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College Misericordia Cougars: 2007 PAC Softball Champions

Institution	PAC	PAC %	Overall	Overall %
1. Arcadia	20-2	0.909	31-10	0.756
2. Misericordia	19-3	0.863	29-16	0.578
3. Neumann	18-4	0.818	28-11	0.717
4. Cabrini	14-8	0.636	16-23	0.410
5. Eastern	12-10	0.545	15-21	0.417
6. Alvernia	12-10	0.545	21-16	0.567
Marywood	10-12	0.454	13-21	0.393
Wesley	8-14	0.363	9-21	0.300
Gwynedd-Mercy	8-14	0.363	10-20	0.333
Cedar Crest	7-15	0.318	8-23	0.258
Immaculata	4-18	0.181	4-21-1	0.160
Rosemont	0-22	0.000	1-27	0.036

First Round

Wednesday, May 2, 2007:

Game #1: #3 Neumann College 4, #6 Alvernia College 2

ASTON, Pa.(May 2) -- In their second consecutive PAC championship softball tournament appearance No. 3 Neumann College topped No. 6 Alvernia College 4-2 on the Bruder Field this afternoon.

 Neumann went up 2-0 in the first inning after a two-run homerun by Danielle Hayes put the Knights on top. Audrie Porter's two-out base hit which scored Angela Sebasto, would be the eventual game winning RBI, giving Neumann a 3-0 lead at the completion of the first inning.

 Neumann shut down the Crusaders in the top of the second inning due to the effort of Kristen Lawlor, who connected with Jen Goslin, for a double play to end the inning.

 Alvernia responded with a run in the top of the third inning, as catcher Colleen Ambrosius scored on a wild pitch to make the score 4-1. After a scoreless fifth inning the Crusaders were able to capitalize on a series of errors to close the gap on the Knights 4-2.

Fortunately the Knights' defense was able to rally behind starting pitcher Angela Sebasto who pitched a complete game, 5-hitter, with 10-strikeouts, allowing only one earned run en route to their 11th straight win of the season.

 The Knights will continue their season on Saturday, May 5, at Arcadia University in a double elimination tournament for the PAC Championship. Neumann will face No. 2 College Misericordia at 10:00 am

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Game #2: #5 Eastern University 7, #4 Cabrini College 3 (10 innings)

RADNOR, Pa (May 2) -- The Eastern University Softball Team twice rallied from deficits to force their PAC quarterfinal game at Cabrini to 10 innings.

A two-run single from Karen Hertzog keyed a four run tenth to allow the fifth seeded Eagles to advance to the PAC Championship tournament this weekend. Ashley Lewis threw ten tough innings to earn the win.

After the Eagles couldn't make anything of a one-out single from Amanda Daveler in the first, the Cavaliers generated an unearned run on a Kristie Sandefur double. Eastern put another runner on in the second, but couldn't generate the tying run. Cabrini's Kerri-Ann McNeil ripped a two-out solo shot to left in the second to give the hosts a 2-0 advantage.

The Eagle's remained down two until the top of the fourth. Hertzog hit her second home-run of the season to cut the lead in half and spark an Eastern rally. Lewis knocked her second single of the game to left and scored on a Raychel Weis double.

Cabrini retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth with a manufactured run, and held the lead until the top of the seventh. In a season where the breaks have seemed to go the wrong way for the Eastern squad, the Eagles made their own when aggressive baserunning from Weis allowed her to score on an error from first base.

The game remained tied until the top of the tenth. The Eagles started the tenth with Raychel Weis on second base and the top of the order up. Alissa Brubaker jump-started the rally with a base on balls, and Amanda Daveler moved the runners along with a ground ball to the right side. Cabrini elected to walk Jacey Bray, who was robbed of a home run earlier in the game by a great catch in left, to load the bases. Bray entered the day with three career home-runs agaisnt Cabrini, and the Cavaliers decided to take their chances with Hertzog. Hertzog drove in her 21st and 22nd RBI of the year to give the Eagles a 5-3 lead. Bray and Hertzog then scored on an infield hit and an error from Steph Okeson.

Lewis pitched her way through the tenth without allowing a run to allow the Eagles to advance to the PAC Championship Tournament this weekend.

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Saturday, May 5, 2007:

Game #3: #3 Neumann College 3, #2 College Misericordia 1

Glenside, Pa. - In a rematch of the 2006 PAC Championship game the No. 3 Neumann Knights defeated first round opponent No. 2 College Misericorida 3-1 when the two teams opened the 2007 PAC Championship hosted by Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

After a scoreless first inning Kirsten Norris led off for the Cougars in the bottom of the 2nd and hit a solo homerun off of starting pitcher Angela Sebasto. However, that would be College Misericorida's only run of the day.

Neumann did one better in the third inning. Caitlin Hanrahan hit a single up left center to start things off for the Knights before
freshman Jen Goslin stepped to the plate. With a ball and a strike in the book, Goslin saw her pitch. The Coatesville, Pennsylvania native hit a shot out of the park that scored Hanranhan and gave Neumann the edge they needed.

The 2-1 score would remain on the board through the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh a successful bunt by Sebasto, who advanced to third on two consecutive Cougar errors, opened the door for Kirsten Lawlor who singled up right center to give the Knights some insurance.

Sebasto completed the seven inning victory retiring the side in order in the seventh and earning the Knights their 13th consecutive win of the season.

The Knights will play Eastern University at 4:00 p.m. in their second game of the weekend event.

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Game #4: #5 Eastern University 2, #1 Arcadia University 0

Glenside, PA:  Bats fell silent for the number one seeded Arcadia Knights as number five seed Eastern University used a two-run third inning to top host Arcadia in game #4 of the 2007 PAC Softball Championships.  A Karen Hertzog single brought two runners across home plate to give the Eagles all they would need to upset #1 Arcadia. 

Ashley Lewis threw the complete game for Eastern, allowing just 3 hits while striking out 5.  Arcadia hurler Jenn Compton, also throwing the complete game, gave up 2 runs on 6 hits with 1 walk and a game high 9 strikeouts.

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Game #5: #2 College Misericordia 4, #1 Arcadia University 2

Glenside, PA:  The number two seed College Misericordia Cougars knocked out the number one seed Arcadia Knights in Saturday’s elimination game of the 2007 PAC Softball Championships at Arcadia University.  The 4-2 loss ended the career of the most talented senior class ever to take the field at Arcadia University, but the Knights couldn’t spark enough offense with their only runs coming in the third and sixth innings.

The Knights struck first when Kim Servello drilled a third inning walk off home run but the Cougars retaliated in the top of four when Jennifer Gehman doubled then crossed home on an RBI single complements of Catherine Hoskins.  The Cougars pushed another run across in the 6th on another RBI single from Hoskins before Arcadia answered in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single from Jamie Bee to plate Christine Crowe, tying the game at 2-2.  

But the Cougars used a 2 run on 2 hits 7th to add some insurance.  Leading 4-2 with Arcadia up for their final at-bat, Katherine Lucenti caught Arcadia’s top offensive weapon, Laura Fencik, looking at strike number three with one runner on to end the game.

Decatur pitched 6 innings allowing just two runs on 8 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.  Arcadia’s Jenn Compton ended her noteworthy career with one final complete game pitched, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.

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Game #6: #3 Neumann College 4, #5 Eastern University 3

Glenside, PA: The number three seed Neumann Knights needed extra innings to seal their game 6, 4-3 victory over Eastern University Saturday afternoon and will advance to Sunday’s PAC championship game to play the winner of tomorrow’s first game between #2 College Misericordia and #5 Eastern. 

The Knights scored early, notching 2 runs on 3 hits in the first inning when Shelea Munson took advantage of an error at third by Eastern to score run one of two on the inning. Angela Sebastos’ RBI single brought in Danielle Hayes for Neumann’s second run and their 2-0 lead.

Eastern answered in the top of the fourth with Karen Hertzog starting the Eagles off with her walk off home run before the Eagles tacked on two more runs in the same inning to take the 3-2 advantage.  Neumann even the score in the bottom of the fifth off an RBI single from Audrie Porter to plate Jen DiMario. 

The two teams split the games only two hits through six and seven and Eastern failed to push a run across in the extra inning 8th leaving the Knights the opportunity in the bottom of the eighth to win the contest. Sheila Munson reached on an error, Hayes walked and Caitlin Hanrahan powered and RBI single that landed fair down the right field line with Munson trucking home for the game winning run. 

Katie Kletzel earned the win on the hill for Neumann throwing six, seven and eight allowing no runs on one Eastern hit.  Sebasto got the start for the Knights, throwing five innings, allowing 3 runs on five hits with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.  Ashley Lewis took the loss for Eastern through 7.2 innings for 4 runs on 9 hits, 4 walks and 1 strikeout.

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Sunday, May 6, 2007 :

Game #7: #2 College Misericordia 1, #5 Eastern University 0
The number two seed College Misericordia Cougars needed only one run to send the number five seed Eagles of Eastern University home as the Cougars advance to this afternoon’s championship match up against the defending PAC Champion #3 Knights of Neumann College.  Misericordia will need to win game 6 to force a game 7 in order to play for the championship.  The Knights can win their second straight championship by winning game 6.

The game saw just five hits combined as the wind carried many would-be hits, foul.  Misericordia’s Nicole Decatur belted a stand-up double up the middle infield deep into the outfield to lead off the bottom of the sixth and advanced to third on the next play. Jenn Gehman hit for the eventual game winning single that brought DeCatur across home plate for the 1-0 Cougar lead.  DeCatur then retired the side in the top of the seventh to seal the win.

Ashley Lewis picked up the loss for Eastern in 6 innings of work, allowing the game winning run on only 2 hits while striking out three with one walk.  DeCatur notched the complete game shutout in 7 innings of work striking out 7 Eagle batters.

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Game #8: #2 College Misericordia 10, #3 Neumann College 1

The Cougars needed only five innings to build up a nine run lead to beat Neumann, 10-1, forcing a title game seven. Gehman, Gina Urbon, Jess Klimas and Bradburn all had two hits to lead the Cougars. Decatur allowed seven hits over five innings to earn her second straight win on the hill on the day.

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Game #9: #2 College Misericordia 3, #3 Neumann College 1

Led by tournament MVP Nichole Decatur, the Misericordia softball team won three consecutive games Sunday to come out of the loser's bracket and win the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship.

In the championship game, the Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the first when Lindsay Miller walked and eventually scored on a wild pitch.The Cougars made it 2-0 in the second when Courtney Novajosky singled, stole second and scored on Miller's single. Misericordia went ahead 3-0 in the fourth when Brittany Bradburn reached on an error and came around to score when Decatur reached on an error.

First Round
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wellesley 8, Misericordia 0

Friday, May 11, 2007
Emerson 4, Misericordia 0

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