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Lehigh, Army And Colgate Clinch Softball Tournament Berths
April 18, 2004 With series wins this weekend, Lehigh, Army and Colgate clinched berths into the Patriot League Softball Championship. Holy Cross currently occupies the final playoff spot with a 5-11 mark in League play. Rounding out the PL standings are Bucknell (6-10) and Lafayette (2-14). The Mountain Hawks took all four games from Holy Cross to improve to 14-2 on the year and have the inside track for the regular-season title and right to host the PL tourney heading into the final weekend of the season. The Black Knights(12-4) earned three victories over Bucknell, while the Raiders (11-5) garnered a series sweep over Lafayette. Lehigh posted a 5-3 win in the series opener and continued to roll with 6-1, 12-2 and 6-1 victories over the Crusaders. Kate Arico earned a pair of wins on the weekend to improve to 12-1 on the season, while freshman Heather Hamasaki moved above .500 on the season with a 8-7 mark. Colgate scored 35 runs in four games en route to the sweep of the Leopards. The Raiders won the series opener 12-0, thanks in part to five homers. CU then added a 9-3 win in the nightcap. Sunday, Colgate posted 6-1 and 8-4 decisions over Lafayette. Junior outfielder Dorothy Donaldson became the Patriot League career leader in home runs (32) and walks (64). Army took three-of-four from Bucknell this weekend to move into fourth-place. The Black Knights earned a 12-3 win in the series opener before falling 7-6 in the nightcap. The loss snapped Army's 10-game winning streak. Sunday, Army returned to its winning ways with 12-8 and 5-4 victories.
Saturday's Scores
Sunday's Scores
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