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Second Day of NCAA Division III Softball
Championship Tournament First Round Delayed
The first round will resume on Saturday, May 10 at 8:30 a.m. and five games are scheduled. The remaining games are to be determined. The revised schedule for Saturday is:
Game 5: #4 Kean University (30-15) vs. #7 Hunter
College (22-20), 8:30 a.m. The first round continues on Sunday, May 11. The winner will be the seventh seed at the finals of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The finals are Friday-Tuesday, May 16-20 at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, VA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NCAA SOFTBALL ENDS FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION AT ROWAN
GLASSBORO, NJ –
Muskingum College, Mount Union College, Western
Connecticut State University and Denison University
each won its first game at the first round of the
NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament
on Thursday. Rowan University is the host for the
first round, May 8-11. On Friday, Kean plays Hunter in game five at 10 a.m. followed by Rowan against Western Connecticut State at noon in game six. Game seven features Denison versus Mount Union at 2 p.m. In game eight, the winner of game five meets the winner of game six at 4 p.m.
Game One - #5 Western
Connecticut State 2, #4 Kean University 0 The fifth seed Western Connecticut State (29-13) plays number one Muskingum College (36-9) at 4 p.m. today. Kean (30-15), seeded fourth, meets the seventh seed Hunter College (22-20) at 10 a.m. on Friday. Right hander Shelby Slie (sr. Seymour, CT/Seymour) pitched a complete game for the victory. Slie (16-6) only allowed three hits for her sixth shutout of the season. Pitcher Courtney Smyth (fr. Abington, PA/Abington) suffered the loss. Smyth (14-6) went seven innings and gave up five hits and two runs, one earned. For the Colonels, right fielder Amy Hartman (fr. Ellington, CT/Ellington) went one for three with a double and one RBI. Left fielder Megan Brunell (sr. North Attleboro, MA/North Attleboro) contributed with one hit (three at bats) and one RBI. Catcher Brittany Finkeldey (sr. Ivoryton, CT/The Williams School) and first baseman Katelyn Farrell (so. Stratford, CT/Bunnell) each scored one run. Shortstop Johanna Hedler (sr. South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield), first baseman Katie Hicks (sr. Medford Lakes, NJ/Holy Cross) and third baseman Kara Schultz (sr. Clinton, NJ/North Hunterdon) each had a hit for the Cougars. Hedler recorded a double. Western Connecticut scored its first run in the top of the second inning. With two outs, Farrell singled to left field and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Brunell’s single up the middle brought home Farrell. The Colonels went up 2-0 in the fourth inning. Hartman doubled in Finkeldey who reached base on an error. Game Two - #6 Denison University 10, #3 Rowan University 1 (6 innings) Denison University won 10-1 in six innings over Rowan University in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The sixth seed Denison (26-10) plays the second seed Mount Union College (37-8) on Friday at 2 p.m. Rowan (31-10), seeded third, meets the fifth seed Western Connecticut State (29-14) at noon. Pitcher Bri Scrofano (sr. Longs, SC/McDowell) went six innings for the victory. Scrofano (16-4) scattered six hits and gave up one unearned run. Right hander Jackie Sasko (jr. Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) suffered the loss. Sasko (19-6) pitched 5.1 innings and allowed seven runs, four were earned. For the Big Red, designated player Sam Rumschlag (so. Carmel, IN/Cathedral) went three for three with two RBIs and one run scored. Third baseman Alex Murray (so. Mayfield Heights, OH/Notre Dame-Cathedral), second baseman Claire Kopko (sr. Washington, PA/Trinity) and right fielder Rachel Cotterman (sr. New Lexington, OH/Fisher Catholic) all contributed with two hits (four at bats), two RBIs and one run scored. Catcher Brie Berkopec (so. Mars, PA/Mars Senior) added two hits in three at bats, a double, one RBI and one run scored. Left fielder Ali Teopas (sr. Sylvania, OH/Northview) and center fielder Mary Beth Krolikowski (jr. Brunswick, OH/Holy Name) each scored two runs while first baseman Erica Evans (fr. Worthington, OH/Thomas Worthington) had one RBI. First baseman Jenna DiDonato (so. Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) went two for three with a double for the Profs. Third baseman Kristin Wallace (sr. Glassboro, NJ/Washington Twp.) had one hit (three at bats) and scored one run. Rowan’s lone run came in the bottom of the third inning. With two outs, Wallace and Sasko hit back-to-back singles. Catcher Stephanie Taraschi (so. Mt. Ephraim, NJ/Audubon) reached base on an error, scoring Wallace. Denison took the lead with four runs in the fifth. Berkopec walked with the bases loaded and Cotterman scored to tie the game. Teopas crossed the plate on a single by Rumschlag. Murray and Kopko both plated a run with a single. The Big Red racked up six runs in the sixth to end the game an inning earlier because of the eight run rule. Rumschlag, Murray and Kopko all recorded a RBI single. Cotterman drove in two runs with a single and Evans’ single scored the 10th run.
Game Three - #2 Mount
Union College 6, #7 Hunter College 0 The Purple Raiders (37-8) are the second seed while the Hawks (22-20) are seeded seventh. On Friday, Hunter plays the fourth seed Kean University (30-15) at 10 a.m. while Mount Union meets the sixth seed Denison University (26-10) at 2 p.m. Pitcher Lindsey Royer (sr. Louisville, OH/Marlington) went the distance on the mound for the win. Royer (27-4) only allowed two hits and she struck out seven batters. It was her sixth shutout of the season. Right hander Allyshia West (sr. Owen Sound, ON/West Hills Secondary) took the loss. The Purple Raiders were led by left fielder Erin Duignan (sr. Green, OH) with three hits in three at bats, one double, one RBI and two runs scored. Center fielder Meghan Allen (so. Hartville, OH/Lake) and second baseman Alex Lucak (fr. Maple Heights, OH/Trinity) each contributed with a double and two RBIs. Catcher Mara Palombaro (fr. Boardman, OH/Cardinal Mooney) added a double and scored one run. For the Hawks, second baseman Catherine Alves (jr. Queens, NY/Francis Lewis) hit a double and right fielder Jennifer Damroth (jr. West Babylon, NY/West Babylon) had a single. Mount Union got on the scoreboard with one run in the bottom of the second inning. Duignan doubled to right center field, scoring Royer who reached base on an error. The Purple Raiders went up 4-0 with three runs in the fourth. Lucak drove in two runs with a double and she came home on an error. In the sixth, Mount Union added two insurance runs with Allen’s two RBI double to left field. Game Four - #1 Muskingum 3, #5 Western Connecticut State 2 Right fielder Kelli Mann doubled in the winning run for Muskingum College in a 3-2 win over Western Connecticut State University in the first round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Mann’s (sr. Canton, OH/Perry) shot to center field scored third baseman Heather Fields (sr. Bradford, OH/Covington). Mann ended the game with two hits (four at bats), one RBI and one run scored. Fields went two for three with one run scored. Shortstop Jamie Echelberger (sr. Ashland, OH/Hillside) scored one run and catcher Kari Hoying (sr. Russia/Russia Local) had one RBI. The top seed Muskingum (37-9) has a bye on Friday. The Muskies’ next game is on Saturday at 10 a.m. against the winner of game seven, Denison and Mount Union. Western Connecticut State (29-14), the fifth seed, plays host Rowan, the third seed at noon on Friday. Righty Amy Mattin (jr. Delta, OH) pitched a complete game for the victory. Mattin (27-5) allowed four hits and struck out six hitters. Pitcher Shelby Slie (sr. Seymour, CT/Seymour) took the loss on the mound. Slie (16-7) gave up seven hits and three runs, one earned. For the Colonels, left fielder Megan Brunell (sr. North Attleboro, MA/North Attleboro) contributed with one hit (three at bats) and one RBI. Third baseman Stacey DiMaggio (sr. Hopewell Jct., NY/John Jay) added one hit on three trips to the plate and scored one run. Designated hitter Cortney Romyns (sr. Newton, NJ/Blair Academy) recorded a solo home run. Muskingum took the lead 2-0 in the bottom of the third. Mann came home for the first run when Echelberger had a sac bunt and got on base because of an error. Hoying’s sacrifice fly later scored Echelberger. Western Connecticut cut the deficit to one on Romyns homer in the fifth. It was her fifth home run on the season. DiMaggio crossed the plate for the tying run in the sixth on a fielder’s choice with Brunell at the plate.
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Western Connecticut 2, Kean 0 (May 08, 2008 at
Glassboro, NJ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Connecticut. 010 100 0 - 2 5 1 (29-13) Kean................ 000 000 0 - 0 3 1 (30-15) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie. Kean - Courtney Smyth. Win-Shelby Slie(16-6) Loss-Courtney Smyth(14-6) T-1:12 A-100 Muskingum College 3, Western Connecticut 2 (May 08, 2008 at Glassboro, NJ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Connecticut. 000 011 0 - 2 4 1 (29-14) Muskingum College... 002 000 1 - 3 7 1 (37-9) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Western Connecticut - Shelby Slie. Muskingum College - A. Mattin. Win-A. Mattin(27-5) Loss-Shelby Slie(16-7) T-1:23 A-147 HR WCSU - Cortney Romyns. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Little East Conference
All-Star Team Announced Slie became the fifth consecutive student-athlete over the past eight seasons to repeat as the conference’s top pitcher. The native of Seymour, Conn. led the Little East Conference in batters struck out (162), earned run average (1.31), and opposing batting average (.221), while ranking second in wins (15). In 28 appearances, Slie posted a 15-6 overall record and went the distance in 14 contests. A dominant strikeout pitcher, she fanned at least 10 batters in seven games, including a season-high 12 against Plymouth State University on April 11. Slie held her opposition scoreless in 14 contests this season, including a five-game span between March 18 and March 27. She was also recently named to the NFCA All-New England, first-team. The third Anchorwomen to earn rookie of the year honors, Perry broke the Rhode Island College single-season RBI record (36), putting an additional six between the previous record holder. The New Bedford, Mass. product ranked among the conference leaders in RBI (3rd, 36), batting average (4th, .434.), hits (5th, 49), runs scored (5th, 39), and slugging percentage (5th, .664). A consistent hitter, Perry pieced together a team-best 13-game hitting streak, spanning March 11 to April 11. She registered at least two hits in 15 contests this season, including a 5-for-5 performance against Southern Maine on March 29. Perry was a third-team at-large selection to the 2008 NFCA All-New England teams.
Pepin led Eastern Connecticut to a share of the
Little East Conference Regular Season Championship
for the first time in the program’s history. The
Warriors earned the top seed and the right to host
the 2008 Little East Conference Softball
Championship Tournament with a 12-2 mark in the
conference circuit. Eastern Connecticut’s 12 Little
East victories are a program best. Pepin led her
charges to a season-high six-game winning streak
between March 17-20. She mentored a conference-best
four all-conference, first-team selections. The
Warriors (26-12) accepted their 15th initiation to
the NCAA Division III Tournament on Monday morning.
Initially formed in 1986 as a six-team men's and women's basketball conference, the Little East Conference has since grown to its present eight-school membership, sponsoring championship play in 19 intercollegiate athletics: baseball; men's and women's basketball; men's and women's cross country; field hockey; men's and women's lacrosse; men's and women's soccer; softball; women's swimming; men's and women's tennis; men's and women's indoor track; men's and women's outdoor track and women's volleyball. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 Little East Conference Softball Awards Player of the Year Christie Lotti , Senior, First Base, Rhode Island College Pitcher of the Year Shelby Slie, Senior, Western Connecticut State University Rookie of the Year Amanda Perry, Freshman, Second Base, Rhode Island College Coach of the Year Diana Pepin, Eastern Connecticut State University First Team Name Position Class Institution Krystle Denny Catcher Senior Eastern Connecticut Christie Lotti First Base Senior Rhode Island College Amanda Perry Second Base Freshman Rhode Island College Katie Allenson Third Base Junior Keene State College Kim Church Shortstop Sophomore Eastern Connecticut Amy Hartman Outfield Freshman Western Connecticut Kate Livingston Outfield Senior Eastern Connecticut Ashley Sullivan Outfield Sophomore Eastern Connecticut Courtney Haroules Designated Player Junior UMass Boston Jenna Patnode Utility Junior Keene State College Ashlee Nicholson Pitcher Senior Keene State College Shelby Slie Pitcher Senior Western Connecticut Second Team Melissa Scata Catcher Senior Keene State College Rachel Denny First Base Junior Eastern Connecticut Kristen Lugovich Second Base Senior Western Connecticut Krystal Bilek Third Base Senior Rhode Island College Stacey DiMaggio Third Base Senior Western Connecticut Loren Angiolillo Shortstop Junior Western Connecticut Kelsey Souza Shortstop Sophomore Rhode Island College Allie D’Amato Outfield Junior Keene State College India Lowe Outfield Sophomore University of Southern Maine Michelle Perrin Outfield Sophomore Rhode Island College Andrea Pydynkowski Outfield Freshman Plymouth State University Kate Kelly Designated Player Freshman UMass Dartmouth Kayla Jandreau Utility Freshman Rhode Island College Melanie Neece Pitcher Freshman Rhode Island College Kat Roland Pitcher Sophomore Plymouth State University
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Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-Region Teams Announced Shelby Slie Honored on First Team... Kristen Lugovich on Second Team... Cortney Romyns on Third Team First team honors were widely distributed among teams in all eight regions as the NFCA announced its 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-Region teams Tuesday. Montclair State led all teams with five individuals on the East Region first team, led by three-time all-region honorees Jackie Ferranti and Jennifer Jimenez at third base and shortstop, respectively. Two-time first team all region pitcher Carolyn McCrea, along with second baseman Megan Durkin, round out Montclair State's infield first team nods. Outfielder Maureen Shockley was the Red Hawks' final first team honoree. The rest of the East region first team was evenly distributed, with Ramapo, Moravian and Rowan each placing two players on the first team. In the West region, defending national champion Linfield led all teams with four first teamers. Four time all-region first baseman Amanda Attleberger received an at-large nod, while pitcher Brittany Miller and outfielder Stephanie Rice both received their third all-region honors. Second baseman Jenny Marshall was a second-time honoree. University of Redlands and Mary Hardin-Baylor both placed two individuals on the West first team. In all six other regions, no team placed more than three on the first team squad. Ohio Northern led the Central region with three first team honorees, including shortstop Liz Decima and outfielders Mandi Fought and Tina Mangola. Wisconsin-Eau Claire was another team with multiple first team nods, placing four athletes on the Great Lakes region first team squad. Second baseman Casey Leisgang received her fourth all-region honor, and designated player Kristi Doucette and pitcher Jenny Ross were the other Blugolds with first team nods. Cortland State and Ithaca shared top honors in the Northeast, with both receiving three first team honors. Cortland was led by pitcher Katie Finch, outfielder Annemarie Nelson and designated player Emily Ringen, while the Bombers placed shortstop Erica Cutspec, outfielder Chelsey Feldman and pitcher Carly Myers (at-large) on the first team. In the Midwest, Saint Thomas and Wartburg also had three first team honorees. Maria Bye received her fourth all-region nod for the Tommies at utility, while second baseman Kaity Wightman and outfielder Alison Wright were second-time honorees. Wartburg was led by pitcher Angela Hartwig, first baseman Ashley Rogers and third baseman Ashley Steines, another four-time all-region honoree. The Atlantic region was even more widely distributed, with four teams receiving two first team nods, including Louisiana College, Salisbury, Shenandoah and Bridgewater. In the New England region, Wellesley and Eastern Connecticut also had two first team honorees, with the remainder spread among 11 different teams.
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 WESTCONN
SOFTBALL GETS AT-LARGE BID TO NCAA DIVISION III TOURNAMENT GLASSBORO, NJ - The Western Connecticut State University softball team learned early on Monday morning that it has earned a berth in the upcoming NCAA Division III Softball Championships. They will travel to the seven-team regional at Rowan University this Thursday, May 8. Times and pairings are detailed at the end of this release. WestConn will be making its ninth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. In 2002, it advanced to the NCAA Division III College World Series in Eau Claire, WI. The Colonials last appeared in the NCAAs in 2006 and advanced to the third round. A year ago, WestConn won the ECAC New England Championship. The Colonials are currently 28-13 and coming off back-to-back losses in the in the Little East Conference Tournament's first and second rounds. Prior to the LECs, they won five straight and 14 of 18 games dating back to April 9. WestConn is led by an experienced senior class and a fine corps of talented freshmen. Right-handed hurler Shelby Slie is 15-6 in 28 appearances and has a 1.31 earned run average. In 139 1/3 innings, she had 162 strike outs and only 37 walks in her final season. Offensively, senior second baseman Kristen Lugovich leads the team in batting with a .417 average. The lefty slap hitter has six doubles and 17 runs batted in. Classmates Cortney Romyns and Stacey DiMaggio follow with .383 and .375 batting averages, respectively. Romyns, who has a 6-3 record from the mound, has four home runs, three triples and seven doubles. She is third on the team with 27 RBI. DiMaggio has five home runs and is second on the club with 33 RBI. Junior short stop Loren Angiolillo head the team with 35 RBI. Freshman designated player/catcher Meg Mammone lead the team with six home runs She has 19 RBI and has scored 16 runs in her first season. Right fielder Amy Hartman addes five home runs and is tied with Angiolillo for the team lead with 11 doubles. Tickets for the Rowan regional will be available starting on the first day of competition. The prices are $8 for adults and $3 for senior citizens, children under 12 and students with ID per day. A new ticket must be bought each day unless an all-sessions pass is purchased for $20, which includes entry into all games throughout the regional. Schedule Thursday, May 8 Game 1: #5 Western Connecticut State (28-13) vs. #4 Kean University (30-14), 2-0 WCSU Game 2: #6 Denison University (25-10) vs. #3 Rowan University (31-9), 12 p.m. Game 3: #7 Hunter College (22-19) vs. #2 Mt. Union College (30-7), 2 p.m. Game 4: WestConn (29-13) vs. #1 Muskingum College (36-9), 4 p.m. Friday, May 9 Game 5: loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 3, 10 a.m. Game 6: loser of game 2 vs. loser of game 4, 12 p.m. Game 7: winner of game 2 vs. winner of game 3, 2 p.m. Game 8: winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10 Game 9: winner of game 4 vs. winner of game 7, 10 a.m. Game 10: winner of game 8 vs. loser of game 7, 12 p.m. Game 11: winner of game 10 vs. loser of game 9, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11 Game 12: winner of game 9 vs. winner of game 11, 12 p.m. Game 13: same as game 12, 2 p.m. (if necessary)
NCAA DIVISION III
SOFTBALL REGIONALS
Seed No. 2 - Winner of first round at Fayetteville,
North Carolina.
Seed No. 3 - Winner of first round at Eau Claire,
Wisconsin.
Seed No. 4 - Winner of first round at Plattsburgh,
New York.
Seed No. 5 - Winner of first round at Rock Island,
Illinois.
Seed No. 6 - Winner of first round at Ithaca, New
York.
Seed No. 7 - Winner of first round at Glassboro, New
Jersey.
Seed No. 8 - Winner of first round at Providence,
Rhode Island.
Linfield won the 2007 NCAA Division III Softball
Championship by defeating Washington-St. Louis 10-2
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