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Mineola Softball Slams South Side 9-3
Skupp goes 3-for-3 with 3 RBI and strikes out 11 in complete game.
The Mineola varsity softball team must have been getting a little fed up with all the drama lately. With , the Lady Mustangs soundly shot off a 3 run third inning against South Side (2-2, 3-4) on Tuesday en route to a 9-3 romp to remain in first place and improve their record to 4-0.
Mineola centerfielder Priscilla Ma got things started in the third frame with a single and advancing to second on a sacrifice from Lisa DeStefano. Leadoff hitter Christina Palmenteri continued her assault with the bat, singling Ma in and going 3-for-4 with two RBI and 3 runs scored and a stolen bag at third.
Pitcher Emily Skupp again threw for a full 7 innings and went 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored, 3 RBI and a stolen base while striking out 11 from the circle in a complete-game performance. The only runs she allowed against South Side came in the sixth inning with two outs by giving up a 3-run home run to cleanup hitter Lia Stamile.
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Mineola (4-0, 5-0) will play again this afternoon at East Rockaway at 4:30 p.m.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Side Lady Cyclones 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 1 Mineola Lady Mustangs 0 0 3 4 0 2 - 9 12 1
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Player PA AB H 1B 2B 3B SAC BB K RBI Runs BA OB% SLUG SB Christina Palmenteri 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .750 .750 1.000 1 Emily Skupp 4 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 3 1.000 1.000 1.667 1 Valerie Fischer 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 .000 .000 .000 0 Katie Priolo 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .333 0 Adrianna McKeever 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 Lauren Fischer 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .667 .667 .667 3 Shannon Maloney 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 Angela Ribeiro (5) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 Priscilla Ma
3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 0 Lisa DeStefano 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .333 .333 0
Mineola Pitching Statistics Pitcher IP H R ER BB K ERA Emily Skupp (W, 4-0) 7 4 3 2 1 11 2.00
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