MAY 19 NCAA TOURNAMENT DAY 3
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Regionals – Athens, Ga.
#10Georgia 3, North Carolina 2 FINAL
North Carolina plays winner of GA Southern/Coastal C
Georgia Southern 1, Coastal Carolina 2 Georgia Southern eliminated
North Carolina 5, Coastal Carolina 3 Coastal Carolina eliminated
North Carolina advances to regional final vs Georgia
In SR: winner will play winner of Knoxville regional
Regionals – Austin, Texas
Northwestern 13, Houston 9 FINAL
Wildcats advance to regional final
Texas 6, Auburn 1 Auburn eliminated
Houston 1, Texas 10 Houston eliminated
Northwestern vs Texas for regional championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Eugene regional Oregon
Regionals – Gainesville, Fla.
South Florida 8, Fla. Gulf Coast 3, FINAL
FGCU plays winner of Florida/UCF//
Florida 7, Central Florida 1 UCF eliminated
Florida 6, Florida Gulf Coast 2 FGCU eliminated
South Florida vs Florida in championship game
In SR: winner will play winner of Los Angeles regional
Regionals – Knoxville, Tenn.
Virginia Tech 6, Miami (Ohio) 0, FINALVirginia Tech advances to regional finals
Tennessee 8, UAB 0 (5) UAB eliminated
Tennessee 8, Miami 0 (6) Miami eliminated
Virginia Tech vs Tennessee in regional championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Atlanta regional
Regionals – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
#2Alabama 5, South Alabama 2 FINAL
Alabama advances to regional final
Georgia Tech 9, Tennessee Martin 1 UT Martin eliminated
South Alabama 10, Georgia Tech 1 Georgia Tech eliminated
Alabama vs South Alabama for regional championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Louisville regional
Regionals – College Station, Texas
LSU 2, #8Texas A&M 0, FINAL
Tigers to championship game; Aggies await Texas State/Bethune Cookman
Texas State 5, Bethune Cookman 3 B-C eliminated
Texas A&M 7, Texas State 4 Texas State eliminated
LSU vs Texas A&M for championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Columbia regional
Regionals – Norman, Okla.
#4Oklahoma 7, Tulsa 1 FINAL
Oklahoma advances to championship game
Oregon State 9, Lehigh 2 Lehigh eliminated
Tulsa 1, Oregon State 2 Tulsa eliminated
Oklahoma vs Oregon State in championship game
In SR: winner will play winner of Tucson regional
Regionals – Lafayette, La.
#14La.-Lafayette 9, Stanford 3 FINAL
Ragin’ Cajuns advance to regional final
Baylor 5, Mississippi Valley State 0 MVSU eliminated
Stanford 6, Baylor 2 Baylor eliminated
Louisiana-Lafayette plays Stanford for regional championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Tempe regional
Regionals – Athens, Ga.
Ga. Southern 1, Coastal Carolina . 2 FINAL
Coastal plays North Carolina in an elimination game
North Carolina 5, Coastal Carolina 3; Coastal eliminated
North Carolina will play Georgia in regional final
In SR: winner will play winner of Knoxville regional
Regionals – Louisville, Ky.
#15Louisville 1, Michigan 2 FINAL
Michigan advances to regional finals
Kentucky 5, Valparaiso 4 Valpo eliminated
Louisville 3, Kentucky 2 Kentucky eliminated
Louisville vs Michigan for regional championship
In SR: winner plays winner of Tuscaloosa regional
Regionals – Eugene, Ore.
Mississippi State and Portland State eliminated
#11Oregon 4, BYU 1 FINAL
Oregon wins regional; advances to Super Regionals
Oregon will play winner of Austin regional: Northwestern or Texas
Regionals – Gainesville, Fla.
#5Florida 7, UCF 1 FINAL
UCF eliminated; Florida plays FGCU at 6pm
Florida 6, FGCU 2 FGC eliminated
South Florida vs Florida in regional championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Los Angeles regional
Regionals – Knoxville, Tenn.
#7Tennessee 8, UAB 0 (5) FINAL
UAB eliminated; Vols eliminate Miami 8-0 (6)
Tennessee plays Virginia Tech for regional championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Athens regional
Regionals – Austin, Texas
Auburn 1, #6Texas 6 FINAL
Texas will play Houston 7pm; Auburn eliminated
Texas 10, Houston 1 Houston eliminated
Northwestern vs Texas for regional championship
In SR: winner will play winner of Eugene regional: Oregon
Regionals – Tempe, Ariz.
Syracuse 1, #3Arizona State 3
Arizona State to regional finals
Long Beach State 5, Long Island 4 LIU eliminated
Syracuse 2, Long Beach State 1 LBS eliminated
Arizona State vs Syracuse for regional championship
In SR: winner plays winner of Lafayette regional
Regionals – Los Angeles, Calif.
Hofstra 2, San Diego State 0 Final
Hofstra advances to regional finals
Florida State 2, UCLA 1 UCLA first seeded team to be eliminated
San Diego State 1, Florida State 0 Florida State eliminated
Hofstra vs San Diego State for regional championship
In SR: winner plays winner of Gainesville regional
Regionals – Seattle, Wash.
#16Washington 2, Texas Tech 0
Washington advances to regional final
Maryland 2, Harvard 3 Maryland eliminated
Texas Tech 0, Harvard 2 Texas Tech eliminated
Washington vs Harvard for regional championship
Regionals – Columbia, Mo.
DePaul 0, #9Missouri 1 Final
Missouri advances to regional final.
U Mass 0, Illinois State 1 U Mass eliminated
Illinois State 3, DePaul 0 DePaul eliminated
Missouri vs Illinois State for regional championship
Regionals – Norman, Okla.
Oregon State 7, Lehigh 1
Beavers will play Tulsa. Lehigh eliminated.
see summary above
Regionals – Lafayette, La.
Baylor 5, Miss. Valley St. 0
Baylor plays Stanford 7pm
see summary above
Regionals – College Station, Texas
Bethune-Cookman 3, Texas State 5
Texas State plays Texas A&M
see summary above
Regionals – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Georgia Tech 9, Tenn.-Martin 1
UT Martin eliminated; Georgia Tech plays South Alabama
see summary above
Regionals – Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky VS Valparaiso 5:30PM ET
see summary above
Regionals – Tucson, Ariz.
#13Arizona 7, Notre Dame 2
Arizona advances to regional finals
Hawaii 7, North Dakota State 9 Hawaii eliminated
Notre Dame vs North Dakota State 1150pm
Regionals – Berkeley, Calif.
Arkansas 3, #1California 2
Arkansas advances to regional finals
Boston U 4, Iona 3 Iona eliminated
California vs Boston (1145pm)
Regionals – Los Angeles, Calif.
#12UCLA VS Florida State 6:30PM ET
see summary above
Regionals – Seattle, Wash.
Harvard VS Maryland 6:30PM ET
see summary above
Regionals – Columbia, Mo.
Massachusetts VS Illinois State 6:30PM ET
see summary above
Regionals – Tempe, Ariz.
Long Island VS Long Beach St. 7:00PM ET
see summary above
Regionals – Berkeley, Calif.
Iona vs Boston U. 8:00PM ET
see summary above
Regionals – Tucson, Ariz.
Hawaii VS North Dakota St
see summary above.
GAME NOTES
South Florida 8, FGCU 3. WP Sara Nevins. LP S. Morgan. Bulls scored 4 runs in 2nd on 2 hits; 2 runs on 3 hits in 3rd to lead 6-0.
Georgia 3, North Carolina 2. WP Erin Arevalo. LP Lori Spingola. Tar Heels will face winner of GA Southern/Coastal Carolina in an elimination game. Georgia took 3-0 lead into 5th; Sandberg had homered in 3rd. UNC scored 2 unearned runs in 5th.
LSU 2, Texas A&M 0. WP Rachele Fico 2H, 6K, 6BB. LP Mel Dumezich. Fico has been one of the top 5 in ERA this season. Top 1st: Andrews led off for LSU, singled; Heyward walked; one out, Santos hbp to load the bases; Falcon singled, rbi, Andrews scored, Heyward scored on an error by the left fielder. After that, it was up to Fico, who yielded a hit in the 2nd, stranded 2 in 3rd who had walked; gave up another hit in the 5th; and no hits the last 2 innings. LSU advances to the championship game.
Oklahoma 7, Tulsa 1. Gametracker blinked; details disappeared, OU trailed 1-0 for five innings, but took control with 6 runs in 6th. WP Keilani Ricketts allowed judt 3 hits, while striking out 10. Martinez led the OU 6th with a hit, after a walk to Ricketts, she scored on Shults’ 2-run double. Sampson followed with a pinch-hit 2-run double. Norris had a 2-run single. OU did not take Tulsa lightly; last year, Tulsa beat the Sooners in the first game of regionals. Now, OU is headed into the championship game.
Friday NCAA Regional Bracket
BYU vs PSU 8pm
Florida Gulf Coast 2, Florida 1. WP Morgan. LP Rogers. Among the many upsets of Top 25 teams was the Gators loss. We learned before the game that Coach Walton had suspended three starters: Kasey and Sammi Fagan and Cheyenne Coyle. No reason given publicly. FGC scored top 2nd on Bembrowski’s homer. Little scored the tying run in the Gator 3rd on Haeger’s single. The tie held until top 6th when FGC scored on Lanier’s 1-out homer. FGC threatened top 7th but stranded two runners. Florida went down in order.
NCAA TOURNAMENT DAY 1
May 17 2012
MISSISSIPPI STATE VS BYU
BYU 4, Mississippi State 3 (9). WP Tori Almond. LP Kylie Vry. BYU scored three, bottom 2nd. Two out, Toney scored on Dugas single. Dugas went to 2nd; Hicks who had singled, moved to 3rd, both on a passed ball. Messerschmidt singled, down the line, 2 rbi. The Bulldogs tied with three in the 5th; One out, Gates, Offut and Smith (rbi) singled. The two runners advanced on a wild pitch, then scored, 3-all. The board showed a long string of zeros until the 9th. Manuma walked; with one out, pinch runner Duckworth stole 2nd; Hicks walked. Two out, Everett doubled down the line, rbi. Duckworth scored.
PORTLAND STATE VS #11 OREGON
#11 Oregon 7, Portland State 3. WP Jessica Moore. LP Anna Bertrand. The Ducks pulled the welcome mat outfrom under their neighbors to the north, scoring 6 runs bottom 1st. Bottom 1st: Pappas singled; Howard doubled; Chambers reached on a fielder’s choice, Pappas out at home. Cuico walked, loading the bases. Nieto hbp, rbi; Peterson singled, 2 rbi; Moore singled, rbi; two out, Takeda drove in 2 runs. Bliss reached on a fielder’s choice, top 3rd, Bliss scoring for PSU. Chambers scored in the Oregon 4th hen Peterson reached on an error. Portland rallied in the 5th, scoring twice. Two out, Holladay drove in 2 runs with a double to right center. But that was all the offense for either team.
Schutt Sports unveils new USA Softball Women’s National Team Aqua Tech helmet for 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY — Schutt Sports, the official helmet supplier of the USA Softball National Team program, unveiled this week the new Team USA Aqua Tech helmet for the Women’s National Team 2012 season. With a full schedule of events including the World Cup of Softball VII and the International Softball Federation (ISF) Women’s World Championships, , the Red, White and Blue will perform wearing this new style and look of the USA helmet.
(See attached photo)
“Our Aqua Tech graphics system is an exciting new way to enhance a team’s batting helmets,” said Robert Erb, President and CEO, Schutt Sports. “They look amazing. We worked with Team USA to challenge our designers and painters to create a custom design that was truly unique and worthy of Team USA, and they’ve done it. Teams across the country are going to be talking about the new helmets for Team USA. Plus, for the first time, Team USA’s helmets include our TPU Cushioning – which means the protection and performance has never been better.”
The Aqua Tech design is a new style developed by Schutt Sports with assistance from the USA Softball National office.
“We are thrilled with the new helmet and design for the 2012 season,” said ASA/USA Softball Executive Director Ron Radigonda. “Our partnership with Schutt has been tremendous over the years and with the events and exposure of the women’s team this summer from the Title IX Game to the World Championships our athletes will be proud to represent USA with this unique style.”
The 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team will participate in exhibition doubleheaders June 14 in Summersville, W.Va., and June 18 in Ashland, Ohio, before beginning international play in Oklahoma City and continuing on to Canada. Oklahoma City will host the team June 23 for a special exhibition Title IX 40th Anniversary Celebration Game against Canada and June 27-July 2 for the World Cup of Softball VII presented by Lumber Liquidators.
Click here for Ticket links to all events!
From July 4-9, Team USA will compete at the Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship in Surrey, B.C., Canada, and July 13-22 at the ISF Women’s World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The 2012 USA Softball Women’s Elite National Team was also scheduled to compete at the World University Softball Championship, Aug. 4-10, in Colorado Springs, Colo., but the tournament was canceled due to lack of participation.
2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team Schedule
June 10-12, 2012
Women’s National Team Selection Camp
Ashland, Ohio
June 14, 2012
Exhibition doubleheader at 6 p.m.
Women’s National Team vs. Women’s Elite National Team
Summersville, W.Va.
June 18, 2012
Exhibition doubleheader at 6:30 p.m.
Women’s National Team vs. Women’s Elite National Team
Ashland, Ohio
June 23, 2012
Title IX 40th Anniversary Celebration Game
Women’s National Team vs. Canada
Oklahoma City
June 27-July 2, 2012
World Cup of Softball
Oklahoma City
July 4-9, 2012
Canadian Open Fast Pitch Championship
Surrey, B.C., Canada
July 13-22, 2012
ISF Women’s World Championship
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Schedule subject to change.
In January, 12 athletes were named to the 17-member USA Softball Women’s National Team roster by the USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC). Athletes already on the team are Valerie Arioto (Pleasanton, Calif./Cal senior), Kaitlin Cochran (Yorba Linda, Calif./Arizona State 2009), Lauren Gibson (Pasadena, Md./Tennessee junior), Ashley Holcombe (Fayetteville, Ga./Alabama 2009), Molly Johnson (Tucson, Ariz./Kentucky 2010), Stacy May-Johnson (Reno, Nev./Iowa 2006), Jenae Leles (Sacramento, Calif./Arizona 2009), Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida senior), Keilani Ricketts (San Jose, Calif./Oklahoma junior), Jordan Taylor (Valencia, Calif./Michigan 2011), Rhea Taylor (Buford, Ga./Missouri 2011) and Chelsea Thomas (Pleasantville, Iowa/Missouri junior). All were members of the 2011 USA Softball Women’s National Team.
Additional athletes will be named to the World Championship roster as a well an elite team roster on June 13 following selection cam p in Ashland, Ohio.
Additional list of invitees to 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Camp announced
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today the additional invitees to the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Camp to be held in Ashland, Ohio, June 10-12. Announced in January, 12 athletes have already been named to the National Team roster. Twenty-one additional attendees will vie for the remaining spots on the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team roster which will be announced on Wednesday, June 13.
The 17 athletes selected to the USA Softball roster will compete in six different events in the United States and Canada. The remaining athletes who are not selected to the Women’s National Team will make up the 2012 USA Softball Women’s Elite National Team and will face the National Team in exhibition play. Fans in the United States will get four opportunities to see the team in action with two exhibition stops scheduled as well as the Title IX 40th Anniversary Celebration Game against Canada on June 23 and the World Cup of Softball VII presented by Lumber Liquidators, June 27- July 2, in Oklahoma City. For ticket information on the Title IX Game and World Cup VII as well as the tour stops in Summersville, W. Va. and Ashland, Ohio, Click here http://www.usasoftball.com/folders.asp?uid=12.
Following the World Cup, the Women’s National Team is slated to compete July 4-9 at the Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship in Surrey, B.C., Canada, and July 13-22 at the International Softball Federation (ISF) Women’s World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
The 12 athletes who were named to the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team in January are Valerie Arioto (Pleasanton, Calif./Cal senior), Kaitlin Cochran (Yorba Linda, Calif./Arizona State 2009), Lauren Gibson (Pasadena, Md./Tennessee junior), Ashley Holcombe (Fayetteville, Ga./Alabama 2009), Molly Johnson (Tucson, Ariz./Kentucky 2010), Stacy May-Johnson (Reno, Nev./Iowa 2006), Jenae Leles (Sacramento, Calif./Arizona 2009), Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida senior), Keilani Ricketts (San Jose, Calif./Oklahoma junior), Jordan Taylor (Valencia, Calif./Michigan 2011), Rhea Taylor (Buford, Ga./Missouri 2011) and Chelsea Thomas (Pleasantville, Iowa/Missouri junior)
The 21 athletes who have accepted an invitation to try-out for the remaining spots on the Women’s National Team and the 2012 USA Softball Women’s Elite National Team are:
Lexy Bennett (Kingwood, Texas/Texas senior)
Katelyn Boyd (Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona State senior)
Elizabeth Caporuscio (Lake Arrowhead, Calif./Arizona State freshman)
Lauren Chamberlain (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Oklahoma freshman)
Amanda Chidester (Allen Park, Mich./Michigan senior)
Dallas Escobedo (Glendale, Ariz./Arizona State sophomore)
Sam Fischer (Simi Valley, Calif./Loyola Marymount senior)
Kenzie Fowler (Tucson, Ariz./Arizona junior)
Rebecca Gamby (Mount Victory, Ohio/Marshall senior)
Jolene Henderson (Elk Grove, Calif./California junior)
Taylor Hoagland (Flower Mound, Texas/Texas junior)
Kaitlin Inglesby (Portland, Ore./Washington sophomore)
Destinee Martinez (Corona, Calif./Oklahoma sophomore)
Meagan May (Spring, Texas/Texas A&M junior)
Sara Nevins (Pinellas Park, Fla./South Florida sophomore)
Christi Orgeron (New Orleans, La./Louisiana Lafayette senior)
Ellen Renfroe (Jackson, Tenn./Tennessee sophomore)
Janine Richardson (Auburndale, Fla./South Florida senior)
Madison Shipman (Valencia, Calif./Tennessee sophomore)
Jessica Shults (Valencia, Calif./Oklahoma junior)
Lindsey Ziegenhirt (Elk Grove, Calif./California junior)
