Casey tosses one-hitter to help Diplomats blank UNE

Steph Podolski was the only Big Blue player to reach base with a hit against F&M

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- First-year pitcher Nicole Casey (Point Pleasant, N.J.) gave up one hit and one walk over seven innings of work to lead Franklin & Marshall College in a 4-0 shutout of the University of New England Monday at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Softball Classic.

Casey struck out four batters along the way and took a no-hitter into the fifth inning, before UNE senior Stephanie Podolski (Coventry, Conn.) reached on a single.

The Nor'easters (0-4) got a six-hit, zero-walk performance from junior Erin Lyons (Salem, N.H.), who surrendered just one earned run in six innings.

First-year Malorie Sassaman (Pottstown, Pa.) picked up two hits on the day for the Diplomats (4-4), while driving in one run and scoring one time.