COLLEGE APRIL 24 2008

TOP 25 SCORES (ESPN/USA Softball +)

1.     Arizona State

2.     Florida

3.     Alabama

4.     UCLA   

5.     Michigan

6.     Texas A&M

7.     Stanford

8.     Arizona

9.     Oklahoma

10.  Tennessee

11.  Fresno State

12.  Northwestern

13.  Houston

14.  North Carolina

15.  Long Beach State

16.  LSU

17.  ULL def North Texas 3-2

18.  Virginia Tech

19.  Hawaii

20.  San Diego State loses to BYU 7-4; wins 4-0

21.  Washington

22.  California

23.  Mississippi State

24.  U Mass  

25.  Nevada

26.  Georgia

27.  Missouri

28.  South Florida

29.  Creighton

30.  Iowa

31.  Hofstra

32.  DePaul def UIC 5-0

33.  BYU splits with San Diego State

34.  Oklahoma State

TOP 25 GAME CAPSULES

#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 3  North Texas 2
WP-Donna Bourgeois  (12-2) LP-Kayla Lawson  (9-8) S-Ashley Brignac  (2)

Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns softball team extended their season-long winning streak to 16 games as they completed a three-game Sun Belt Conference sweep of North Texas with a 3-2 victory at Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park. Louisiana (37-10, 15-2 SBC) improves to 20-0 on the season at home.  The Cajuns have now won 23 consecutive games at Lamson Park. 

The Cajuns allowed just two runs in the game, both in the sixth inning.  The pair of runs ended a 30-inning streak of shutout ball by UL.  The Ragin’ Cajuns collected seven hits on the afternoon with sophomore Vallie Gaspard (Maurice, La.) and freshman Gabriele Bridges (Lafitte, La.) pacing UL with two hits apiece.  Gaspard added a pair of runs, while Bridges also scored a run.

Lana Bowers (Crosby, Texas) drove in two of the Cajuns’ three runs.  Bowers had RBI on a ground out and a sacrifice fly. Starting pitcher Donna Bourgeois (Lafayette, La.) earned the win, while Ashley Brignac (River Ridge, La.) picked up her second save of the year.  Bourgeois worked 6.0 innings allowing two unearned runs on four hits.  She struck out five batters while walking just one.  Brignac entered the game in the seventh fanning two batters in her lone inning.

The Cajuns struck first in the opening frame.  A leadoff walk by Gaspard coupled with a hard hit single to short by Holly Tankersley (Kirbyville, Texas) gave Louisiana a pair of baserunners.  A ground ball moved the runners into scoring position.  Bowers hit a deep fly ball to left field to plate Gaspard and give UL a 1-0 lead.  For Bowers, the sacrifice fly was her third of the season and second of the series with North Texas.  Bridges led off the second inning with a single to right centerfield.  With one out, Katie Smith (Ruston, La.) bunted the runner over to second base.  Gaspard followed with a single and an error by the Mean Green moved her to second base.  Bridges came around to score on the play to give the Cajuns a 2-0 advantage.  The Cajuns added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth.  Gaspard singled to short and advanced to second on an intentional walk by Tankersley.  A fly ball advanced Gaspard to third and Bower’s RBI groundout plated what would prove to be the winning run. 

The Mean Green plated two runs in the top of the sixth inning.  Back-to-back one-out singles gave North Texas a pair of baserunners.  A fielder’s choice left NT with runners on the corners.  A stolen base attempt caught the lead runner in a potential rundown, but an errant throw home allowed the runner to score.  With a runner on second and two outs, the Mean Green plated a second run with a single through the left side of the infield that was mishandled by the Cajuns’ outfield.  Leading 3-2, Brignac entered the game in the seventh inning and slammed the door shut on North Texas’ chances.  Brignac induced a pop up back to the circle and fanned the next two batters for a perfect inning en route to her second save of the season.

#33 BYU 7  #20 San Diego State 4

WP-Christina Gwyn-Trice  (14-6) LP-Christina Ross  (23-11)

BYU nailed Ross for 5 runs in the first two innings, starting with Delhoussaye’s score on Snow’s sac fly in the 1^st, and four more in the 2^nd.  Purcell led the at-bat with a solo HR; Vance slugged a 3-4 run homer to cap the inning.  SDSU finally got on the board with Marquez’ 2-run double in the top of the 4^th, but BYU immediately answered with a run on Willing’s home run to left center.  That scenario repeated in the 6^th: Beasley drove in 2 runs with a single for SDSU, BYU responded with a run by Purcell on Delahoussaye’s sac fly.

#20 San Diego State 4  BYU 0

WP-Christina Ross  (24-11)  5-Hitter  10 K's LP-Paige Affleck  (9-2)  8 K's

Very different game.  Christina Ross becomes SDSU all-time and single season leader in strikeouts.  Also, this win marked coach Van Wyk’s 400^th career victory.  In the 1^st, Knudsen scored on Floro’s rbi sac bunt, then McCorkle scored on McDonald’s rbi. SDSU scored twice in the 2^nd; Wisneski and Sidoti scored on an error at short.

OTHER GAME CAPSULES

#32 DePaul 5  UIC 0

WP-Becca Heteniak  (21-6)  No-Hitter  3-BB  10 K's LP-Carly Demarco  (3-5)

DePaul All-American pitcher Becca Heteniak threw a no-hitter as the Blue Demons defeated UIC 5-0, Thursday at Cacciatore Stadium.  DePaul has won its last five games and improves to 36-14 on the season, while the Flames fall to 18-28. Heteniak struck out 10 and walked three in her third career no-hitter.  The sophomore threw her first career no-hitter against Villanova on May 5, 2007 and combined for a no-hitter with Tracie Adix during the NCAA Regional in 2007. 

With Heteniak hitting her stride, Sandy Vojik provided the Blue Demons with some power as she smashed a pair of home runs in the contest.  Vojik finished the day with a 3-for-4 effort and four RBI.  Amber Patton and Jackie Tarulli-Fisher were also productive at the plate as the duo each registered two hits in the win.  Vojik's first home run came in the first inning; a three-run shot that cleared the left centerfield fence.  Up to bat for the second time, Vojik went opposite field for her ninth long ball of the season in the third frame.  With a 4-0 lead, Patton and Vojik teamed-up to score DePaul’s final run of the ballgame in the fourth inning.  With Patton on third and Vojik reached on a single, DePaul head coach Eugene Lenti called for the double steal and with perfect execution the runners stole both bases.  Carly Demarco (3-5) took the loss for the Flames.  In two innings of work, Demarco gave-up four runs on five hits.  Whitney Orelanna closed out the game for UIC.  Orelanna scattered a pair of hits, struck out two and walked two. 

ULTIMATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD

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SWAC Tournament--Prairie View, Texas

Game 1 -  E2  Alcorn State 1  W3  Prairie View A&M  0

WP-

LP-Rebecca Martinez

Game 2 -  E3  Alabama A&M 4  W2  Grambling State  1

WP-Debra Borcherding  (6-10)  3-Hitter  10 K's

LP-Viveca Patterson  (7-5)

Atlantic Sun

Kennesaw State 6  Gardner-Webb 1

WP-Brittany Matthews  (21-7)

LP-Cindy Boomhower  (3-8)

S-Angela Lopez  (1)

Kennesaw State 2  Gardner-Webb 1

WP-Jessica Cross  (8-4)

LP-Christine Murray  (8-6)

S-Angela Lopez  (2)

Horizon

Valparaiso 3  Wright State 2   (9 inn)

WP-Andrea Zappia  (16-5)

LP-Heather Bauer  (2-2)

Wright State 4  Valparaiso 2

WP-Heather Bauer  (3-2)

LP-Andrea Zappia  (16-6)

Mountain West

UNLV vs Utah 2/4 pm Salt Lake City, Utah

BYU 7  #20 San Diego State 4

WP-Christina Gwyn-Trice  (14-6)

LP-Christina Ross  (23-11)

#20 San Diego State vs BYU 5/7 pm Provo, Utah

Ohio Valley

UT Martin 2  Austin Peay 1

WP-Paij Lintz  (10-6)

LP-Ashley Elrod  (7-14)

Sun Belt

#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 3  North Texas 2
WP-Donna Bourgeois  (12-2)
LP-Kayla Lawson  (9-8)
S-Ashley Brignac  (2)

Others

Fairfield 5  Stony Brook 2

WP-Sarah Minice

LP-Colleen Matthes

USC-Upstate 7  Presbyterian 0

WP-Morgan Childers  (25-5)  3-Hitter  11 K's

LP-Erin Stewart  (0-5)

Presbyterian 9  USC-Upstate 3

WP-Mary Gordon  (11-14)

LP-L. Rice

Radford 2  Longwood 1

Radford 7  Longwood 6

Boston College 4  Rhode Island 0

WP-Taylor Peyton  (13-10)  No-Hitter  1-BB

LP-Jill Anderson  (9-19)

Boston College 8  Rhode Island 4   (9 inn)

WP-Allison Gage  (14-15)

LP-Stacey Stanovich  (5-15)

Harvard 1  Boston 0

WP-Dana Roberts  (7-2)

LP-Kelley Engman  (6-5)

Sacred Heart 5  Seton Hall 4   (9 inn)

WP-Jen Russell  (12-8)

LP-Stilwell   (2-6)

Seton Hall 6  Sacred Heart 5

WP-Schweitzer   (4-9)

LP-Jen Russell  (12-9)

Canisius 4  Syracuse 3

WP-Lindsay Morris  (10-6)

LP-Roehner   (3-7)

S-Mallory Aldred  (12)

Columbia 8  Iona 1

WP-Maggie Johnson  (10-10)

LP-Becky Riccitelli  (5-13)

Columbia 5  Iona 3

WP-Aimee Kemp  (4-10)

LP-Katie Jo Passero  (2-11)

S-Erica Clauss (1)

Towson 4  Rider 0

WP-Shannon Johnston  (16-10)

LP-Jessica Holland  (4-13)

Towson 5  Rider 3

WP-Claire Rietmann-Grout  (14-6)

LP-Lauren Brunner  (6-12)

Monmouth 12  Saint Peter's 2   (5 inn)

WP-Abby Martin  (2-0)

LP-Tricia Reingle  (3-16)

Monmouth 7  Saint Peter's 6

WP-Kristine Sawlsville  (7-9)

LP-Amber Phillips  (2-15)

Appalachian State 9  North Carolina Central 1   (5 inn)

Appalachian State 12  North Carolina Central 0   (5 inn)

UNC Greensboro 2  Charlotte 0

WP-Hannah Angel  (8-13)  3-Hitter

LP-Katy Hackett  (12-13)  10 K's

Charlotte 1  UNC Greensboro 0

WP-Emily Jeffrey  (15-10)  4.2 IP  8 K's

LP-Amber Harrell  (8-16)

Notre Dame 4  Loyola-Chicago 3   (8 inn)

WP-Brittney Bargar  (23-10)

LP-Amy Solava  (11-10)

Loyola-Chicago 2  Notre Dame 2   (7 inn)--TIE

Utah State 5  Idaho State 3

WP-Lindsey Benson  (11-19)

LP-Coburn   (0-10)

CSU-Bakersfield 6  UC-Riverside 3

WP-Brittany Johnson  (14-10)

LP-Christin Songer  (9-7)

CSU-Bakersfield 4  UC-Riverside 1

WP-Katie Chavez  (5-5)

LP-Marissa Alvidrez  (4-9)

Rutgers 6  Fairleigh Dickinson  0

WP-Katye Hamlin  (7-7)

LP-Fields   (6-12)

Fairleigh Dickinson 4  Rutgers 3

WP-Ashley Buchanan  (3-14)

LP-Chrissy Yard  (5-16)

Rutgers vs Fairleigh Dickinson 7 pm Hackensack, N.J.

#22 DePaul 5  UIC 0

WP-Becca Heteniak  (21-6)  No-Hitter  3-BB  10 K's

LP-Carly Demarco  (3-5)

South Dakota State vs Minnesota   Cancelled   Minneapolis, Minn.

Birmingham-Southern 3  Jacksonville State 2

WP-Bethney Reynoldson  (20-10)  13 K's

LP-Melissa Dowling  (20-9)

Birmingham-Southern 3  Jacksonville State 2

WP-Bethney Reynoldson  (20-10)  13 K's

LP-Melissa Dowling  (20-9)

BSC-Lindsay Creighton 3-Run HR in the top of the 7th inning

Kansas 8  Wichita State 0   (6 inn)

WP-Valerie George  (17-7)  8 K's

LP-Brianna Smet  (10-5)

Kansas 4  Wichita State 0

WP-Allie Clark  (6-3)

LP-Jamie Hull  (0-1)

NFCA SCOREBOARD (late night wrap)

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