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Nicole Flint pitched a perfect game to lead the Bearcats to a 2-0 record in the first day of the 2012 CUNYAC/Applebee’s Championship Tournament on Friday at the College of Staten Island softball complex in Staten Island, New York.

With the results, the Bearcats need only one victory to win the championship and NCAA berth, while either Staten Island or Brooklyn must win three games. For complete results and tomorrow’s schedule, please scroll to the bottom of this page. Please note admission to all games at Staten Island is free of charge.

After defeating rival Hunter for the third time this season, the Bearcats lined up to play Brooklyn College, which upset top seeded Staten Island, 5-4.

They scored two runs against Brooklyn in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Courtney White to score Maria Vlahopoulos, while Chelsea DeGuzman scored on a fielding error for the 2-0 lead.

That was enough as Nicole Flint dominated on the mound with the perfect game line of seven innings pitched, no hits, no walks and four strikeouts.

Melanie Pellegrino batted 2-for-3, with a single and double, while Toniann Donde, Megan Ruiz and Regina Cardinale each had a single.

The Bearcats will play Saturday at 2:00 pm against the winner of the 12:00 pm contest between Staten Island and Brooklyn.

All-Time CUNYAC Championships: Staten Island 14, Hunter 12, Lehman 4, Baruch 1, John Jay 1  

Wednesday, May 2 at Higher Seed (PLAY-IN GAMES)
Team seeded based on final regular season standings
#3 Baruch defeats #6 John Jay, 9-1 (5 inns.)
#4 Brooklyn defeats #5 Lehman, 7-1

DOUBLE-ELIMINATION FORMAT BEGINS
Friday, May 4 at College of Staten Island
Game 1, #4 Brooklyn def. #1 Staten Island, 5-4
Game 2, #3 Baruch def. #2 Hunter, 2-1
Game 3, #1 Staten Island def. #2 Hunter, 4-3 (Hunter is eliminated)
Game 4, #3 Baruch def. #4 Brooklyn, 2-0

Saturday, May 5 at College of Staten Island (UPDATED TIMES)
Game 5, 12:00pm, #1 Staten Island vs. #4 Brooklyn (Loser is eliminated)
Game 6, 2:00pm, #3 Baruch vs. Winner Game 5 (If winner of game 4 wins, then they are the champions – otherwise move to …)
Game 7, 4:00pm

Sunday, May 6 at College of Staten Island (Rain Date)