2003 Softball News
April 16, 2003
CABRINI Under Consideration in Latest Poll
USA Today/NFCA Division III Top 25
The USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 is voted on by eight NCAA Division III coaches representing each of the eight Division III regions. First-place votes are in parentheses. Records are as of March 31, 2003.
This poll was updated at 12:30 p.m. central time on April 16, 2003.
School
1. Emory (Ga.)
2. Simpson (Iowa)
3. Muskingum (Ohio)
4. SUNY Cortland (N.Y.)
5. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
6. Illinois Wesleyan
7. (tie) College of New Jersey
(tie) Salisbury (Md.)
9. Alma (Mich.)
10. Central (Iowa)
11. Methodist (N.C.)
12. Montclair State (N.J.)
13. Western Connecticut State
14. California State-Hayward
15. St. Thomas (Minn.)
16. Lake Forest (Ill.)
17. East Texas Baptist
18. SUNY Geneseo (N.Y.)
19. Bethany (W.Va.)
20. Ohio Northern
21. (tie) Coast Guard (Conn.)
(tie) Augustana (Ill.)
23. Ithaca (N.Y.)
24. Roanoke (Va.)
25. Washington University (Mo.)
Dropped out: Wheaton (Mass.), Plymouth State (N.H.), Moravian (Pa.), LaVerne (Calif.), Keene State (N.H.), North Central (Ill.).
Others receiving votes: Wheaton (Mass.) 22, LaVerne (Calif.) 15, Thomas More (Ky.) 5, Chapman (Calif.) 4, North Central (Ill.) 4, William Paterson (N.J.) 2, Maryville (Tenn.) 1.
Others considered: Lynchburg (Va.), Chowan (N.C.), Moravian (Pa.), Rutgers-Camden (N.J.), Drew (N.J.), Cabrini (PA), Keene State (N.H.), University of Southern Maine, St. John Fisher (N.Y.), Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.), California Lutheran.
January 31, 2003
Cedar Crest College Names Kristy Gestl Head Softball Coach
Allentown, PA- Cedar Crest College named Kristy Gestl as the new head softball coach for the 2003 season. Gestl comes to Cedar Crest from Kutztown University. A 2002 graduate of Kutztown, Gestl earned a BA in Communications/Public Relations and was an assistant softball coach this past season.
As a player, she was a four-year starter, earning All-PSAC honors twice (2000 and 2001). She was also honored by the ECAC and NFCA as All-Region in 2001. Gestl is a graduate of Northampton High School, where she was a first team All-MVC selection all four years and a member of the 1996 Pennsylvania State title team.
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PAC 2003 Softball Standings
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School
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Overall
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PAC
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*(1) Cabrini
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35-8
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21-1
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*(2) Misericordia
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26-13
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18-4
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*(3) Arcadia
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27-10
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18-4
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*(4) Gwynedd-Mercy
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15-13
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16-6
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*(5) Wesley
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19-20
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13-11
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*(6) Immaculta
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11-12
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11-11
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Eastern
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12-20-1
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10-12
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Alvernia
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11-19
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9-13
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Marywood
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8-27
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5-17
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Cedar Crest
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6-16
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4-16
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Neumann
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4-25
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3-17
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Rosemont
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4-22
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3-19
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*Clinched berth in PAC Tournament; number at left indicates seed; PAC Champion in Bold
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2003 PAC Softball Coaches Preseason Poll
Cabrini Picked to Win Fourth Straight PAC Softball Crown
Aston, PA -- Cabrini College is the choice to win its fourth consecutive Pennsylvania Athletic Conference softball championship, according to the PAC pre-season coach's poll. Cabrini was 37-8 a year ago, including a 21-1 mark in the PAC. The Cavaliers of second-year head coach Karen Pelkey received 11 of a possible 12 first place votes for a total of 142 points.
"It's a great honor to be picked as the PAC pre-season favorite," said Pelkey. "We have a great group of seniors to lead us this season and we know we have to take it one game at a time."
College Misericordia, the PAC runner-up each of the last four seasons, is picked second with 131 points. Alvernia is third with 110 points and Wesley is fourth with 104 points, including one first place vote. Gwynedd-Mercy is fifth with 98 points and Arcadia rounds out the top six with 94 points.
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Team
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Team Points
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First Place Votes
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1) Cabrini
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142
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11
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2) Misericordia
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131
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3) Alvernia
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110
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4) Wesley
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104
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1
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5) Gwynedd-Mercy
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98
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6) Arcadia
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94
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7) Immaculata
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71
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8) Eastern
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57
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9) Cedar Crest
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45
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10) Marywood
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31
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11) Neumann
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28
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12) Rosemont
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25
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2003 Final Statistics
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2003 PAC Softball Awards
PAC Softball All-PAC Teams (May 14)
Aston, PA ö The Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its 2003 All-PAC Softball team Wednesday with five players from Cabrini College leading the selections including three-time Player of the Year Rita Horning (Sr., 1B, Cheverly, MD/St. Vincent Palotti) and Rookie of the Year Jen Taggart (Fr., OF, Broomall, PA/Newtown Square). Arcadia University head coach Linda Detra was named Coach of the Year.
Horning batted .426 for the Cavaliers during the regular season and paced the conference in home runs with nine. She and the Cavaliers advanced to the NCAA Tournament with their fourth straight PAC Title before finishing third in the Great Lakes Regional. Taggart was a solid acquisition for the Cavs batting .374 with 39 runs scored and a .465 on-base percentage. Detra led the Scarlet Knights to a third place finish in the PAC this season and to the final elimination game of the PAC Tournament.
Awards
Player of the Year: Rita Horning, Cabrini
Rookie of the Year: Jenn Taggart, Cabrini
Coach of the Year: Linda Detra, Arcadia
First Team
First Base
Rita Horning, Cab (Sr., Cheverly, MD/St. Vincent Palotti)
Second Base
Brooke Peterdozzi, Cab (Jr., Spring City, PA/St. Pius X)
Shortstop
Heather Tu, Cab (Jr., Bensalem, PA/Bensalem)
Third Base
Jenn Kratowicz, GMC (So., Holland, PA/Council Rock)
Catcher
Maggie Shaeffer, Arc (So., Philadelphia, PA/Frankford)
Outfield
Jen Taggart, Cab (Fr,. Broomall, PA/Newtown Square)
Cindia Lukomski, Arc (So., Holland, PA/Council Rock)
Jodie Sienko, GMC (Jr., Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Carrol)
Utility
Jami Hughes, Ros (So., Bensalem, PA/Bensalem)
Designated Player
Brooke Holtzapfel, Arc (Sr., Audubon, NJ/Audubon)
Pitchers
Angela Templin, Cab (So., Chester Springs, PA/Downingtown)
Becky Kimble, Arc (Fr., Philadelphia, PA/Cardinal Dougherty)
Second Team
First Base
Ashlee Keyser, Eas (So., Royersford, PA/Springford)
Second Base
Kristen Lazorka, Mis (Fr., Williamsport, PA/Jersey Shore)
Shortstop
Amber Lazorka, Mis (Jr., Williamsport, PA/Jersey Shore)
Becky Crimian, Ros (So., Warminster, PA/William Tennant)
Third Base
Samantha Sanders, Wes (Jr., Elmer, NJ/Woodstown)
Catcher
Lindsey Williams, Imm (Jr., Minersville, PA/Nativity BVM)
Outfield
Meg Lieberthal, Mary (Sr., Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington)
Bobbi Wasser, Eas (So., Telford, PA/Souderton)
Kerri Buckman, Mis (Fr,. Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin)
Utility
Tiffany Rupp, Arc (Sr., Allentown, PA/Dieruff)
Pitchers
Melissa Craven, GMC (Jr., Bensalem, PA/Conwell-Egan)
Stefany Tiberi, Wes (So., New Castle, De/William Penn)
Stacey Puzauskas, Alv (Sr., Gilbertsville, PA/Boyertown)
Honorable Mention
Kristi Hutchison (1B), Arc (Sr., Lewisbury, PA/Redland); Michelle Yost (2B), Wes (So., Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills); Latoya Jackson (SS), Arc (Sr., Riverside, NJ/Riverside); Tiffany Gray (C), Mis (Jr., Coraopolis, PA/West Allegheny); Danielle Carroll (C), Alv (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley); Rachael Matthews (Util/P), Mis (Jr., S. Williamsport, PA/S. Williamsport); Mindi Brown (P), Mis (Sr., Rome, PA/Northeast Bradford)
PAC Player of the Week
April 28: Becky Kimble, Arcadia, FR, P, Philadelphia, PA/Cardinal Dougherty. Was 5-0 with a 0.88 ERA and 20 strikeouts and hit .391 (9-23) in an 8-1 week (swept Neumann, Gwynedd-Mercy and Alvernia and split with Rosemont.
April 21: Tiffany Rupp, Arcadia, SR, OF/P, Allentown, PA/Dieruff. Hit .550 (11-20) with 3 home runs (including a grand slam), a double, 2 sacrifice fly's, 11 RBI and 7 runs. Was 2-0 on the mound with 2 complete games, 1 shutout, 6 strikeouts, 3 walks and a 0.00 ERA in a 6-0 week (4-0 PAC). Swept Immaculata and Wesley.
April 14: Heather Tu, Cabrini, SR, SS, Bensalem, PA/Bensalem. Hit .833 (10-12) with five runs, four doubles, one homer, six RBI and one stolen base in a 4-0 PAC week (swept Neumann, Rosemont).
April 7: Melissa Craven, Gwynedd-Mercy, SR, P, Bensalem, PA/Conwell-Egan. Was 2-0 with two complete games, 1 shutout, and a 1.29 ERA, 14 K's and .216 opponent's average in a 3-1 week (swept Eastern, split with Immaculata).
March 31: Jaime Williams, Immaculata, SO, P/LF, Minersville, PA/Nativity BVM. Threw a no-hitter against Wesley and had 2 triples and 2 doubles in a 4-1 PAC week. Swept Marywood, beat Alvernia and split with Wesley.
March 24: Allison Houdek, Wesley, FR, IF, Wyoming, DE/Caesar Rodney. Hit .667 (8-12) with 5 runs, 5 RBI, 3 multi-hit games and 3 triples in a 6-0 week (2-0 PAC).
March 17: Rita Horning, Cabrini, SR, 1B, Cheverly, MD/St. Vincent Palotti. Hit .583 (7-12) with seven runs , four homers (including a grand slam), and 11 RBI in a 3-1 week to finish as runner-up at Salisbury Tournament.
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2003 Softball Championships PAC | NCAA | ECAC |
2003 PAC Softball Tournament
Sunday, May 4, 2003 (@Cabrini, Radnor, PA)
Game 7- #2 Misericordia 3, #3 Arcadia 1 (Arcadia eliminated)
Game 8- #1 Cabrini 2, #2 Misericordia 0 (Cabrini earned NCAA berth)
Junior Angela Templin pitched a two-hit shutout, and Tournament MVP senior Rita Horning was 2-for-3 with the game's only RBI, as Cabrini College (33-6) defeated College Misericordia (26-12), 2-0, for its fourth consecutive Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) title. The Lady Cavs earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, also for the fourth consecutive season.
Templin and Misericordia starter Rachael Matthews exchanged zeroes through five innings. After Templin set the Lady Cougars down in order in the top of the sixth, Cabrini finally pushed across two runs in the bottom of the inning. Freshman Jen Taggart led off with a line single to left and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Heather DiLalla. Horning followed a single to left-center, and Taggart beat the throw to the plate to give Cabrini a 1-0 lead. Horning advanced to second on the throw, moved to third on a single by Brooke Peterdozzi and scored when Misericordia's Amber Lazorka could not handle a hard groundball off the bat of Shannon Murphy.
Templin took the hill for the top of the seventh with a no-hitter intact, but Lazorka singled to left to start the frame. One out later Kirsten Lazorka singled to put runners at first and second. Templin got Angela Wincek to pop out to right field for the second out of the inning, with the runners holding. Misericordia's Melissa Eck worked the count to 2-0, then lined Templin's next offering back through the middle. The pitcher deflected the line drive with her bare hand to shortstop Heather Tu, who flipped to Peterdozzi at second base for the force play to end the game.
Templin allowed a leadoff walk to A. Lazorka to start the game. Lazorka was doubled off first to end the inning, and Templin faced the minimum 18 batters through the first six innings. It was the fourth straight time these two teams had met for the PAC Championship.
Misericordia advanced to the Championship Game after eliminating Arcadia University in the first game of the day, 3-1. The Lady Cougars scored three times in the top of the third, with the big blow coming on Tiffany Gray's RBI double.
Mindi Brown went the distance for Misericordia, allowing three hits and one run. Arcadia's Becky Kimble, who started all three of the Scarlet Knights contests in the Tournament, took the loss, allowing the three runs, two earned, in four innings of work.
Saturday, May 3, 2003 (@Cabrini, Radnor, PA)- Double Elimination
Game 3- #3 Arcadia 6, #2 Misericordia 4
Game 4- #1 Cabrini 4, #5 Wesley 0
Game 5- #2 Misericordia 4, Wesley 2 (Wesley eliminated)
Game 6- #1 Cabrini 2, #3 Arcadia 0
Top-seeded Cabrini College emerged unscathed from the first day of the 2003 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament, picking up a pair of wins to advance to Sunday's Championship Round in the double-elimination event.
College Misercordia and Arcadia University also advanced to the second day, while fifth-seeded Wesley College was eliminated from contention. Arcadia and Misericordia will meet in Sunday's first contest (11 a.m.), with the winner advancing to play the Lady Cavaliers.
That contest will be a re-match of today's Tournament opener, won by Arcadia in eight innings, 6-4. Jade Gasper and Aimee Drumheller each had three hits for Arcadia. Drumheller homered for the Lady Scarlet Knights.
In Saturday's second game, Cabrini's Angela Templin shut out Wesley College on four hits, as the Lady Cavs notched a 4-0 win. Jen Taggart was 3-for-3 with two runs scored for Cabrini, and Shannon Murphy chipped in with a pair of hits and an RBI.
In the first elimination game of the tournament, Misericordia defeated Wesley, 4-2, behind a complete-game effort from Mindi Brown. Brown limited the Lady Wolverines to six hits and two runs in her seven innings of work. Angela Wincek doubled and drove in a pair of runs for the Lady Cougars.
In the winner' bracket, Cabrini picked up its second shutout of the day. Starter Amy Welch worked six innings of three-hit ball, and Templin picked up her second save of the season, striking out the side in the seventh. Murphy added two more hits for the Lady Cavs.
Wednesday, April 30 2003 (On Campus Sites)
Game 1- @ #3 Arcadia 3, #6 Immaculata 1 (Immaculata eliminated)
Arcadia scored three in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 3-1 comeback win over Immaculata on Wednesday in the first round of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) playoffs. The Knights (26-8 overall) will now play second-seeded Misericordia on Friday at Cabrini College at 10 a.m.
Senior Tiffany Rupp (Allentown, Pa./Dieruff) led off with a triple and then scores on a suicide squeeze by freshman Maggie Shaeffer (Philadelphia/Frankford) to tie the game at one. Freshman Becky Kimble (Philadelphia/Dougherty) added two more RBIs in the game for Arcadia, which has already set a school record for wins this season.
Kimble got the win for the Knights while Elizabeth Hannan took the loss for the Mighty Macs (10-12 overall).
Game 2- #5 Wesley 1, @ #4 Gwynedd-Mercy 0 (Gwynedd-Mercy eliminated)
Sam Sanders went 1-for-3 at the plate with an RBI double in the top of the 1st to send home Michelle Yost with the game winning run in #5 Wesley's 1-0 victory over #4 Gwynedd-Mercy in the first round of the PAC playoffs this afternoon.
Yost, who was named the team's MVP at last night's spring banquet, ended the game 2-for-4 with a run scored, a double and a single. Stefany Tiberi allowed only 3 hits at the mound for the Wolverines while striking out 5.
Wesley advances to the semi-final double elimination round and will face #1 Cabrini at Cabrini this Saturday, May 3rd at 12 pm.
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2003 NCAA Division III Softball Great Lakes Regional Friday-Sunday, May 9-11, 2003
Hosted by Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio
Muskingum wins Regional; Cabrini finished third
Friday, May 9, 2003
Game 1, 11:00 am - #4 Wittenberg (Ohio) (25-19) 3, #5 Cabrini (PA) (33-7) 2
Cabrini (33-7) fell to Wittenberg (25-20) 3-2 in the first game of the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Softball Tournament in New Concord, Ohio, hosted by Muskingum College. The Cavaliers will face #3 Bethany (31-7) in an elimination game, Saturday at 9:00 am.
Cabrini struck first in the second inning as Diana Frosch hit a one-out double to left center. Jen Beam followed with a double, also to left center, scoring Frosch. In the bottom of the inning, Wittenburg tied the game on a Jen Meyer single to right that was mishandled, enabling Beth Walters to score. Walters led off the frame with a walk. Wittenburg took the lead for good in the bottom of the third as they scored twice on a RBI single by Norah Gillam and a RBI double by Walters.
Cabrini came within a run of Wittenburg in the seventh as Heather Dilalla scored Melanie Klaus on a groundout. Klaus reached on a lead-off double. Rita Horning later doubled with two out and advanced to third, but did not score as Heather Tu flied out to right to end the contest.
Horning, Frosch and Klaus had two hits each for Cabrini, while Wittenberg had six hits among six different batters. Gillam went the distance for Wittenberg, giving up two runs on eight hits and striking out two. Amy Welch was the loser for Cabrini, going the distance too, she scattered six hits, giving up three runs (two earned), with two walks and two strike outs.
Game 2, 1:00 pm - #2 Alma (MI) (31-4) 7, #3 Bethany (WV) (31-7) 0
Game 3, 3:00 pm - #1 Muskingum (Ohio) (40-3) 10, Wittenberg (Ohio) (25-20) 2
Saturday, May 10, 2003
Game 4, 9:00 am - #5 Cabrini (34-7) 3, #3 Bethany (31-8) 2 (Bethany eliminated)
Cabrini (34-7) eliminated Bethany (31-8), 3-2 in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Softball Tournament at Muskingum College. The Cavaliers advanced to face Wittenberg in another elimination game on Saturday.
Cabrini scored all its runs in the second frame as Melanie Klaus' two-run double was the big blow in the inning. Bethany mounted a comeback in the fifth with two runs as they scored two two-out runs on a Leslie Lopez single and Lopez scoring on a wild pitch.
Rachel Schafer (12-4) was the loser for Bethany. She lasted only 1.2 innings, giving up only two hits, three runs (all unearned) and three strikeouts. Amy Welch (17-4) was the winner for Cabrini, she scattered five hits, giving up two unearned runs with a walk and no strikeouts in going the distance.
Game 5, 11:00 am - #1 Muskingum (41-3) 2, #2 Alma (31-5) 1 (14 inn)
Game 6, 1:00 pm - #5 Cabrini (35-7) 10, #4 Wittenberg (25-21) 3 (W eliminated)
Cabrini (34-7) eliminated Wittenberg (25-21), 10-3 in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Softball Tournament at Muskingum College, avenging an earlier loss in the Tournament. The Cavaliers now advance to the semifinal round of the regional, where they will face Alma in an elimination game on Sunday morning.
Cabrini broke the game open with a six-run fourth to make the score 8-1. Shannon Murphy led off the frame with a home run to left. A Jen Taggart RBI triple followed by RBI hits by Heather Dilalla (single), Heather Tu (2-run double) and Brooke Peterdozzi (single) gave the Cavaliers the seven run margin.
Amy Welch (18-4) went the distance to pick up the win. She gave up nine hits, three runs (two earned) walked two and struck out four. Norah Gillam (11-7) was the loser for Wittenberg. She went only 3.1 innings, giving up five hits, four runs (three earned) and walking one.
Sunday, May 11, 2003
Game 7, 11:00 am - #2 Alma (32-5) 7, #5 Cabrini (35-8) 2 (Cabrini third in region)
Alma (32-5) advanced to the championship round of the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional by defeating Cabrini 7-2. The Cavaliers staved off elimination twice in the tournament after a first round loss to Wittenberg, finishing third in the region. Alma faces Muskingum in the regional final.
Alma took a 2-0 lead in the second on Christy Brewer two-run homer to left. They added a run in the third on a Colleen Trybus RBI single and two in the fourth with a RBI double from Stephanie Smith and a run scoring triple from Julie Wiest to make it 5-0 through four innings. Cabrini struck for a run in the sixth on a Rita Horning lead off home run.
Alma answered back with two more runs in the bottom of the sixth as Wiest singled in a run and the final run scoring on a throwing error. In the seventh, Cabrini got a run off a Heather Tu fielder's choice to end the scoring.
Alma was led by Wiest's four hits in four at-bats and two RBI. Trybus added three safeties and Smith had two hits. Horning had two hits for Cabrini, including the home run. Melissa Tavidian (8-2) was the winner for Alma, going the distance, allowing two runs on six hits with five walks and eight strikeouts. Amy Welch (18-5) was the pitcher of record for Cabrini. She was charged with seven runs (five earned), giving up 12 hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Game 8, 1:00 pm - #1 Muskingum (42-3) 6, #2 Alma (32-6) 1
Muskingum wins Regional
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2003 ECAC Division III South Softball Championship
Wednesday, May 7, 2003- 1st Round
#4 Richard Stockton (23-13-1) 2, @#5 Misericordia (26-13), 1
Gina Abbatemarco drove in the game-winning run with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Richard Stockton College a 2-1 win over College Misericordia in the first round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference softball championships.
Tara Barker opened the Stockton seventh with a single to center field and pinch runner Sara Henry advanced to second on a Lorena DeMeo's sacrifice bunt. Mary Ann Busan singled to right and Abbatemarco followed with a single up the middle to score Henry.
Stockton improves to 23-13-1 and set a new school record for wins in a season. The Ospreys advance to play top-seeded Montclair, Saturday while Misericordia ends the season at 26-13.
Misericordia had tied the score in the top of the sixth on Kerri Buckman's sacrifice fly. Kirsten Lazorka led off with a double and moved to third on Angie Wincek's sacrifice to set up Buckman's drive to deep centerfield.
Stockton grabbed a 1-0 lead with an unearned run in the first. Clair Ruffler singled with two outs and advanced third when Christin Carpani reached on an error. Barker drilled a double to center to drive in Ruffler with the game's first run.
Lauren Genovese (12-5) scattered six hits to pick up the win for the Ospreys and set a school record with 12 wins on the season. Mindi Brown allowed just seven hits to suffer the loss and fell to 10-7. Barker and Ruffler had two hits each for Stockton while Barb Rexer had a pair of hits for CM
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