April 6, 2007
Box Score
KENNESAW, Ga. - In the biggest conference series to date, the Owls needed a good performance from starting pitcher Brittany Matthews on Friday afternoon. What they got was an absolute gem of a game from the junior, as Matthews threw the third no-hitter of her career as Kennesaw State defeated the Stetson Hatters, 2-0, in the first game of a doubleheader at Bailey Park.
Matthews (13-4) was simply overpowering as she completely dominated each of the Stetson hitters. The left-hander struck out 10 batters and allowed only a first inning walk to Sherrel Fountain and then hit Jessica Lokeinsky with a pitch to lead off the third inning.
The Brooks, Ga. native retired the last 15 batters of the game in order and struck out the Hatters number three and four hitters, Nicole Forbes and Andrea Migliori, a combined five times.
Erica Demers (12-5) pitched well for Stetson, allowing just five hits while striking out six batters. However, it was a pair of solo home runs that proved to be the difference in the game.
April Keasler (1-for-3) broke open a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth inning when she went with an outside pitch and poked her fifth home run of the season over the right field fence for a 1-0 Kennesaw State lead.
The Owls added another run in the bottom of the fifth inning when freshman Klair Wells (1-for-3) hit the first home run of her collegiate career, a line drive to center field, giving the Owls a 2-0 advantage.
With a two-run advantage, Matthews got stronger as she fell behind on only three of the 23 Stetson batters she faced. She struck out the side in the fifth inning and struck out two of the three batters she faced in the seventh inning for her sixth double-digit strikeout effort of the year.
Brittany Matthew's Third Career No-Hitter
Stetson 1st
JOYCE popped up to ss (0-1). FOUNTAIN walked (3-2). FORBES struck out swinging (1-2) [1]. MIGLIORI struck out looking (2-2) [2]
Stetson 2nd
WIGHTMAN grounded out to ss (2-2). GOLDEN struck out swinging (1-2) [3]. ROJAS struck out swinging (2-2) [4].
Stetson 3rd
LOKEINSKY hit by pitch (1-1). PETERS out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); LOKEINSKY advanced to second. JOYCE grounded out to p (0-0). FOUNTAIN flied out to cf (0-0).
Stetson 4th
FORBES struck out swinging (3-2) [5]. MIGLIORI grounded out to ss (1-2). WIGHTMAN flied out to cf (1-2).
Stetson 5th
GOLDEN struck out swinging (1-2) [6]. ROJAS struck out looking (2-2) [7]. LOKEINSKY struck out swinging (1-2) [8].
Stetson 6th
PETERS grounded out to 2b (0-1). JOYCE fouled out to 3b (0-0). FOUNTAIN grounded out to p (3-1).
Stetson 7th
FORBES struck out swinging (1-2) [9]. MIGLIORI struck out swinging (1-2) [10]. WIGHTMAN flied out to cf (1-0).
