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Rams Finish Regular-Season with St. Joe's Sweep
Game 1: Farmingdale State - 11, St. Joe's - 3 BOXSCORE
Game 2: Farmingdale State - 17, St. Joe's - 0 BOXSCORE
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State
softball team finished the regular-season with a sweep over St.
Joe's, winning 11-3 and 17-0, to improve to 30-4, 12-1 in Skyline
play. Senior outfielder Kristina Cirillo (Brentwood,
N.Y./Brentwood) and junior outfielder Kim Ferraiolo (Staten Island,
N.Y./Tottenville) played in their last regular-season home game for
the Rams.
In game one, Farmingdale was led by Ferraiolo, who went 2-for-4 at
the plate with three RBI's. Junior designated hitter Shannon
Scudder (Seaford, N.Y./MacArthur) was 2-for-3 with two RBI's, and
freshman first baseman Aubrey Walker (West Babylon, N.Y./West
Babylon) went 2-for-2 with one RBI and three runs scored.
Sophomore shortstop Nicole Farber (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) hit a
lead-off homerun for Farmingdale State on their way to a 17-0
victory. Farber had one hit, two RBI's and three runs with two
intentional walks. Freshman center fielder Kaitlin Keenan (West
Islip, N.Y./West Islip) was 2-for-2 at the plate, with two runs
scored and three RBI's. Freshman third baseman Shelby Martin (New
Paltz, N.Y./New Paltz) hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, while
Cirillo had one hit and scored two runs for the Rams.
Freshman pitcher Hope Zino (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) pitched a
complete game shutout, allowing only four hits and striking out 10.
Zino improved to 14-1 on the season and now holds a 1.13 ERA.
Farmingdale State will host the Skyline Playoffs, a
double-elimination format, as the #1 seed and will face the #4 seed
on Wednesday, April 19th at 3:30 p.m. The Rams are the host school
for the final two rounds of the playoffs on Saturday, May 2nd and
Sunday, May 3rd.
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