon. Freshman Kelli Griffiths had an RBI double, and sophomore Erica Koehler had a double and run scored in the loss. CCSU will face Idaho State later today.

Koehler's leadoff double in the second inning propelled Central Connecticut to a 1-0 lead. After a sacrifice bunt moved her to third, Griffiths doubled her in. Sophomore Elizabeth Montemurro limited the host Gaels to one hit through four innings, but a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning gave St. Mary's the lead for good.

Senior Kayla Aldridge singled in the fifth, and came around on the two-run shot by freshman Katelyn LaRussa.

Central Connecticut had runners on second and third with one out in the top of the sixth, but they couldn't plate the tying run. Junior Sara Budrick flied out to left, and sophomore Katherine Knowles made the third out after leaving third early on the tag-up. The Blue Devils went 1-2-3 in the seventh.

Montemurro pitched five innings, allowing two runs on five hits. Freshman Abby Harpp relieved her in the sixth after back-to-back singles. She retired the side without surrendering a hit. Junior Jaclyn Logan, sophomore Kendall Sours and freshman Joanna Barry each added singles in the loss.

Sophomore Maryanne Cronin earned the win on the mound for the Gaels. She pitched 5.1 innings of relief, scattering three hits while striking out two. Freshman Kimberly Green started and went 1.2. She allowed two hits and the lone Blue Devil run.

Central Connecticut will face Idaho State to wrap-up today's action.