By, Ben Barker
It only took two days to return to the top. After a 4-8 start to the 2011 season, the Emerson College Lions have roared back to the top of the GNAC. The Lions bundled up this weekend and swept two doubleheaders against two division rivals. The first came on
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Saturday. St. Joseph’s College of Maine watched leads of 6-3 and 8-3 disappear after big home runs off the bats of Bianca Buono and Kelsey Tuthill. The winnings streak continued on Sunday when Johnson and Wales University was blanked by Emerson. The Lions’ starters didn’t allow an earned run in 12.0 innings against the Wildcats, and finished off the weekend with a 4 game winning streak.
The action didn’t go unheard. All four games this weekend were broadcast online via Ustream.tv. Ben Barker and Ryan Pfleiderer broadcast the games for listeners across the nation from the center field press box. The duo will continue this trend all season long, alternating between play-by-play and color analysis to keep all Emerson College sports fans up to speed on the latest softball action.
By season’s end, a radio style highlight reel will be produced and distributed to the team. This way, all the players and fans will have a chance to remember the 2011 season.
