Softball 4/19/06 -- St. Catherine 10-5, Augsburg 2-3 (1st game 6 inn.)

GAME 1 BOXSCORE
GAME 2 BOXSCORE


MINNEAPOLIS (4/19/06) -- Nicole Donofri (Fr., South St. Paul, Minn.) hit three doubles and drove in five runs in the first game, then pitched a complete-game effort, striking out five in the second game, as the College of St. Catherine claimed a doubleheader sweep of host Augsburg College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball doubleheader on Wednesday evening at Augsburg's Edor Nelson Field.

The Wildcats won the first game 10-2 in six innings and claimed the second game 5-3 to improve to 19-12 overall, 10-4 in MIAC play. Augsburg is now 12-18 overall, 5-9 in MIAC play, extending its losing streak to four straight games.

The doubleheader was postponed from Tuesday night, after rain and lightning halted the first game at the University of Minnesota's Jane Sage Cowles Stadium after two-and-a-half innings. The doubleheader was resumed on Wednesday at Edor Nelson Field.

The games also marked the 100th career victory for St. Catherine head coach Madge Makowske, who is now 100-264-1 in her 11 seasons with the Wildcats.

Donofri went 3-for-4 in the first game, driving in five runs and scoring one. She hit an RBI double in the second inning, then hit a two-run double as part of a six-run third inning for the Wildcats. Her third double, coming in the sixth inning, also drove in two runs.

Andrea Boser (Fr., Wahkon, Minn./Isle HS) also drove in two runs on a 2-for-2 effort, collecting a two-run single in the third inning. Jessi McGehee (Fr., Maplewood, Minn.) scored two runs and drove in one, and Shannon Bagwill (Fr., Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS) also drove in a run on a single in the third.

Jessica Lewandowski (Jr., Vadnais Heights, Minn./Mounds View HS) struck out five in a complete-game victory for St. Catherine.

Augsburg scored a run in the second on a double by Jodi Boyd (Sr., Hartley, Iowa/Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn HS), and scored another in the sixth as Tiffany Magnuson (Fr., Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy HS) scored on a wild pitch. Sarah Green (Fr., Winnebago, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS) went 2-for-3 for the Auggies in the first game.

In the second contest, a three-run double by Kelly Walentiny (Jr., Richfield, Minn.) in the second inning was the biggest hit of the game. The Wildcats also scored in the first inning, as Tegan McDonough (Fr., St. Paul, Minn./Johnson HS) hit a double and scored on a single by Lewandowski. Another run came across in the third, as Lewandowski scored on a double-steal attempt.

Augsburg scored two runs in the third inning, as Magnuson singled and scored as Jacci Mattern (Fr., Lakeville, Minn.) hit a double and scored on an throwing error. The Auggies also scored in the sixth, as Trista Gundersen (Jr., Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) singled and scored on a wild pitch.

Ashley Westerman (So., Bemidji, Minn.), Gundersen and Magnuson had two hits apiece for Augsburg, while Lewandowski had two hits for St. Catherine.

Donofri had five strikeouts while walking only one in the pitching victory for the Wildcats, while Shelley Harris (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS) had one strikeout against three walks for the Auggies.

Both teams have MIAC doubleheaders on Thursday (4/20), as Augsburg hosts Carleton at 5 p.m. and St. Catherine hosts St. Olaf at 4 p.m.