MAY 14 2011 D1 GAMES
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Conference standings as of May 8 are posted on www.spysoftball.org
NCAA RPI were posted May 11 on www.spysoftball.org
TOP 25
ESPN Poll May 10 2011
1. Arizona State def Stanford 4-1
2. Michigan def Michigan State 8-0
3. Florida
4. Alabama
6. California def Arizona 6-3
6. Missouri swept Iowa State 8-2, 8-1
7. Texas
8. Tennessee def Georgia 6-5 (8)
9. Georgia lost to Tennessee 6-5 (8)
10. Arizona lost to California 6-3
11. Oregon def UCLA 5-0
12. Stanford def by Arizona State 4-1
13. Oklahoma vs Big East Challenge//cancelled/see note
14. Washington def Oregon State 5-4
15. UCLA def by Oregon 5-0
16. Georgia Tech
17. Baylor
18. Notre Dame
19. Texas A&M def Texas Tech 5-2
20. Kentucky
21. LSU
22. Oklahoma State vs Nebraska
23. Nebraska vs Oklahoma State
24. Auburn
25. ULL def Florida Atlantic 8-0 (5)
GAME NOTES
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St Joseph’s 6, Massachusetts 2 (9). Game was tied 2-2 in 7th. Started as a long ball contest, despite the 10K from Plourde, one of the nation’s strikeout leaders. Aguilar blasted a 2-run homer top 1st. U Mass responded with a homer by Webster in the 3rd, and a tying homer by Boutin in the 4th. Tied in the 7th, rain forced postponement until this morning. Top 8th, Loguidice doubled, Moran singled, both were stranded, as was Matthew who doubled for U Mass. In the 9th, Loguidice singled, Moran singled, Cardone sacrificed, Bieneck rbi single, Ficca scoring. Christman rbi single; Korpita singled in 2 runs. Minutewomen Della Vecchia singled, Matthew on an error, but the rally fizzled. The Hawks, who were in the 2009 final, will play Fordham. The Hawks lost earlier in the tournament to U Mass, 3-1, and must defeat Fordham twice. Massachusetts eliminated.
Fordham 4, St Joseph’s 0. Mineau, one of the better D1 pitchers, struck out the side in the 1st, and 2 batters in the 2nd. Bottom 2nd: Labovick walked, Wiggins reached on an error, one out, Leuty walked, loading the bases; Crowley reached on a fielder’s choice, two runs scoring. St Joseph’s got its lone hit top3rd, a one-out single by Loguidice. Fordham 3rd: Callahan singled; Pellochio tripled, rbi; one out, Wiggins walked, Palumbo singled, Pellochio scored. Ashway, who had beaten U Mass earlier, relieved Gallagher. Mineau strck out the side in the 5th. St Joseph’s eliminated.
Missouri won the Big 12 championsahip, and automatic NCAA berth, sweeping Iowa State 8-1, 8-2.
Washington 5, Oregon State 4. After trailing 4-1 for 2 innings, the Huskies salvaged a win with 4 runs top 7th. (Gametracker failed)
Oregon 5, UCLA 0. The Bruins managed just 3 hits. The Ducks scored a quartet of runs in the 4th. Chambers led with a homer. With 2 out, Vitek walked, Peterson was hbp; Pappas jacked a 3-run homer. Hall relieved Kerr. In the 5th, Ceo singled, scored the final run 2 batters later on single by Fulava. Oregon is 39-14/11-10. UCLA 33-17/9-12.
California 6, Arizona 3. The win assures California of second place,Pac 10, behind Arizona State. Top 1st, Vonk and Williams walked; both advanced on a wild pitch; 2 out, Decker reached on an error at 1st, Vonk scored. After a double play stopped the Bears in the 2nd, Arizona tied the score in the bottom, Koria, Buchanan and Brawley (rbi) singled. Jamia Reid and Vonk opened the Cal 3rd with singles, Williams singled, rbi. After Cal stranded 2 top 4th, the Wildcats took a 3-2 lead. Arriola doubled; Buchanan reached on an error at short, one out, Arriola scored on Kemp’s groundout; Lastrapes singled, rbi. Top 6th: Cal notched 4 runs. E Reid walk;ed, J Reid singled, Vonk singled, loading the bases; 2 runs scored on Williams single; 2 more runs crossed on Ziegenhirt’s double. Henderson relieved Erceg; the Wildcats went down in order in the 6th. Del Ponte walked in the 7th; Henderson fanned two. California 49-10/15-6. Arizona 40-16/11-10.
Louisiana-Lafayette 8, Florida Atlantic 0 (5). Vintage performance by Brignac. Top 1st, Bridges walked with 2 out, scored on error at short. Tjhe Ragin Cajuns found some traction in the 2nd, scoring four. ULL scored 2 more in 4th on Orgeron’s 2-run homer. Cormier closed scoring with leadoff homer in 5th. Louisiana-Lafayette wins Sun Belt and automatic NCAA berth.
Arizona State 4, Stanford 1. The Sun Devils saw their winning streak broken and knew this series finale could be close. Each team had just 4 hits. Stanford scored its run top 3rd; Gerhart walked, Hansen and Pura walked, with 2 out, Prong walked, rbi. Escobedo gave up 5 walks. ASU 5th: Parlich singled, advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch; Boyd doubled, rbi, tying the score; one out, Castillo was given a pass; Lockwood jacked a 3-run homer. ASU 50-6/17-4. Stanford is 38-15/10-11.
Texas A&M 5, Texas Tech 2. The Aggies earned the distinctionof finishing the season unbeaten at home. After four innings, the score was knotted 2-2. Bottom 5th: one out, May doubled, two out, Garza doubled, May scored. After Tech stranded 2 top 6th, TAMU closed out the scoring with 2 runs. Dumezich led with a homer. Talley relieved Dennis. Two out, Villareal doubled, Walker singled, rbi. TAMU 41-13. Tech 40-14.
Tennessee 6, Georgia 5 (8). The Dawgs came out top 1st swinging heavy lumber. Schlopy homered with one out. Goler walked; Hesson hbp. Razey struck out. Sandberg jacked a 3-run homer. 4-0. Vols had 2 on, 1 out, in bottom; no score. Each team stranded a runner in the 2nd . Vols 4th: one out, Burchell reached on an error at short; Spigner slammed the first pitch over the fence in left center, 4-2. Bottom 5th: Andrews singled, but was forced at 2nd by Chavanne, who stole 2nd. Dotson fanned. but Chavanne took 3rd on a wild pitch. Chavanne scored on a passed ball. With one out in the Georgia 6th, Sandberg doubled. Branch in to run. Hubbard grounded out, Branch to 3rd. Trout singled to 2nd, Branch scored. Vols 6th: Burchell singled. Hammon in to run. Spigner launched an 0-1 pitch over the center field fence, 2 rbi, tie game. Shipman singled; finally, Georgia relieved Montemayor, who had started with a 4-0 lead; Alison Owen into pitch. The Bulldogs and Vols went down in order in the 7th. Top 8th, Razey singled with one out, Sandberg popped, Hubbard struck out. Vols 8th: Shelby Burchell settled all issues with a first pitch walk-off home run.
Tennessee wins the SEC tournament and earns the NCAA bid.
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ACC Championships–Atlanta, Ga. Tournament Central
Game 5 – 1:00 PM
W2 #2 North Carolina 7, W1 #3 Maryland 3 Maryland eliminated
WP Lori Spingola 8K LP Kerry Hickey
Game 6 – 3:30 PM
W4 #4 Florida State 12, W3 #8 Virginia 5 Virginia eliminated
WP Sarah Hamilton LP Melanie Mitchell
America East Championships–Boston, Mass. Tournament Central
Game 6 – 12:00 PM
W3 #2 Albany 3, W5 #1 Boston 1
WP Brittany MacFawn 2-hitter 8K. LP Holli Floetker
Albany earns automatic NCAA bid
Atlantic 10 Championship–Charlotte, N.C. Tournament Central
Game 9 – 9:00 AM – Friday Suspended Game - 2-2 Top 7th
W8 #3 Saint Joseph’s 6, L7 #2 Massachusetts 2 (9) U Mass eliminated
WP Taryn Ashway 11K. LP Sara Plourde 12K
Championship – 3:30 PM CBSSN
W7 #1 Fordham 4, W9 St Joseph’s 0
WP Jen Mineau 1-hitter,10K. LP Gallagher
Fordham earns automatic NCAA bid
Atlantic Sun Championships–Spartanburg, S.C. Tournament Central
Championship – 12:00 PM
W7 #1 Jacksonville 7, W9 #2 Lipscomb 1
WP Sarah Sigrest 3-hitter LP Whitney Kiihni
Jacksonville earns automatic NCAA bid
Big East Tournament–Louisville, Ky. Tournament Central
Game 7 – 5:00 PM ESPN2
W5 #3 Syracuse 1, W6 #5 Louisville 0
WP Jenna Caira LP Tori Collins
Syracuse earns automatic NCAA bid
Big South Tournament–Rock Hill, S.C. Tournament Central
Championship – 12:00 PM ESPN3
W11 #2 Liberty 3, W12 #1 Radford 1
WP Tiffani Smith LP Chelsea Kelley
Liberty earns automatic NCAA bid
Conference USA Championships–Greenville, N.C. Tournament Central
Championship – 1:00 PM CBS Sports
W6 #5 East Carolina 4, W5 #2 Tulsa 1
WP Toni Paisley 3H, 9K. LP Jordan Kinard
East Carolina earns automatic NCAA bid
Horizon League Tournament–Chicago, Ill.
Game 10 – 12:00 PM
W9 #3 Butler 1, W8 #5 Illinois-Chicago 0
WP Jenna Esparza 1-hitter. LP Devin Miller 1-hitter
Game 11 (IF Necessary) – 2:00 PM
W10 Butler vs L10 Illinois-Chicago
Mid-American Tournament–Akron, Ohio Tournament Central
Game 11 - 12:00 PM
W7 #2 Ohio 8, W6 #1 Western Michigan 3
Game 12 – 11:30 PM
W9 #6 Central Michigan vs W10 #7 Miami
Game 13 – 2:00 PM
W12 vs L11
Game 14 – 4:30 PM
W11 vs W13
Game 15 (IF Necessary) - 7:00 PM
W14 vs L14
Metro Atlantic Championships–Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Tournament Central
Game 6 – 12:00 PM
W5 #4 Iona 4, W3 #1 Fairfield 0
Game 7
Iona 4, Fairfield 2
WP Sara Jackson 8K. LP Sarah Minice
Iona earns automatic NCAA bid
MEAC Championships–Ormond Beach, Fla.
Game 14 – 1:00 PM
W13 S1 Bethune-Cookman 7, W11 N1 Delaware State 1
Game 15 Suspended until Sunday
Bethune Cookman vs Delaware State
W14 vs L14
Missouri Valley Tournament–Springfield, Mo. Tournament Central
Championship – 12:00 PM FoxSports Midwest
W5 #5 Missouri State 7, W6 #2 Drake
WP Natalie Rose LP Jenna DeLong
Missouri State earns automatic NCAA bid
Northeast Conference Tournament–Moon Township, Pa.
Game 4 - 1:00 pm
W2 #2 Sacred Heart 7, W1 #1 Robert Morris 3
Game 5 – 12:00 PM
W3 #3 Quinnipiac 4, L4 Robert Morris 3 Robert Morris eliminated
Game 6 – 2:30 PM
W4 Sacred Heart vs W5 Quinnipiac
Game 7 (IF Necessary) – 5:00 PM
W6 vs L6
Ohio Valley Tournament–Charleston, Ill.
Game 9 – 10:00 AM
L7 #5 Southeast Missouri 9, W8 #1 Eastern Illinois 1
Eastern Illinois eliminated
Championship – 12:30 PM
W7 #2 Jacksonville State vs W9 Southeast Missouri//rain delay
IF Necessary – 3:00 PM
W10 vs L10
Pacific Coast Championship–Portland, Ore.
Game 2 – 12:00 PM
M1 Portland State 8, C1 Loyola Marymount 1
WP Anna Bertrand LP Dana Waldusky
Portland State earns automatic NCAA bid
Patriot League Tournament–Hamilton, N.Y. Tournament Central
Game 6 – 12:00 PM
W3 #2 Lehigh 14, W5 #1 Colgate 0 (5)
WP Rebecca Bliss LP Rachel LeCoq
Lehigh earns automatic NCAA bid
SEC Tournament–Oxford, Miss. Tournament Central
Championship – 7:00 PM ESPN
W5 #3 Tennessee 6, W6 #5 Georgia 5 (8)
WP Ellen Renfroe. LP Alison Owen in relief.
Tennessee wins SEC tournament and earns automatic NCAA bid.
Southern Conference Tournament–Statesboro, Ga. Tournament Central
Game 14 – 11:00 AM
W13 #4 College of Charleston 2, L12 #6 UNC-Greensboro 0 UNC Greensboro eliminated
Game 15 – 1:30 PM
W12 #1 Chattanooga 11, w14 College of Charleston 2 (5)
WP Jordan Trujillo LP Meagan Bond
Chattanooga earns automatic NCAA bid
Southland Tournament–Huntsville, Texas
Game 9 – 10:30 AM
W8 #1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8, L7 #4 McNeese State 6
McNeese State eliminated
Game 10 – 2:00 PM
W7 #3 Texas State 8, W9 Texas A&M CC 5
WP Chandler Hall. LP Greta Cecchetti
Texas State earns NCAA automatic bid
Summit Tournament–Macomb, Ill. Tournament Central
Game 6 – 12:00 PM
W4 #2 North Dakota State 5, W5 #1 UMKC 0
WP Whitney Johnson 1-hitter 9K. LP Deanna Friese
North Dakota State earns automatic NCAA bid
Sun Belt Tournament–Lafayette, La. Tournament Central
Game 13 – 3:00 PM
W12 #1 Louisiana-Lafayette 8, W11 #2 Florida Atlantic 0 (5)
WP Ashley Brignac 2-hitter LP Rose Gressley
Louisiana-Lafayette earns NCAA automatic bid
WAC Championships–Fresno, Calif. Tournament Central
Game 10 – 2:00 PM
W7 #1 New Mexico State 5, W9 #3 Fresno State 0
WP Alex Newman 4-hitter. LP Mackenzie Oakes
New Mexico State earns NCAA automatic bid
Big 10
Penn State 3, Northwestern 2
WP Jackie Hill LP Sammy Albanese
Michigan 8, Michigan State 0 (5)
WP Jordan Taylor No Hitter LP Cassee Layne
Michigan earns automatic NCAA bid
Indiana 4, Purdue 0
WP Morgan Melloh 4H LP Suzie Rzegocki
Wisconsin 8, Ohio State 0 (6)
WP Meghan McIntosh LP Brittany Goodchild
Minnesota 3, Illinois 2
WP Sara Moulton 10K LP Pepper Gay
Big 12
Texas A&M 5, Texas Tech 2
WP Melissa Dumezich 9K LP Kelsey Dennis
Oklahoma State vs Nebraska 1:00 PM Lincoln, Neb.
Missouri 8, Iowa State 2
WP Chelsea Thomas 9K. LP Rachel Zabriskie
Missouri 8, Iowa State 1
WP Kristin Nottelmann 3-hitter. LP Breanna Holiday
Missouri earns automatic NCAA bid
Big West
UC Santa Barbara 2, UC Davis 0
CS-Northridge 4, CS-Fullerton 3
UC Riverside 3, Long Beach State 0
Cal Poly 6, Pacific 5 (8)
Mountain West
BYU 3, Utah 0
WP Paige Affleck LP Generra Nielson
BYU earns automatic NCAA berth
Utah vs BYU 4:00 PM Provo, Utah
UNLV 11, Colorado State 7
San Diego State 2, New Mexico 1
Pac-10
California 6, Arizona 3
WP Arianna Erceg. LP Kenzie Fowler
Arizona State 4, Stanford 1
WP Dallas Escobedo LP Tegan Gerhart
Washington 5, Oregon State 4
WP Kaitlin Ingelsby LP Tinas Andreanna
Oregon 5, UCLA 0
WP Brittany Rumfelt LP Donna Kerr S Jessica Moore
Oklahoma/Big East Challenge//Correction
The University of Oklahoma softball team will not play its scheduled games this weekend in the state of Kentucky. The team will however hold a joint practice session with the University of Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington and the University of Louisville on Sunday in Louisville. Per NCAA rules, the sessions will count towards each team’s 56-game competition limit but the teams have chosen not to count the sessions as official games.
