Saturday, April 08, 2006

KENNESAW, Georgia – In a history making afternoon at the Bobbie Bailey Athletic Complex, Lisa Lamb and Brittany Matthews threw back-to-back no-hitters as the Owls swept Gardner-Webb, 7-1 and 8-0 on Saturday afternoon.

In the storied history of Kennesaw State softball, today marked the first time that the Owls threw no-hitters in both games of a doubleheader. Lamb was nearly perfect in the opener, but a pair of second inning errors by shortstop Amanda Malcom and third baseman Jen Nolan gave the Bulldogs their only run of the day.

Matthews, on the other hand, again recorded a double-digit strikeout performance. Once again however, she had her attempt at the single-game strikeout record stopped as Malcom delivered a game-ending, walk-off, run-rule grand slam. The sophomore was nearly perfect as she cruised through the first innings before walking Lindsey Whitfield with one out in the fifth inning.