(Weston, Mass.)- Heather Lottie (Canton, N.Y.) and Jenifer Shaw (Helendale, Calif.) each homered to lead top-seeded SUNY Canton past No. 4 Vermont Technical College 13-0 in the opening round of the Sunrise Conference softball tournament at Regis College.
The Roos improved to 11-6 and will face No.2 Fisher College in the winner's bracket game on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Heather Lottie (Canton, N.Y.) blasted a two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning and
Jenifer Shaw (Helendale, Calif.) went deep for a solo shot in the bottom of the third inning.
SUNY Canton stretched a 2-0 lead to 9-0 after two innings with a seven-run second on six singles. The Roos tacked on two more in the third and one more in the fourth for the final margin.
Lottie finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Shaw added two singles and
Shelby McGraw (North Lawrence, N.Y.), Carolina Olivares (Adelanto, Calif.) and
Colleen Rivers (Bay Shore, N.Y.) each laced three singles apiece.
Tina DeLuca (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.) allowed just two hits in five innings to get her ninth win of the year. She struck out four and didn't allow any walks.
Abby Fusco had three strikeouts in four innings for the Green Knights.