COLLEGE APRIL23 UPDATE

TOP 25 SCORES (ESPN/USA Softball +)

1. Arizona State
2. Florida
3. Alabama def Birmingham Southern 9-1, Samford 7-1
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. Texas A&M def Texas State 11-0
7. Stanford
8. Arizona
9. Oklahoma def Oklahoma State 6-1
10. Tennessee
11. Fresno State
12. Northwestern
13. Houston
14. North Carolina sweeps Winthrop 4-3, 2-0
15. Long Beach State
16. LSU def Louisiana-Monroe 11-0
17. ULL sweeps North Texas 8-0, 8-0
18. Virginia Tech
19. Hawaii sweeps Santa Clara 9-0, 3-0
20. San Diego State
21. Washington
22. California
23. Mississippi State def Southern Miss 5-2
24. U Mass def Connecticut 7-0
25. Nevada

TOP 25 GAME CAPSULES

#3 Alabama defeats Birmingham Southern 9-1, Samford 7-1

#3 Alabama 9  Birmingham-Southern 1   (5 inn) WP-Chrissy Owen  (13-0)  1-Hitter LP-Janira Santiago  (7-8)

#3 Alabama 7  Samford 1 WP-Kelsi Dunne  (19-3) LP-Amanda Barrs  (7-6)

#6 Texas A&M 11  Texas State 0   (5 inn) WP-Rhiannon Kliesing  (12-4)  No-hitter  3-BB LP-Ragan Blake  (15-10)

#9 Oklahoma 6, Oklahoma State 1  WP-Lauren Eckermann  (12-4) LP-Sarah Odom  (8-5)

#14 North Carolina 4  Winthrop 3

WP-Lisa Norris (17-3) LP-Megan Evans  (15-6) S-Danielle Spaulding  (3)

#14 North Carolina 2  Winthrop 0

WP-Danielle Spaulding  (14-2)  4-Hitter  9 K's LP-Cari Wooldridge  (13-9)

#16 LSU 11  Louisiana-Monroe 0   (5 inn)

WP-Faile   (3-1)   1-Hitter

LP-Heather Fritz  (3-4)#16 LSU vs Louisiana-Monroe 6:00 PM Monroe, La.

#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 8  North Texas 0   (6 inn)
WP-Donna Bourgeois   1-Hitter   9 K's
#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 8  North Texas 0   (5 inn)
WP-Asley Brignac   1-Hitter   13 K's

#19 Hawai'i 9  Santa Clara 3

#19 Hawai'i 3  Santa Clara 0

#23 Mississippi State 5, Southern Miss 2 WP-Misty Flesher  (18-7) LP-Samantha Davis  (13-9)

#24 UMass 7  Connecticut 0

WP-Brandice Balschmiter  (21-6)  No-Hitter 1-BB 7 K's LP-Tricia Sullivan  (13-8)

OTHER GAME CAPSULES

26. Georgia

#26 Georgia 3  Mercer 2   (8 inn)

WP-Christie Hamilton  (9-2)  10 K's LP-Jenni Holtz  (13-8)

#26 Georgia 8  Mercer 0   (5 inn) WP-Sarah McCloud  (14-5) LP-Natalie Jones  (4-4)

UGA-McCloud & Kate Gaskill  combined Perfect Game

27. Missouri

#27 Missouri 12  Iowa State 1   (5 inn) WP-Jen Bruck  (15-7) LP-Charissa Carlin  (10-8)

#27 Missouri 6 Iowa State 0 WP-Stacey Delaney (17-3) 3-Hitter 8 K LP-Rachel Zabriskie  (12-10)

28. South Florida

#28 USF 6  Stetson 5   (9 inn)

Stetson 8  #28 USF 0   (6 inn)

29. Creighton

#29 Creighton 2  Drake 0

WP-Tara Oltman  (27-6)  2-Hitter  8 K's LP-Brynne Dordel  (15-8)  4-Hitter  9 K's

30. Iowa

Northern Iowa vs #35 Iowa 6:00 PM Iowa City, Iowa

31. Hofstra def LIU 2-0
32. DePaul

#32 DePaul 1  Loyola-Chicago 0   (8 inn)

WP-Becca Heteniak  (20-6)  2-Hitter  11 K's LP-Solava   (11-9)

33. BYU
34. Oklahoma State loses to Oklahoma 6-1

ULTIMATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD

UCS conducts a separate national poll; numbers in red

America East

Albany 1  Vermont 0

WP-L. McIntosh  (11-14)

LP-Aimee Kern  (4-14)

Albany 5  Vermont 1

WP-M. Powell   (10-8)

LP-Caitlin Monahan  (1-1)

UMBC 5  Binghamton 0

WP-Stephanie Weigman  (11-12)  3-Hitter  8 K's

LP-L. Egan   (1-11)

Maine 13  Boston 9

WP-Montano

LP-Currier

Stony Brook 2  Hartford 0

WP-Alyssa Struzenberg  (17-6)  4-Hitter

LP-Stratton

Big 12

#28 Missouri 12  Iowa State 1   (5 inn)

WP-Jen Bruck  (15-7)

LP-Charissa Carlin  (10-8)

#28 Missouri 6  Iowa State 0

WP-Stacey Delaney  (17-3)  3-Hitter  8 K's

LP-Rachel Zabriskie  (12-10)

Texas 6  Baylor 0

WP-Meagan Denny  (18-6)

LP-Kristen Shortridge  (5-8)

#8 Oklahoma 6  Oklahoma State 1

WP-Lauren Eckermann  (12-4)

LP-Sarah Odom  (8-5)

Missouri Valley

#33 Creighton 2  Drake 0

WP-Tara Oltman  (27-6)  2-Hitter  8 K's

LP-Brynne Dordel  (15-8)  4-Hitter  9 K's

Illinois State 10  Indiana State 2   (5 inn)

WP-Amber Smith  (10-7)

LP-McCurdy   (11-11)

Ohio Valley

Eastern Illinois 4  Southeast Missouri 3

WP-Kathleen Jacoby  (18-16)

LP-Elaine Fisher  (18-16)

Pac-10

Oregon vs Oregon State 4:00 PM Corvalis, Ore.postponed

Sun Belt

#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 8  North Texas 0   (6 inn)
WP-Donna Bourgeois   1-Hitter   9 K's
 
#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 8  North Texas 0   (5 inn)
WP-Asley Brignac   1-Hitter   13 K's

Others

Liberty 4  Norfolk State 0

Liberty 4  Norfolk State 3

Ohio 14  Ohio Valley 0   (5 inn)

WP-Michelle Sauter  (10-8)  Perfect Game  10 K's

LP-Monica Wigal

Ohio 5  Ohio Valley 0

WP-Candace Saucedo  (1-2)

LP-Sarah Davidson

Morehead State 5  IUPUI 2

Morehead State 4  IUPUI 0

Providence 14  Rhode Island 1   (5 inn)

WP-Danielle Bertolette  (12-8)

LP-Jill Anderson  (9-18)

Providence 4  Rhode Island 3

WP-Kathryn Sullivan  (2-1)

LP-Stacey Stanovich  (5-14)

Niagara 10  Buffalo 7

WP-McCrory   (7-8)

LP-Stephanie Visperas  (1-8)

Niagara 5  Buffalo 1

WP-Krier   (2-3)

LP-Sharon Barr  (2-10)

Cornell 6  Ithaca College 0

Cornell 8  Ithaca College 0   (5 inn)

Robert Morris 1  St. Bonaventure 0

WP-Brenna Reed  (10-9)

LP-Sherri Thompson  (13-8)  10 K's

S-Lindsey Moates

RM-Reed & Moates combined No-Hitter

St. Bonaventure 3  Robert Morris 2

WP-Sarah Signore  (2-6)

LP-Annie Dubovec  (2-4)

S-Sherri Thompson  (1)

St. John's 4  Manhattan 3

WP-Kat Lawrence  (8-15)

LP-Donnelly   (5-10)

Mount St. Mary's 11  UM-Eastern Shore 0   (5 inn)

WP-Jamie Fowler  (10-18)  2-Hitter  12 K's

LP-Marielle Garcia  (2-9)

Mount St. Mary's 5  UM-Eastern Shore 0

WP-Amanda Hanson  (7-16)  3-Hitter  12 K's

LP-Mishayla Truttman  (3-11)

Towson 2  Virginia 0

WP-Shannon Johnston  (15-10)  3-Hitter

LP-Karla Wilburn  (9-16)

Towson 5  Virginia 2

WP-Claire Rietmann-Grout  (13-6)

LP-Whitney Holstun  (3-12)

USC Upstate 10  Furman 1   (5 inn)

WP-Morgan Childers  (24-5)

LP-Lana Mackey  (14-20)

Furman 8  USC Upstate 5   (8 inn)

WP-Lana Mackey  (15-20)

LP-Brittany Rice  (6-8)

#12 North Carolina 4  Winthrop 3

WP-Lisa Norris  (17-3)

LP-Megan Evans  (15-6)

S-Danielle Spaulding  (3)

#12 North Carolina 2  Winthrop 0

WP-Danielle Spaulding  (14-2)  4-Hitter  9 K's

LP-Cari Wooldridge  (13-9)

Drexel vs Penn 3:00 PM Philadelphia, Pa.

Georgia Tech 9  Georgia State 1   (5 inn)

WP-Whitney Humphreys  (16-14)

LP-Ashley Cowan  (7-5)

Georgia Tech 4  Georgia State 1

WP-Tiffany Johnson  (4-4)

LP-Madi Gore  (11-7)

Youngstown State 4  Saint Francis 3

WP-Becky Hibner  (1-5)

LP-Laura Caldwell  (8-17)

S-Cheryl Cale  (1)

Youngstown State 11  Saint Francis 3   (5 inn)

WP-Cheryl Cale  (6-6)

LP-Jerrica Smith  (7-12)

Toledo 5  Cleveland State 2

WP-Rockhold   (7-9)

LP-Amanda Macenko  (19-10)

Cleveland State 8  Toledo 0   (5 inn)

WP-Amanda Macenko  (1-0)

LP-Szypka   (0-1)

Dayton vs Akron   Cancelled   Akron, Ohio

La Salle 7  Delaware State 5

WP-Massaro   (6-11)

LP-Megan Lambertz  (8-5)

La Salle 7  Delaware State 5

WP-Guinn   (2-4)

LP-Andrea Waters  (4-6)

S-Massaro   (1)

Tulsa 1  Missouri State 0   (8 inn)

WP-J. Kinard   (11-4)  No-Hitter  1-BB  9 K's

LP-Melissa Porche  (14-11)

Tulsa 5  Missouri State 3

WP-Katie Lee   (5-8)

LP-Lauren McGinley  (7-3)

S-Jackie Lawrence  (2)

Nebraska 7  #32 North Dakota State 0
WP-Molly Hill  (8-12)  3-Hitter  10 K's
LP-Bekki Rasmussen  (8-8)
 
Nebraska 1  #32 North Dakota State 0
WP-Molly Hill  (9-12)  5-Hitter
LP-Allison Bakke  (21-7)  2-Hitter

Saint Joseph's 8  Fairleigh Dickinson 2

WP-Dani Gonzales  (9-8)

LP-Tricia Fields

S-Lauren Cognigni

Saint Joseph's 5  Fairleigh Dickinson 4

WP-Lauren Pembleton  (2-0)

LP-Ashley Buchanan

Yale 11  Wagner 3   (6 inn)

WP-Rebecca Wojciak  (6-7)

LP-Kate Eshelman  (8-5)

Wagner 2  Yale 1

WP-Danielle Wagoner  (8-4)

LP-Kayla Kuretich  (5-6)

S-Kate Eshelman  (4)

Central Connecticut 4  Holy Cross 2

WP-Brittany Salvatore  (3-5)

LP-Natalie Cruz  (1-11)

S-Liz Montemurro  (1)

Holy Cross 6  Central Connecticut 2

WP-Amanda Audette  (3-7)

LP-Samantha Keltos  (1-8)

#26 UMass 7  Connecticut 0

WP-Brandice Balschmiter  (21-6)  No-Hitter  1-BB  7 K's

LP-Tricia Sullivan  (13-8)

Siena 6  Colgate 2

WP-Jamie Piela  (7-10)

LP-Lacy Ver Steeg  (4-7)

Marist 2  Fordham 1

WP-Megan Rigos  (13-10)

LP-Allison Twarowski  (8-7)

Maryland 3  George Washington 0

WP-Sarah Dooley  (15-11)  5-Hitter

LP-Gabriel   (7-16)

Maryland 17  George Washington 1   (5 inn)

WP-Lindsey Wright  (5-1)

LP-Miller   (0-2)

North Carolina State 9  Coastal Carolina 0   (6 inn)

WP-Lindsay Campana  (17-15)  2-Hitter  11 K's

LP-Ashley Pedersen  (7-11)

North Carolina State 7  Coastal Carolina 2

WP-Mendy McKenzie  (12-8)

LP-Michelle Evans  (3-10)

Campbell 6  East Carolina 3

WP-Stanley   (19-18)

LP-Brooke Swann  (18-18)

Campbell 12  East Carolina 4   (5 inn)

WP-Lauren Stephan   (15-13)

LP-Suzanne Riggs  (3-3)

#23 USF 6  Stetson 5   (9 inn)

Stetson 8  #23 USF 0   (6 inn)

#29 Georgia 3  Mercer 2   (8 inn)

WP-Christie Hamilton  (9-2)  10 K's

LP-Jenni Holtz  (13-8)

#29 Georgia 8  Mercer 0   (5 inn)

WP-Sarah McCloud  (14-5)

LP-Natalie Jones  (4-4)

UGA-McCloud & Kate Gaskill  combined Perfect Game

Kentucky 4  Eastern Kentucky 2

WP-Amber Matousek  (11-16)

LP-Chelsea Butler  (1-1)

Ohio State 2  Ball State 1

WP-Kim Reeder  (15-14)  9 K's

LP-Elizabeth Milian  (14-11)

Middle Tennessee 3  Tennessee Tech 2

WP-Lindsey Vander Lugt  (13-16)

LP-Sarah Street  (12-14)

Middle Tennessee 3  Tennessee Tech 2

WP-Lindsey Vander Lugt  (14-16)

LP-Maddi Schmissrauter

#22 DePaul 1  Loyola-Chicago 0   (8 inn)
WP-Becca Heteniak  (20-6)  2-Hitter  11 K's
LP-Solava   (11-9)

NFCA SCOREBOARD (late night wrap)