COLLEGE MAY 8 2008
1. Florida eliminated Ole Miss 1-0
2. Arizona State upset by Stanford 2-1 (10)
3. UCLA def Oregon 3-1
4. Alabama def Mississippi State 1-0
5. Michigan eliminated by Michigan State 2-1
6. Texas A&M
7. Oklahoma
8. Stanford upsets Arizona State 2-1 (10)
9. Arizona
10. Fresno State def by Louisiana Tech 3-2 (8)
11. Houston def Memphis 9-1
12. Northwestern def Ohio State 8-0
13. North Carolina def Virginia 6-0 Perfect game by Spaulding
14. Tennessee def Georgia 5-2
15. LSU def Auburn 4-0
16. Long Beach State
17. Virginia Tech def Maryland 7-4
18. ULL def FIU 8-2
19. San Diego State
20. Nevada def San Jose State 5-0
21. U Mass def Fordham 2-0
22. Hawaii
23. DePaul def Pittsburgh 4-3 (11)
24. Washington upset by Oregon State 3-2
25. Cal upset by Oregon State 3-2
26. Missouri
27. Creighton
28. Mississippi State loses to Alabama 1-0
29. Georgia eliminated by Tennessee 5-2
30. Hofstra def Towson 3-1
31. South Florida def Providence 8-6
32. BYU lost to Colorado State 3-2, wins 11-6
33. Oregon loses to UCLA 3-1
NON-TOURNAMENT CONFERENCE GAMES
Mountain West
Colorado State 3 BYU 2
WP-Catye Billman (9-6)
LP-Christina Gwyn-Trice (16-7) 10 K's
BYU 11 Colorado State 6
WP-Paige Affleck (13-3)
LP-Rebecca Penland (8-5)
New Mexico 6 Utah 2
WP-Madelyn Machac (6-6)
LP-Ashley Smuda (18-12)
New Mexico 9 Utah 1 (5 inn)
WP-Kelly Ninemire (16-15) 3-Hitter
LP-Brittany Parker (10-13)
Pac-10
Oregon State 3 Washington 2
WP-Kelly Dyer (18-24) LP-Aleah Macon (15-14)
Senior Cambria Miranda (Camarillo, Calif.) hit her 10th home run of the season in the bottom of the seventh to boost Oregon State to a 3-2 win over No. 24 Washington Thursday afternoon at the OSU Softball Complex. Oregon State (27-30, 5-14 Pac-10) was led by sophomore Dani Chisholm (Boring, Ore.) with a pair of singles of the team’s six total hits. Washington (26-22-1, 5-13 Pac-10) earned seven hits behind Amanda Fleischman’s couple of singles.
The Huskies started off the game scoring first with Bailey Stenson scoring on Jace Williams’ two-out double down the left field line to give Washington a one-run edge. But Oregon State answered right back in the bottom of the inning, gaining the lead on three hits by Chisholm), junior DeAnn Young (Camarillo, Calif.) and freshman Erin Guzy (Beaverton, Ore.) with Young and Guzy earning RBI to put the team up 2-1. Washington quickly tied things up in the second inning, scoring a run on Alicia Blake’s two-out RBI single at two runs each.
Both teams were unable to score after the second with sophomore Kelly Dyer (Eugene, Ore.) quickly retiring the side in the sixth and allowing a single in the seventh before stopping the next three batters at the top of the Huskies’ order before Miranda nailed her shot over the scoreboard in left field with one out to end the game.
Dyer threw four strikeouts in the complete-game win, boosting her record to 18-24, while Washington’s Aleah Macon was charged with the loss leaving her record at 15-14.
UCLA 3 Oregon 1
WP-Anjelica Selden (23-3) 1-Hitter 13 K's LP-Alicia Cook (15-11)
Selden has recorded double-digit strikeouts 11 times this season. But, while Selden was limiting the Ducks, Cook was also holding off the Bruins. Oregon took the lead on Chaput's one-out home run in the bottom 4th. DiSalvatore tied the game for UCLA, scoring on Jennifer Schroeder's rbi groundout in the 5th. In the 6th, Colburn walked; Herrera reached on an error, and Kamekona broke the tie with a one-run double. Langenfeld was intentionally walked. DiSalvatore reached on a fielder's choice, Herrera out at home. Camuso's rbi fielder's choice scored the final run. UCLA 44-6, 16-3 Pac 10. Oregon 32-24, 4-14.
Arizona 2 California 0
WP-Taryne Mowatt (22-12) 2-Hitter 13 K's LP-Marissa Drewrey (26-14)
Lastrapes singled, scored on Roth's single in the 1st. After Mowatt struck out the side in the top of 2nd, Banister led off the Wildcat at-bat with a home run for th final score. Arizona 34-16, 11-8 Pac 10. Cal 40-22, 7-12.
Stanford 2 Arizona State 1 (10)
WP Missy Penna 6H 17K LP Katie Burkhart 3H 9K
Superlative pitching by two of the best. Neill broke the scoring stalemate with a leadoff homer for Stanford in the 4th. Carlson scored for ASU on Vasquez' single in the 5th. In the 10th, Koutz jacked a two-out home run on an 0-2 pitch for the Cardinal lead. Penna struck out the side to end the game. Stanford 46-10, 11-8. ASU 54-5, 16-3.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Scores and narratives from multiple sources: Ultimate College Softball; Gametracker; tournament reports and SPYmail.
ACC Championship--College Park, Md.
Game 1 #3 Florida State 5 #6 Boston College 1
WP Tiffany McDonald 12 Ks Allison Gage
Brittany Osmon broke a 1-1 tie with one out in the 9th, jacking a walk-off grand slam home run. Kristie McConn led of the at-bat with a single. Carly Wynn laid down a bunt single. Whitney Buckmon dropped a perfect bunt single in front of the plate. Boston College scored in the top of the 5th with two out. Irene Delagrammatica singled and scored on a triple by Amanda Booth. In the bottom half, the Seminoles tied the game whenAshley Stager singled, Michelle Snyder singled; McConn hit into a line drive double play, but Wynn singled to center, scoring Snyder. Boston College will play the loser of the Virginia Tech/Maryland game.
Game 2 #2 Virginia Tech 7 #5 Maryland 4
WP Angela Tincher 12 K LP Sarah Dooley
The Terps strongly challenged Tincher, scoring 3 runs in the top of 1st. Belak singled; with one out, Stewart reached on an error, Belak scoring. Bessho belted a 2-run homer. Tech came back in the bottom half with 2 runs. Rhodes opened with a single; Ota sacrificed; Mariconda and Hall drew walks off Dooley; Hoffman singled to left, the ball was bobbled, and two runs scored. In the 2nd, Stolle walked and cored on Ota's single. A similar scenario prevailed in the 3rd as in the 1st. Hall walked, Hoffman singled to right, Everhart singled and again the ball was bobbled and two runs scored. Tech scored again in the 5th; Hoffman walked, Walker doubled, rbi; Everhart brought in the final Tech run with a sac fly. Maryland rallied in the top of the 7th. Belak and Schultz singled. Tincher struck our Stewart and Bessho, Hickey grounded to Tincher but the pitcher overthrew 1st, allowing the run to score. While Tincher had 12 Ks, she was not at her sharpest, seemingly fazed when two illegal pitches were called. Tincher threw 139 pitches, 100 for strikes.
Game 3 #1 North Carolina 6 #8 Virginia 0 WP Danielle Spaulding Perfect game LP Whitney Holstun
Superb performance by Danielle Spaulding. Regular season champion North Carolina seemed to get stronger as they approached the tournament; Virginia has struggled all year. Carolina scored in the bottom of 1st; Palmer doubled, Spaulding and Jacobs drew walks, loading the bases with one out; Palmer scored when Troup hit into a fielder's choice. Another run scored in the 3rd; Palmer and Spaulding hit consecutive singles; Jacobs singled, rbi. A four-run 4th effectively put the game away. Norris singled; Francona reached on an error at 2nd; Ensminger reached on an error at 1st, then, with two out, Spaulding doubled and Jacobs singled. After that deluge, only suspense was whether Spaulding would record a perfect. An anxious moment in the 7th; with one out, Cavalier designated player Pittman worked a 3-1 count but grounded back to Spaulding. This was the second solo no-hitter in ACC tournament history; the records are being researched as to whether this is the only perfect game. Spaulding had 9K. Carolina 8 hits.
Game 4 #5 North Carolina State 1, #4 Georgia Tech 1
WP Lindsay Campana 1-Hitter LP Whitney Humphreys
Campana held off the Yellow Jackets until the 6th when Blair Shimandle hit a two-out double. The Wolf Pack had four hits, and scored their run in the 1st. Shanna Smith led off the game with a single to center, and advanced on a sacrifice by Ashleigh Davis. Smith scored on a triple by Alyssa Allbritten.
Game 5 L1 #6 Boston College 7 L2 #5 Maryland 3 Maryland Eliminated
WP-Allison Gage (19-19) LP-Sarah Dooley (16-17)
The University of Maryland softball team was eliminated from the Atlantic Coast Conference championship Thursday, falling to Boston College 7-4. The Terps dropped to 36-23, while BC improved to 32-31. In the third inning, Maryland’s Devon Williams singled to lead off the inning before Niki Lau reached on a fielder’s choice. After a sacrifice bunt by Jenny Belak, Sarde Stewart drove home Williams on a sacrifice fly to left field. Senior Brittany Bessho followed with a double down the left-field line to score Lau and Schultz to give the Terps a 3-0 lead.The Eagles responded with three of their own in the bottom of the third when Alex Schultz misplayed a ball hit by Dani Weir with the bases loaded that allowed all three runners to score.
In the fourth, BC’s Amanda Booth tripled to right field to score Taylor Peyton to give the Eagles a 4-3 advantage. After Carolyn Jones reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Booth, Amy Tunstall hit her fifth home run of the season over the left-field fence to give BC a 7-3 lead. BC’s Allison Gage (19-19) came onto pitch in the fourth inning and allowed one hit in four innings pitched to earn the victory. BC starter Peyton allowed three runs in three innings. Maryland starter Sarah Dooley (16-17) allowed seven runs, five earned in the loss. Lindsey Wright pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief for the Terps.
America East Championship--Albany, N.Y.
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A-10 Tournament--Charlotte, N.C.
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A-Sun Tournament--DeLand, Fla.
Game 3 #4 East Tennessee State 2, #3 Mercer 0
WP- Hardy
LP- Holtz
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Big Ten Tournament--Evanston, Ill.
Game 1 #7 Michigan State 2 #2 Michigan 1 Michigan Eliminated
WP-Lesley Noel (15-18) 4-Hitter LP-Jordan Taylor (27-3)
The Wolverines entered the tournament as co-champions of the regular season, and ranked 5th in national polls, with the NCAA's highest ranked combined pitching staff, but it was not enough to prevent the unranked Spartans from winning yet another tournament upset of their instate rival. After stranding two runners in the 1st, Hansen opened the Michigan State 2nd with a double, advanced on a fielder's choice, and scored on an error. Michigan, which outhit the Spartans 7-4 and left three runners on in the early innings, tied the game in the 4th on a home run by Viefhaus. Both teams missed scoring opportunities in the 5th. In the top of 6th, Mahoney walked and scored on Bracamonte's two-out single. Michigan stranded 2 in the 6th, but went down in order in the 7th. Michigan 48-6. Michigan State 27-28.
Game 2 #1 Northwestern 8 #8 Ohio State 0 (5 inn) Ohio State Eliminated
WP-Lauren Delaney (33-8) 1-Hitter 7 K's LP-Kim Reeder (18-16)
Delaney, who has appeared in about 90% of the Wildcats' games and is a principal reason they were Big 10 co-champions, limited the Buckeyes to a single hit while her teammates were rolling to a run-rule, and advancing to the semi-final round for the sixth straight year. The Wildcat offense was packed into the 4th inning when they scored all eight runs. Hillman had the only OSU hit, a single in the 1st. In the 4th, E Dyer walked and K Dyer singled. After the runners advanced on a passed ball, Quinn singled in the first run. Thompson reached on a fielder's choice, Sengewald singled, rbi, loading the bases. Pinch-hitter Haug singled, 2 rbi. Miller relieved Reeder after Williams was hit by a pitch. Batts walked, rbi. Pauly doubled in two runs. Lafever, running for Batts, scored on a wild pitch. Northwestern 35-13. Ohio State 33-23.
Big East Tournament--Louisville, Ky. Syracuse Eliminated
Game 1 #3 Connecticut 6 #6 Syracuse 5 (9 inn)
WP-Tricia Sullivan (15-10) 11 K's LP-Brittany Gardner (13-13)
Sophomore pitcher Tricia Sullivan earned the win for the Huskies (28-21 overall, 13-7 BIG EAST), while sophomore Brittany Gardner suffered the loss for the Orange (21-32, 12-10). Gardner’s wild pitch in the middle of the ninth inning scored UConn sophomore Justyne Roy and advanced the Huskies to the BIG EAST semifinals.
Game 2 #2 DePaul 4 #7 Pittsburgh 3 (11 inn) Pittsburgh Eliminated
WP-Becca Heteniak (29-6) 14 K's LP-Cory Berliner (16-13)
Despite six runs in the first two innings, 11 frames were needed for the No. 2 seed DePaul Blue Demons to defeat the No. 7 seed Pittsburgh Panthers 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2008 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
The No. 20/23 Blue Demons improve to 46-16 overall and will meet No. 3 seed Connecticut in the semifinals on May 9 at 2:30 p.m. CBS College Sports will carry the game live. The Panthers drop to 31-25 with the loss.
DePaul sophomore Becca Heteniak, the 2008 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, earned the win, throwing a career-high 14 strikeouts to improve her season record to 29-6. Pitching 1.2 innings in relief, Panther freshman Cory Berliner took the loss and dropped her season record to 16-13. Pittsburgh sophomore Kayla Zinger pitched the first 6.2 innings and gave up three runs off seven hits with one earned run and one strikeout.
DPU senior first baseman Marcy Wilus scored sophomore shortstop Shea Warren with a single up the middle in the bottom of the 11th. Warren scored from second base and previously advanced after securing the Blue Demons’ third stolen base of the game. Wilus finished the game 1-for-5 with a .256 average. Junior third baseman Amber Patton led DePaul with a .406 batting average, going 3-for-6 with two RBI.
Junior first baseman Sam Card had a team-best .384 batting average for the Panthers. Senior third baseman Jessica Dignon went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI for a .377 average.
Pitt came out swinging in the first inning, lighting the Blue Demons up for three runs and jumping out to the quick lead. Dignon scored the first run, advancing freshman outfielder Reba Tutt off of a left field single. Senior catcher Mary Hecker put two more runs on the board, singling to right field and scoring freshman outfielder Ashley Amistade and Dignon. DePaul regrouped and closed the inning with three-straight outs.
DePaul opened the bottom of the first shaky, as Patton and Wilus both went down with shots to shortstop Dignon. Senior utility player Sandy Vojik singled up the middle for DPU’s first hit, with Heteniak advancing her on walks. DePaul shortened the Panthers’ lead by one point when junior catcher Jackie Tarulli-Fisher singled to score Vojik. Card closed out the inning when she caught pinch runner Katie Hanson stealing.
Pitt’s bats cooled in the second inning, as the Panthers went three-and-out. DePaul took advantage of the quick half and put two runs on the board. Patton scored freshman outfield Sean Plese and Alex Morocco on a single to left field. Patton took two bases off the hit with a Pitt error. Wilson failed to bring Patton home and lined out to second base.
Neither team was able to regain its early-game offensive spark. Eleven runners were left on base before Wilus scored Warren for the win.
Game 3 #1 USF 8 #8 Providence 6 Providence eliminated
WP Capri Catalano. 9K LP Danielle Bertollette
BIG EAST regular season champion and top-seeded USF relinquished a six-run lead, but a fourth-inning, Courtney Mosch double regained the advantage for the Bulls and they secured an 8-6 victory over No. 8 seed Providence in the BIG EAST Softball Championship quarterfinals at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville, Ky. BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Capri Catalano earned the victory for the Bulls (43-17), striking out nine and allowing just eight hits in seven innings of work to push her season record to 16-1. Sophomore Danielle Bertollette suffered the loss for the Friars (25-25-2), allowing 15 hits and eight runs. She ends the season with a 13-12 record. The Bulls advance to the BIG EAST championship semifinals for the second-straight season. The squad will meet the winner of No. 4 Notre Dame-No. 5 Louisville on May 9 at 5:00 p.m. The contest will be televised live on CBS College Sports. Mosch led the Bulls at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. In total, five USF players had a multi-hit game. Sophomore catcher Teresa Bertels went 2-for-2 to lead PC, finishing the game with one hit and one walk. Catalano settled the Friars early, retiring three of the first four hitters. The Bulls’ stingy defense was supported by their fiery offense, as the team jumped out to an early 3-0 lead while batting around the lineup. Junior second baseman Britta Giddens provided the team with its first run, scoring senior outfielder Kit Dunbar with a double to left field. With the bases loaded, sophomore Cat Olnick singled to the pitcher and scored Giddens. Sophomore JoJo Medina was the third Bull to cross the plate in the opening inning, as Mosch earned her first RBI of the game with a single up the middle. The second inning resembled the first, as the Friars went three-and-out and the Bulls put three more runs on the board. Two stolen bases and a right field-error produced the squads fourth and fifth run, while Giddens put USF up 6-0 with an unearned run off of sophomore Allison Savarese’s right field flyout. Down but not out, the Friars answered the Bulls in a big way in the top of the third inning. With the first three hitters safely getting on base, junior outfielder Mary Rose Sheehy sent a ball sailing over the left-center fence to narrow the Bulls’ lead 6-4. The Friars evened the score in the top of the fourth, as sophomore infielder Jenna Garcia doubled to right to score Bertels and senior infielder Samantha Pittman. Despite the comeback, PC could not capture the lead, as the Friars left one on base when Catalano retired Sheehy to close the inning. Medina’s ground out in the bottom of the fifth scored senior outfielder Aya Nakajima for the final run of the game.
Game 4 #5 Louisville 3 #4 Notre Dame 1 Notre Dame Eliminated
WP-Kristen Wadwell (18-12) LP-Brittney Bargar (29-13)
The University of Notre Dame softball team dropped a 3-1 decision
to Louisville on Thursday night in the opening round of the 2008 BIG
EAST Conference Championship at Ulmer Field. No. 5 Louisville (30-20) eliminated
the fourth-seeded Irish (37-20-1) from the tournament with the win. Katie Laing
had seven assists in the contest, giving her the program’s all-time record (471)
and top single-season mark (147). The second baseman also added a hit.
Louisville scored a pair of runs on two hits in the third to open the scoring
column. A double by Erin Marrone and an RBI single from Katie Fleury cut the
Cardinal lead in half, 2-1, in the bottom of the frame. The Irish came up empty
in the fourth and left a pair of runners in scoring position. Linda Kohan was
walked and Laing singled in the frame. An infield grounder by Ashley Ellis
advanced both runners before Kristen Wadwell (18-12) got Beth Northway to line
out to shortstop. Wadwell went the distance for Louisville and fanned four
batters, limiting the Irish to an earned run on three hits. Christina Roesel
drove in Missy Vacil in the sixth for Louisville’s third score of the game.
In her 100th career start, Irish pitcher Brittney Bargar (29-13) gave up six
hits and three earned runs while shouldering the loss. Kohan drew two walks to
tie Notre Dame’s single-season record (36).
Big South Tournament--Rock Hill, S.C.
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CAA Championships--Hempstead, N.Y.
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C-USA Championships--Houston, Texas
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Game 5 #4 Marshall vs #5 East Carolina 8 pm
Horizon Tournament--Chicago, Ill.
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MAC Tournament--Akron, Ohio
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MAAC Championships--Stratford, Conn.
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MEAC Championships--Ormond Beach, Fla.
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MVC Tournament--Carbondale, Ill.
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OVC Tournament--Jacksonville, Ala.
Game 1 #6 Samford 8 #3 Eastern Kentucky 6
WP-Kayla Burris (8-7)
LP-Kalyn Fox (8-6)
S-Amanda Barrs (1)
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Patriot Tournament--Bethlehem, Pa.
Game 1 #1 Lehigh 8 #4 Army 0 (5 inn)
WP-Lisa Sweeney (23-4) 1-Hitter 9 K's
LP-Veronica Barth (10-16)
Game 2 #3 Bucknell 1 #2 Lafayette 0 (10 inn)
WP-Christie Wiest (13-12) 5-Hitter
LP-Ali Henry (10-10) 10 K's
SEC Championships--Baton Rouge, La.
Game 1 #4 Tennessee 5 #5 Georgia 2 Georgia Eliminated
WP-Megan Rhodes LP-Christie Hamilton
Lady Vol senior pitcher Megan Rhodes fired a complete game from the circle and sophomore Erinn Webb knocked in three runs as No. 14 Tennessee (47-13) downed No. 25 Georgia (43-22), 5-2, in opening round action on Thursday, May 8th, at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La. With the triumph, UT swept all four games from the Bulldogs during the 2008 season. Webb was responsible for a two-run double in the third inning and a RBI single in the fifth, upping her RBI count on the season to 37. Sophomore catcher Tiffany Huff was 1-for-1 with a run scored, two walks and an RBI. Senior third baseman Tonya Callahan delivered a single in her lone official at-bat while drawing free passes number 53 and 54 of the campaign, including No. 19 intentionally. In the contest, the Big Orange managed to draw eight walks off Georgia starting pitcher Christie Hamilton (6 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 8 BB, 4 K’s).
Rhodes allowed just two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts in a complete-game effort, improving to 20-8 on the season. In four games this year against the Bulldogs, the Nashville, Tenn., native was 4-0 overall with a 1.75 ERA and 11 K’s over 20.0 innings of work.
Game 2 #1 Florida 1 #8 Ole Miss 0 Ole Miss Eliminated
WP-Stephanie Brombacher (19-0) 6-IP 2-Hitter LP-Bcky Nye (12-11) S-Stacey Nelson (5)
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Game 3 #2 Alabama 1 #7 Mississippi State 0 Mississippi State Eliminated
WP-Kelsi Dunne (23-3) 4-Hitter 9 K's LP-Misty Flesher (19-10) 2-Hitter
Bulldogs’ hurler Misty Flesher held the high-powered Alabama offense without a hit through the first six innings. But Dani Woods broke up the no-hitter to lead off the seventh inning with a sharp single up the middle. After a failed bunt attempt, Lauren Parker made her first appearance at the plate since April 12 at Auburn. Parker put the ball in play back to the pitcher, who threw wide of first base to put runners on first and third base with one out. MSU intentionally walked Whitney Larsen to load the bases for Rogers, who had been called out at first base on two extremely close plays earlier in the game. Rogers left no doubt this time as she laced a 2-1 pitch from Flesher back up the middle for the game winner.
The loss drops MSU to
40-20 overall, while the Crimson Tide improved to 50-5. State will now wait for
Sunday’s NCAA Division I Softball Selection Show to see where it will land in
next week’s field of 64. The selections will be unveiled at 9 p.m. CST
on ESPNU.
Game 4 #3 LSU 4 #6 Auburn 0 Auburn eliminated
WP Cody Trahan
An inside the park home
run by Shannon Stein got the 15th-ranked LSU softball team on the scoreboard as
the Tigers went on to shut out Auburn, 4-0, on Thursday night at Tiger Park in
the first round of the 2008 Southeastern Conference Tournament. LSU improved to
42-15 on the season and 1-0 in SEC Tournament play. The Fighting Tigers will
advance to face second-seeded Alabama on Friday at 7:30 p.m. with a berth in the
championship game on the line. The loss dropped AU to 37-20 overall and
eliminated Auburn from SEC Tournament play. Second-team All-SEC selection
Cody Trahan earned the complete-game shutout to improve to 18-4 on the season.
The sophomore has not lost since assuming the No. 1 at Tennessee, picking up six
straight wins. Trahan scattered only two singles, while walking five and
striking out eight. It marked her sixth complete game shutout of the season.
Stein became the first LSU player to record an inside the park home run since
LaDonia Hughes against Centenary on Feb. 5, 2004. It was the third home run of
the season for the senior who also extended her hitting streak to five games.
In the bottom of the third, LSU got on the board, courtesy of Stein’s home run.
With one out, she hit the ball off the fence down the left field line. The ball
then rolled out towards center field and away from Auburn left fielder Brittany
Scott, who appeared to be slightly shaken by a hard hit into the fence. Stein
motored around the bases and scored easily ahead of the throw into the plate.
The Fighting Tigers tacked on another run later in the inning. After Rachel
Mitchell drew a walk following Stein’s home run, one of the SEC Tournament eight
walks drawn by LSU in the game. Mitchell then stole second to move her into
scoring position. A single to right field by Duhon pushed Mitchell across the
plate for the 2-0 advantage.
“The lead sure made me feel better, so I’m sure it made the team feel better
too,” said Girouard. “It seemed like things loosened up after that.”
In the bottom of the fourth, LSU put the game away with two more runs. Erika
Sluss led off the inning with a walk. She came around to score on a triple to
right center field by Hollis. A wild pitch then scored Hollis for the 4-0 lead.
Auburn threatened in a couple of innings, but only managed to put one player as
far as third base. In the top of the second, Trahan gave up a single and a walk
with one out. A passed ball by Killian Roessner allowed the runners to move to
second and third. A great play on a hard hit ball to third base by Jessica Mouse
held the runners and got the out at first before Trahan struck out Starr Dorsey
looking to end the inning.
AU had only more two runners in scoring position the rest of the game, but could
not get the runner past second. Trahan retired the final four batters of the
game to complete the shutout.
Anna Thompson started and took the loss to fall to 12-11 on the season. She
allowed four runs on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts in three
innings. Brittany Day came on in the fourth and gave up only one hit with four
walks and a strikeout in the final three innings.
LSU has now won 10 of its 12 SEC Tournament opening round games. The only losses
for the Tigers came in 1997 and 2005. When LSU has won the opening game of the
tournament, the Tigers have then gone on to advance to the championship game in
eight of those nine previous appearances.
On Friday, LSU will attempting to accomplish a first for the league tournament.
Since the conference went to home sites in 2004, no host team has ever advanced
to the championship game. At Alabama, LSU defeated Georgia in the championship
game. The following year in Florida, Alabama defeated Georgia in the finals. The
Tigers fell to Tennessee at Georgia in 2006 before LSU knocked off Florida in
Auburn last season.
Southern Championships--Charleston, S.C.
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Southland Tournament--San Marcos, Texas
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Sun Belt Tournament--Troy, Ala.
Game 5 L1 #6 North Texas 4 L2 #2 Florida Atlantic 3
WP-Kristina Fowler (9-10)
LP-Amber Barton (19-19)
UNT-Mallory Cantler Game-Ending HR
Florida Atlantic Eliminated
Game 6 L4 #8 Western Kentucky 2 L3 #5 Middle Tennessee 1
WP-Ryan Rogge (16-14)
LP-Lindsey Vander Lugt (16-21)
Middle Tennessee Eliminated
Game 7 W2 #7 Louisiana-Monroe 5 W1 #3 Troy 0
WP-Kandace Causey (12-12) No-Hitter 1-HBP 7 K's
LP-Ashlyn Williams (28-14)
Game 8 W4 #1 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 W3 #4 Florida International 2
WP-Ashley Brignac (26-6) 3-Hitter 10 K's LP-Holly Satterfield (10-9)
Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns collected three home runs en route to eight runs as they downed Florida International 8-2 in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
The Ragin’ Cajuns collected 10 hits in the game including four extra base hits. The Cajuns belted three home runs in the game. Gabriele Bridges (Lafitte, La.), Vanessa Soto (San Diego, Calif.) and Melissa Verde (Beaumont, Texas) each had home runs in the game. Verde added a double in the game and led the team with five RBI.
In the circle for the Cajuns, Ashley Brignac (River Ridge, La.) collected her second win of the tournament. The SBC Pitcher of the Year tossed a complete game for her 26th victory of the season. Brignac scattered three hits in 7.0 innings of work allowing just a pair of runs with only one earned run. She fanned 10 batters in the game, marking the 15th time this season she has recorded double-digit strikeouts.
WAC Championships--Honolulu, Hawai’i
Game 4 #1 Nevada 5 W1 #6 San Jose State 0
WP-Jordan McPherson (15-9) 3-Hitter LP-Deanna Mauer (13-16)
Jordan McPherson tossed a complete-game
three-hitter to lead the Nevada softball team to a 5-0 win
over San Jose State on Thursday at the Western Athletic
Conference Tournament.
The win was Nevada’s 13th in a row and propelled the
top-seeded Wolf Pack into the next round of the tournament
where the team will face fourth-seeded Louisiana Tech on
Friday at 5 p.m. (Pacific). Nevada, ranked 17th and 20th in
the national polls, improved to 41-14 overall.
McPherson walked four and struck out four and kept the
Spartan hitters off balance the whole game. She threw 113
pitches in improving to 15-9 overall on the season.
Freshman Noelle Micka went 2-for-3 with a run and three RBI
in the game. Fellow freshman Danielle Patrick went 2-for-3
with two runs and two RBI.
McPherson got out of a bases loaded jam in the second
inning. The Spartans had the bags full with one out but
McPherson caught an Ashley Wagner line drive and then fired
to first to double off Kasey Igarta and get out of the
inning unscathed.
Nevada then jumped on top in the bottom of the second. A
leadoff double by Sam Bias got things started. Kelsey Starr
then reached on an error by the shortstop. A wild pitch from
Spartan starter Deanna Mauer moved both runners up. Freshman
Danielle Patrick later delivered a bullet to right field
that scored Bias and Starr to give Nevada a 2-0 lead.
Freshman Noelle Micka then hit a two-run home run to
right-center, with the ball hitting the top of the fence and
bouncing over for the round-tripper. That gave Nevada a 4-0
lead and it was all the offense the Pack would need.
Nevada added a single run in the fifth inning as Micka came
through with an RBI single.
Game 5 W3 #4 Louisiana Tech 3 W2 #2 Fresno State 2 (8 inn)
WP-Wanda Malone (1-0) LP-Morgan Melloh (38-6) 12 K's
Melloh had 10 Ks but she gave up 9 hits. The Bulldogs scored a run in the top of the 1st, Stiglich singled with two out and scored on Scheuber's double. Ortega drove in a Fresno State run in the top of the 6th, 2-0, But, the Techsters tied the game in the bottom half, on rbi by Clark and Bassett. the Bulldogs stranded runners in the 7th and 8th. In the bottom 8th, Sheridan and Waits singled, Clark singled in the winning run. Tech 33-27, Fresno State 50-10.
Game 6 L2 vs L1 #7 Utah State 2:30 pm
Game 7 L4 vs L3 4:45 pm
Game 8 L5 vs L6 7 pm
NFCA SCOREBOARD (late night wrap at 1am)
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