Monthly Archives: April 2013

Softball begins road trip vs. Wagner

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The Owls hit the road Thursday for the first time in almost two weeks, and leave Pennsylvania for the first time since March 17.

Temple (12-15, 3-1 Atlantic 10 Conference) heads to Staten Island, N.Y. to face Wagner (4-21, 0-6 Northeast Conference) in their second straight double-header.

The team is coming off a series split against Lafayette in which pitching proved to be the deciding factor for the Owls in both games.

With junior Brooklin White roughed up in the first game and sophomore Jessica Mahoney going the distance in a 9-0, five-inning second game it appears coach Joe DiPietro might send out freshman Jessica Tolmie, who has been battling for the second slot in the rotation, for one of the two games.

Fellow freshman Kelsey Dominik, who has come out of nowhere to become the team’s ace this season, will likely get the starting nod in one of the games as well.

The Seahawks are led on offense by freshman outfielder Abigail Beasley, who is hitting .357 on the season in 70 plate appearances. The team’s ace is sophomore Samantha Bedker, who is 3-6 with a 4.90 earned run average.

The first pitch for game one is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Men’s tennis travels to La Salle

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The men’s tennis team will take on La Salle on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in Olney, Pa.

The Owls (4-9, 2-3 Atlantic 10 Conference) will look to extend their two-match winning streak. The Explorers (7-5, 0-2 A-10) are on a three-match losing streak.

Since senior Kacper Rams will not be playing, the top flight singles spot will be up for grabs. Sophomores Kristian Marquart and Hernan Vasconez have played there in the last two matches, each losing in straight sets.

Rams’ injury has opened up playing time for freshman Maros Januvka. He has played top-flight doubles in each of the past two matches with Vasconez. Despite losing both matches, coach Steve Mauro has said Januvka is impressing in practice, and deserves the opportunity.

Marquart and his doubles partner, freshman Sam Rundle, have been doing well lately. In the last nine matches, the duo is 5-2 with two incomplete matches. They defeated Morgan State’s team of freshman Evan Ward and junior Jannick Tash 8-5.

Matthews in contention at Wildcat Invitational

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Freshman Brandon Matthews finds himself in contention for an individual title once again after completion of the first day of play at the Wildcat Invitational held in Malvern, PA.

The freshman’s 36-hole total of two-over-par leaves him in fourth place individually, six strokes behind University of Delaware freshman Braden Shattuck who paced the individual field with a 36-hole total of 140. Matthew’s started the day off hot firing a three-under-par score of 69 on his first 18 holes. He then cooled off shooting a five-over-par score of 77 on his second 18 holes.

As a team the Owls find themselves in sixth place out of 13 teams in the event. Behind Matthews the Owls were led by senior Devin Bibeau who finished with a 36-hole total of 151 (+7) and sophomore Paul Carbone who finished with 155 (+11). Junior Matthew Crescenzo and sophomore Matthew Teesdale rounded out the Owls with scores of 157 (+13) and 160 (+16) respectively.

Temple finished the day with a team total of 604 and trails team-leader Rhode Island by just nine shots. With six teams being within nine-shots of the leader the second-day of play at the Wildcat Invitational is sure to be unpredictable, especially with temperatures expected to be around 10 degrees lower than they were Monday during round one.

Owls to face Delaware in Liberty Bell Classic

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Coming off of a 1-0 loss in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader to George Washington, Temple (10-13, 2-4 Atlantic 10 Conference) will face Delaware in Newark, DE in the semifinal game of the Liberty Bell Classic on Tuesday, April 2.

While Temple has won of three of its past five games, the Owls will face a Blue Hens team that has not suffered a loss since March 17. Delaware has won its last eight games and has outscored its opponents 71-42.

Starting on the mound for Temple on Tuesday will be sophomore pitcher Adam Dian, who last pitched against Lehigh in the Liberty Bell Classic quarterfinal game against Lehigh on March 27. Dian finished the game with 3.0 innings pitched allowing no runs, three hits, no walks, and three strikeouts in the 9-3 defeat of the Mountain Hawks.

The Owls will be opposed by Blue Hens’ sophomore pitcher Dan Gatto. In 21.0 innings this season, Gatto has a 5.14 ERA accompanied by a 1-1 record.

In the second game of the 2013 season, Temple fell to Delaware 8-4 in Cary, N.C. Freshman catcher Michael D’Acunti led the Owls with two hits in four at-bats with one RBI in the loss.

The winner of Tuesday’s matchup will advance to the Liberty Bell Classic Final on April 16 at Citizens Bank Park. The Owls or Blue Hens will meet with Villanova or Penn in the championship game.

Following Tuesday’s game, Temple will return to A-10 conference play on Friday when they host LaSalle in a three-game series at Skip Wilson Field.

John Murrow can be reached at john.murrow@temple.edu or Twitter @JohnMurrow12.

Softball set for Lafayette

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Temple kicks off a mini stretch of non-conference games this week beginning Tuesday with their first of four straight double-headers.

The Owls (11-14, 3-1 Atlantic 10 Conference) host Lafayette (6-15, 1-3 Patriot League) in their final two games of the six-game homestand.

Temple is coming off a five-game winning streak, with its last three wins decided by two runs or less. It is the longest winning streak of the season.

Junior catcher Stephanie Pasquale is riding a nine-game hitting streak as well, and has reached base in 11 consecutive.

The Leopards come in on a three-game skid, after winning just the first of a four-game series against conference foe Holy Cross.

They’re led at the plate by freshman infielder Brittany Paul who boasts a .296 average with seven runs scored. The team only has three homeruns this season. On the mound junior Melissa Robinson (5-10) leads the team with a 4.22 earned run average with 56 strikeouts.

The first game is set to start at 3 p.m. in Ambler, Pa.