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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 8, 2010 13:16:37 GMT -5
4 Hawks star for Saint Francis University on their opening weekend!!!
St. Francis (IL) News
Softball Squad Splits Twin Bill on Day One in Florida
Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:06 PM - [Softball]
Freshman Jordan Halata had 3 hits and a pair of RBI in four at bats Sunday in the first two games of her collegiate career.KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Junior right-handed pitcher Kim Malacina (Lockport H.S./Homer Glen, IL) tossed a complete game and scattered 5 hits to lead University of St. Francis to a 4-2 victory over Waldorf College (Iowa) in Sunday's first game for the Saints at the Rebel Games.
USF was just two outs away from a first-day sweep but then gave up three unearned runs after one out was recorded in the top of the seventh inning to let a victory get away in the evening as University of Saint Francis (Ind.) came from behind to post a 4-3 win.
Malacina threw 88 pitches and struck out five batters to get her season-opening win. Freshman Jordan Halata (Lockport H.S./Homer Glen, IL) and sophomore third baseman Brittany Bochenek (Lockport H.S./Lockport, IL) each had a pair of hits to lead the Saints' 7-hit attack. Halata, junior right fielder Kaylee Shell (Wilmington H.S./Wilmington, IL), senior second baseman Beth Boezeman (Lincoln-Way East H.S./Frankfort, IL) and junior catcher C.J. Rupsis (Bolingbrook H.S./Bolingbrook, IL) all drove in runs for the Saints.
Halata and senior right fielder Caitlin Griffin (Lincoln-Way East H.S.) drove in runs for the Saints in the nightcap but USF managed to get just four hits on the game. Sophomore right-hander Jackie Frey (Plainfield South H.S./Plainfield, IL) worked the first four innings and blanked the Cougars on just 3 hits. Boezeman came on in relief and was the unlucky loser, after being charged with all 4 runs - with only 1 being earned - in the final 3 innings.
The Saints (1-1) play Greensboro (N.C.) College and Marian University (Ind.) on Monday at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. CST.
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Post by enarotsky on Mar 10, 2010 18:50:23 GMT -5
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 11, 2010 8:25:10 GMT -5
Hawks continue to roll in college ...St. Francis (IL) News
Softball Suffers Pair of Tuesday Losses in Florida
Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:06 PM - [Softball]
Sophomore Megan O'Brien had a pair of hits, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's twin bill.KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Catholic University of America executed a perfect suicide squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning to score the game-winning run and hand University of St. Francis its second loss of the afternoon on day number three of the Saints' season-opening softball trip to Florida. CUA knocked off the Saints, 3-2, after Missouri Baptist University handed the Saints an 8-3 loss.
USF (2-4) held a 2-1 lead over CUA (1-2) in the bottom of the seventh and was just three outs away from its third split in as many days. But a leadoff home run in that seventh inning by CUA tied the game and sent it into extra frames.
USF left the lead run on third base in the top of the eighth but CUA was able to push the run across and hand Saints' starting pitcher Kim Malacina (Lockport H.S./Homer Glen, IL) her first loss in three decisions. Malacina did fire her third straight complete game and allowed only 2 earned runs on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk in 7.1 innings.
The Saints managed to get just 4 hits in the second game, with sophomore second baseman Megan O’Brien (Richards H.S./Oak Lawn, IL) collecting 2 of them and driving home 1 of USF's 2 runs in the game. Freshman left fielder Kalli Tobias (Lincoln-Way Central H.S./Manhattan, IL) had a hit and USF's other RBI and junior center fielder Kaylee Shell (Wilmington H.S./Wilmington, IL) accounted for the other hit.
USF trailed all the way against Missouri Baptist (7-8). The Saints did collect 7 hits in the game, with senior center fielder Kendel Behrens (Morris H.S./Morris, IL) and sophomore third baseman Jenny Festin (Lockport H.S./Lockport, IL) each getting a pair of hits apiece to lead the offensive attack.
Senior right-handed pitcher Beth Boezeman (Lincoln-Way East H.S./Frankfort, IL) worked the first 4-plus innings and suffered the loss to fall to 0-2.
The Saints are off on Wednesday and resume action on Thursday with two more games on this 12-game trip.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 11, 2010 8:27:57 GMT -5
Loyola Rebounds
Solava tosses complete-game shutout
March 10, 2010
Box Score
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - After getting off to a tough start to its Spring Break trip to Florida, Loyola University Chicago (6-8) rebounded nicely and finished the excursion with a 2-0 victory over Sacred Heart this evening for its fourth consecutive win.
Stephanie Cihlar got the Ramblers' offense going in the bottom of the first inning when she reached on a bunt single and promptly swiped second base to get into scoring position. As has been the case over the last two days, Loyola's hitters capitalized on the scoring opportunity as Angie Funston smacked a single to left to score Cihlar, while Funston herself moved into scoring position on the throw to the plate. Jenna Grim followed with a single to right, which plated Funston and gave the Ramblers an early 2-0 lead and all the offense they would need.
Loyola starting pitcher Amy Solava worked her way out of a couple of dicey situations, stranding Pioneers at the corners in the fourth inning and then, after finding herself in a two-on, one-out situation, induced an inning-ending lineout to escape any harm.
Solava scattered six hits and struck out two to earn her second win of the season for Loyola. Ellen Kresl went 2-for-2 to finish the day with five hits in five at-bats.
The Ramblers are back in action when they host Illinois on March 24.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 11, 2010 8:32:22 GMT -5
Orange Outlasts Camels, 7-5
3/5/2010 5:11:10 PM
Syracuse 7, Campbell 5
Live Chat Transcript
BATON ROUGE, La. - Syracuse (4-7) opened the LSU Purple and Gold Challenge with a 7-5 victory against Campbell (2-8-1) on Friday afternoon at Tiger Park. The Orange used four runs in the bottom of the fifth to earn the come-from-behind win.
Sophomores Lacey Kohl and Lisaira Daniels set the tone for the Orange offense, each hitting .667 (2-for-3). Classmate Kelly Saco was 2-for-4 with an RBI while Jenna Caira was 1-for-2, doubling in her first plate appearance of the season. Freshmen Meghan Boston and Veronica Grant also hit .500 (1-for-2) against the Camels.
Freshman Stacy Kuwik and senior Brittany Gardner combined in the circle. Gardner earned the win, striking out a pair in 3.1 innings while Kuwik struck out two, allowing one earned run in 3.2 innings.
The Orange jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Grant drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Daniels advanced Grant to third with a sacrifice bunt and junior Hallie Gibbs drove in the run with a single to left field.
Campbell tied it in the top of the third, scoring a run off two hits before Syracuse re-established its lead with a run in the bottom of the inning. Freshman Morgan Nandin led off the bottom of the frame with a single to shortstop and Grant singled through the left side to put two on. Daniels hit into a fielder’s choice, but an error prevented the Camels from collecting an out on the play as Nandin crossed the plate to make it, 2-1.
The Camels exploded for four runs on three hits in the top of the fifth, taking their first lead of the game, 5-2. Syracuse answered with four runs on four hits and an error in the bottom of the fifth to take a lead it would never relinquish.
Daniels hit a one-out single to first and stole second. Gibbs drew a walk and Daniels stole second to put runners on the corners for the Orange. Back-to-back singles by Saco and Kohl drove in Daniels and freshman Emily Thompson – who entered as a pinch runner for Gibbs. Caira hit into a fielder’s choice, driving in Saco to tie the game, 5-5. Boston drove in the go-ahead run, singling to left field to score sophomore Leah Porter - who entered to pinch run for Kohl – giving Syracuse a 6-5 lead after five innings.
The Orange added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, as Grant led off with a walk and advanced to second on a ground out by Stephanie Watts. A single to centerfield by Daniels drove in Grant to produce the final, 7-5.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 11, 2010 8:34:10 GMT -5
Softball Splits Pair Of Contests In Final Day Of Rebel Spring Games Flyers open with 9-4 regional win over Northwood and drop final contest against Mary (8-4). March 5, 2010 Northwood Box Score Mary Box Score Softball: Lewis 9, Northwood 4 in PDF Format Softball: Mary 8, Lewis 4 in PDF Format Kissimmee, Fla. - Fighting off both illness and injury, the Lewis University softball team managed to split a pair of contests in the final day of the Rebel Spring Games with a 9-4 regional win over Northwood, while dropping an 8-4 decision at the hands of the University of Mary on Thursday (March 3) afternoon at the Osceola County Softball Complex. Of the 20 players on the Lewis roster, only 13 were able to suit up on Thursday. "We did what we needed to do today, especially with the illness and injuries that we have," Lewis head softball coach George DiMatteo said. "It was a very successful day, especially getting a regional win over Northwood. "Overall, we reached our goal of going 8-4 overall and 4-0 in the region on this trip," DiMatteo continued. "It was a highly productive trip." In the opener, freshmen Michelle Vucsko (Chicago, Ill./Marist) and Lauren Hanford (Morris, Ill./Morris) and junior first baseman Stephanie Harmon (Joliet, Ill./Plainfield South) provided the offensive pop for the Flyers, as they went a combined 8-for-10 with six RBI and four runs scored. Vucsko went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored, while Harmon was 3-for-4 with four RBI, including a two-run triple. Hanford was a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored on the afternoon. Sophomore pitcher Karissa Habel (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South) picked up the complete-game victory for the Flyers, allowing six hits and striking out six batters in six innings of work. Habel (3-1) has not allowed an earned run in her last 24 innings pitched. In the nightcap, University of Mary built a 7-0 lead over Lewis after four innings and never looked back on their way to the 8-4 win over the Flyers. Harmon, senior shortstop Kara Harmatys (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) and junior center fielder Sarah Hurley (Bolingbrook, Ill./Plainfield Central) each had two hits against Marauder pitching. Hurley also chipped in a pair of RBI. Lewis pitcher Amy Christopher (Lafayette, Colo./Holy Family) was tagged with the loss, as she allowed seven runs, six earned, in 4.1 innings of work and 10 hits, while fanning two batters. Christopher is now 1-2 on the season. Lewis returns to action on Saturday, March 13th, as the Flyers take on both Washburn (10 AM) and Missouri Western (12 PM) in the opening day of the Missouri Western Tournament. A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 9th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the sixth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. For more information please visit www.lewisu.edu. ##LEWIS## |
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 11, 2010 8:41:17 GMT -5
Way to go Cassie!!!!!
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Season Statistics
Overall Statistics
Games Summary
Conference-Only Statistics
Overall Statistics
• Record: 16-7 • Home: 12-1 • Away: 2-5 • Neutral: 2-1 • Southland: 3-3 •
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
Panter,Kyrie .500 16-2 6 5 3 0 0 0 3 3 .500 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 3-4 2 2 0 1.000
Redman,Cassie .426 21-21 54 13 23 1 0 1 7 27 .500 7 1 6 0 .500 0 3 8-9 27 1 2 .933
Jeter,Caley .400 22-22 55 12 22 5 0 0 16 27 .491 14 3 3 0 .542 0 1 6-6 33 35 3 .958
Schwarz,Hannah .397 23-23 68 15 27 3 1 0 14 32 .471 7 4 4 0 .481 0 7 11-14 29 1 0 1.000
Tucker,Brittany .327 22-21 52 13 17 3 0 5 17 35 .673 11 1 18 0 .453 0 0 0-0 70 18 3 .967
Sanders,Lauren .310 21-19 58 9 18 1 0 0 2 19 .328 5 2 5 0 .385 0 1 2-2 17 2 0 1.000
Hurdt,Margo .308 19-19 52 16 16 5 0 3 8 30 .577 6 1 6 0 .390 0 1 0-0 3 3 0 1.000
Moore,Landry .308 11-4 13 2 4 1 0 2 7 11 .846 2 1 4 0 .412 1 1 0-0 6 0 0 1.000
Schumann,Sandy .300 11-7 20 6 6 1 0 2 7 13 .650 2 0 2 1 .364 0 1 0-0 20 9 0 1.000
Smith,Kacie .290 21-20 62 11 18 3 1 2 13 29 .468 4 0 12 0 .333 0 1 3-3 17 52 4 .945
Dodson,Lauren .288 23-23 59 9 17 5 0 1 9 25 .424 6 0 16 0 .354 0 2 1-1 42 42 5 .944
McKinney,Meagan .245 20-18 49 12 12 2 1 3 10 25 .510 3 6 13 0 .362 0 1 1-3 117 6 1 .992
Cain,Alejia .200 6-1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Byars,Alaina .185 12-7 27 4 5 1 0 1 4 9 .333 1 0 5 0 .214 0 0 0-0 33 1 0 1.000
Casey,Melissa .000 6-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 .000
Tallman,Addie .000 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 6 1 .900
Totals .326 23-23 580 131 189 31 3 20 117 286 .493 68 20 95 1 .414 1 19 37-44 420 192 21 .967
Opponents .298 23-23 563 98 168 25 3 17 91 250 .444 55 7 73 3 .365 5 18 11-20 404 180 41 .934
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 11, 2010 10:28:13 GMT -5
Way to go Lauren and Butler!
Bulldogs are Perfect Thru Seven Games in Florida
The Bulldogs are on a nine game winning streak after winning seven games at the Rebel Games in Florida. Butler has hit nine homeruns at the Rebel Game ins Florida. Senior Bridget Paine has a hit in each of the last nine games for the Bulldogs. Paine has hit four homeruns and knocked in 17 runs on the year.
GAME 1-LaSalle, Won 3-1
The Bulldogs open their spring break trip with a 3-1 victory over LaSalle. Breanna Fisher gave up only five hits in her first complete game of the season. Fisher was helped out offensively by Jessica Huey who went 2-3 with a homerun and scored two runs and Jenn Arriaga who was a perfect 2-2 with a RBI.
GAME 2-Robert Morris, Won 3-0
Erin Falkenberry hit a solo homerun in the third inning followed by a Paine who knocked in two runs in the fifth inning. The three runs were enough for Jenny Esparza who pitched a one hitter thru 5 1/3 innings before having to leave the game because of a line drive taken off of her shin. Jennifer Chasteen came in for the injured Esparza and earned the save.
Game 3-St. Francis, Won 7-2
The bats came alive in the six inning and Bulldogs scored six runs. The rally was led by Alyssa Coleman’s three run homerun. Falkenberry went 3-4 with two RBIs and Paine added another pair of RBIs. Chasteen started the game and went 5 2/3 innings and gave up just one run on four hits. Esparza came in and earned the save by striking out all four batters she faced.
Game 4-Lehigh, Won 7-3
Esparza continued her dominance in the circle when she relieved Fisher in the third inning and struck out nine and allowed no hits to earn the win for Butler. Senior Annie Dolan with 3-3 and scored three times for the Bulldogs. Paine and Falkenberry each went 2-4 with two RBIs. Meghan Sullivan went 2-3 in the game and also added two RBIs.
Game 5- Scared Heart, Won 7-1
Mallory Winters hit a three run homerun in the 4th inning to put the Bulldogs ahead for good. Paine, McNulty and Esparza each scored a run in the game. Jen Chasteen earned the win by pitching five innings and striking out four. Esparza came in for the close and struck out all four batters she faced.
Game 6- Bryant, Won 8-3
The Bulldogs hit four homeruns to score a victory over Bryant. Erin Jackson went a perfect 4-4 in the game. Paine hit a homerun and knocked in two runs while McNulty had a homerun of her own. Huey went 2-4, scored two runs and knocked in two more. Chasteen got the win after going five innings and only giving up two runs on six hits. Chasteen had four strikeouts on the day. Kristie Malinkey pitched two innings in relief to earn the save.
Game 7- Penn, 5-4
The Bulldogs had to go to extra innings to remain unbeaten in Florida. The Bulldogs came back from a 3-1 deficit when Paine hit a three run homerun. Penn scored a go ahead run in the top of the seventh inning. The Bulldogs responded in the bottom half of the inning when Paine scored the tying run. In the bottom of the eight, Jackson knocked in McNulty after Coleman bunted her to third. Esparza pitched seven innings and gave up only one run on three hits. Esparza struck out 10 batters on the day.
The Bulldogs will play six more games in Florida before returning home for a double header against Morehead State at the Butler Softball Field on March 16.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 12, 2010 19:53:22 GMT -5
Triple for Gina!!!
UMBC Edges Delaware, 6-5 and 4-2, in Blue Hens’ 2010 Home Opener
DATE: March 9, 2010
photos courtesy of Chris Permar
Game 1 Boxscore
Game 2 Boxscore
NEWARK, Del. -- The UMBC softball team edged Delaware, 6-5 in 10 innings and 4-2 in five innings, during the Blue Hens’ 2010 home opener Tuesday afternoon at the newly-renovated Delaware Softball Stadium.
The Retrievers won their ninth straight game while improving to 9-1 on the season, while Delaware has now lost nine straight and is 2-12 on the year. The Blue Hens’ current skid is their longest since a 12-game losing streak in the 1991 season.
In the opener, UMBC struck first in the top of the third inning as Lynn Probonis led off with a single to leftfield and scored on a two-out single to left by Malorie Weller. The Retrievers added a run in the fifth as Jessica Vetock worked a one-out walk, went to second on a single by Lauren Brummell, and scored when Weller reached on an error by Blue Hen second baseman Lindsay Novak.
The Blue Hens rallied in the bottom of the sixth when Amanda Stacevicz (right) and Shanette White each singled to leftfield. Stacevicz was then retired for the second out of the inning when Emily Wilcox reached on a fielder’s choice, but Gina Knutson followed with a triple to rightfield, driving home both runners to knot the game at 2-2.
The contest remained deadlocked until the top of the ninth, when the Retrievers put runners on second and third with two outs. Amanda Page then singled to left to drive home both runs, and after she went to second on the throw to the plate, she came around to score when Knutson’s throw from home sailed all the way to the centerfield fence.
But down three runs in the bottom of the frame, Delaware battled back to tie the game once again. Jenny Richards ignited the rally with a double to leftcenter, and she advanced to third on a wild pitch while Novak walked to put runners on the corners. Cecile Egan then doubled to centerfield to drive home Richards, and one out later Stacevicz lined a two-run single to center to tie the game at 5-5.
However with one out in the 10th inning Brummell laced a home run over the rightfield fence, and UMBC reliever Amanda Fefel retired the Blue Hens in order during the bottom of the frame to close out the win for the Retrievers.
Fefel won her first decision of the season after allowing three earned runs on three hits in three innings of work. Blue Hen starter Anne Marie Pagano gave up five runs, three earned, on 10 hits in 8.2 innings, while Stacevicz dropped to 0-5 after she allowed one earned run on one hit in 1.1 innings of relief.
Delaware banged out 11 hits during the contest, including two apiece by Egan, Michelle Grap (left) and Stacevicz.
After the nightcap was scoreless through two innings, UMBC pushed across four runs in the top of the third to take control. Delaware starter Bertie Lake retired the first two batters of the inning, but Brummell doubled to centerfield and scored on an RBI single to right by Weller to put the Retrievers on the board. After Fefel followed with a single to center, Julia Culotta and Kaela Mason each walked to force home Weller and make it a 2-0 game.
Stacevicz then relieved Lake for Delaware, but two runs scored when Emily Thompson singled up the middle as the Retrievers took a 4-0 advantage.
UMBC pitcher Heather Brown was perfect through the first four innings, but the Blue Hens attempted to come back in the bottom of the fifth. Grap led off the frame by lacing a pitch over the centerfield fence for her team-leading fourth home run of the season, and one out later Rachel Jones doubled to the gap in leftcenter.
White then singled into rightfield to put runners on the corners, and Jones crossed the plate when Wilcox reached on an error by Vetock at shortstop as the Blue Hens closed to within 4-2. The runners then moved to second and third on a groundout to the pitcher by Knutson, but Vetock made up for her miscue by making a backhanded stop and nipping Richards at first base to end the rally. The game was then called due to darkness, giving UMBC the doubleheader sweep.
Brown, who allowed two earned runs on three hits in five innings, improved to 4-0 for the Retrievers. Lake dropped to 1-3 after allowing four runs, three earned, on four hits in 2.2 innings, while Stacevicz gave up just two hits and struck out three in 2.1 innings of scoreless relief.
Delaware takes a week off before hosting the Temple Owls in a 3 p.m. doubleheader next Wednesday.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 12, 2010 19:57:03 GMT -5
Dana shining for Ferris!!!
Ferris State Softball's Winning Streak Continues With 2-1 Squeaker
Colleen Roney scored Ferris' game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. (Photo by Ed Hyde)Junior outfielder Colleen Roney (Wheaton, Ill./Glen Ellyn Glenbard South) dashed home with the game's winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on as passed ball as the Ferris State University softball team was victorious for the seventh straight time in a 2-1 win over California (Pa.) Wednesday (March 10) afternoon at the Florida Rebel Spring Games Tournament in Kissimmee, Fla.
With the decision, Ferris State improves its overall record to 9-5 this season as the Bulldogs have won nine of their last 10 contests to date. FSU has won its last seven Florida Rebel Spring Tournament outings after coming up short in its initial tourney appearance.
Ferris State had taken a 1-0 lead into the top of the sixth inning after scoring in the bottom of the third on a run-scoring fielder's choice by junior catcher Rachel Mueller (Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia). However, the Vulcans would tie the contest up at 1-1 in the top of the sixth frame on pinch hitter Kristen McKenzie's solo home run off FSU freshman pitcher Dana Bowler (Lockport, Ill.).
The game-tying run set the stage for the seventh inning as Bowler was able to get the first two CUP outs before giving up a single to outfielder Kayleigh Braim. The Vulcan hitter would proceed to second base on a passed ball, but Bowler was able to escape trouble by striking out designated player Laurel Marshalek for the final out.
In the bottom of the seventh, Colleen Roney led off with a single to center field and advanced to second pass as a result of a passed ball. Senior second baseman Amanda Harrington (St. Joseph/Stevensville-Lakeshore) drew a walk and would Bulldog runners would end up advancing one base on balk call. Roney eventually tallied the winning unearned run on a pass ball which got away from CUP catcher Alyson Johnson.
For Ferris, Dana Bowler improved her season mark to 3-2 this spring in the pitching circle as she allowed just the one run while scattering four hits and striking out a season-high seven Vulcan batters.
Senior outfielder Rachel Wade (Canton), who's currently the Bulldogs' top hitter, went two-of-three at the plate as her two base hits accounted for half of the team's offensive output in the batter's box.
The Bulldogs will look to continue their winning string this Thursday (March 11) morning with a pair of non-conference encounters. FSU faces Slippery Rock (Pa.) in a 9 a.m. (EST) contest at the Osceola County Softball Complex before squaring off against Minnesota Duluth at 11 a.m. (EST).
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 14, 2010 9:07:34 GMT -5
St. Francis (IL) News
Rain Finally Ends and Softball Completes Florida Trip with Split
Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 3:51 PM - [Softball]
Sophomore pitcher Jackie Frey allowed just one hit in 6.2 innings to get her first win of the season.KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The skies finally cleared and the fields finally dried after two days of rain as University of St. Francis completed its Spring Break softball trip to Florida with a split of two Saturday games. USF dropped its morning game against Rutgers-Newark (NJ), 4-3 in eight innings, and then came back to post an easy 8-1 win over Ashford (IA) in the afternoon.
The Saints (3-5) let leads of 1-0 and 2-1 get away in the first game and then lost it in the first extra inning when an attempt to squeeze home the tying run failed in the bottom of the eighth. Freshman pitcher Jordan Halata (Lockport H.S./Homer Glen, IL) worked 7-plus innings and held Rutgers-Newark (1-0) to just 4 hits. The Saints left eight runners on base in the game. Senior center fielder Kendel Behrens (Morris H.S./Morris, IL) and junior infielder Caitlin Dolan (Lincoln-Way East H.S./Frankfort, IL) each had a pair of hits for USF.
Sophomore right-hander Jackie Frey (Plainfield South H.S./Plainfield, IL) allowed just one Ashford (0-1) hit in 6.2 innings to lead the Saints to the 8-1 win in the finale. Frey walked just one batter and struck out a pair in evening her record at 1-1.
USF collected 10 hits in the nightcap, with Dolan and freshman catcher Kaitlin Nolan (Wilmington H.S./Wilmington, IL) each leading the way with two safeties apiece. Dolan also added a sacrifice fly. Nolan notched her first career RBI with a 2-run single in the fourth. Junior infielder Lauren Panek (Lemont H.S./Lemont, IL) drove in a pair of runs with a sixth-inning double. USF also got RBI from senior right fielder Caitlin Griffin (Andrew H.S./Tinley Park, IL), senior catcher Stacy Heap (Minooka H.S./Minooka, IL) on a squeeze bunt and junior catcher C.J. Rupsis (Bolingbrook H.S./Bolingbrook, IL).
USF completed its trip with a 3-5 record, with four games (two on Thursday and two on Friday) being washed out by rain. Three of the five setbacks came by just a single run and two of those went extra innings.
The Saints travel to Marion, Ind., next weekend to play four games in a tournament hosted by Indiana Wesleyan on Friday and Saturday.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 15, 2010 7:17:35 GMT -5
Nice job Nicole!!!!
Saint Joseph's (IN) vs Assumption College
Mar 08, 2010 at Clermont, FL
Saint Joseph's (IN) starters: 4/ss Varner, A; 27/cf Paris, K; 12/2b Costello, N; 3/c Boerema, B; 1/p Weaver, R; 9/dh Twining, S; 8/rf Robinson, K; 10/lf Hash, S; 20/3b Kristoff, K; 23/1b Ramey, M;
Assumption College starters: 21/lf Morrissey; 8/cf Di Vitto; 4/ss Palumbo; 2/3b Bilodeau; 12/2b Medeiros; 1/1b Gordon; 19/dh Clary; 6/c Murphy; 33/rf Fuentes; 16/p Durso;
Saint Joseph's (IN) 1st - Varner, A hit by pitch. Paris, K struck out swinging. Costello, N singled to center field; Varner, A advanced to third. Boerema, B reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Costello, N out at second ss to 2b; Varner, A scored. Weaver, R grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Assumption College 1st - Morrissey walked. Di Vitto grounded out to p, SAC; Morrissey advanced to second. Morrissey stole third. Palumbo flied out to lf; Morrissey out at third 3b unassisted, runner left early. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Saint Joseph's (IN) 2nd - Twining, S grounded out to p. Robinson, K flied out to rf. Hash, S flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Assumption College 2nd - Bilodeau struck out swinging. Medeiros flied out to lf. Gordon flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3rd - Kristoff, K struck out swinging. Varner, A flied out to rf. Paris, K singled to left field. Paris, K stole second. Costello, N walked. Boerema, B grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Assumption College 3rd - Clary flied out to cf. Murphy grounded out to p. Fuentes walked. Fuentes out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Saint Joseph's (IN) 4th - Weaver, R lined out to ss. Twining, S struck out swinging. Robinson, K singled to center field. Hash, S singled to left field; Robinson, K advanced to second. Kristoff, K grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Assumption College 4th - Morrissey singled to left field. Di Vitto out at first 1b to 2b, SAC; Morrissey advanced to second. Palumbo struck out looking. Bilodeau grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Saint Joseph's (IN) 5th - Varner, A grounded out to ss. Paris, K grounded out to p. Costello, N popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Assumption College 5th - Medeiros singled to center field. Gordon grounded out to p, SAC; Medeiros advanced to second. Clary popped up to 2b. Murphy grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Saint Joseph's (IN) 6th - Boerema, B doubled to left field. Swenson, S pinch ran for Boerema, B. Weaver, R singled to left field; Swenson, S advanced to third. Twining, S flied out to cf. Robinson, K reached on a fielder's choice; Weaver, R advanced to second on a fielder's choice. Hash, S out at first cf to c; Swenson, S out at home cf to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Assumption College 6th - Boerema, B pinch ran for Swenson, S. Boerema, B to c. Fuentes grounded out to 3b. Morrissey lined out to 3b. Di Vitto flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Saint Joseph's (IN) 7th - Kristoff, K flied out to lf. Varner, A homered to left field, RBI. Paris, K doubled to right field. Lowrey to p for Durso. Costello, N flied out to lf. Boerema, B singled to left field, RBI; Paris, K scored. Weaver, R singled to left field; Boerema, B advanced to second. Twining, S struck out swinging. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Assumption College 7th - Palumbo walked. Bilodeau singled to left field; Palumbo advanced to second. Franklin, S to p for Weaver, R. Medeiros flied out to rf. Gordon reached on a fielder's choice; Bilodeau advanced to second on a fielder's choice; Palumbo out at third ss to 3b. Clary grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 18, 2010 7:11:20 GMT -5
Bulldogs Split Home Opener Against Morehead
The Butler Softball team (14-3) split two games with Morehead State (7-10) on Tuesday March 16 at the Butler Softball Field. The Bulldogs won the first of two games in extra innings when Annie Dolan had a walk off hit in the bottom of the ninth. The Bulldogs were unable to complete the two game sweep losing 5-1 in the second game.
Jenny Esparza had an outstanding pitching performance in the first game giving up only one run in nine innings of work. The one run was scored in the ninth inning when Morehead State started with a runner on second base, which is standard in the international tie-breaker for softball that is used for non-league games. Esparza allowed only two hits in the game and struck out 17!
Senior Annie Dolan had two hits in the first game including a walk off hit in the bottom of the ninth that plated both Lauren McNulty and Meghan Sullivan and secured a 2-1 victory for the Bulldogs. Dolan also had a double earlier in the seventh inning.
In the second game, Morehead State’s Sarah Funston shut down the Bulldogs. Funston allowed only two hits in six innings of work and left the game with a 5-0 led. The Bulldogs used a trio of pitcher to slow down the Morehead State batters who recorded seven hits in the second game.
With the series split the Bulldogs move to 14-3 on the season and end a 13 game winning streak that dates back to February 20th at the Austin Peay Classic. Next up for the Bulldogs is a trip to Ohio where they will face Dayton in a double-header on March 19th followed by another double-header at Ohio University on March 20th.
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 18, 2010 7:23:21 GMT -5
It’s the Bricks That Make Butler Basketball Special
2010-03-17 17:10:13.758 GMT
By JOHN BRANCH
(New York Times) -- INDIANAPOLIS — Hinkle Fieldhouse looks
like a red-brick airplane hangar, rising above the neighboring
houses at one corner of the Butler University campus. And when a
basketball game is played there, the cheers spill through its
cracks and its leaky roof and its high windows.
There is no video board. There are no luxury suites. The
locker rooms are tight and the narrow concourse congested.
Butler’s athletic department offices are squeezed here and there
in the recesses under the bleachers.
It is all decidedly, wonderfully old school, even for an
old school, founded in 1855. One of the best men’s college
basketball programs in the country lives here, as no-frilled as
the famous barn in which it plays.
There is something different about Butler. It stands out
amid a college basketball landscape where bigger and newer and
brasher are confused with success. Butler commands attention
simply because it wins, quietly.
Without even the desire for a new arena, without nationally
renowned recruits or well-recognized coaches, without a large fan
base or much attention from even the local news media, Butler has
become a sustained midmajor power, a Gonzaga of the Midwest. In a
state that cherishes small-town basketball, Butler feels more
Indiana than Indiana — or Purdue, or Notre Dame, or any other
college that garners more attention, even for basketball programs
that may not be as good.
Butler (28-4), riding a 20-game winning streak, has reached
the N.C.A.A. tournament for the fourth season in a row. This
time, it earned a No. 5 seed in the West Region. It will play No.
12 Texas-El Paso (26-6) on Thursday in San Jose, Calif.
Butler has reached the Round of 16 twice, in 2003 and 2007,
and makes no secret of its aspirations for a national
championship this year — when the Final Four will be played in
Indianapolis, at Lucas Oil Stadium — or beyond.
“Why would you shoot for anything less than that?” Athletic
Director Barry Collier said.
There seem to be plenty of reasons, but they are not
wielded as excuses. Butler, a liberal-arts college with about
4,000 students, is tucked into a residential neighborhood five
miles north of downtown Indianapolis. It plays in the Horizon
League, typically a one-bid conference when it comes to the
N.C.A.A. tournament. When Butler won the conference tournament
last week at 10,000-seat Hinkle Fieldhouse, attendance was only
6,065. (Students were on spring break.) Butler has not had a
player go on to the N.B.A. in decades, although that may change
soon. And the basketball program has built a reputation as a
jumping-off spot for young, rising coaches, the type of upheaval
that persistently threatens a program’s upward momentum.
Even current players could not have expected a few years
ago that Butler would establish itself as a perennial power.
“I’d be crazy to tell you that, and you’d think I was crazy
for telling you,” the 6-foot-8 junior forward Matt Howard said.
And, of course, Butler hardly dazzles recruits with its
home arena, and has lost some because of it. But those are
probably not the kind of players Butler wants, anyway.
“If you’re thinking about that, you’re probably thinking
about yourself a lot,” Howard said.
Hinkle Fieldhouse (named Butler Fieldhouse until 1966, when
it was rechristened to honor the longtime Butler coach Paul D.
Hinkle, who was known as Tony) has been Butler’s arena since
1928. But its most famous game was not a Butler game at all.
It came in 1954, when tiny Milan High School beat Muncie
Central in the final of the Indiana high school state tournament.
The upset still defines this state’s sports history like nothing
else. It served as inspiration for the film “Hoosiers,” where the
climactic final game (recast as a 1952 story about fictitious
Hickory High) was filmed at Hinkle.
But the high school finals have not been played there for
about 40 years, having moved on to newer arenas. Indiana boys and
girls no longer dream of someday playing at Hinkle Fieldhouse. No
players on this Butler team were even born when “Hoosiers” was
released, in 1986.
So maybe it is time to consider doing what so many other
colleges have done in the endless pursuit of victories and
prestige: build a new arena filled with video boards and
sprawling locker rooms and luxury suites and training rooms and
practice courts and players’ lounges, and surround it with a
sponsored brick pathway and plop a bronze statue of the mascot
out front.
“You can get out right now,” said Collier, the athletic
director credited with building the foundation of a program that
he coached from 1989 to 2000.
He smiled. Butler will not consider a new arena.
“There’s too much good here,” he said.
Down the concourse, Coach Brad Stevens sat inside a
windowless office, about the size of a bedroom. He played
basketball at DePauw and slid immediately into a marketing job
with Eli Lilly and Company. About a year into a promising career,
Stevens decided to follow his heart toward coaching. He started
as a volunteer in Butler’s basketball offices and was the
coordinator of basketball operations under Thad Matta, now the
Ohio State coach. In 2001, he became an assistant the next season
under Todd Lickliter, who left in 2007 to take the coaching job
at Iowa. (He was fired Monday.)
Butler has maintained consistency through its homegrown
coaching tree. Three of its past four head coaches — Collier,
Matta and Lickliter — played for the Bulldogs. Its past three —
Matta, Lickliter and Stevens — were Butler assistants when they
were promoted. Together, they have led Butler to the N.C.A.A.
tournament nine times since 1997.
Stevens was only 30 when he got the job. Three years later,
and still sometimes confused for a player, Stevens has won 84
games. No Division I coach has won more in his first three
seasons. Butler officials worry that big-school suitors are
lining up. Stevens shrugged.
“Where else, the last three years, can you win 28 games a
year, go to three N.C.A.A. tournaments and coach four academic
all-Americans?” Stevens said.
On the wall of his office are framed black-and-white
photographs of his two children posing at Hinkle Fieldhouse. He
would be “really upset,” he said, if Butler ever replaced the old
building.
“It’s not for everybody,” Stevens said. “But it is for
somebody that appreciates tradition, somebody that appreciates
history. And oftentimes, those are people that appreciate team.”
Ten of the 15 players on Butler’s roster are from Indiana,
most from small towns like Connersville, Noblesville and New
Castle. They grew up knowing more about the story of “Hoosiers”
than about Butler. To them, Hinkle Fieldhouse was where Bobby
Plump hit the last-second shot to win the 1954 title game for
Milan High School — not where Bobby Plump later starred for
Butler.
“The rims are 10 feet here, too,” said Howard, a knowing
reference to a scene in “Hoosiers” where the coach, played by
Gene Hackman, has the rims measured to demonstrate that players
should not be awed by the big arena.
The senior guard Willie Veasley, from Illinois, estimated
that he had seen “Hoosiers” 200 times, mostly since his arrival
in Indiana. It is shown during basketball camps at Butler.
But Butler’s continued success may keep it from playing in
a sort of basketball time capsule forever. The 6-8 sophomore
Gordon Hayward, a do-everything forward, is being projected as a
possible first-round N.B.A. draft pick this year, should he
decide to leave school.
He grew up in Brownsburg, on the northwestern fringe of
Indianapolis.
“In high school, my dad asked me about Butler,” said
Hayward, who was not highly recruited until a late growth spurt.
“There was no way. I never came to Butler, and I was only 20
minutes away.”
A college once famous for its hulking red-brick arena is
finally gaining notice more for the basketball team that plays
inside it.
“Now,” Hayward said, “a lot of people know Butler.”
Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company
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Post by Homer Hawks Site Administrator on Mar 22, 2010 12:45:09 GMT -5
Orange Extends Win Streak to Four at FAU
3/15/2010 12:50:59 AM
Syracuse 2, FAU 1
Syracuse 3, Iowa 2
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Syracuse (10-9) extended its win streak to four games and remained undefeated in the Florida Atlantic Parents Weekend Tournament with wins against FAU, 2-1, and an extra-innings victory against Iowa, 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Lisaira Daniels continued to lead the Orange, hitting .333 (2-for-6) with a triple, an RBI and a pair of stolen bases through the two games. Freshman Veronica Grant hit .286 (2-for-7) with a double and three stolen bases. Junior Hallie Gibbs had a double and a pair of RBI while sophomore Kelly Saco knocked in the game winning run against Iowa.
Senior Brittany Gardner and freshman Stacy Kuwik combined in the circle in the 2-1 win against FAU. Gardner got the start and the victory, allowing an earned run in 3.0 innings of work while striking out two. Kuwik entered in relief, no-hitting the opposition in 3.0 innings to earn her first career save.
Sophomore ace Jenna Caira pitched a complete game, extra-innings victory against Iowa, one-hitting the Hawkeyes and allowing no earned runs while striking out 10 in 8.0 innings.
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