COLLEGE APRIL 25 2008
TOP 25 SCORES (ESPN/USA Softball +)
26. Georgia
27. Missouri
28. South Florida
29. Creighton
30. Iowa
31. Hofstra
32. DePaul
33. BYU def UNLV 3-2
34. Oklahoma State
TOP 25 GAME CAPSULES
#1 Arizona State 5 Oregon State 0 WP Katie Burkhart 1H LP Dyer
ASU scored bottom of 4th on Donnenwirth's two-out solo home run. In the 6th, Cochran doubled and scored on Donnenwirth's single. Cowles belted a 2-run homer. Draper relieved Dyer. Rogers scored on Urfer's single, 5-0 ASU. Working on a one-hitter into the top of the 7th, Ford reached on an error and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. Paige Lowe bunted back to Burkhart, and Ford scored on an errant throw. Burkhart struck out the last batter to preserve the one-hitter.
#4 UCLA 7 #22 California 2. WP Megan Langenfeld 4H LP Marissa Drewery
Bruins scored six of seven runs with two outs. In 1st, Kamekona scored on Langenfeld rbi. UCLA scored 6 runs in 4th. J Schroeder rbi; Colburn 2 rbi; Langenfeld 2 rbi. Racklin and Arioto scored for Cal in bottom 6th. UCLA 39-5, 11-2. Cal 36-19, 4-9.`
#5 Michigan 10, Michigan State 0 (5). WP Nikki Nemitz. 4H. LP Shae Bass
Wolverines remain tied with Northwestern for Big 10 lead (42-4, 14-1) Spartans drop to 25-23, 7-8. Samantha Findlay homered to lead off the Michigan 2nd. Bausher, Viefhaus and Nemitz had rbi’s in the 4-run 3rd during which Confer relieved Bass. In the 5th, Bausher scored on a fielder’s choice. Hair relieved Confer. Nemitz jacked a grand slam home run.
#7 Stanford 2, #21 Washington 1 (10) WP Missy Penna 10K LP Aleah Macon 9K
Stanford scored a run in the bottom of 4th when Smith drew a bases-loaded walk. UW tied in the 7th; McWherter singled and scored on Blake's sac rbi. In the 10th, Beardman and Haber singled with one out. With two out, Howe walked, loading the bases. Neill worked a 3-2 count, then walked, forcing in the winning run. Stanford 42-8. UW 25-17-1.
Oregon 2, #8 Arizona 1 WP Alyssa Cook. LP Taryne Mowatt.
Balko walked to open the Wildcat 4th; pinch runner Rodriguez scored on Duran's double. In the 6th, Neena Bryant reached on an error and scored on an error, but the Ducks left two on. Jenkins scored on Bryant's single top of 7th, 2-1 Oregon. Bottom 7th, one out, Banister reached on error at 2nd.; Acton to run. Chambers walked. Balko struck out. Schutzler walked, loading the bases with Wildcats. Duran, who had driven in the UofA run, popped to short, giving the Ducks one of their biggest conference wins this season. Arizona made 3 errors, Oregon 2.
#11 Fresno State 4, #19 Hawai'i 3
The No. 10 ranked Fresno State softball team improved to 43-8 on the year and 9-3 in WAC play with a 4-3 win over No. 24 Hawai'i Friday night at Bulldog Diamond. The loss drops the Rainbow Wahine to 33-15 overall and 7-5 in the WAC
#12 Northwestern 1, Penn State 0 (14) WP Lauren Delaney 4H, 18K LP Ashley Esparza
Great endurance by both pitchers, who went the distance. Wildcats scored in top of 14th; Williams led off with double; and Batts doubled her home. Delaney’s 13th shutout. NU 30-10, 14-1. Penn State 32-18, 5-8.
#20 San Diego State 13 Utah 3 (5) WP Samantha Beasley 3H LP Brittany Parker
Teams were tied for conference lead until Aztecs blew Utes away with 6 runs in 2nd and 7 runs in 3rd. First three SDSU runs were scored on two bases-loaded walks and wild pitch. Squire relieved Parker. Boardman drove in Foster for a Ute run in the bottom half. In 3rd, Wells, McCorkle and Flores (2) hit rbi’s, then Beasley belted a 3-run homer. Utah scored single runs in the 4th and 5th. SDSU 37-14, 9-4. Utah 25-21, 8-5.
#24 UMass vs Saint Louis 5:00 PM St. Louis, Mo. Suspended weather
#25 Nevada sweeps Louisiana Tech 8-7, 12-2
RENO, Nev. – The Nevada softball team reeled off its fifth and sixth straight victories with a doubleheader sweep over Louisiana Tech on Friday at Hixson Park. Vanessa Briones clubbed two home runs and Kelsey Starr homered and drove in five as Nevada improved to 34-14 overall and 12-2 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Lady Techsters fell to 29-25 and 7-9 in the WAC.
Nevada won game one 8-7 behind Starr’s five RBI performance and a complete game effort from Kate Holverson, who improved to 17-5 overall and 7-0 in WAC games. Starr went 3-for-3, including a three-run home run. Briones continued her torrid hitting as she went 3-for-4 with three runs and RBI, including a home run. Nevada had 14 hits in the game. Holverson struck out eight and walked just one. She gave up seven runs but only two were earned.
In game two, Nevada exploded for 16 hits in the 12-2 victory in five innings. The Wolf Pack blasted four home runs, including another one from Briones, who is now batting .486 with four homers and 14 RBI in WAC play. Brittany Puzey, Sam Bias and Danielle Patrick also homered for the Pack. Nevada’s first four hitters – Noelle Micka, Puzey, Briones and Britton Murdock – combined to go 9-for-13 with seven RBI and eight runs in the game. Jordan McPherson started and got the victory. She struck out eight and walked just one in improving to 12-9 on the year.
Nevada and Louisiana Tech will conclude the three-game series with a single game Saturday at Hixson Park. The game is Senior Day as Nevada will honor its five seniors before the game.
OTHER GAME CAPSULES
#30 Iowa 3, Purdue 2 WP Brittany Weil 10K LP Suzie Rzegocki
Hawkeyes score 3 unearned runs with two out in 5th. Hall drove in one run, scored final run for Purdue. Iowa 34-15; 11-4. Purdue 31-18; 6-7
#33 BYU 3, UNLV 2. WP Christie Zinanti. LP Slettvett.
In the bottom of the 7th, Quiocho singled; Purcell reached on a fielder's choice; Davis singled, loading the bases. Quiocho was out at home on a fielder's choice. Delahoussaye reached on an error at 2nd, Purcell scoring the winning run. BYU 35-16, 9-4. UNLV 23-33-1, 3-10.
ULTIMATE COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
UCS conducts an independent national poll; numbers in red
SWAC Tournament--Prairie View, Texas
Game 3 - L1 Priarie View A&M 9 L2 Grambling State 6
WP-Rebecca Martinez (9-11)
LP-Patrice Bailey (1-1)
Grambling State Eliminated
Game 4 - West1 Southern 4 W1 Alcorn State 2
Game 5 - E1 Mississippi Valley State vs W2 Alabama A&M 3:30 pm
Game 6 - L4 Alcorn State vs W3 Prairie View A&M 6 pm
Atlantic 10
George Washington 2 Temple 0
Saint Joseph's 6 Fordham 5
WP-Dani Gonzales (10-8)
LP-Beckah Wiggins (12-9)
#26 UMass vs Saint Louis 5:00 PM St. Louis, Mo.
Atlantic Sun
Campbell 2 Gardner-Webb 0
WP-Brittany Stanley (20-8)
LP-Cindy Boomhower (3-9)
Gardner-Webb 4 Campbell 3 (9 inn)
WP-Taryn Beck (9-13)
LP-Lauren Stephan (15-14)
East Tennessee State 5 Mercer 4
WP-Marissa Hardy (16-12)
LP-Jenni Holtz (13-9)
Mercer 5 East Tennessee State 3
WP-Jenni Holtz (14-9)
LP-Ashley Boyd (7-10)
Big Ten
#35 Iowa 3 Purdue 2
WP-Brittany Weil 10 K's
LP-Suzie Rzegocki 8 K's
Indiana 6 Illinois 3
WP-Monica Wright
LP-Claire DeVreese
#13 Northwestern 1 Penn State 0 (14 inn)
WP-Lauren Delaney (27-6) 4 hitter 18 K's
LP-Ashley Esparza (14-11) 7 hitter 16 K's
Michigan State vs #5 Michigan 6:00 PM Ann Arbor, Mich.
Ohio State vs Wisconsin 6:00 PM Madison, Wis.
Big South
Winthrop 6 Liberty 0
WP-Megan Evans (16-6)
LP-Tiffani Smith (4-11)
Winthrop 7 Liberty 1
WP-Cari Wooldridge (14-9)
LP-Sarah Ellis (5-19)
Ivy
Princeton 9 Cornell 5
WP-Kristen Schaus (8-15)
LP-Jenn Meunier (19-2)
Prin-Kelsey Quest 4-4 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Cornell 5 Princeton 2
WP-Ali Tomlinson
LP-Michelle Tolfa
Mid-American
Western Michigan 13 Akron 3
WP-Kyla Sullivan
LP-Christina Swierz
Western Michigan 4 Akron 3 (10 inn)
Northern Illinois 5 Ohio 4
WP-Taryn Hagemann
LP-Michelle Sauter
S-Joreigh Landers
Ohio 6 Northern Illinois 0
WP-Emily Wethington (10-8)
LP-Landers
Central Michigan 8 Miami 1
WP-Kari Seddon
LP-Meredith Linch
Central Michigan 4 Miami 0
WP-Pettit (9-8)
LP-Lugo (7-11)
Ball State 7 Eastern Michigan 0
WP-Milian (16-11)
LP-Jaclyn Caro (7-11)
Ball State 5 Eastern Michigan 4
WP-Garofano (12-13)
LP-Kari Chambers (4-12)
Eastern Michigan vs Ball State 1/3 pm Muncie, Ind.
Mountain West
#20 San Diego State 13 Utah 3 (5 inn)
WP-Samantha Beasley (7-2)
LP-Brittany Parker (9-12)
UNLV vs BYU 6:00 PM Provo, Utah
Ohio Valley
Samford vs Tennessee State 5/7 pm Nashville, Tenn.
Pac-10
#4 UCLA 7 #25 California 2
WP-Megan Langenfeld (7-0)
LP-Marissa Drewrey (24-12)
Oregon vs #14 Arizona 7:00 PM Tucson, Ariz.
Oregon State vs #2 Arizona State 7:00 PM Tempe, Ariz.
#21 Washington vs #7 Stanford 7:00 PM Palo Alto, Calif.
Southland
Texas A&M-CC 7 Central Arkansas 3
WP-Margo Hurdt (8-6)
LP-Lyndsey Harris (1-20)
Central Arkansas 4 Texas A&M-CC 2
WP-Clairee Collom (2-8)
LP-Andrea Simancas (0-1)
Summit
Oakland vs Southern Utah 1/3 pm Cedar City, Utah
UMKC vs South Dakota State 3/5 pm Brookings, S.D.
WAC
Louisiana Tech vs #18 Nevada 2/4 pm Reno, Nev.
San Jose State vs New Mexico State 6:00 PM Las Cruces, N.M.
#24 Hawai'i vs #9 Fresno State 6:00 PM Fresno, Calif.
Others
Presbyterian 15 Savannah State 0
(5 inn)
WP-Mary Gordon
(12-14)
LP-R. West
Presbyterian 11
Savannah State 0
(5 inn)
WP-Paige Cassady
(5-11)
LP-R. West
NFCA SCOREBOARD (late night wrap)