QU softball sets single season home run record

The Quincy University softball team put together a total team effort in a double header sweep on the road over Lincoln University, setting a new team record for home runs in a season along the way. Quincy took game one 12-2, hitting two home runs, and game two 10-0, hitting their 43rd home run of the season and setting a new school mark.

Quincy scored in every inning of game one, including a five run sixth inning. Whitney Kroeger set the tone for the Lady Hawks with a lead off single, then stealing second and advancing to third on a single by Melissa Sommerfeld. Erin Gregory then put Quincy on the board with a two run double. The Lady Hawks added a run in the second when Kroeger singled in Katelyn Blanas who had doubled. Rachel Trokey and Blanas added RBI singles in the third to put Quincy up 5-1 and they pushed the lead to 6-1 with a run in the fourth.

Blanas added another RBI single in the fifth before Quincy exploded for five runs on five hits, including two home runs in the sixth to bust the game wide open. Megan Corey singled in Laura Molinar to start the scoring in the sixth and Tiffany Brakeville followed with a two run home to center field. Adriana Longobardi followed with a single and Carla Passini put the Lady Hawks up 12-2 with a two run shot to center.

Torie Bunzell picked up her 20th win of the season, going three innings and allowing just two hits while Anjay Clark threw three innings of relief and allowed one run on one hits while striking out four. Quincy pounded out 18 hits in the game with Erin Gregory and Katelyn Blanas each picking up three hits.

The Lady Hawks bats took a little longer in game two to get going but ended up scoring 10 runs on 12 hits in the game, plating four runs in both the third and sixth innings. Quincy started the scoring with a two out rally in the third as Kroeger singled and stole second. Sommerfeld followed with an RBI double and after a walk to Gregory, Ashleigh Roscetti stepped to the plate with a record in mind. Roscetti ripped the ball deep to left field, clearing the fence for a home run and putting Quincy up 4-0. The home run was the 43rd of the season for the team, surpassing the previous team record of 42 set in the 2008 season.

Quincy added two more runs in the fourth as Kroeger hit a two run single. The Lady Hawks added four more runs in the sixth as Lea Dunlap got the inning started with a single and was followed by an infield single by Bridgette Clark. Sommerfeld followed with a two run single and Brakeville added another RBI later in the inning as Quincy opened the score up to 10-0.

Lauren Francis picked up the win, going three innings and allowing just two hits, while Megan Corey threw three innings of relief and allowed just three hits as the two combined for the shutout. Kroeger, Sommerfeld, Dunlap, Clark and Cristina Hughes each added two hits in the game.

Quincy pounded out 30 hits in the two games with 16 of 17 hitters recording at least one hit on the day. Quincy improves to 29-10 overall this season as head coach Charlene Obert picked up her 29th win of the year, marking a new coaching career high. The Lady Hawks are in action again at home on Wednesday, April 21st when they host Truman State University at 2 p.m.

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