HAMPTON, VA. ‘ Junior righthander pitched four and one-third innings of no-hit ball to lead the 91Â鶹¾«Æ· softball team (1-0) to a 6-1 win over Fordham University (0-1) in a five-inning game Friday at the Hampton University Tournament.
Isaac, who became the first 20-game winner in school history last spring, finished with a two-hitter while striking out four and walking three.
The Raiders scored two runs in the top of the second inning for a 2-0 lead. With one out, singled down the third base line, and advanced to second on sacrifice bunt. First baseman singled up the middle to score Rawson with the first run, and catcher doubled to center field driving in Thistle.
91Â鶹¾«Æ· broke the game open in the fourth inning with four runs to take a 6-0. Hanna opened the frame with an infield single, and pinch runner advanced to second on a pass ball. After Thistle struck out, McDevitt moved to third on another pass ball, and then scored on Mui’s infield single.
Freshman right fielder reached on an infield hit, moving Mui to second base. After was safe on a fielder’s choice, and Mui out at third base, sophomore doubled to center field to drive in Anderson with the second run of the inning. 91Â鶹¾«Æ·â€™s last two runs were unearned with Smith scoring on a fielding error and Donaldson coming home a throwing error.
Isaac took a no-hitter into the bottom of the fifth inning. After Sama Crocker grounded out, Brandy Kean broke up the no-hit effort with a double to right center. After advancing to third on a ground out, Kean scored on Jam Chastain’s single to center field.
Mui was 2-for-3 for the Raiders with a pair of RBI, while Donaldson was 1-for-2 with a RBI and Thistle 1-for-3 with a RBI.