Loeffler Tosses No-Hitter as FSC Sweeps Purchase

Jessica Clark's follow-through after swinging
Jessica Clark

Game 1: Farmingdale State - 15, Purchase - 0 (F/5)

Game 2: Farmingdale State - 17, Purchase - 0 (F/5)


Purchase, N.Y. - Sophomore pitcher Christina Loeffler (East Meadow, N.Y.) tossed a no-hitter in game two as the Farmingdale State softball team earned 15-0 and 17-0 victories at Purchase this afternoon for the Skyline Conference doubleheader sweep.

In game one, FSC (8-3, 8-2 Skyline) scored 15 runs on 15 hits.

Sophomore catcher Lyndsey Shaw (Sayville, N.Y.) was 2-for-4 at the plate with a double, home run, three runs scored and game-high 4 RBI for the Rams. Sophomore center fielder Priscilla Rivera (Brentwood, N.Y.) had three hits in five at-bats and scored four runs, while junior second baseman Amaris Negron (Central Islip, N.Y.) added three hits and scored twice. Freshman third baseman Brooke Walker (Brentwood, N.Y.) had three doubles, 2 RBI and scored a run in the victory.

On the mound, sophomore Allie Stanya (Babylon, N.Y.) picked up the win and improved to 6-1 after a complete game one-hitter with a career-high 13 strikeouts.

In the second game, Farmingdale State scored a season-high 17 runs on 16 hits.

Shaw was 4-for-5 at the plate with a double, two runs scored and 3 RBI, while Walker had three hits, including a pair of doubles, a run batted in and a game-high four runs scored. Sophomore right fielder Julianna Prescia (Oakdale, N.Y.) and sophomore shortstop Jessica Clark (Selden, N.Y.) each added two hits in the win for FSC.

Loeffler (2-1) struck out eight and allowed only one base runner in her no-hit effort.

Farmingdale State next will host Purchase (0-18, 0-14) in a single-game on Sunday, April 25th at 3:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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