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HAMILTON, N.Y. (4/30/11) – Colgate pitcher Rachel LeCoq threw eight scoreless innings to pick up a win and a save as the Raiders swept Lafayette on Saturday. Colgate won the first game 1-0, before topping the Leopards 4-3 in the nightcap at Eaton Street Field. With the two wins the Raiders improved to 15-2 in league play and will host the Patriot League Tournament. The 15 wins tie the most for Colgate in the Patriot League since 2003.

In the first game, LeCoq pitched a gem only giving up one hit while striking out 11 to grab her 15th win and fourth shutout of the season. The only run of the game came in the bottom of the first when Nicole Siedhof singled to right field to score Alana Dyson from third. Siedhof finished the game 3-for-3 at the plate, while four other Raiders each collected a hit. Lafayette's Melissa Robinson pitched six solid innings in the loss giving up one run on seven hits.

In the nightcap, Colgate (24-18, 15-2) scored a run in the bottom of the sixth off back-to-back doubles by Jennifer Martin and Haley Fleming to break a 3-3 tie and then turned the game over to LeCoq who struck-out the side in the top of the seventh for her second save of the season.

The Raiders scored one run in both the bottom of the third and the fourth to build a 2-0 lead. But the Leopards answered back with two runs in the top of the fifth to tie game 2-2. Colgate then regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth off a sacrifice fly by Natalie Siedhof. But the lead didn't last long as Lafayette tied the game with a two out single by Stacey Dorn. Courtney O'Connell pitched the first six innings giving up seven hits and three earned runs to claim her ninth win of the season, while LeCoq came on in relief for the save.

The Raiders will be back in action tomorrow (Sunday, May 1) to conclude the four game series with Lafayette. The first game is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. at Eaton Street Field and will be “Senior Day”.


GAME NOTES: Rachel LeCoq has the fourth best single season strikeout total in school history with 143 (freshman record was 79) … LeCoq is also the fourth pitcher in school history to record 15 or more wins in a season … Tera Vaughn now has 34 RBI on the season which ties the Colgate freshman record … Colgate will host the Patriot League Tournament for the first time in school history … The Raiders highest seed in the tournament came in 2003 after finishing second in the regular season with a 15-5 record.