APRIL 29 D1 GAMES
NCAA individual & team stats 4-24-2011 have been posted www.spysoftball.org
NCAA RPI stats 4-24-2011 have been posted www.spysoftball.org
Conference standings 4-24-2011 have been posted www.spysoftball.org
TOP 25
ESPN/USA Softball Poll 4-26-2011
1. Arizona State def Oregon State 1-0
2. Michigan
3. Texas
4. Georgia def Auburn 6-1
5. Tennessee def Arkansas 11-1 (6)
6. Alabama vs Kentucky cancelled
7. Florida def South Carolina 5-0
8. Missouri
9. California def UCLA 7-2
10. Arizona lost to Oregon 2-0
11. UCLA lost to California 7-2
12. Washington lost to Stanford 2-1
13. Stanford def Washington 2-1
14. Oklahoma
15. Kentucky vs Alabama cancelled
16. Oregon def Arizona 2-0
17. T Baylor
17. T Oklahoma State
19. Nebraska
20. Georgia Tech
21. Texas A&M
22. Notre Dame
23. LSU def Mississippi State 4-2
24. ULL
25. Fresno State upset by Boise State 4-3
GAME NOTES
Boise State 4, Fresno State 3. The loss put the Bulldogs 1.5 games behind New Mexico State with five games left in WAC action. Top 1st: Fresno State took lead; Gilleland walked; went to 2nd on a passed ball; advanced on Ortega single, scored on Stiglich sac fly. The Bulldogs scored twice in the 2nd; Moore scored on Ortiz double, Ortiz scored on Gilleland single. Bridges slugged a solo for Boise State, bottom 2nd. Boise State tied game with 2 out in 3rd. Bourke singled, both scored on a throwing error at 3rd. Boise State took the lead when Crump opened the 4th with a home run. Boise State 30-15/13-3. FSU 29-12/13-3.
Florida 5, South Carolina 0. The Gamecocks managed just 3 hits, one off Brombacher, two off Hannah Rogers in the last two innings; SC also made 2 errors. The Gators scored twice, top 2nd; DeFelice singled, Coyle slugged a 2-run homer. Borchard relieved Broyles to pitch the 5th; the Gators scored two more. Moultrie doubled, Bruder singled; both advanced on an error in center, Moultrie scoring. Bruder scored on Bush sac fly. Top 7th: Moultrie singled, but was thrown out trying to stretch a double; Bruder doubled and scored on Bush single. Florida 40-8/15-7. South Carolina 25-24/6-16.
Tennessee 11, Arkansas 1 (6). The Vols didn’t break away until the middle innings, scoring a runin the bottom 3rd. Chavanne walked with one out, scored on Grieve single with 2 out. Lady Backs 4th: Carden singled, stole 2nd, Rambo walked, Renfroe fanned the next 2 batters but Gee singled, rbi, tying the game — briefly. Bottom 4th: Spigner walked; pinch runner Lewis stole 2nd; one out, Davin singled, rbi. Shipman doubled, rbi, Chavanne singled, rbi. Grieve led the 5th with a single; Gibson rbi double; Spigner singled. With runners at the corners, Cohen relieved Jones. Burchell reached on an error, Gibson scored. Davis reached on an error, Spigner scored. Arkansas committted 4 errors. After Renfroe struck out the side in the 6th, the Vols reached run-rule in the 6th: Chavanne walked, Dotson reached on an error; Grieve singled, Chavanned scored on the related error; one out, Spigner jacked a 3-runwalkoff homer. The Vols are 42-7/18-5. Arkabsas 13-36/3-21.
Georgia 6, Auburn 1. Bulldogs outhit Tigers 12 to 7. Agter Georgia stranded 2, top 1st, Auburn scored its run. Estell singled, Cartwright reached on an error; Estell scored on Harrison sac fly. Sandbverg and Hubbard singled to lead the 3nd; Sandberg forced at 3rd, Hubbard scored on a fielder’s choice hit by Schlopy. Georgia broke the tie in the 5th on Razey’s 3-run homer. Georgia scored 2 more after Loree relieved Bunner. Georgia 42-7/15-6. Auburn is now 34-15/11-2.
Fordham 6, Massachusetts 1. Rams take over first place inAtlantic 10 — from U Mass. Fordham 35-17/13-4. U Mass 23-16/10-4.
LSU 4, Mississippi State 2. With 2 runners on, no outs, Fico relieved and shut down 3 batters to preserve the win, striking out Shape, Raines and Cooley. Mack had started the 7th with a hit batter and a walk. The Bulldogs stranded 12 runners, 8 in scoring position. As Coach Girouard noted, the two pitchers offer a real contrast, Mack with off-speed pitches, Fico throwing bullets. MSU loaded the bases in the 4th, no score, before tallying 2 in the 5th to tie. Heyward and Santos had rbi’s in the 6th for the final LSU scores. LSU, which has won 7 straight, is 33-15/14-9. MSU 23-27/9-14.
Arizona State 1, Oregon State 0. Closely contested; just 5 hits in the game. After Cavestany opened the game with a single, but was stranded, the Sun Devils scored the only run in the bottom. Rogers singled with one out; Castillo walked; Rogers went to 3rd on throwing error by the catcher. With two out, Lockwood walked. Bases loaded, Parlich walked, rbi. Guzy had OSU’s second hit, a single, in the 4th. Urfer walked, Haro singled for ASU in the 4th, stranded. Parlich doubled in the 6th, the last ASU hit. ASU 43-5/10-3. OSU 18-20/1-12.
Stanford 2, Washington 1. Ten hits between them, Gerhart scored with 2 out in the 3rd on Hanewich’s singlle. The Huskies, who stranded 2 in the 2nd, tied in the 4th. Pohlman reached on an error, stole 2nd, scored with 2 out on Ingelsby’s single. Stanford stranded 2 in the bottom 4th, and 2 more in 5th. The Huskies left 2 in the 6th and one in the 7th. Stanford scored bottom 7th; Van Zandt hbp; Burns doubled; Van Zandt scored on Gerhart’s sac fly. Washington 31-9/6-7. Stanford is 34-10/7-6.
Oregon 2, Arizona 0. All goose-eggs until top 7th. Leading off for the Ducks, Ceo was hbp. Howard drew the eighth of nine walks given up by Babcock. Pappas singled. Bases loaded, Fulava walked, rbi. Vitek fouled out to right field, rbi. Two runs, one hit, 2 left. In the bottom, Haack walked; Bryan struck out; Schutzler forced Haack at 2nd. Kirker popped to end the game. Oregon xould not take advantage of earlier walks; stranding 2 in the 3rd and leaving bases loaded in the 4th. Similarly, the Wildcats left a runner in each of the first three innings, and 2 in the 4th at 2md and 3rd. Arizona 36-12/7-6. Oregon 34-11/6-7.
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Atlantic 10
Fordham 6, Massachusetts 1
WP Jen Mineau. LP Sara Plourde
La Salle 8, Rhode Island 2
Saint Joseph’s vs St. Bonaventure//rained out//DH Saturday
Horizon
Green Bay, Wis.
Illinois-Chicago 7, Wisconsin-Green Bay 4
Wisconsin-Green Bay 8, Illinois-Chicago 6
Dayton, Ohio
Wright State swept Butler 8-6, 5-4
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland State 3, Youngstown State 1
Ivy
Yale 4, Brown 2
Yale 7, Brown 5
Penn 12, Columbia 4
Penn 9, Columbia 0
Princeton 3, Cornell 2
Cornell 9, Princeton 6
Mid-American
Ohio 6, Buffalo 5
Ohio 8, Buffalo 4
Akron 11, Kent State 10
Kent State 9, Akron 1
Ball State 13, Toledo 3
Ball State 7, Toledo 1
Miami 5, Bowling Green 1
Miami 1, Bowling Green 0
Mountain West
San Diego State vs Utah//rained out//resume Saturday SDSU up 3-0
BYU 16, UNLV 0
WP Paige Affleck 1-hitter. LP Amanda Oliveto
Pac-10
California 7, UCLA 2
WP Jolene Henderson 10K. LP Donna Kerr 8K
Oregon 2, Arizona 0
WP Jessica Moore 4H, 4BB. LP Shelby Babcock 3H, 9BB
Arizona State 1, Oregon State 0
WP Dallas Escobedo 2H, 8K. LP Tina Andreana 3H, 5K ,6BB
Stanford 2, Washington 1
WP Teagan Gerhart 4H. LP Kaitlin Ingelsby 6H
Pacific Coast
Utah Valley swept Weber State 8-7, 10-6
SEC
Tennessee 11, Arkansas 1 (6)
WP Ivy Renfroe 2H, 12 K. LP Kim Jones
LSU 4, Mississippi State 2
WP Brittany Mack 11K. LP Stephanie Becker. S Rachel Fico
Florida 5, South Carolina 0
WP Stephanie Brombacher 1-hitter. LP Audrey Broyles
Georgia 6, Auburn 1
WP Alison Owen 2-hitter. LP Angel Bunner
Kentucky vs Alabama 6:30 PM Tuscaloosa, Ala./cancelled
Alabama said the Kentucky seires will not be rescheduled;
the Crimson Tide will close out the season May 6-8 vs Ole Miss
Southland
Texas-San Antonio swept Texas State 5-1 (8), 5-3
Summit
Oakland swept IPFW 3-2, 5-1
Western Illinois swept South Dakota State 3-0, 6-3
North Dakota State 7, Southern Utah 1
Southern Utah 7, North Dakota State 6
WAC
Boise State 4, Fresno State 3
WP Aubray Zell 9K. LP Michelle Moses 8K, 2HR
Utah State swept Nevada 13-3, 8-1
Louisiana Tech 2, San Jose State 1
New Mexico State vs Hawai’i 6:00 PM Honolulu, Hawai’i
NON-CONFERENCE GAMES
Staten Island, N.Y.
Wagner swept Saint Peter’s 5-2, 10-2
Grand Forks, N.D.
North Dakota swept Jamestown College 5-1, 3-1
Ohio State 2, Morehead State 1 10)
Ohio State 6, Morehead State 3
Louisiana-Monroe 6, Alcorn State 1
Centenary 9, LSU-Alexandria 5
LSU-Alexandria 5, Centenary 4 (9)
South Dakota swept College of St. Mary 9-1 (5), 8-0 (5)
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