APRIL 24 TUESDAY D1 SCOREBOARD
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TOP 25 ESPN USA SOFTBALL POLL APRIL 24
1, California
2. Arizona State
3. Alabama
4. Florida def LSU 2-1(8)/DH LSU wins 1-0
5. Oklahoma
6. Tennessee
7. Louisiana-Lafayette
8. Texas
9. Louisville
10. Missouri
11. Arizona
12. Georgia
13. Washington
14. UCLA
15. Oregon
16. Texas A&M def Baylor 10-2
17. Hawaii
18. South Florida
19. North Carolina def Charlotte 10-6/DH UNC lost 10-6
20. Florida State
21. Stanford
22. Michigan
23. Oregon State def Portland State 2-0/DH OSU 3-2
24. Texas Tech
25. LSU def by Florida 2-1 (8)/DH LSU wins 1-0
GAME NOTES
Florida 2, LSU 1 (8), WP Hannah Rogers. LP Rachele Fico. Fico, who had 11 Ks, was one strike from upsetting the Gators 1-0 in regulation but, with 2 out, Ensley Gammel, who hits over .300 in DH/PH situations, jacked a 2-2 pitch over the right field fence, tying the game. In the 8th, Fico struck out Medino, but hit Damica, who scored on Moultrie’s rbi double. Applegate scored for the Tigers. Fico was tagged for 5 hits, Rogers 4, and the early innings between these fine pitchers were as taut as the strings on a banjo. (BTW, Comcast announced it would televise this game between Top 25 teams, but the local station is owned by Danny Snider, so all of us who are already tired of the endless RGIII promotion, did not get to see the game, but “watched” it on Gametracker.)
Notre Dame 7, Michigan State 1. Dani Miller and Lauren Stuhr each launched two-run home runs as part of a six-run third inning and Brittany O’Donnell limited Michigan State to five hits as Notre Dame defeated the Spartans, 7-1, Tuesday at Melissa Cook Stadium. Miller’s home run was her 10th of the season, making her the first player in program history to hit double-digit dingers in each of her four campaigns in an Irish uniform. The non-conference softball win bumped Notre Dame’s overall record to 27-13 heading into a BIG EAST Conference doubleheader with Seton Hall set to begin at noon (ET) Wednesday. O’Donnell (9-5) earned the victory with her fifth complete game of the season, striking out six and allowing one earned run to give Notre Dame its sixth straight win. Michigan State (11-34) starter Carly Nielsen could not escape the third inning and gave up five earned runs on five hits to shoulder the loss, moving her record in the circle to 3-15.
LSU 1, Florida 0. WP Brittany Mack (4H,8K). LP Lauren Haeger (6H, 9K). Tiger fans could be excused for experiencing a Yogi Berra moment (ask your parents). LSU once again clung tightly to a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the 7th; once again, the Gators were down to their last out, but, after the second out, Damico singled, Moultrie reached on a throwing error at 3rd, so now there were 2 runners on board; a solid single or certainly a double could win the game. Not again; Mack struck out Sami Fagan to win the game and even the series. LSU scored top 2nd; one out, Applegate tripled; two out, Houston singled up the middle, rbi. Supak also singled; both were stranded. Florida is 42-6/19-3, LSU IS 33-16/14-8.
Charlotte 10, North Carolina 6. Game Two reversed the first game, which ended with the Tar Heels winning 10-6. WP Katie Watkins. LP Lori Spingola. Charlotte led 7-2 after 4, thanks to a 5-run 3rd triggered by Lang’s grand slam, which followed a bases-loaded hbp. UNC rallied top 6th with 4 runs: Dickey slugged a 2-run homer; Foulks ripped a solo; after Betancourt relieved Watkins, Orr homered. But Charlotte got insurance with 2 unearned runs in the bottom. UNC 36-11. Charlotte 25-19.
Oregon State swept Portland State 3-2, 2-0. In the latter game, Tina Andreana tossed a 2-hitter. LP Raya Johnson.Kutz scored in the 2nd on Garacia’s single. Santana scored on Guzy’s single in the 3rd. Oregon State is 30-15. Portland State is 21-22.
Mississippi State 9, Memphis 1. MSU’s Jessica Cooley belted home runs in consecutive innings. The Bulldogs are 29-19, Memphis 19-34.
NATIONAL SCOREBOARD
Spy draws on various sources to compile a comprehensive list of daily games, including Ultimate College Softball, ESPN/NCAA, softballscoresnow, Gametracker and reports by teams. Spy has used the UCS format for years, and finds it the most reliable, but has been compiling its own schedule from multiple sources the last few weeks. Spy adds games and especially scores from other sources.
Alabama A&M vs Tennessee State DH
Baylor 2, Texas A&M 10
Bethel TN vs Murray State
Brown 3, Bryant U 5
BYU 13, Southern Utah 5/DH BYU 7-3
Charlotte def North Carolina 10/6/DH Tar Heels 10-6
Coppin State vs Mount St Mary’s DH
Dayton 7, Ohio 10/ DH Ohio 15-0
Drake 2, Creighton 6
East Tennessee State 1, Tennessee Tech 5/DH
Georgia Southern 0, Jacksonville 2/DH
Houston 9, Prairie View A&M 1/DH
Howard vs Longwood DH//cancelled
Illinois 0, DePaul 3
Illinois State 9, Indiana State 1
Iona 0, Fordham 2
Lafayette 1, Rider 9/DH Rider 13-5
LaSalle 2, UMBC 3/DH UMBC 5-3
Louisiana Monroe 8, Florida Atlantic 3/DH Louisiana-Monroe 4-3
LSU 1, Florida 2 (8)/DH LSU 1-0
Memphis 1, Mississippi State 9
Michigan State 1, Notre Dame 7
Mid Tennessee 8, Western Kentucky 4
Mississippi Valley State 4, Ole Miss 1
Morehead State 1, Kentucky 3
Nebraska Omaha 1, South Dakota 0/DH Nebraska Omaha 2-0
Nicholls State 0, McNeese State 8/DH Nicholls State 3-2
Northwestern 0, Loyola IL 1
Portland State 0, Oregon State 2/DH
Presbyterian 2, Savannah State 0/DH Savannah State 4-3
Princeton 0, Hofstra 9
Rhode Island 4, Massachusetts 5/DHU Mass 9-1
Sacred Heart 3, Fairfield 2
SE Louisiana def Northwestern State 10-2/DH Northwestern State 4-3 (10)
Southern Illinois 0, Evansville 9
Southern Miss 10, Alcorn State 2
St Bonaventure vs Buffalo//cancelled
Temple vs Saint Joseph’s DH//cancelled
Texas A&M CC 2, Sam Houston State 8/DH Sam Houston State 1-0
Texas Southern 4, Houston 12
TX Arlington swept by Central Arkansas 2-0, 5-2
Utah State vs Idaho State
UTSA swept by Texas State 2-0, 2-1
Virginia Tech vs Radford
Youngstown State 1, Toledo 10/DH Toledo 9-6
