Kalamazoo College Softball
April 20, 2001 vs. Manchester (Ind.) College

KALAMAZOO - The Kalamazoo College softball team swept a non-conference doubleheader with Manchester (Ind.) College this afternoon.

Dawn Todd's homerun to left center with one out in the fourth inning proved to be the game-winner. Todd was 2-for-3 in the game. Alicia Dicks and Jaime Pulling each added singles for Kalamazoo. Emery Engers (8-7) earned the shutout, scattering seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Manchester had seven hits in the game. Alicia Ladewski and Brooke Phelps each had two hits. Nicki Zechar (1-6) took the loss, allowing five hits, three walks and one strikeout.

Each team left nine runners on base.

It took an extra frame for Kalamazoo to win the second game. After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning, Kalamazoo tied the game with a run in the second and fifth inning. Erin Rumery singled home Alicia Dicks in the bottom of the eighth for the game-winner. 

Rumery was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Meredith Dodson was 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored. Teri Fox and Shauna Sage each had hits for Kalamazoo. Emery Engers (9-7) earned the win. She came on in relief of Elli Toskey in the sixth inning. Alicia Dicks had a stolen base and set the school record for most stolen bases in a season with 12.

Brooke Phelps and Tiffany Ozbun each had three hits for Manchester. Nicolette Gasior (7-7) entered the game in the seventh inning and took the loss.

Kalamazoo is now 11-19-1 overall. Manchester is 9-19. The Hornets return to action on Saturday when they host Saint Mary's College in an MIAA doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.

Game One
Kalamazoo 1, Manchester 0 - Box Score

Game Two
Kalamazoo 3, Manchester 2 (8 inn.) - Box Score