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Post by Dave Betcher on Mar 7, 2007 10:44:13 GMT -5
Longtime HOMER HAWK Kara Harmatys is enjoying a great start to her freshman year at Lewis University! Great job KARA!!!!
Lewis softball sweeps
March 6, 2007
from staff reports
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Mallory Paine's two-out, 2-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Lewis University to a 3-2 comeback win over Central Missouri State on Monday at the Rebel Spring Games. The Flyers secured a 4-1 win over West Virginia Wesleyan in Game 1.
Against Central Missouri State, the Flyers trailed 2-0 entering the seventh inning. Lockport's Kara Harmatys led with a double. She advanced to third on a groundout. Following a walk to Christina Willis, Lisa Gartland brought Harmatys home with a sacrifice fly.
Beth Shelus followed with a single, giving the Flyers runners on first and second with two outs. Paine then connected for the game-winning hit.
Jenna Howard (3-0) pitched the win for the Flyers (7-4).
In the win over West Virginia Wesleyan, Courtney Lyons (2-2) picked up the victory.
Shelus collected 3 hits and stole 5 bases. Willis, Harmatys and Paine had 2 hits.
In a late Sunday twinbill, the Flyers beat Stonehill 9-1 and downed Northwood (Mich.) 6-1.
Lisa Gartland (1-1) earned the win over Stonehill, giving up 4 hits in 4 innings. Courtney Lyons pitched the final inning, striking out 3.
Lewis scored 3 first-inning runs. Kristy Vanek, Carla Musillo and Michelle Yudys all came up with RBI singles.
The Flyers (7-4), now 6-0 on their Florida trip, added to their advantage in the fourth, sending 10 batters to plate in a six-run inning. Musillo went 2-for-3 and made an amazing catch in left field.
Minooka's Julie Wingerter (1-1) picked up the win in Game 2. She allowed 3 hits and struck out 4.
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Post by Dave Betcher on Mar 7, 2007 23:39:42 GMT -5
Kara keeps up the hot bat ---- way to go!
Lewis Still Perfect In Florida
Flyers beat Northern State and South Dakota
March 7, 2007
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The Lewis University softball team improved to 8-0 at the Rebel Spring Games with a pair of wins on Wednesday afternoon. The Flyers defeated Northern State 9-3 and returned to the field later in the day to beat South Dakota 10-6.
Courtney Lyons pitched a four-hit complete game against Northern State, striking out 10 batters and allowing no earned runs. Lyons went on to secure a save in the second game, striking out four of the five batters she faced in preserving the win.
Christina Willis, Kara Harmatys and Christine Juehne were among the Flyers to register multiple hits in the win over Northern State. Willis also collected two RBI and stole two bases.
The Flyers trailed 1-0 against South Dakota before breaking through for a five-run third inning and a two-run fourth.
South Dakota answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, but Lewis responded with one more run in the sixth and two more in the seventh inning.
Beth Shelus, Mallory Paine, Kristy Vanek, Carla Musillo, Lyons and Willis each had two of Lewis' 17 hits in the South Dakota game.Paine, Vanek and Harmatys tallied two RBI apiece.
Starter Jenna Howard struck out four batters in her 6 1/3 innings of work.
The Flyers wrap up their Florida trip with two more games on Thursday, facing Stonehill and Georgian Court.
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Post by Dave Betcher on Mar 15, 2007 22:10:57 GMT -5
EARLY SEASON STATS LEADER!!!!
Lewis Softball
Batting Leaders for Lewis (as of Mar 12, 2007)
(All games)
Hitting minimums - 1 Games 10 AB
Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP
Batting avg
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3 Harmatys, Kara... .450
1 Musillo, Carla... .405
6 Willis, Christina .394
28 Paine, Mallory... .348
4 Shelus, Beth..... .298
2 Vanek, Kristy.... .295
24 Gartland, Lisa... .286
9 Lyons, Courtney.. .217
19 Yudys, Michelle.. .172
11 LeGrand, Ashley.. .147
Slugging pct
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3 Harmatys, Kara... .650
6 Willis, Christina .545
1 Musillo, Carla... .500
28 Paine, Mallory... .457
4 Shelus, Beth..... .447
2 Vanek, Kristy.... .386
24 Gartland, Lisa... .333
9 Lyons, Courtney.. .261
11 LeGrand, Ashley.. .176
16 Castonzo, Carissa .176
On base pct
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3 Harmatys, Kara... .500
1 Musillo, Carla... .444
6 Willis, Christina .444
28 Paine, Mallory... .380
4 Shelus, Beth..... .377
24 Gartland, Lisa... .367
2 Vanek, Kristy.... .326
19 Yudys, Michelle.. .294
9 Lyons, Courtney.. .217
16 Castonzo, Carissa .167
Runs scored
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1 Musillo, Carla... 11
4 Shelus, Beth..... 10
24 Gartland, Lisa... 9
28 Paine, Mallory... 9
3 Harmatys, Kara... 7
6 Willis, Christina 6
2 Vanek, Kristy.... 5
55 Juehne, Christine 4
3 tied at........... 2
Hits
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1 Musillo, Carla... 17
28 Paine, Mallory... 16
4 Shelus, Beth..... 14
2 Vanek, Kristy.... 13
6 Willis, Christina 13
24 Gartland, Lisa... 12
3 Harmatys, Kara... 9
11 LeGrand, Ashley.. 5
19 Yudys, Michelle.. 5
9 Lyons, Courtney.. 5
Runs batted in
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2 Vanek, Kristy.... 11
28 Paine, Mallory... 11
6 Willis, Christina 6
3 Harmatys, Kara... 5
24 Gartland, Lisa... 5
9 Lyons, Courtney.. 5
4 Shelus, Beth..... 5
16 Castonzo, Carissa 3
5 tied at........... 2
Doubles
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3 Harmatys, Kara... 4
24 Gartland, Lisa... 2
4 Shelus, Beth..... 2
1 Musillo, Carla... 2
6 Willis, Christina 2
28 Paine, Mallory... 2
11 LeGrand, Ashley.. 1
16 Castonzo, Carissa 1
2 Vanek, Kristy.... 1
9 Lyons, Courtney.. 1
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Post by Dave Betcher on Mar 31, 2007 11:29:36 GMT -5
If it's not Kara in softball - it's Tim hurling the little ball on the diamond!
Harmatys Brilliant In 3-2 Flyer Win
Lewis splits GLVC twinbill with Indianapolis
March 28, 2007
Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
INDIANAPOLIS - Junior right-hander Tim Harmatys went the nine-inning distance and was masterful in a 3-2 victory over Indianapolis on Wednesday, giving the Lewis University baseball team a split of a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader.
In tossing the second nine-inning complete game of his collegiate career, Harmatys (2-2) did not walk a batter, allowed just one earned run and five hits and struck out three.
Indianapolis (11-15, 7-7 GLVC) scored both of its runs and collected three of its five hits in the second inning. After that, Harmatys allowed just three more baserunners on two singles and a hit-by-pitch.
Meanwhile, Lewis (4-19, 3-11 GLVC) chipped away, scoring single runs in the fourth and sixth to pull even and pushing across the winning tally in the ninth.
In the fourth, Mike Smith doubled with one out, went to third on a single by Bryan Druktenis and scored on Ryan Duran's sacrifice fly. The sixth inning saw Billy Duffy produce a leadoff single and advance station to station on Smith's sacrifice, a ground ball by Druktenis and Tim Bingham's two-out, pinch-hit RBI single.
John Benisek led off the decisive ninth with a single, and the Flyers made it first and second with nobody out when Ryan McManaman's sacrifice attempt was thrown away by the Indianapolis pitcher.
After Joe Carbone advanced the runners with a sacrifice, Duffy doubled home Benisek with the winning run on a play in which McManaman was thrown out at the plate.
The Flyers registered 10 hits, a season high in a conference game. Smith and Bingham had two hits apiece to match Duffy's effort.
Indianapolis captured the seven-inning opener by a 3-2 score. Andy Hansen (0-4) pitched well for Lewis in defeat, allowing two earned runs and six hits while fanning four in six innings.
The Flyers trailed 2-0 before denting the scoreboard with a run in the fifth. Ryan Reynolds' leadoff single was followed by Carbone's sacrifice and Benisek's RBI double.
After Indianapolis matched that run in the bottom of the inning, Lewis threatened to tie the game in the seventh. Duran doubled with one out, scooted to third on a ground ball and scored on Carbone's single, but Greyhounds' reliever Kyle Wilson came on to record the final out and notch his third save of the season.
The Flyers host Missouri-Rolla in a three-game GLVC series this weekend. Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game begin at noon.
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Post by Dave Betcher on Apr 6, 2007 13:32:58 GMT -5
Softball Ranked No. 7 In National Poll
Flyers earn highest ranking since 2001
April 4, 2007
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Lewis University softball team has earned a No.7 ranking in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll.
The Flyers (21-4, 10-0) have won a school-record 20 games in a row and enjoy a four-game lead the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings. Lewis has not lost since Feb. 17.
The Flyers were ranked No. 15 last week before sweeping doubleheaders against Southern Indiana and then-ranked No. 5 Southern Illinois Edwardsville.
Kelly Dianis highlights the Flyers' offense with a .483 batting average. The sophomore shortstop hit two home runs last weekend and has been named the GLVC Player of the Week each of the past two weeks. Sophomore Courtney Lyons leads the Lewis pitching staff with an 8-2 record and a 1.35 ERA.
The Flyers' No. 7 ranking is the program's highest since 2001. They are one of only two teams from the Great Lakes Region in the Top 25. SIUE is ranked 13 this week.
Lewis travels this weekend, facing Missouri-Rolla for two on Friday and Rockhurst for a doubleheader on Saturday.
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Post by Dave Betcher on Apr 6, 2007 13:35:55 GMT -5
Lewis Softball
Overall Statistics for Lewis (as of Apr 01, 2007)
(All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 21-4 Home: 4-0 Away: 7-0 Neutral: 10-4 GLVC: 10-0
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%
32 Dianis, Kelly.... .483 10-10 29 3 14 6 0 2 10 26 .897 1 0 2 0 .484 1 2 0-1 26 27 1 .981
1 Musillo, Carla... .394 25-25 71 15 28 5 2 0 6 37 .521 6 0 5 0 .442 0 1 7-7 30 2 1 .970
3 Harmatys, Kara... .351 16-13 37 8 13 5 0 0 5 18 .486 3 0 7 0 .400 0 1 1-1 11 7 3 .857
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Post by Dave Betcher on Apr 13, 2007 22:51:16 GMT -5
Softball No. 1 In The Region
Flyers in position to host Great Lakes Regional In May
April 12, 2007
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The Lewis University softball team has earned the No. 1 spot in the latest NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Rankings, and the Flyers (23-6, 12-2) are ranked No. 8 in the most recent national poll.
The regional rankings determine which teams advance to the NCAA Division II Championship in May. The top eight teams from each of the eight regions in Division II earn entry into the tournament. The Flyers have seven previous NCAA Championship appearances.
If the Flyers maintain the No. 1 spot in the Great Lakes Region, they would host the regional tournament at the Lewis softball field. It would mark the first time Lewis has hosted a softball regional since the 2001 season. That team posted a school-record 55 wins and finished runner-up at the national tournament.
Since starting the season 1-4, the Flyers have gone 22-2 and recorded a school-record 20-game win streak from March 3 through April 1.
The other teams in the top eight of the Great Lakes Region are Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Ashland, Saginaw Valley State, Northern Kentucky, Wayne State, Grand Valley State and Ferris State. Lewis is 16-2 this season against in-region teams.
Lewis is scheduled to host Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Saint Joseph's for a doubleheader on Saturday at Noon.
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