CHICOPEE, MA, April 19, 2005 - Elms College freshman left fielder Michelle Leines (Abington, MA) belted a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning and junior pitcher Kristi Guzzo (Springfield, MA) threw a complete-game, two-hit shutout to lift the Blazers to a 2-0 win over Westfield State College in Tuesday evening's non-conference softball game at Dooley Field.
The Blazers won their third straight game to improve to 18-7 overall, while the Owls lost their second straight to fall to 9-16 overall.
Tuesday's game was a pitcher's duel as Guzzo struck out five and walked only one to earn her 12th
win of the year, while
With the game scoreless in the bottom of the sixth, two infield errors loaded the bases with two outs to set the stage for Leines' two-out, two-run single to plate the game's only two runs.