Box Score March 27, 2013
Box Score
New Rochelle, N.Y. -
Behind Jamie LaBovick's 13th multi-hit game of the season and a complete game pitching performance by Michele Daubman, the Fordham softball team got back in the win column on Wednesday with a 3-2 victory over the Iona Gaels at Rice Oval Field in New Rochelle.
With the win, Fordham improved to 16-11 on the season, while Iona fell to 4-21.
Fordham got on the board immediately in the first, scoring twice. Jamie LaBovick led off the game with a double to left, extending her hit streak to 14 games, and moved to third on an overthrow. Elise Fortier then drew a walk to put runners at first and third. Fortier followed by stealing second with LaBovick scoring on an overthrow by the catcher. After an error and a passed ball, Michele Daubman plated Fortier with a sacrifice fly to left.
After Iona got a run back in the bottom of the second on an RBI-single by Sydney Dimon, Fordham rallied right back to regain a two-run lead in the third. Fortier lined a one-out triple to right and scored on a ground out by Gabby Luety.
The score remained at 3-1 until the bottom of the seventh, when Iona closed to within one on a one-out RBI-fielder's choice by Jodi Petersen, scoring Dimon from third. Daubman though got Brianna Schauer to ground out to second to secure the win for the Rams.
Daubman improved to 8-4 on the year, tossing her fifth complete game of the year. She allowed two runs on six hits with four strikeouts. At the plate, LaBovick was 3-for-4 with two singles and a double, while Fortier was 1-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored. For LaBovick, the double to lead off the game was the 39th of her career, tying her for third all-time at Fordham with Kathy Andrade, and is now just third Ram to have 200 hits and 300 total bases, joining Allison Twarowski and Jocelyn Dearborn.
The Fordham softball team will have little time to rest, as the Rams are right back in action on Thursday, March 28th, when Fordham hosts La Salle for an Atlantic 10 doubleheader at Bahoshy Field, beginning at 1:00 PM.
