Chiaramonte Pitches Perfect Game in Sweep of Sarah Lawrence
BRONXVILLE, NY – Freshman Alyson Chiaramonte(Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) pitched the first perfect game in St. Joseph's College history in a 10-0 victory (five innings) in the first game of a conference doubleheader against Sarah Lawrence College on Friday afternoon. She also was phenomenal from the plate going 3-for-4 with five RBIs, two runs, and a home run. St. Joseph's captured the nightcap 11-1, also in five innings.
Chiaramonte's perfect game is the sixth no-hitter in the eight year history of the program and the first since 2007. Assistant coach Kristin Healy ('06) tossed the first three no-hitters and the remaining two were combined no-hitters. Chiaramonte struck out seven of the 15 batters she faced and forced five ground outs, two fly outs and a pop up. She improves to 6-3 in the circle this season and her ERA falls to 2.15.
Chiaramonte drove in the game-winning runs in the first inning, coming to the plate with the bases loaded and hitting a two run single. She drove in two more runs in the following inning with her second home run of the season.
In game two, Lisa Scheer (Queens, NY/Mary Louis) and Caitlyn Kakavas(Queens, NY/St. Agnes) powered the Lady Bears with the first home runs of their collegiate careers en route to an 11-1 victory. St. Joseph's got on the board early once again plating four runs in the first on a Scheer triple, Kakavas double and Emily Palmieri(Staten Island, NY/St. John's Villa) single. Kakavas connected with a two-run shot in the second inning and Scheer hit a solo homer in the fifth to put the Lady Bears up 10-1.
Scheer started in the circle and picked up her fifth win of the season striking out five, scattering three hits, allowing one earned run, issuing no walks.
The freshmen were all solid offensively over the two-game set accounting for 16 of the 19 Lady Bear hits. Scheer batted .667 (4-for-6) with a home run, triple, double, five runs and three RBIs. Chiaramonte batted .667 (4-for-6) with a home run, five RBIs and two runs. Kakavas batted .500 (3-for-6) with a home run, double, driving in four and scoring four. Palmieri had four RBIs and two hits. Jillian Troise (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Kearney) had two hits driving in two runs. Melissa Spooner (Brooklyn, NY/Clara Barton) recorded her first collegiate hit.
Veteran Jackie Marinello (Brooklyn, NY/Fontbonne) scored three runs, drawing five walks. Lauren Norris (Queens, NY/Long Island City) appeared in one game, going 1-for-2 and scored twice. Senior co-captain Theresa Mendez (Queens, NY/St. Francis Prep) scored three runs and stole three bases for her team-high eighth stolen base.
With the pair of wins, the Lady Bears improve to 11-7 and surpass last year's win total with four weeks remaining in the season.
St. Joseph's returns to the field on Tuesday, April 14th to host City Tech for in a non-conference twin bill starting at 5:00 p.m. at National Grid Softball Field in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.