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Box Score 4 ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Roosevelt softball team opened its 2021 season with a pair of decisive victories against visiting Bethel (Ind.) inside The Dome at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 4. Kate Sisson set a school single-game record with 17 strikeouts in shutting out the Pilots 4-0, and the bats broke out early and often thanks to a 10-run first inning that propelled the Lakers to an impressive 20-2 run-rule victory in five innings to clinch the doubleheader sweep.
GAME 1 DETAILS
Score: Bethel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Roosevelt 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 4 9 1
W: Sisson (1-0) L: Frady (0-1)
Records: Roosevelt 1-0 // Bethel 0-1
Location: The Dome at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex | Rosemont, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
NEWS & NOTES
- Kassie Kawka (JR/Palos Hills, Ill.) hit a go-ahead RBI double in the fifth
- Sisson recorded the first seven-inning shutout of her career, scattering three hits
- Sisson is only seven strikeouts from matching the 24 Ks she had during her rookie campaign last year
- Aisley Njissang (SR/Los Altos, Calif.) hit an RBI triple to ignite a three-run sixth
GAME 2 DETAILS
Score: Bethel 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2
Roosevelt 10 3 6 1 X 20 17 0
W: Getz (1-0) L: DeJonge (0-1)
Records: Roosevelt 2-0 // Bethel 0-2
Location: The Dome at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex | Rosemont, Ill.
THE NUMBERS
NEWS & NOTES
- Roosevelt had as many hits in the first inning of the second game as it had in the entire first game
- Nolan had a pair of run-scoring hits in the opening frame
- Thursday marked Roosevelt's first 2-0 start since 2015
NEXT UP
The Lakers continue an eight-game homestand to open the season inside The Dome at The Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Ill. with a tripleheader against Cleary (Mich.) on Friday, Feb. 5. First pitch for game one is set for 11am. Spectators are not allowed in attendance, but fans can watch the tripleheader live here.
