2008 WestConn Softball Archives
 

LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
WESTCONN ELIMINATED BY EASTERN CONNECTICUT, 7-2

WILLIMANTIC, CT - Top seed Eastern Connecticut State University ended the Western Connecticut State University softball team's season with a 7-2 victory over the Colonials in the second day of the Little East Conference Softball Tournament at Howard Spector Field Friday afternoon.

After racing out to a 1-0 lead, WestConn gave up seven unanswered runs before scoring a harmless run in the top of the seventh inning. 

Kristen Lugovich led the Colonials offense by going 3-for-4 and had the third seed's only run batted in.  Loren Angiolillo and Megan Brunell each had two hits in the loss.

Cortney Romyns took the loss after going two and two thirds and giving up five runs on three hits.  She had one strike out and walked four.  Romyns ends her final season with a 6-3 record.  She yielded to senior Shelby Slie who allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out one.

Kim Church led the Warriors by going 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and a pair of doubles.  Her first double produced two runs in the second inning as Eastern Connecticut built a 3-1 advantage.  Courtney Caswell had a double and two RBI in one official at bat.

Katie Pensiero earned the win and is now 13-4.  She allowed two runs, one of them earned, eight hits, struck out two and walked two in six innings.    Caitlin Cravens pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the winners.

 
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                   Western Connecticut at Eastern Connecticut
           May 02, 2008 at Willimantic, Conn. (Howard Spector Field)
Western Connecticut 2 (28-13)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Cortney Romyns p/1b......  4  1  1  0   0  0  4  2   6
Kristen Lugovich 2b......  4  1  3  1   0  0  2  1   0
Loren Angiolillo ss......  4  0  2  0   0  1  2  1   0
Meghan Mammone c/1b......  4  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   0
 Tiffany Risucci pr......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Stacey DiMaggio dh/3b....  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   1
Amy Hartman rf...........  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  0   2
Brittany Finkeldey 3b/c..  3  0  1  0   1  0  2  1   2
Megan Brunell lf.........  3  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
Katelyn Farrell 1b.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
 Shelby Slie p...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Rebecca Andruskiwec cf...  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  2  9  1   3  2 18  7  11
Eastern Connecticut 7 (26-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Kim Church ss............  4  1  3  2   0  0  2  1   0
Katie Dinihanian dh......  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
 Katie O'Toole ph........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rachel Denny 1b..........  2  0  0  1   1  0  8  1   1
 Kelly Finlay pr.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Krystle Denny c..........  3  2  2  0   1  0  2  1   0
Ashley Sullivan cf.......  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   2
Kate Livingston rf.......  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Courtney Caswell 3b......  1  1  1  2   1  0  1  3   0
Ashley Marchitto lf......  1  1  0  0   1  1  0  0   1
 Rachel Soychak ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Casey Mahoney 2b.........  2  0  1  1   0  0  4  5   0
Katie Pensiero p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Caitlin Cravens p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 22  7 10  6   4  2 21 13   7
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 100 000 1 -  2  9  2
Eastern Connecticut. 032 011 X -  7 10  4
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E - Hartman(3); Finkeldey(5); Church(14); R. Denny(7); Sullivan(2);
Caswell(3). DP - WCSUSB 2; Eastern 1. LOB - WCSUSB 11; Eastern 7. 2B -
Romyns(7); Church 2(12); K. Denny(15); Caswell(5). HBP - Mahoney. SH -
Slie(1); Dinihanian(9); Sullivan(7); Livingston(4); Caswell(7). SF - R.
Denny(5). SB - Angiolillo(11).
Western Connecticut    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Cortney Romyns......  2.2  3  5  5  4  1  9 16
Shelby Slie.........  3.1  7  2  2  0  1 13 16
Eastern Connecticut    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Katie Pensiero......  6.0  8  2  1  2  2 26 29
Caitlin Cravens.....  1.0  1  0  0  1  0  4  5
Win - Pensiero (13-4).  Loss - Romyns (6-3).  Save - None.
WP - Pensiero(6). HBP - by Romyns (Mahoney). PB - Mammone(7).
Umpires - HP: Zach Garr  1B: Mike Almeida  2B: John Moffitt
Start: 2 p.m.   Time: 1:45   Attendance: 200
Pensiero faced 1 batter in the 7th.

2008 WestConn Softball
Western Connecticut at Eastern Connecticut - Play-by-Play
May 02, 2008 at Willimantic, Conn. (Howard Spector Field)


Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 100 000 1 - 2 9 2
Eastern Connecticut. 032 011 X - 7 10 4
-----------------------------------------

Western Connecticut 1st
C. Romyns doubled to left field. C. Romyns advanced to third on a wild pitch.
K. Lugovich out at first 1b to 2b to 1b, RBI; C. Romyns scored. L.Angiolillo
singled down the lf line. M. Mammone struck out swinging; L.Angiolillo stole
second, advanced to third on a fielding error by cf. S. DiMaggio walked. A.
Hartman grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut 1st
Church reached on a fielding error by 3b. Dinihanian grounded out to p, SAC,
bunt; Church advanced to second. R. Denny popped into double play 2b to ss;
Church out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Western Connecticut 2nd
B. Finkeldey flied out to cf. M. Brunell singled up the middle. K. Farrell
grounded out to 2b; M. Brunell advanced to second. C. Romyns grounded out to
3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut 2nd
K. Denny walked. Sullivan flied out to rf. K. Denny advanced to second on a
passed ball. Livingston flied out to rf. Caswell walked. Marchitto walked;
Caswell advanced to second; K. Denny advanced to third. Mahoney hit by pitch,
RBI; Marchitto advanced to second; Caswell advanced to third; K. Denny scored.
Church doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Mahoney advanced to third; Marchitto
scored; Caswell scored. Dinihanian struck out swinging. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Western Connecticut 3rd
K. Lugovich singled to third base, bunt. L.Angiolillo struck out looking. M.
Mammone reached on a fielder's choice; K. Lugovich out at second 3b to 2b. S.
DiMaggio lined out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut 3rd
R. Denny walked. Finlay pinch ran for R. Denny. K. Denny popped up to ss.
Sullivan singled through the left side; Finlay advanced to second. Livingston
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Sullivan advanced to second; Finlay advanced to
third. Caswell doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Sullivan scored; Finlay scored.
C. Romyns to 1b. S. Slie to p for K. Farrell. Marchitto struck out looking. 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Connecticut 4th
R. Denny to 1b for Finlay. A. Hartman flied out to rf. B. Finkeldey walked. M.
Brunell reached on a fielding error by ss; B. Finkeldey advanced to second. S.
Slie out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; M. Brunell advanced to second; B.
Finkeldey advanced to third. C. Romyns lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut 4th
Mahoney grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt. Church singled to third base.
Dinihanian singled to center field; Church advanced to second. R. Denny lined
into double play 3b to 2b; Church out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Western Connecticut 5th
K. Lugovich singled to left field. L.Angiolillo popped into double play 2b to
1b; K. Lugovich out on the play. M. Mammone grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut 5th
K. Denny singled to left field. Sullivan grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; K. Denny
advanced to second. Livingston singled, advanced to second on the throw; K.
Denny advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by rf. Caswell grounded out
to p, SAC, bunt; Livingston advanced to third. Soychak pinch hit for Marchitto.
Soychak grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Western Connecticut 6th
Marchitto to lf for Soychak. S. DiMaggio flied out to cf. A. Hartman grounded
out to ss. B. Finkeldey singled to second base. M. Brunell singled to left
field; B. Finkeldey advanced to second. S. Slie reached on a fielding error by
1b; M. Brunell advanced to second; B. Finkeldey advanced to third. C. Romyns
fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Eastern Connecticut 6th
C. Romyns to cf. M. Mammone to 1b. S. DiMaggio to 3b. B. Finkeldey to c. / for
Andruskiwec. Mahoney singled down the lf line. Church doubled to left field;
Mahoney advanced to third. O'Toole pinch hit for Dinihanian. O'Toole reached on
a fielder's choice; Church advanced to third; Mahoney out at home c unassisted.
R. Denny flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Church scored. Dinihanian to dh for O'Toole.
K. Denny doubled to left field; Dinihanian advanced to third. Sullivan fouled
out to 1b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western Connecticut 7th
K. Lugovich singled through the left side. Cravens to p for Pensiero.
L.Angiolillo singled up the middle; K. Lugovich advanced to second. M. Mammone
reached on a fielder's choice; L.Angiolillo out at second 2b to ss; K. Lugovich
advanced to third. T. Risucci pinch ran for M. Mammone. S. DiMaggio reached on
a fielding error by 3b; T. Risucci advanced to second; K. Lugovich scored,
unearned. T. Risucci out at second c to 2b, picked off. A. Hartman walked; S.
DiMaggio advanced to second. B. Finkeldey grounded out to p. 1 run, 2 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.

 


 

LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
KEENE STATE SCORES THREE IN THE EIGHTH TO DEFEAT COLONIALS, 5-2

WILLIMANTIC, CT - After battling back to lock the score at 2-2 with a pair or runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Western Connecticut State University softball team's hopes of defeating Keene State College, fell short.  

Pinch hitter Stephanie Lavado delivered a two-RBI double off Colonials reliever Cortney Romyns.  The Owls added an insurance run on their way to a 5-2, eight inning victory in the opening round of the Little East Conference Tournament at Spector Field, on the campus of Eastern Connecticut State University.

The Colonials scored two runs in their last at bat before the extra frame.  Romyns tripled home an unearned run and Kristen Lugovich plated Romyns with a sacrifice fly to even the game at 2-2 in the seventh.

The Owls, 23-10, scattered nine hits with Jenna Patnode and Julie May each collecting two hits apiece.

WestConn, 28-12 and ranked third in New England, had seven hits on the night including a pair from freshman right fielder Amy Hartman.

The Colonials will face host Eastern Connecticut in the opener on Friday at 1 p.m.  WestConn will try to avoid elimination against the Warriors, a team it split a doubleheader with earlier this season.

Keene State will take on Rhode Island College at 3 p.m.  The Anchorwomen defeated University of Southern Maine, 6-3 earlier on Thursday.  Southern Maine was eliminated in the LEC Tournament nightcap when they dropped an 8-6 decision to Plymouth State University.
 

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                   Keene State College vs Western Connecticut
               May 01, 2008 at Willimantic, Conn. (Spector Field)
Keene State College 5 (23-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Jenna Patnode 3b.........  4  2  2  0   1  0  0  2   0
Jessica Starkey 2b.......  2  0  1  0   2  0  1  1   0
Katie Allenson dh........  4  0  1  1   1  1  0  0   0
Melissa Scata c..........  4  0  0  0   1  1  8  0   4
Colleen Ferguson ss......  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  5   3
Katie Conklin 1b.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  9  0   2
Julie May rf.............  3  1  2  0   1  0  3  0   0
Elizabeth Mroczka lf.....  3  0  1  0   0  2  1  0   0
 Stephanie Lavado ph.....  1  0  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
 Ashley Annis pr.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Allie D'Amato cf.........  3  0  0  0   1  1  1  0   2
Ashlee Nicholson p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 31  5  9  3   7  6 24 11  11
Western Connecticut 2 (28-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Cortney Romyns 1b/p......  4  1  1  1   0  1  1  1   0
Kristen Lugovich 2b......  2  0  0  1   1  1  1  0   0
Loren Angiolillo ss......  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  3   0
Meghan Mammone dh/1b.....  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   2
 Tiffany Risucci pr......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Stacey DiMaggio 3b.......  3  0  1  0   1  0  3  2   0
Amy Hartman rf...........  3  0  2  0   0  0  0  1   0
Brittany Finkeldey c.....  4  0  1  0   0  1  6  1   1
Megan Brunell lf.........  3  1  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
Shelby Slie p/ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Katelyn Farrell ph/1b...  2  0  0  0   0  1  5  0   5
Rebecca Andruskiwec cf...  0  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0
Totals................... 30  2  7  2   2  6 24  8   8
Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Keene State College. 101 000 03 -  5  9  1
Western Connecticut. 000 000 20 -  2  7  2
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E - Ferguson(3); DiMaggio(10); Andruskiwec(6). LOB - KSC 11; WCSUSB 8. 2B -
May(8); Lavado(4); Hartman(11). 3B - Romyns(3). SH - Starkey(1); Conklin(3);
Hartman(2). SF - Lugovich(1). SB - Patnode(17); Starkey(1); Finkeldey(6).
Keene State College    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Ashlee Nicholson....  8.0  7  2  1  2  6 30 34
Western Connecticut    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Shelby Slie.........  2.2  3  1  0  1  2 11 12
Cortney Romyns......  5.1  6  4  4  6  4 20 28
Win - Nicholson (12-5).  Loss - Romyns (6-2).  Save - None.
WP - Romyns 2(5); Slie(9).
Umpires - HP: Mike Lockwood  1B: Rick Durham  2B: Donna Vavrinec
Start: 5:15 PM   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 200
Game: 2008LEC3

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Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
           Keene State College vs Western Connecticut - Play-by-Play
               May 01, 2008 at Willimantic, Conn. (Spector Field)

Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Keene State College. 101 000 03 -  5  9  1
Western Connecticut. 000 000 20 -  2  7  2
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Keene State College starters: 31/3b Patnode; 3/2b Starkey; 9/dh Allenson; 46/c
Scata; 10/ss Ferguson; 2/1b Conklin; 13/rf May; 12/lf Mroczka; 6/cf D'Amato;
33/p Nicholson;
Western Connecticut starters: 22/1b Romyns; 2/2b Lugovich; 3/ss Angiolillo;
30/dh Mammone; 7/3b DiMaggio; 18/rf Hartman; 19/c Finkeldey; 10/lf Brunell;
12/p Slie; 17/cf Andruskiwec;
Keene State College 1st - Patnode reached on a fielding error by 3b.
Patnode advanced to second on a wild pitch. Starkey singled to center field;
Patnode advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by cf, unearned. Allenson
struck out looking. Scata struck out swinging. Ferguson flied out to cf. 1
run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Western Connecticut 1st - Romyns grounded out to p. Lugovich walked.
Angiolillo struck out swinging. Mammone grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Keene State College 2nd - Conklin lined out to cf. May doubled, out at
third rf to ss to 3b. Mroczka singled to center field. D'Amato popped up to 1b.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Western Connecticut 2nd - DiMaggio walked. Hartman out at first p to 2b,
SAC, bunt; DiMaggio advanced to second. Finkeldey singled to first base, bunt;
DiMaggio advanced to third. Finkeldey stole second. Brunell struck out
swinging. Farrell pinch hit for Slie. Farrell struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Keene State College 3rd - Romyns to p. Farrell to 1b. Patnode singled
through the left side. Starkey grounded out to c, SAC, bunt; Patnode advanced
to second. Allenson singled through the left side, advanced to second on the
throw, RBI; Patnode scored. Scata walked. Ferguson popped up to ss. Conklin
struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Western Connecticut 3rd - Romyns struck out swinging. Lugovich struck
out looking. Angiolillo popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Keene State College 4th - May popped up to ss. Mroczka struck out
looking. D'Amato grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Western Connecticut 4th - Mammone singled to right field. Risucci pinch
ran for Mammone. DiMaggio singled down the lf line; Risucci advanced to second.
Hartman singled down the rf line; DiMaggio advanced to second; Risucci advanced
to third. Finkeldey struck out swinging. Brunell reached on a fielder's choice;
Hartman advanced to second; DiMaggio advanced to third; Risucci out at home 3b
to c. Farrell fouled out to c. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Keene State College 5th - Patnode singled to left field. Patnode stole
second. Patnode advanced to third on a wild pitch. Starkey walked. Starkey
stole second. Allenson grounded out to p. Scata popped up to 2b. Ferguson
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Western Connecticut 5th - Romyns flied out to rf. Lugovich grounded out
to ss. Angiolillo grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Keene State College 6th - Conklin flied out to lf. May singled to
shortstop. Mroczka struck out swinging. D'Amato struck out looking. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Western Connecticut 6th - Mammone to dh for Risucci. Mammone fouled out
to rf. DiMaggio grounded out to ss. Hartman doubled down the lf line. Finkeldey
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Keene State College 7th - Patnode lined out to 3b. Starkey grounded out
to ss. Allenson walked. Scata lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Western Connecticut 7th - Brunell reached on a fielding error by ss.
Slie pinch hit for Farrell. Slie grounded out to 3b; Brunell advanced to
second. Romyns tripled to center field, RBI; Brunell scored, unearned. Lugovich
flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Romyns scored. Angiolillo singled up the middle.
Mammone grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Keene State College 8th - Mammone to 1b. Slie to dh. Ferguson singled
down the lf line. Conklin grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Ferguson advanced to
second. May walked. Lavado pinch hit for Mroczka. Lavado doubled to right
center, 2 RBI; May scored; Ferguson scored. Annis pinch ran for Lavado. D'Amato
walked. Patnode walked; D'Amato advanced to second; Annis advanced to third.
Patnode advanced to second on a wild pitch; D'Amato advanced to third on a wild
pitch; Annis scored on a wild pitch. Romyns to 1b. Mammone to dh. Slie to p.
Starkey walked. Allenson lined out to cf. Scata fouled out to 3b. 3 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Western Connecticut 8th - Mroczka to lf for Annis. DiMaggio flied out to
cf. Hartman flied out to rf. Finkeldey grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.


 

Eastern Connecticut to host 2008 Little East Conference Softball Tournament

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Eastern Connecticut State University hosts the upcoming 2008 Little East Conference Softball Championship Tournament at Spector Field. The Warriors earned the top-seed and the right to host the three-day, six-team double elimination tournament as the conference’s regular season champion.

                The 11th annual Little East Conference Championship is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 1 when top-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University hosts sixth-seeded Plymouth State University. Earlier on the campaign, the Warriors swept a two-game set with the Panthers in Willimantic, Conn. All six teams will be in action on Day 1. The tournament concludes on Saturday, May 3, when the 2008 champion is crowned.  The Little East Conference Tournament Champion earns the automatic qualifier into the NCAA Division III Tournament.

                Eastern Connecticut swept a doubleheader from Rhode Island College on April 26, gaining a share of the conference regular season championship for the first time in 13 seasons. The Warriors earned the top seed and home field advantage based on their 2-0 mark against the Anchorwomen in head-to-head competition. Eastern Connecticut State University established a new single-season standard for conference victories, winning 12 contests for the first time in program history.

                Rhode Island College claimed at least a share of the conference regular season championship for the fourth straight season. The 2008 Anchorwomen matched the program’s single-season record for conference wins (12), sharing the standard with the 2005 and 2007 clubs.  Rhode Island College has captured the past two Little East Conference Softball Championship Tournaments and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.    

                Western Connecticut State University reached double digits in conference victories for the third time in the past four seasons to lock down the No. 3 seed. Keene State College posted an 8-6 mark in the Little East Conference action for the No. 4 seed, while the University of Southern Maine and Plymouth State University each went 5-9 in the conference circuit. The Huskies won the tie-breaker with the Panthers based on a victory over the fourth-seeded Owls.  

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: Thursday, May 1
GAME 1:	#1 Eastern Connecticut (12-2, 24-10) vs. #6 Plymouth State (5-9, 24-12)                 	ECSU, 6-2
GAME 2: 	#2 Rhode Island College (12-2, 29-7) vs. #5 Southern Maine (5-9, 16-19)                 	RIC, 6-3
GAME 3:	 #3 Western Connecticut (10-4, 28-11) vs. #4 Keene State College (8-6, 22-10)       	KSC, 5-2 (8 INNINGS)
GAME 4:	Plymouth State vs. Southern Maine					PSU, 8-6 (USM eliminated)
Friday, May 2
GAME 5: 	Eastern Connecticut vs. Western Connecticut, 1 p.m. 
GAME 6:	Rhode Island College vs. Keene State College, 3 p.m.
 
If 4 teams remain after Game 6
Friday, May 2
GAME 7: 	Plymouth State vs. Loser Game 6, 5 p.m.
GAME 8:  	Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 7 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 3
GAME 9: 	Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m. 
GAME 10: 	Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.  
GAME 11: 	If necessary, same teams as in Game 10, 3:00 p.m.  
 
If 5 teams remain after Game 6
Friday, May 2
GAME 7: 	Plymouth State vs. Winner Game 5, 5 p.m.
GAME 8:  	Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 7 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 3
GAME 9: 	Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m.
 
If 2 teams remain after Game 9
Saturday, May 3
GAME 10: 	Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m.  
GAME 11: 	If necessary, same teams as in Game 10, 3 p.m.  

If 2 teams remain after Game 9
Saturday, May 3
GAME 10: 	Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9 1, p.m.  
GAME 11: 	Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3 p.m. 

Determination of Home Team: On the first day, the higher seeded team will be the home team.  Thereafter the NCAA format as listed in the Division III softball handbook will be used to determine the home team.

 

UMass Dartmouth Drops Doubleheader to Western Connecticut

From the desk of Dave Geringer, UMD Sports Information Director

NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA (Apr. 26) - Western Connecticut State held the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s softball team to one run and eight hits and swept a Little East Conference doubleheader, winning 5-0 and 7-1 at the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon.

Freshman third baseman Kate Kelly and sophomore third baseman Emily Surprenant (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) had two hits each for the Corsairs, who scored their only run in the sixth inning of the nightcap on a sacrifice fly by junior shortstop Vicki Andruszkiewicz (Danvers, MA/Danvers HS).

Stacey DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay HS) led the Colonial attack, driving in two runs for Western Connecticut in the opener and getting three hits in the nightcap. Senior Courtney Romans (Newton, NJ/Blair Academy) scattered three hits in six innings to win the opener, improving her record to 6-0, while junior right-hander Amie Nickerson (Wrentham, MA/King Phillip HS) took the loss and fell to 5-12. In the second game, senior Shelby Slie (Seymour, CT/Seymour HS) and sophomore Kara Cullinane (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst HS) combined for a five hitter, with Slie earning the win and improving to 15-6 and Cullinane pitching the final three innings for her first save of the year. Freshman right-hander Ashley Puls (West Springfield, MA/West Springfield HS) started and took the loss for UMass Dartmouth, falling to 1-11.

“Once again, when we play strong teams, we have to play well defensively,” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Kelly Roy-Sale. “When you score one run in a doubleheader, you’re not going to win too many games. We have to be able to make all of the routine plays. Overall, I think we did some good things this year that we’re going to be able to build on for next season.”

WCSU improved to 28-11 and 10-4 in the Little East Conference with the sweep, while UMass Dartmouth dropped to 6-24 and 2-12 in the Little East. The Colonials advanced to this week’s Little East Conference Tournament, while the losses were the final action of the season for the Corsairs.
 


							
Western Connecticut 5, UMass Dartmouth 0 (Apr 26, 2008 at North Dartmouth, MA) (Game 1)
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Western Connecticut. 003 101 0 -  5 11  0      (27-11, 9-4)
UMass Dartmouth..... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1      (6-23, 2-11)
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Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Cortney Romyns; Sara Forcella(7).
UMass Dartmouth - A Nickerson. 

Win-Cortney Romyns(6-1)  Loss-A Nickerson(5-12)  T-1:23  A-200

									
						

		

							
							

							
Western Connecticut 7, UMass Dartmouth 1 (Apr 26, 2008 at North Dartmouth, MA) (Game 2)
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Western Connecticut. 115 000 0 -  7 15  0      (28-11, 10-4)
UMass Dartmouth..... 000 001 0 -  1  5  2      (6-24, 2-12)
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Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie; Kara Cullinane(5).
UMass Dartmouth - Ashley Puls; A Nickerson(4). 
Win-Shelby Slie(15-6)  Save-Kara Cullinane(1)  Loss-Ashley Puls(1-11)  T-1:40  A-200

									
						

		

      

		

							
							
							
							
WESTERN 
							CONNECTICUT SOFTBALL TAKES TWO FROM TRINITY

							
							

							
							

							
							Hartford, Conn. – Freshman RHP Brittany Connors 
							(Waterford, Conn.) tossed a three-hitter with 
							one strikeout and no walks in the first game and 
							classmate Meghan Mammone (Stamford, Conn.) 
							went 3-for-3 with a pair of two-run homers in the 
							second game to lead the visiting Western Connecticut 
							State University Colonials to a 5-1 and 9-1 softball 
							doubleheader sweep this afternoon. Trinity falls to 
							14-12, while the Colonials, ranked No. 4 in New 
							England, improve to 26-11.

							

							
							Western Connecticut broke a scoreless tie in the 
							first game with two runs in the third inning on an 
							RBI triple by junior SS Loren Angiolillo 
							(Wolcott, Conn.) and a Trinity throwing error, 
							and added a third run in the fourth frame on an RBI 
							groundout by Connors. Trinity cut the lead to 3-1 on 
							an RBI single by freshman Taylor LaRese 
							(Southington, Conn.) in the fifth inning, but 
							the Colonials answered immediately with two more 
							runs in the top of sixth. 

							

							Western Connecticut jumped on the hosts for six runs 
							in the first three innings of the night cap, as 
							Mammone belted both of her homers over the 
							centerfield fence to highlight the onslaught. Bantam 
							sophomore CF Jessica Tait (North Salem, N.Y.) 
							knocked a solo homer in the first inning to account 
							for Trinity’s only run in the mercy-rule shortened 
							game. Senior righty Cortney Romyns (Newton, N.J.) 
							pitched the second, third, and fourth innings to 
							earn the win in the circle, striking out three and 
							allowing just one hit, and added two hits and two 
							runs scored at the plate. Junior pitchers 
							Gabrielle Sergi (Walpole, Mass.) and Abby 
							Cecchinato (Thomaston, Conn.) each hurled six 
							innings in losing efforts for Trinity.

							
							
 

						

		

							
							

							
Western Connecticut 5, Trinity (Conn.) 1 (Apr 24, 2008 at Hartford, Conn.) (Game 1)
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Western Connecticut. 002 102 0 -  5  7  2      (25-11)
Trinity (Conn.)..... 000 010 0 -  1  3  1      (14-11)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Brittany Connors. Trinity (Conn.) - G. Sergi; K. Anderson(7). 
Win-Brittany Connors(3-0)  Loss-G. Sergi(9-6)  T-1:20  A-100

Western Connecticut 9, Trinity (Conn.) 1 (Apr 24, 2008 at Hartford, Conn.) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 312 003 - 9 9 0 (26-11)
Trinity (Conn.)..... 100 000 - 1 4 2 (14-12)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Sara Forcella; Cortney Romyns(2); Shelby Slie(5). 
Trinity (Conn.) - Cecchinato. 
Win-Cortney Romyns(5-1) Save-Shelby Slie(3) Loss-Cecchinato(2-2) T-1:15 A-100
HR WCSU - Meghan Mammone 2 (6).  HR TC - Jessica Tait (7).


		

							
							
							

							
							WESTCONN TAKES FIRST-EVER MEETING WITH WESLEYAN, 5-1

							

							MIDDLETOWN, CT - (April 23) - In the first-ever 
							meeting between the team, Western Connnecticut 
							(24-11), ranked third in last week's NCAA New 
							England regional poll, jumped ahead of Wesleyan 
							(17-13), 3-0 by collecting three of its six hits in 
							the first inning of the contest off Wesleyan senior 
							Karla Hargrave, all with two outs. 

							

							The Colonials first hit came from freshman Meaghan 
							Mammone, as her single to center scored senior 
							Kristen Lugovich, who had walked and stolen second.  
							Senior Brittany Finkeldey then doubled to left field 
							to bring home Mammone and freshman Amy Hartman came 
							through with another double, this one to center, to 
							plate Finkeldey. 

							

							WCSU made it 4-0 in the 2nd, taking advantage of two 
							Wesleyan errors to bring home Lugovich, who had 
							singled with two outs. 

							

							The margin grew to 5-0 in the 4th with another 
							unearned run. Mammone drove in her second run of the 
							game with a liner to left which was caught, but deep 
							enough to score sophomore Katelyn Farrell from third 
							base for a sacrifice fly. Farrell had reached on a 
							fielding error, advanced to second when Lugovich was 
							hit by a pitch and to third on a single by junior 
							Loren Angiolillo. 

							

							Wesleyan got its only run of the game in the fourth 
							after leaving three runners on base in the first 
							three innings. Line singles to center by freshman 
							Talia Bernstein and sophomore Taylor Zavadsky put 
							runners at first and second for the Cardinals with 
							no outs. After two outs, freshman Anu Rimal sent a 
							ball to the gap in left center for a double with 
							Bernstein scoring. A strong throw by center fielder 
							sophomore Rebecca Andruskiwec to shortstop 
							Angiolillo, and her fine relay to catcher Mammone 
							nailed Zavadsky at the plate to keep it a 5-1 game 
							and record the final out of the inning. 

							

							WCSU starter senior Shelby Slie, who posted her 14th 
							win of the year, allowed four hits and one run 
							before departing in the fifth. Relievers senior 
							Cortney Romyns and sophomore Kara Cullinane combined 
							on the final three innings without allowing a hit. 
							Romyns did issue two walks in the sixth but both 
							runners were stranded as she picked up a pair of 
							strikeouts and a line out to end the threat. She 
							ended with four strikoeouts in two innings. 
							Cullinane retired the Cardinals in order in the 7th 
							with two strikeouts and a ground out.

							

							Western Connecticut travels to Trinity for its next 
							game Thursday while Wesleyan will visit the same 
							opponent for a double-header Saturday in its next 
							start.

							
							
 

						

		

							
							

							
Western Connecticut 5, Wesleyan University 1 (Apr 23, 2008 at Middletown, CT)
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Western Connecticut. 310 100 0 -  5  6  0      (24-11)
Wesleyan University. 000 100 0 -  1  4  4      (17-13)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie; Cortney Romyns(5); Kara Cullinane(7). 
Wesleyan University - K. Hargrave. 
Win-Shelby Slie(14-6)  Loss-K. Hargrave(7-7)  T-1:45  A-100
Game notes:
WCSU won first-ever meeting between teams by scoring 3 in 1st on RBI 1B by 
Mammone, RBI 2B by Finkeldey & RBI 2B by Hartman, all with 2 outs. WCSU    
added UE runs in 2nd and 4th. Wes got 1 in 4th on RBI 2B by Rimal. WCSU got
3 of its 6 hits off Hargrave in 1st. 3 WCSU pitchers combined on 4-hitter. 
Game: WCSB0423

							
 

						

		

      

		

							
							
							ANCHORWOMEN SWEEP 
							COLONIALS

							from the desk of Scott Gibbons - RIC SID

							

							Providence, RI—Rhode Island College took two games 
							from Western Connecticut in a battle of two Little 
							East Conference softball heavyweights on Tuesday 
							afternoon at the Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex. 
							The Anchorwomen raise their overall record to 29-5 
							and remain unbeaten in the LEC with a 12-0 mark. 
							WestConn falls to 23-11 overall and 8-4 in league 
							action. 
							

							In the first contest, 
							RIC freshman catcher Kayla Jandreau (Plainville, CT) 
							blasted a one-out, two-run home run (2) off WestConn 
							senior reliever Shelby Slie (Seymour, CT) in the 
							bottom of the seventh inning to give the Anchorwomen 
							a 4-2 walk-off win. The Colonials built a 2-0 
							advantage with a solo home run (4) by freshman 
							designated player Meghan Mammone (Stamford, CT) in 
							the third inning and a bases loaded RBI walk from 
							senior third baseman Stacey DiMaggio (Hopewell Jct. 
							NY) in the fourth. 

							

							Rhode Island College 
							tied the game in the fifth frame as sophomore 
							shortstop Kelsey Souza (Braintree, MA) scored on an 
							error and senior third baseman Krystal Bilek 
							(Fitchburg, MA) plated classmate first baseman 
							Christie Lotti (Waterford, CT) with a crafty bases 
							loaded, RBI-bunt single that was just over the reach 
							of WestConn senior first baseman Megan Brunnell 
							(North Attleboro, MA). 

							

							Freshman pitcher 
							Melanie Neece (Westfield, MA) earned the win (15-2), 
							allowing two runs on five hits, while striking out 
							five. Western Connecticut senior pitcher Cortney 
							Romyns (Newton, NJ) took the loss (4-1), allowing 
							three runs on one hit, while striking out two.
							

							

							RIC rode the momentum 
							into the nightcap to end the contest in just five 
							innings with an 8-0 decision. Lotti blasted a 1-1 
							pitch over the right field fence off DiMaggio to 
							lead off the home half of the first. The Anchorwomen 
							put the game out of reach the following inning. 
							After one run had already scored on a throwing 
							error, the Colonials intentionally walked Lotti to 
							load the bases. Freshman second baseman Amanda Perry 
							(New Bedford, MA) followed with a grand slam homer 
							(3) over the left field fence to make the score 6-0. 
							Bilek rounded out the offensive outburst to make the 
							score 8-0 with a two-out, opposite field, two-run 
							double in the fourth inning. 

							

							RIC sophomore pitcher 
							Jenna Deveines (Lowville, NY) hurled her first 
							collegiate no-hitter, earning her second shutout 
							victory on the season as she improved to 13-2. 
							DiMaggio took the loss (1-1), allowing just one 
							earned run on two hits in 1.2 inning of work. 
							

							

							The Anchorwomen 
							honored their three seniors prior to the start of 
							the game as Bilek, Lotti and senior catcher Jeanne 
							Rosa (Milford, CT), along with their families, were 
							recognized prior to the start of the doubleheader.
							

							

							In upcoming action, 
							Rhode Island College will close out the regular 
							season at Little East Conference rival Eastern 
							Connecticut on Saturday, Apr. 26. The Anchorwomen 
							can wrap up their fourth consecutive LEC Regular 
							Season Championship, along with the right to host 
							the conference tournament, by winning one of the two 
							games with the Warriors. RIC will also be looking to 
							establish a new school record for the most 
							conference wins in a season. The previous mark of 
							12-2 was set by the 2005 and 2007 editions.

							
 

						

		

							
							

							
Rhode Island College 4, Western Connecticut 2 (Apr 22, 2008 at Providence, R.I.) (Game 1)
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Western Connecticut. 001 100 0 -  2  5  2      (23-10, 8-3)
Rhode Island College 000 020 2 -  4  3  1      (28-5, 11-0)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Cortney Romyns; Shelby Slie(5). Rhode Island College - Neece. 
Win-Neece(15-2)  Loss-Cortney Romyns(4-1)  T-1:45  A-250
HR WCSUSB - Meghan Mammone (4).
HR RIC - Jandreau (2).
C. Romyns faced 4 batters in the 5th.
C. Romyns faced 1 batter in the 7th.


Rhode Island College 8, Western Connecticut 0 (Apr 22, 2008 at Providence, R.I.) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 000 00 - 0 0 2 (23-11, 8-4 LEC)
Rhode Island College 150 2X - 8 6 1 (29-5, 12-0 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Stacey DiMaggio; Sara Forcella(2); Amanda Caouette(4). 
Rhode Island College - Deveines. 
Win-Deveines(13-2) Loss-Stacey DiMaggio(1-1) T-1:20 A-250
HR RIC - Lotti (2); Perry (3).

							
 

						

		

      

		

							
							

							
							WESTCONN AND SOUTHERN MAINE SPLIT CRUCIAL TWINBILL

							

							
							DANBURY, CT – (April 20) –  The Western Connecticut 
							State University softball team split a crucial 
							Little East Conference doubleheader with the 
							University of Southern Maine, taking the first game, 
							9-0 in six innings then dropping the second game, 
							3-1 at Westside Field Sunday afternoon.

							

							
							In the opener, senior righty Shelby Slie 
							(Seymour, CT) allowed just one hit and struck 
							out 11 and the Colonials took full advantage of five 
							Huskies’ errors.

							

							
							Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ) 
							
							drove in the game’s first run with a single up the 
							middle in the third inning.  Pinch runner Tiffany 
							Risucci (Waterbury, CT), who ran for Meghan 
							Mammone (Stamford, CT) after she led off the 
							inning with a double down the left field line, came 
							around to score.  After a wild pitch, by Huskies 
							starter Sarah Deroche (Portland, ME), moved 
							Romyns to third base, Kristen Lugovich (West 
							Haven, CT) put down a perfect squeeze bunt and 
							Romyns came in to score.  WestConn led, 2-0 after 
							three innings.

							

							
							The Colonials added two runs in the fourth.  
							Stacey DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY) scored 
							following a throwing error by USM first baseman 
							Heather Gilman (Fairfield, ME).  Brittany 
							Finkeldey (Ivoryton, CT) put WestConn up 4-0 
							when she touched the dish after Becca Andruskiwec’s
							(Orange, CT) reached first on an infield 
							error.

							

							
							They added an insurance run in the fifth when 
							Lugovich scored on a pass ball.

							

							
							One inning later, DiMaggio belted a grand slam home 
							run in the bottom of the sixth to close out the 
							game, by virtue of the NCAA eight-run mercy rule.  
							It was her fifth home run of the season.  DiMaggio 
							went 5-for7 with four RBI and two runs scored in the 
							doubleheader.

							

							
							In the second game, Sabrina Sevigny (Sanford, ME)
							provided all the offense the Huskies would need 
							when she hit a three-run home run, her fifth of the 
							season, deep over the left-field wall.   Two innings 
							later, she drilled a double down the left field line 
							and finished the game by going 2-for-3.

							

							WestConn drew within two runs, 3-1, when Romyns 
							scored from second base on miscue by USM second 
							baseman Tiffany Jordan (Bryant Pond, ME). 
							

							

							
							Kristina Grondin (Sanford, ME) 
							
							had command of her rise ball and used her change up 
							in a timely fashion to keep the Colonials’ hitters 
							off balance.  She allowed one unearned run on six 
							hits while striking out eight and walking just one.  
							She improves to 8-3 with the victory.

							

							
							Slie, who allowed three runs, two of them earned, on 
							five hits and struck out eight, took the loss and 
							falls to 13-6 on the year.

							

							
							WestConn is now 23-9 overall and 8-2 in the Little 
							East Conference.  Southern Maine sits at 13-15 
							overall and 4-6 in the conference.

							

							
							WestConn wraps up the regular season with four road 
							doubleheaders beginning with a twinbill at Rhode 
							Island College this Tuesday, April 22.  First pitch 
							is slated for 3:30 in Providence, RI.  The 
							Colonials, with a pair of games remaining at UMass 
							Dartmouth next Saturday, need to sweep the 
							Anchorwomen to keep their hopes alive of hosting the 
							Little East Conference Tournament, which begins on 
							Thursday, May 1.  The Huskies host Plymouth State 
							University on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

							
 

						

		

							
							
Western Connecticut 9, Southern Maine 0 (Apr 20, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 1)
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Southern Maine...... 000 000  -  0  1  5      (12-15, 3-6 LEC)
Western Connecticut. 002 214  -  9  9  1      (23-8, 8-1 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Southern Maine - Sarah Deroche. Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie. 
Win-Shelby Slie(13-5)  Loss-Sarah Deroche(3-1)  T-1:21  A-100
HR WCSU - Stacey DiMaggio (5).
 
Southern Maine 3, Western Connecticut 1 (Apr 20, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 2)
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Southern Maine...... 000 300 0 -  3  5  1      (13-15, 4-6 LEC)
Western Connecticut. 000 001 0 -  1  6  2      (23-9, 8-2 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Southern Maine - Kristina Grondin. Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie. 
Win-Kristina Grondin(8-3)  Loss-Shelby Slie(13-6)  T-1:30  A-100
HR USM - Sabrina Sevigny (5)                    

							
 

						

		

							
							

NCAA New England 
Division III
Coaches poll

April 17, 2008

Rank	Institution			Overall	Region
1.	Rhode Island College		21-4	18-0
2.	Endicott College		24-3	20-2
3.	Western Connecticut State	19-7	13-6
4. 	Tufts University		19-6	12-3						
5.	Wellesley College		19-5-1	14-3-1
6.	Wheaton College			27-9	23-9
7.	Keene State			11-5	4-5
7.	Eastern Connecticut State	15-7	9-5


							
New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association 
Division 3 Top 10
Coaches poll

April 2008, Week # 4


							
1.	Endicott College		26-3
2.	Western Connecticut State	19-7
3. 	Tufts University		19-6						
4.	Wellesley College		19-5-1
5.	Wheaton College			27-9
6.	Bowdoin College			19-7
7.	Eastern Connecticut State	15-7
8.	Brandeis University		16-7-1
9.	Simmons College			24-7
10.	Wesleyan University		15-11

							
Others receiving votes: Keene, Trinity, Clark

 		
						

		

    


 

      

		

							
							

							
							
							LITTLE 
							EAST CONFERENCE

							Co-Players of the Week

							

							
							Loren Angiolillo (Wolcott, Conn.)

							Junior

							Shortstop

							Western Connecticut State University

							

							Angiolillo hit safely in all six games to pace the 
							Western Connecticut State University offense in a 
							5-1 week, batting .600 (12-for-20) with 11 RBI. The 
							Wolcott, Conn. product registered a .850 slugging 
							percentage, on five doubles and seven singles, while 
							scoring eight runs and collecting five stolen bases. 
							Angiolillo recorded multiple hits in four contests, 
							including back-to-back 3-for-3 showings from the 
							plate against Plymouth State University (April 11) 
							and Wheaton College (Mass.) (April 13). 

							

							
							
							LITTLE 
							EAST CONFERENCE

							
							
							Rookie of the Week

							

							
							Amy Hartman (Ellington, Conn.)

							Freshman

							Right Fielder

							Western Connecticut State University

							

							
							Hartman led Western Connecticut State University to 
							a 5-1 record on the week, hitting .533 (8-for-15) 
							from the dish. The freshman from Ellington, Conn. 
							hit safely in five of six games with two home runs, 
							a pair of doubles, and seven RBI. On April 13, 
							Hartman went 3-for-4, including belting her fourth 
							home run of the season, while driving in two runs 
							and scoring a pair against No. 17 Tufts University.
							

							
 

						

		

      

		

							
							

							
							WESTCONN PITCHES WAY TO 
							DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OVER UMASS BOSTON, 8-1, 13-1

							
							from the desk of Alan 
							Wickstrom - UMB SID

							
							

							
							

							BOSTON, MA – 
							The Western Connecticut State University softball 
							pitching staff allowed just two runs, while the 
							offensive took advantage of 12 errors in a 
							doubleheader sweep over host University of 
							Massachusetts Boston today, winning the first game, 
							8-1, and the nightcap, 13-1, in a pair of Little 
							East Conference contests at the Clark Athletic 
							Center Softball Field on the campus of UMass Boston.  
							The Beacons fall to 3-24 overall and 0-8 in LEC 
							play, while the Colonials improve to 22-8 and 7-1.

							
							

							
							
							
UMass Boston starting 
							pitcher Courtney Haroules (Littleton, MA) had 
							not allowed a hit through the first three and a 
							third innings of play in the first game, before 
							senior catcher Brittany Finkeldey (Ivoryton, CT) 
							poked a weak ground ball just through the right side 
							of the infield to crack the hit column for Western 
							Connecticut.  The Colonials entered the scoring 
							column the following inning with three runs in the 
							top of the fifth, when sophomore Rebecca Andruskiwec 
							(Orange, CT) reached on an error to open the frame 
							and senior first baseman Megan Brunell (North 
							Attleboro, MA) drew a walk and both runners later 
							scored on wild pitches.  Senior left fielder 
							Cortney Romyns also reached on a miscue and later 
							scored on a groundout to give WestConn a 3-1 lead.  
							The Colonials scored five more times in the sixth, 
							taking advantage of a pair of UMB errors as well as 
							a passed ball and a wild pitch during the inning to 
							take an 8-1 advantage.

							
							

							
							
The Beacons got on the 
							board first when freshman left fielder Kristine 
							Faffley (Westmoreland, NY) led off the bottom of 
							the first inning with a triple to left center field 
							and scored on a sacrifice fly to center field off 
							the bat of junior catcher Jenn Widener (Hyde 
							Park, MA) to give them a 1-0 edge.  It 
							would be their last run of the first game.  

							
							

							
							
Senior right-hander 
							Shelby Slie (12-5) earned the victory for the 
							Colonials, allowing one run on five hits and a pair 
							of walks, while striking out five in six innings.  
							Haroules (1-16) gave up eight runs (four earned) on 
							two hits and five walks, while fanning six in seven 
							complete innings.  She also led UMB at the 
							plate with two hits in three trips.  Sophomore 
							pinch hitter Katelyn Farrell (Stratford, CT) picked 
							up the other hit for WestConn with an infield single 
							to shortstop.

							
							

							
							
The Colonials scored 
							the first run of the second game in the first inning 
							when senior second baseman Kristen Lugovich (West 
							Haven, CT) drew a one-out walk, stole second base 
							and scored on a single by junior shortstop Loren 
							Angiolillo (Wolcott, MA) combined with a UMass 
							Boston error to give them a 1-0 edge.  Western 
							Connecticut tacked on two more runs in the second 
							when Finkeldey tripled to lead off the frame and 
							scampered home on a throwing error on the same play.  
							Brunell followed with an infield single to third, 
							stole second base and later scored on a throwing 
							error to give the Colonials a 3-0 margin.  
							Freshman center fielder Alexandria Quinn 
							(Brockton, MA) beat out a bunt to shortstop to 
							lead off the bottom of the third for the Beacons, 
							advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on 
							a Faffley single up the middle to cut the deficit to 
							3-1.  

							
							

							
							
Western Connecticut 
							State broke the contest open with eight runs in the 
							fourth, taking advantage of three UMB errors and 
							getting a two-run single from Finkeldey to highlight 
							the inning and give it an 11-1 advantage.  The 
							Colonials made the most of two more errors in the 
							fifth inning to add two more runs and cap the 
							scoring at 13.  

							
							

							
							
Romyns (4-0) earned the 
							win from the pitching circle for Western Connecticut 
							State, allowing one run on three hits and no walks, 
							while setting down three batters on strikes in three 
							innings, before yielding to senior Stacey DiMaggio, 
							who threw one-hit ball for the final two innings and 
							struck out five against just one walk.  
							Haroules was pinned with the loss for the Beacons 
							after giving up 13 runs (six earned) on eight hits 
							and five walks, while striking out six.  
							Finkeldey finished game two with a single and a 
							triple, while driving in a pair of runs and scoring 
							twice and Brunell also picked up a couple hits for 
							the Colonials.  Faffley led UMass Boston with 
							an RBI single and Quinn had a run scored and a 
							single for the hosts.

							
							

							
							
The Beacons will be in 
							action again on Sunday, April 20 when they travel to 
							North Dartmouth, MA for an LEC twinbill vs. 
							University of Massachusetts Dartmouth at 1:00 p.m., 
							while WestConn hosts University of Southern Maine 
							for a noon doubleheader on April 20. 

							
							
 

						

		

							
							

							
Western Connecticut 8, UMass Boston 1 (Apr 19, 2008 at Boston, MA) (Game 1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 000 035 0 -  8  2  0      (21-8, 6-1 LEC)
UMass Boston........ 100 000 0 -  1  7  4      (3-23, 0-7 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie; Sara Forcella(7). 
UMass Boston - C. Haroules. 
Win-Shelby Slie(12-5)  Loss-C. Haroules(1-16)  T-2:00  A-75
Game: WCSB419A



Western Connecticut 13, UMass Boston 1 (Apr 19, 2008 at Boston, MA) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 120 82 - 13 8 0 (22-8, 7-1 LEC)
UMass Boston........ 001 00 - 1 4 8 (3-24, 0-8 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Cortney Romyns; Stacey DiMaggio(4). 
UMass Boston - C. Haroules. 
Win-Cortney Romyns(4-0) Loss-C. Haroules(1-17) T-1:35 A-75
Game: WCSB419B



							
 

						

		

      

		

							
							

							
							EASTERN, WESTERN SPLIT 
							LITTLE EAST DOUBLEHEADER

							Games are a battle of regionally-ranked and 
							conference unbeatens

							from the desk of Bob Molta - ECSU SID

							

							WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – The Eastern Connecticut State 
							University softball team equaled its best Little 
							East Conference start since 1998 by rallying from 
							five runs down to win the opener by a score of 9-7, 
							and Western Connecticut State University senior 
							righty Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ) pitched a 
							complete-game shutout in the nightcap in a 2-0 win 
							as the teams divided a doubleheader Thursday night 
							at Howard Spector Field.

							
Both 
							teams entered played at 4-0 in the conference, 
							trailing only unbeaten conference leader and 
							defending LEC champion Rhode Island College (8-0) in 
							the standings.  Western (20-8, 5-1 little east) is 
							ranked No. 2 in the New England coaches’ poll, 
							Eastern (16-8, 5-1 little east) is No. 7 in the 
							region.

							
With the 
							first-game win, Eastern equaled its best start in 
							the conference since capturing its first eight games 
							in 1998 as Western had a five-game winning streak 
							snapped. The Warriors wiped out a 7-2 deficit by 
							scoring four runs in the bottom of the fifth and 
							three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Junior first 
							baseman Rachel Denny (East Haddam) drove in 
							the first run of the sixth with a double and 
							sophomore DP Katie O’Toole (Waterbury) drove 
							in the tying and go-ahead runs with a one-out single 
							to center. The RBIs gave O’Toole nine in just 36 
							at-bats this season.

							
Senior 
							catcher Krystle Denny (West Haven) was 
							2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in the 
							first game for Eastern. Sophomore shortstop Kim 
							Church (Farmington) was 2-for-3 with two runs 
							and an RBI. In addition to her game-winning RBIs, 
							O’Toole was 3-for-3 with a run scored after coming 
							off the bench as a pinch hitter in the fourth 
							inning.

							
For 
							Western, senior leadoff hitter and leftfielder 
							Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ) had two hits and scored 
							two runs and freshman rightfielder Amy Hartman 
							(Ellington) had two hits, drove in three runs and 
							scored one. Hartman hit a leadoff HR in a three-run 
							second that gave the Colonials a 4-0 lead, and 
							added  two-run triple in the fourth that made it 
							7-2.

							
In the 
							second game, Romyns (3-0) pitched her first 
							complete-game shutout of the year, allowing only 
							four hits (three singles) while fanning one and 
							walking one. 

							
With 
							Western winning 2-0, senior leftfielder Megan 
							Brunell (North Attleboro, MA) threw out a runner at 
							the plate to end the fourth inning, and Romyns 
							allowed only one baserunner (walk) over the final 
							three innings.

							
Senior 
							cleanup hitter and third baseman Stacey DiMaggio 
							(Hopewell Junction, NY) gave Western a 1-0 lead in 
							the first with a two-out RBI double. Hartman led off 
							the Western second with a double and later scored on 
							a ground ball to make it 2-0.

							
Junior 
							righty Lisa Cody (Webster, MA) pitched her 
							third complete game in eight starts for Eastern, 
							allowing six hits while striking out two and walking 
							one. The loss was her second against two wins.

							
In the 
							doubleheader, Church was 4-for-6 with a walk, three 
							doubles, two runs scored and an RBI, with O’Toole 
							and sophomore centerfielder Ashley Sullivan 
							(Trumbull) collecting three hits each.

							
 

						

		

							
							

							
Eastern Connecticut 9, Western Connecticut 7 (Apr 17, 2008 at Willimantic, Conn.) (Game 1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 131 200 0 -  7 13  2      (19-8, 4-1 LEC)
Eastern Connecticut. 101 043 X -  9 13  2      (16-7, 5-0 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie; Amanda Caouette(6). Eastern Connecticut - 
Pensiero; Cravens(7). 
Win-Pensiero(8-2)  Save-Cravens(3)  Loss-Amanda Caouette(1-2)  T-2:09  A-0
HR WCSU - Amy Hartman (5).
S. Slie faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Pensiero faced 1 batter in the 7th.

Western Connecticut 2, Eastern Connecticut 0 (Apr 17, 2008 at Willimantic, Conn.) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 110 000 0 - 2 6 0 (20-8, 5-1 LEC)
Eastern Connecticut. 000 000 0 - 0 4 0 (16-8, 5-1 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Cortney Romyns. Eastern Connecticut - Cody. 
Win-Cortney Romyns(3-0) Loss-Cody(2-2) T-1:15 A-200


									
						

		

      

		

							
							
							
							WESTCONN DEFEATS WHEATON AND TUFTS TO EXTEND STREAK 
							TO FIVE GAMES 
							

							DANBURY, CT – (April 13) – Loren Angiolillo 
							(Wolcott, CT) is on a tear. On Sunday, she went 
							4-for-7 and drove in four runs and helped lift the 
							Western Connecticut State University softball team 
							to victories over Wheaton College, 7-1 and Tufts 
							University, 9-1 in a round-robin triple header at 
							Westside Field Sunday afternoon. Over the last six 
							games, Angiolillo is 12-for-20 with five doubles, 
							eight runs scored and 11 runs batted in. The Jumbos 
							defeated the Lyons 4-2 in the middle game. 
							

							
WESTCONN vs. WHEATON

							Wheaton got on the scoreboard in the top of the 
							first inning with an unearned run. Stacey Kelleher 
							(Brockton, MA) drove in Brady Benton (Concord, NH) 
							with a single up the middle. 

							

							Loren Angiolillo (Wolcott, CT) had a run scoring 
							double in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the 
							game at 1-1. After moving over to third on an 
							infield out, Angiolillo scored on a squeeze bunt by 
							Brittany Finkeldey (Ivoryton, CT) to give WestConn a 
							2-1 advantage. 

							
The 
							Colonials scored five runs on five hits in the fifth 
							inning to go ahead 7-1. Angiolillo and Amy Hartman 
							(Ellington, CT) had two runs batted in the fifth. 
							Stacey DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY) added an RBI 
							double to right center field. 

							

							Angiolillo went 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs 
							scored. Hartman and DiMaggio also had a pair of runs 
							batted in. 

							

							Amanda Caouette (Watertown, CT) went four innings to 
							earn the victory. She is now 1-1 on the season. 
							Shelby Slie (Seymour, CT) came on for the final 
							three innings and picked up her second save of the 
							season. Caouette allowed one unearned run on four 
							hits and stuck out three. Slie allowed one hit while 
							striking out two and walking one. 

							

							Andrea Bagley (Foxboro, MA) drops to 7-5 for the 
							Lyons. She allowed seven runs, five of them earned, 
							on seven hits while striking out five and walking 
							one. 

							
							

							
							Western Connecticut 7, Wheaton (MA) 1 (Apr 13, 2008 
							at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 1)

							----------------------------------------------------------------------

							Wheaton (MA)........ 100 000 0 - 1 5 2 (27-8)

							Western Connecticut. 000 250 X - 7 7 0 (18-7)

							----------------------------------------------------------------------

							Pitchers: Wheaton (MA) - Andrea Bagley; Audrey 
							Poulton(6). Western Connecticut - 

							Amanda Caouette; Shelby Slie(5). Win-Amanda 
							Caouette(1-1) Loss-Andrea Bagley(7-5) T-1:27 A-100

							
WHEATON vs. TUFTS

							Tufts University short stop Casey Sullivan (Berlin, 
							CT) gave her team a short-lived 1-0 lead with her 
							sixth home run of the season, a solo shot, in the 
							bottom of the first inning. 

							

							Wheaton, 27-9, bounced right back in the top of the 
							second with back-to-back home runs from Kristen Hunt 
							(Milford, CT) and Nicole DeRosa (Greenwich, CT).
							

							
The 
							Jumbos went ahead, 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth 
							inning. Megan Cusick (Albany, NY) drove in two runs 
							with a single up the middle and Maya Ripecky 
							(Chicago, IL) pushed a runs across with an infield 
							out. 

							

							Lauren Gelmetti (Westfield, NJ) earned the victory 
							and improves to 8-1 on the season. She allowed two 
							runs on 10 hits while striking out four and walking 
							one. Jodi Moynach (Worcester, MA) took the loss and 
							is now 16-2. She allowed four runs on seven hits, 
							struck out three and walked two. 

							
							

							
							Tufts 4, Wheaton (MA) 2 (Apr 13, 2008 at Danbury, 
							Conn.)

							----------------------------------------------------------------------

							Wheaton (MA)........ 020 000 0 - 2 10 0 (27-9)

							Tufts............... 100 300 X - 4 7 2 (19-5)

							----------------------------------------------------------------------

							Pitchers: Wheaton (MA) - Jodi Moynagh. Tufts - 
							Lauren Gelmetti. 

							Win-Lauren Gelmetti(8-1) Loss-Jodi Moynagh(16-2) 
							T-1:22 A-100

							HR WHEATON - Kristen Hunt (4); Nicole DeRosa (7). HR 
							TUFTS - Casey Sullivan (6). 

							
							
WESTCONN vs. TUFTS
							

							
The 
							Colonials scored an unearned run in the bottom of 
							the first inning when Tufts third baseman Samantha 
							Kuhles (Somerville, NJ) threw the ball away and 
							allowed Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ), who led off the 
							inning with a single, to score from second base.
							

							
The 
							Jumbos evened the score at 1-1 when Christy Tinker 
							(Woodbridge, CT) drove in Christy Sullivan (Berlin, 
							CT) from third then reached base on an error by 
							Angiolillo. 

							
In 
							the bottom of the fourth, Kristen Lugovich (West 
							Haven, CT) drove in a run after being hit by a pitch 
							with the bases loaded. Angiolillo followed with a 
							two-RBI double to give the Colonials a 4-1 cushion.
							

							

							Meghan Mammone (Stamford, CT) belted her third home 
							run of the season, a three-run blast over the 
							right-field fence in the fifth. 

							

							Hartman hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 
							sixth to close out the game, 9-1, by virtue of the 
							NCAA mandated 8-run mercy rule. It was her fourth 
							round tripper of the season. 

							

							Slie improves to 11-5 on the season after going the 
							distance. She allowed one unearned run on eight hits 
							and walked two. 

							

							Izzie Santone (Madison, CT) took the loss for the 
							Jumbos after allowing six runs, five of them earned 
							and eight hits. She struck out three and walked two. 
							Lauren Gelmetti (Westfield, NJ) worked one inning 
							and allowed three runs while striking out two and 
							walking one. 

							
							

							
							Western Connecticut 9, Tufts 1 (Apr 13, 2008 at 
							Danbury, Conn.) (Game 2)

							----------------------------------------------------------------------

							Tufts............... 001 000 - 1 8 2 (19-6)

							Western Connecticut. 100 332 - 9 11 4 (19-7)

							----------------------------------------------------------------------

							Pitchers: Tufts - Cara Hovhanessian; Izzie 
							Santone(1); Lauren Gelmetti(5). 

							Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie. 

							Win-Shelby Slie(11-5) Loss-Izzie Santone(4-2) T-1:45 
							A-50

							HR WCSU - Amy Hartman (4); Meghan Mammone (3).

							
 

						

		

      

		

							
							

							
							WESTCONN SWEEPS PLYMOUTH STATE, 3-0 AND 11-2

							

							
							DANBURY, CT – (April 11) –  The Western Connecticut 
							State University softball team put together strong 
							pitching, timely hitting and nearly perfect defense, 
							for the first time since returning from its Florida 
							trip and swept a doubleheader from Plymouth State 
							University, 3-0 and 11-2 in five innings at Westside 
							Field Friday night.

							

							
							In the opener, senior righty Shelby Slie 
							(Seymour, CT) had her best outing of the season, 
							allowing just one hit while striking out 12 and 
							walking just one.  The only hit she would yield was 
							a single through the left side by Kortney Nedeau 
							(Kennebunk, ME) in the fourth inning.  
							

							

							
							The Colonials loaded the bases with one out in the 
							bottom of the third but Plymouth starter Kat 
							Roland (Norton, MA) struck out Stacey 
							DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY) and Brittany 
							Finkeldey (Ivoryton, CT) to end the threat.  
							Roland, now 7-2 on the season, allowed seven hits, 
							struck out 10 and walked three for the Panthers.

							

							
							WestConn’s offense broke open a scoreless tie in the 
							fifth with all three of its runs.  Loren 
							Angiolillo (Wolcott, CT) had a two-RBI single 
							and DiMaggio drove in Angiolillo with a double down 
							the left field line.   Angiolillo went 5-for-6 in 
							the twinbill with six RBI.

							

							
							In the nightcap, the Colonials put two runs on the 
							board in the first.  Angiolillo continued her hot 
							bat with another RBI double and DiMaggio, after a 
							wild pitch moved Angiolillo to third, drove her 
							across with an infield out.

							

							
							They took a 7-0 lead with five runs in the third 
							inning.  The big blow, a two-run home run came off 
							the bat of freshman right fielder Amy Hartman 
							(Ellington, CT).  Four of the runs in the frame, 
							off Panthers starter Courtney MacFarland 
							(Hampstead. NH), were unearned.

							

							WestConn tacked on four more runs in the bottom of 
							the fourth to take a 11-0 lead.  Three of the runs 
							came in on a double down the left field line by 
							Angiolillo.

							

							
							The Panthers, 16-6 overall and 2-4 in the LEC, got 
							on the scoreboard with two runs in the top of the 
							fifth inning.  Andrea Pydynkowski (Danvers, MA)
							and Heather Bartolo (Derry, NH) had 
							back-to-back RBI doubles.  Bartolo led the 
							Panthers offense, going 2-for-3 in the nightcap.

							

							
							Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ) 
							
							improved to 2-0 after allowing two runs on six 
							hits.  She struck out three and walked one.

							

							MacFarland drops to 6-3 on the season after allowing 
							seven runs, three of them earned on six hits.  In 2 
							2/3 innings, she struck out one and did not walk a 
							batter.  Beth Moretti (Woonsocket, RI) 
							allowed four runs on three hits and walked one in 
							relief.

							

							
							WestConn hosts its annual a round robin doubleheader 
							with Wheaton College and Tufts University on Sunday, 
							April 13.  The Colonials will face Wheaton in the 
							first game at 11 a.m.  The Jumbos take on the Lyons 
							at 1 p.m. and WestConn meet Tufts at 3 p.m.

 		
						

		

							
							

							
Western Connecticut 3, Plymouth State 0 (Apr 11, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Plymouth State...... 000 000 0 -  0  1  0      (16-5, 2-3 LEC)
Western Connecticut. 000 030 X -  3  7  0      (16-7, 3-0 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Plymouth State - Kat Roland. Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie. 
Win-Shelby Slie(10-5)  Loss-Kat Roland(7-2)  T-1:16  A-50


Western Connecticut 11, Plymouth State 2 (Apr 11, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Plymouth State...... 000 02 - 2 6 1 (16-6, 2-4 LEC)
Western Connecticut. 205 4X - 11 9 1 (17-7, 4-0 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Plymouth State - Courtney MacFarland; Beth Moretti(3). Western Connecticut - 
Cortney Romyns. 
Win-Cortney Romyns(2-0) Loss-Courtney MacFarland(6-3) T-`:06 A-50
HR WCSU - Amy Hartman.

 		
						

		

      

		

							
							

							
							WESTCONN EARNS SPLIT WITH MANHATTANVILLE

							

							
							DANBURY, CT – (April 9) –  Freshman righty 
							Brittany Conners (Waterford, CT) came on in 
							relief in the second game and lifted the Western 
							Connecticut State University softball team to a 
							doubleheader split with Manhattanville College at 
							Westside Field Thursday night.  The Colonials came 
							from behind to defeat the Valiants, 7-6 in the 
							nightcap after the visitors captured the first game, 
							6-3.

							

							
							In the opener, Manhattanville’s Maura Bruen 
							(North Salem, NY) went the distance and improves 
							to 1-2 on the season.  She allowed five hits, three 
							runs, two of them earned and struck out four.  Bruen 
							gave up eight walks on the afternoon but none of 
							them resulted in a WestConn run.

							

							
							WestConn scored two runs in the bottom of the first 
							inning.  Brittany Finkeldey (Ivoryton, CT) 
							drove in Loren Angiolillo (Wolcott, CT) on a 
							squeeze bunt then came around to scored on a double 
							by Stacey DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY).  
							DiMaggio went 3-for-3 in game one.

							

							
							Trina Ramsdell (Newtown, CT) 
							
							brought the Valiants within one run, 2-1, after she 
							hit her second home run of the season, this one over 
							the center field wall.  Lindsay Zekus (Sleepy 
							Hollow, NY) tied the game at 2-2 after she 
							scored on an error by second baseman Kristen
							Lugovich (West Haven, CT) on a double-steal 
							attempt.  

							

							
							WestConn pushed a run across in the third, again on 
							a squeeze bunt.  This time, Rebecca Andruskiwec 
							(Orange, CT) drove DiMaggio in giving the 
							Colonials a 3-2 lead.

							

							
							Ramsdell scored on an RBI double from Amanda 
							Nonis (Brampton, Ont.) in the top of the fifth 
							to knot the game at 3-3.  Ramsdell, who led off the 
							fifth with a single, went 2-for-3 with two RBI and 
							two runs scored in the opener.

							

							
							One inning later, Ramsdell lined out to center field 
							for a sacrifice fly RBI before another run scored on 
							a single by Zekus and Manhattanville pulled ahead, 
							5-3.  Manhattanville added an insurance run in the 
							seventh.

							

							
							Shelby Slie (Seymour, CT) 
							
							pitched well for the Colonials but falls to 9-5 on 
							the season.  She allowed 10 hits, six runs, two of 
							them earned and struck out 10.

							

							
							The Colonials committed six errors in the opener.

							

							
							In the nightcap, the Valiants jumped out to a 2-0 
							lead following a two-run home run by Zekus off 
							WestConn starter Kara Cullinane (Lindenhurst, NY). 
							

							

							
							Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ) 
							
							had an RBI on a squeeze bunt, in the bottom half of 
							the opening frame, to bring the Colonials within one 
							run, 2-1.  Two batters later, Andruskiwec and then
							Amy Hartman (Ellington, CT) hit back-to-back 
							RBI singles to give WestConn a 3-2 lead after one.

							

							
							Nonis belted her first home run of the season, a 
							three-run shot, in the third inning to give 
							Manhattanville a 5-3 cushion.  A RBI double from 
							Alexa Chebetar (White Plains, NY) chased 
							Cullinane from the game and gave the Valiants a 6-3 
							lead.

							

							
							Culliane allowed nine hits and six runs and did not 
							walk or strike out a batter.

							

							
							The Colonials, 15-7, went ahead, 7-6 in the four-run 
							fourth.  Romyns connected for a two-RBI single while 
							Angiolillo and Finkeldey each drove in a run with 
							singles.

							

							
							Conners, 
							who came on in relief of Cullinane in the third 
							inning, earned the victory and improved to 2-0 on 
							the season.  She went 4 1/3 and allowed just one hit 
							while striking out one and walking two.  Conners 
							allowed just one ball, the final out of the game, 
							hit out of the infield.

							

							
							Samantha Howe (Wappingers Falls, NY) 
							
							took the loss and falls to 1-7 on the season.  

							

							
							Manhattanville is now 6-18 on the season.

							

							
							WestConn hosts a pair of games against Plymouth 
							State University this Saturday, weather permitting.  
							First pitch is slated for 12 noon.

							

							
							GAME NOTES:  
							
							Manhattanville interim head coach, Kristy Swanson, 
							graduated from WestConn in 2006.  She played her 
							four-year career as an outfielder and pitcher for 
							former coach Alicia O’Brien.

							
 

						

		

							
							
LINESCORES

							
Manhattanville 6, Western Connecticut 3 (Apr 09, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Manhattanville...... 002 012 1 -  6 10  1      (6-17)
Western Connecticut. 201 000 0 -  3  5  6      (14-7)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Manhattanville - Maura Bruen. Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie. 
Win-Maura Bruen(1-2)  Loss-Shelby Slie(9-4)  T-1:51  A-50  HR MVILLE - Trina Ramsdell.


							
Western Connecticut 7, Manhattanville 6 (Apr 09, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Manhattanville...... 204 000 0 -  6 10  0      (6-18)
Western Connecticut. 300 400 X -  7  7  3      (15-7)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Manhattanville - Samantha Howe. Western Connecticut - Kara Cullinane; 
Brittany Connors(3). 
Win-Brittany Connors(2-0)  Loss-Samantha Howe(1-7)  T-1:40  A-50
HR MVILLE - Lindsay Zekus; Amanda Nonis.

							
 

						

		

      

		

							
							
							
							CORTNEY 
							ROMYNS BELTS THREE HOME RUNS IN DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP 
							

							DANBURY, CT – (April 
							3) – Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ) went 5-for-6 with 
							three home runs and six runs batted in and the 
							Western Connecticut State University softball team 
							swept a doubleheader from Worcester State College, 
							11-2 and 17-6 in two mercy-rule shortened affairs at 
							Westside Field Thursday night. 

							

							In the opener, 
							WestConn put six runs on the board in the bottom of 
							the second inning. Romyns led off the inning with 
							her second home run of the season, a deep drive over 
							the wall in right center. Loren Angiolillo (Wolcott, 
							CT) added a two-RBI triple and later scored on a 
							bunt single by Kristen Lugovich (West Haven, CT) to 
							close out the scoring. 

							

							The Lancers got on the 
							scoreboard when Veronica Clark (Worcester, MA) 
							pounded her first home run of the season, a two-run 
							shot over the wall in left center. Heather Camara 
							(North Dighton, MA) scored ahead of Clark after 
							leading off the inning with a single. 
							

							

							Stacey DiMaggio 
							(Hopewell Junction, NY) and Romyns hit home runs in 
							the bottom of the fourth. DiMaggio’s was a two-run 
							homer to the opposite field and Romyns, her second 
							of the game, was a line drive down the left field 
							line, a three-run blast. 

							

							Kara Cullinane 
							(Lindenhurst, NY) went the distance for the 
							Colonials. She allowed two runs on four hits and 
							struck out five. 

							

							Danielle Caron 
							(Peabody, MA) dropped to 0-4 on the season after 
							allowing 11 runs, 10 of them earned while striking 
							out one and walking three. 

							

							In the nightcap, 
							Worcester State scored an unearned run in the top of 
							the first inning. Ashley Loomer (Pepperell, MA) 
							reached on an error and eventually scored on a pass 
							ball. 

							

							The Colonials took 
							advantage of three Lancers’ errors in the second. 
							They scored six runs on five hits, two of those 
							following doubles by Romyns and Meghan Mammone 
							(Stamford, CT). 

							

							The teams each scored 
							three runs in the third inning. The Lancers scored 
							three unearned runs off Colonials’ starter and 
							winner Brittany Conners (Waterford, CT). WestConn 
							went back up by five, 9-4, after RBI doubles from 
							Connors and Amy Hartman (Ellington, CT). 
							

							

							Romyns and Mammone 
							added two-run home runs in the Colonials eight-run, 
							10-hit fourth inning. 

							

							Worcester State scored 
							two runs in the top of the fifth on RBI singles from 
							Katherine Prior (Charlton, MA) and Loomer. 
							

							

							Connors, 1-0, went the 
							distance and allowed six runs, two of them earned on 
							10 hits while striking out three and walking three.
							

							

							WestConn hosts 
							University of Southern Maine in a doubleheader on 
							Saturday, weather permitting. First pitch is a 12 
							p.m. 

							
 

						

		

							
							
Western Connecticut 11, Worcester State 2 (Apr 03, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.)
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Worcester State..... 000 20 -  2  4  3      (5-5)
Western Connecticut. 060 5X - 11  7  2      (13-6)
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Pitchers: Worcester State - Danielle Caron; Samantha Daly(4). Western Connecticut - 
Kara Cullinane. Win-Kara Cullinane(2-1)  Loss-Danielle Caron(0-4)  T-1:02  A-50
HR WOR - Veronica Clark.HR WCSU - Cortney Romyns 2; Stacey DiMaggio.


							
Western Connecticut 17, Worcester State 6 (Apr 03, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Worcester State..... 103 02 -  6 10  5      (5-6)
Western Connecticut. 063 8X - 17 19  3      (13-6)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Worcester State - C. Costopoulos; Samantha Daly(4). Western Connecticut - Brittany Connors. 
Win-Brittany Connors(1-0)  Loss-C. Costopoulos(2-1)  T-1:05  A-20  HR WCSB2008 - Cortney Romyns; Meghan Mammone.

							
 

						

		

							
							
New England Intercollegiate 
Softball Coaches Association 
Division III Top 10 Coaches poll

April 2008, Week # 2

1.		Endicott College		11-2
2.		Wellesley College		10-3-1
3.		Bowdoin College			14-2						
4. (tie)	Western Connecticut State	12-4
4. (tie)	Tufts University		7-5
6.		Eastern Connecticut State	11-3
7.		Wheaton College			16-4
8.		Trinity College			7-4		
9. (tie)	Simmons College			12-2
9. (tie)	Plymouth State University	8-2


							
Others receiving votes: WNEC, Williams, Keene, Clark and Springfield

							
 

						

		

    


 

      

		

							
							

							
							WESTFIELD STATE SWEEPS 
							DOUBLEHEADER FROM WESTCONN

							

							
							
							DANBURY, CT – (April 2) – It took nearly five hours 
							to play, but it was well worth the wait for the 
							Westfield State College softball team as it swept a 
							doubleheader against Western Connecticut State 
							University, 8-5 and 13-12 on a very cold night at 
							Westside Field Wednesday night.

							

							
							In the opener, WestConn took a 1-0 lead in the 
							bottom of the first inning when Brittany 
							Finkeldey (Ivoryton, CT) hit a sacrifice fly to 
							plate Loren Angiolillo (Wolcott, CT).

							

							
							With a 2-1 lead in the top of the second, Jen 
							Raymond gave the Owls a 5-1 lead with a long 
							three-run home run in the top of the third inning 
							off WestConn starter Shelby Slie (Seymour, CT).  It 
							was her first home run of the season.

							

							
							Slie was replaced after Gia Calabrese led off 
							with a double off the fence in left in the fourth.  
							Slie’s replacement Kara Cullinane (Lindenhurst, 
							NY) gave up a two-run home run to the only 
							batter she faced, Alicia Gardner.

							

							
							The Colonials scored an unearned run in the bottom 
							of the third.  Angiolillo scored on a throwing error 
							by Raymond.

							

							The Owls tacked on two more runs when Alicia 
							Gardner belted a two-run home run over the wall 
							in right field.

							

							WestConn drew within three runs with two runs in the 
							fifth.  Stacey DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY)
							had an RBI single after Kristen 
							Lugovich scored on a wild pitch by Westfield 
							starter Chelsea Sylvia.

							

							
							The visitors added an insurance run in the sixth 
							when Gardner scored from third base on a throwing 
							error by DiMaggio.

							

							
							The Colonials put a run on the board in the bottom 
							of the seventh but any idea of a comeback was 
							squashed by Sylvia.  She improves to 6-2 on the 
							season after going the distance, striking out four 
							and walking three.  

							

							Offense was ominous in the nightcap as the two teams 
							combined for 25 runs and 27 hits.

							

							The Owls, 10-3, scored six runs in the second and 
							third innings but the Colonials nearly matched their 
							opponents with five in the bottom half of the second 
							and six more in the third.  

							

							Gardiner continued a sizzling bat by going 
							4-for-4 to lead Westfield’s hitting attack.  
							Katie Gorman had a double and two hits and drove 
							in a team-high RBI in game two.  Lindsay Jardin
							went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored.

							

							WestConn, 12-6, received a load of production from 
							the top of its order with Angiolillo going 3-for-4 
							with a game-high five RBI and three runs scored.  
							Lugovich and Finkeldey each had a pair of hits in 
							four at bats.  

							

							Casey Riddell came on in relief of starter 
							Sam Prouty in the third and earned the victory.  
							She improves to 2-1 on the season after allowing 
							three runs on seven hits and striking out two.

							

							Amanda Caouette (Watertown, CT) (0-1) took 
							the loss despite being the most effective pitcher 
							for the Colonials on the night.  She allowed two 
							unearned runs on five hits, struck out six and 
							walked two.

							

							WestConn hosts Worcester State College in a 
							doubleheader on Thursday.  First pitch is a 5 p.m.

 		
						

		

							
							

							
Westfield State 8, Western Connecticut 5 (Apr 02, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Westfield State..... 023 201 0 -  8  8  3      (9-3)
Western Connecticut. 101 020 1 -  5  8  2      (12-5)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Westfield State - Chelsea Sylvia. Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie; 
Kara Cullinane(4); Sara Forcella(4). 
Win-Chelsea Sylvia(6-2)  Loss-Shelby Slie(9-4)  T-2:00  A-50
HR WESTSB - Jen Raymond; Alicia Gardner.
HR WCSB2008 - Stacey DiMaggio.
S. Slie faced 1 batter in the 4th.
K. Cullinane faced 1 batter in the 4th.


							

							
Westfield State 13, Western Connecticut 12 (Apr 02, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Westfield State..... 066 001 0 - 13 13  2      (10-3)
Western Connecticut. 056 010 0 - 12 14  6      (12-5)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Westfield State - Sam Prouty; Casey Riddell(3). Western Connecticut - Cortney Romyns; 
Sara Forcella(2); Amanda Caouette(3). 
Win-Casey Riddell(2-1)  Loss-Amanda Caouette(0-1)  T-2:39  A-10
S. Forcella faced 5 batters in the 3rd.


									
						

		

    


 

      

		

							
							
							
							LITTLE 
							EAST CONFERENCE & ECAC

							Player of the Week

							
							
							Kristen Lugovich (West Haven, Conn.)

							Senior

							Second Base

							Western Connecticut State University

							

							
							Lugovich led Western Connecticut to a 3-1 week with 
							a .643 batting average, registering a hit in nine of 
							14 plate appearances. The senior from West Haven, 
							Conn. scored four runs, drove in four RBI, belted a 
							pair of doubles, and collected 11 total bases on the 
							week. Lugovich went six-for-eight with two runs 
							scored and a pair of RBI in a Little East Conference 
							doubleheader against Keene State College this past 
							weekend. 

							
 

						

		

							
							 
						

		

							
							

New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association
Division 3 Top 10
Coaches Poll
March 2008, Week # 1

Pitcher of the Week:  Shelby Slie, Western Connecticut State
Player of the Week:  Samantha Kuhles, Tufts University

Pl.		School				Record
1.		Wellesley College		6-0-1
2.		Endicott College		8-1
3.		Wheaton College			13-1						
4. (tie)	Bowdoin College			14-2
4. (tie)	Tufts University		7-5
6.		Eastern Connecticut State	8-2
7.		Western Connecticut State	9-3
8.		Keene State College		9-1		
9.		Williams College		8-6
10.		Plymouth State University	8-2

Others receiving votes: Elms College

									
						

		

    


 

      

		

							
							

							Little 
							East Conference

							Pitcher of the Week

							

							
							Shelby Slie (Seymour, Conn.)

							Senior

							Right-handed Pitcher

							

							In nine appearances on 
							the season, Slie posted a 7-2 mark with a miniscule 
							0.32 earned run average during Western Connecticut’s 
							trip to Florida. The ace from Seymour, Conn. 
							registered eight complete games, including a pair of 
							shutouts, while striking out 67 batters in 55.1 
							innings. Slie reached double figures in strikeout 
							three times during the opening stretch, most 
							recently retiring 10 hitters against St. 
							Michaels.    

							
 

						

		

      

		

							
							

							
							
							WESTCONN SOFTBALL SWEEPS PAIR FROM 

							KEENE STATE IN LITTLE EAST OPENER

							

							
							DANBURY, CT – (March 30) – The Western Connecticut 
							State University softball team swept a doubleheader 
							from Keene State College, 4-1 and 16-9 in the 2008 
							Little East Conference opener for both teams at 
							Westside Field on Sunday afternoon.  
							

							

							
							In the opener, WestConn starter Shelby Slie 
							(Seymour, CT) worked out of a jam in the third 
							inning.  After allowing the first two batters to 
							reach base, she struck out the next three batters 
							looking to keep the score deadlocked at 0-0.  Slie, 
							who left the game for two batters in the sixth 
							inning, earned the victory after striking out eight 
							and walking two.  She allowed one run on six hits.

							

							In the bottom half of the fourth, Rebecca 
							Andruskiwec (Orange, CT) and Loren Angiolillo 
							(Wolcott, CT) combined to throw out pinch runner 
							Nikki Lyons at the plate.  Lyons, who was running 
							for Melissa Scata, tried to score from first base on 
							a double by Colleen Ferguson. 

							

							In the fifth, Angiolillo belted her first home run 
							of the season, down the left field line, to give the 
							Colonials a 1-0 lead.

							

							Keene State knotted the game at 1-1 in the bottom 
							half of the inning when Allie D’Amato doubled in 
							Julia May who led off the inning with a double to 
							straight-away center field.

							

							
							In the seventh, Angiolillo led off with a 10-pitch 
							walk then moved over to third base on a sacrifice by 
							Lugovich.  After advancing to second, Angiolillo 
							moved on to third when she noticed the base not 
							covered by the Owls’ defense.  The junior short stop 
							came in to score on a sacrifice squeeze by 
							Brittany Finkeldey (Ivoryton, CT).  Finkeldey 
							was thrown out at third, trying to advance on the 
							error.  Stacey DiMaggio (Hopewell Junction, NY)
							and Cortney Romyns (Newton, NJ) followed 
							with back-to-back home runs to expand the Colonials’ 
							lead to 4-1.

							

							
							With a 2-0 lead in the second game, Meghan 
							Mammone (Stamford, CT) gave the Colonials a 5-0 
							advantage after she pounded her first home run of 
							the season, a three-run blast over the wall in right 
							center, in the top of the third inning.

							

							
							The Owls drew within four runs, 5-1 when Jenna 
							Patnode hit a home run over the wall in left in the 
							bottom of the third.

							

							
							The Colonials tacked on three more runs in the top 
							of the fourth on RBIs from Romyns, Andruskiwec and 
							Mammone.  

							

							Keene State got two runs back following a two-run 
							home run by first baseman Kaity Conklin.  WestConn 
							led, 8-3 after four innings.

							

							
							DiMaggio, a starting third and first baseman her 
							first three years, made her second appearance on the 
							mound.  She struck out the first four Owls.  She 
							improved to 1-0 after she went four innings, allowed 
							eight hits, struck out five and walked one before 
							being chased after allowing three runs in the bottom 
							of the fifth.  Slie came on to retire the first two 
							batters she faced before Stephanie Lavado laced a 
							ball to center field.  Andruskiwec over ran the ball 
							and two runners crossed the plate to make it 9-8 
							through five.

							

							
							WestConn put a three spot on the board in the top of 
							the six with an RBI single from Slie and a two-out 
							two-run single by Lugovich.  It scored four more 
							runs in the seventh for the final.

							

							Slie earned her first save of the season after 
							allowing one run on three hits while striking out 
							four and walking one.

							

							WestConn host Westfield State College this Tuesday, 
							April 1.  First pitch is slated for 5 p.m.

							

							
							GAME NOTES:  The doubleheader was moved to WestConn 
							due to several inches of snow still on Keene State’s 
							field.  The Owls were the home team.

						

		

							
							
Western Connecticut 4, Keene State 1 (Mar 30, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 1)
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Western Connecticut. 000 010 3 -  4  7  1      (11-4, 1-0 LEC)
Keene State......... 000 010 0 -  1  6  2      (9-2, 0-1 LEC)
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Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie; Sara Forcella(7). 
Keene State - Ashlee Nicholson. 
Win-Shelby Slie(9-3)  Loss-Ashlee Nicholson(3-1)  T-1:51  A-100
HR WCSB2008 - Loren Angiolillo; Stacey DiMaggio; Cortney Romyns.
 
 
Western Connecticut 16, Keene State 9 (Mar 30, 2008 at Danbury, Conn.) (Game 2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Connecticut. 104 313 4 - 16 21  2      (12-4, 2-0 LEC)
Keene State......... 001 250 1 -  9 11  1      (9-3, 0-2 LEC)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Stacey DiMaggio; Shelby Slie(5). 
Keene State - Jessie Williams; 
Ashlee Nicholson(6). 
Win-Stacey DiMaggio(1-0)  Save-Shelby Slie(1)  Loss-Jessie Williams(2-1)  T-2:14  A-50
HR WCSB2008 - Meghan Mammone.
HR KSC - Jenna Patnode; Kaity Conklin.
S. DiMaggio faced 5 batters in the 5th


									
						

		

      

		

							
							
							WESTCONN SPLITS PAIR WITH RAMAPO COLLEGE