Newark, Del.- Meaghan
Almon scored the game winning run on a wild
pitch as the second-seeded Hofstra University
Pride defeated the fourth-seeded Towson
University Tigers, 4-3, in 11 innings in the
championship game of the America East Softball
Championship at Delaware Field.
Towson's
Kathleen O'Hara escaped a jam ino the
seventh and held off the Pride until
the 11th.
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The Pride, who won their
fourth straight America East Softball title
finish championship play with a 36-24 record,
and a 4-1 record in the tournament. The Tigers
end the season with a 35-26-1 record, and a 2-2
record in the tournament.
LaMeka Anderson led off the
second inning for the Pride singling to center,
Amanda Hallaway singled to third, and Lindsay
Sawyer followed with an RBI double scoring
Anderson. Jessica Luna answered with a single up
the middle, and Hallaway scored to give Hofstra
a 2-0 lead in game seven.
Ruth Wilson singled to left
field to start off the third for the Tigers.
Lisa Pollock hit an RBI single to right field
scoring Wilson, and tightening the Pride's lead
to one. Pollock who went two-for-five on the day
singled to start the sixth inning for Towson.
Stacey Smith responded with a single, and Chris
Navarro hit a two-out triple, driving in the
go-ahead runs in the top of the sixth inning for
the Tigers.
With the Pride down 3-2 going
into the bottom of the seventh, LaMeka Anderson
belted a triple down the right field line to
start the inning. Ciavardini responded with a
single up the middle, Anderson crossed the
plate, leaving the Tigers and the Pride tied
3-3, going into extra innings.
Hofstra's
LaMeka Anderson tied the game in the
bottom of the
seventh.
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After a 25 minute rain delay
in the 11th inning, play resumed, and Almon
walked to begin the inning for Hofstra. Heather
Brousseau reached on a fielder's choice
advancing Almon to second. Christine Moran
gounded out, and Almon advanced to third. Almon
scored the game winning run on a Kathleen O'Hara
wild pitch to end the 11 inning game.
Shannon Luther scattered
eight hits, while striking out two, and walking
zero in gaining her 18th win of the season. Beth
Miller pitched six innings, allowing 11 hits,
three runs, and one walk. Kathleen O'Hara came
on in relief for Towson pitching 4.2 innings,
with one hit, one run, one strikeout, and one
walk.
Stacey Smith, Chris Navarro,
and Lisa Pollock of Towson University, and
Heather Brousseau, LaMeka Anderson, Lindsay
Sawyer, and Shannon Luther of Hofstra University
joined Nicole Kurker and Leslie Linnemeyer of
Boston University and Debbie Boetke and Lori
Swanson of Drexel University on the America East
All-Championship Softball Team.
Hofstra's
Megan Almon wins it on a wild pitch in
the bottom of the
11th
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Winning pitcher Shannon
Luther of Hofstra received the 2001 Outstanding
Player honors. Luther went 3-0 pitching 31.1
innings, allowing 22 hits, five runs, four
earned runs, three walks, and nine strikeouts
with a 0.89 ERA in the three tournament
appearances.
America East Softball
Championship
May 10, 2001
Game 1: No 4
Towson University 2, No 1 Boston University
0
Game 2: No. 2
Hofstra University 1, vs. No. 3 Drexel
University
0
May
11
Game 3: Towson
6, Hofstra
2
Game 4: Drexel
1, Boston U.
0
Game 5:
Hofstra 3, Drexel
2
May
12
Game 6:
Hofstra 4, Towson
0
Game 7:
Hofstra 4, Towson 3 (11 )
Box Score
2001 America East Softball Tournament
Towson University vs Hofstra University
May 12, 2001 at Newark, Delaware (Delaware Field)
Towson University 3 (35-26-1,2-2 AE TOURN)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg
Lisa Pollock ss........... 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 8 0 .347
Michelle Cappe cf......... 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305
Brooke Clyde 3b........... 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .255
Stacey Smith 1b........... 5 1 1 0 0 0 14 1 2 .292
Chris Navarro 2b.......... 4 0 1 2 0 0 7 2 0 .274
Sara Foster rf............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .294
Julia Cappelli c.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200
Ruth Wilson lf............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .170
Marisa Moore ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .154
Kathleen O'Hara dp/p...... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .243
Beth Miller p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals.................... 38 3 8 3 0 2 32 16 4
Hofstra University 4 (36-24,4-1 AE TOURN)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Avg
LaMeka Anderson cf........ 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .281
Christine Moran 2b........ 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 3 .251
Lisa Ciavardini rf........ 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .348
Amanda Hallaway dp........ 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .350
Gracie Green pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Lindsay Sawyer ss......... 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 7 0 .322
Jessica Luna 3b........... 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 4 .199
Mari Shepard 1b........... 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 .199
Meaghan Almon c........... 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .231
Heather Brousseau lf...... 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .246
Shannon Luther p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000
Totals.................... 41 4 12 3 2 1 33 20 11
Score by innings: R H E
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Towson University 001 002 000 00 - 3 8 0
Hofstra University 200 000 100 01 - 4 12 1
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner(s) LOB when the game ended.
E - Brousseau(21).
DP - Hofstra 1. LOB - Towson 4; Hofstra 11.
2B - Ciavardini(14); Sawyer(9). 3B - Navarro(2); Anderson(5).
SH - Cappe 2(11); Anderson(7); Moran(12); Brousseau 2(13).
Towson University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NP
Beth Miller......... 6.0 11 3 3 1 0 26 30 1.58 86
Kathleen O'Hara..... 4.2 1 1 1 1 1 15 17 3.25 51
Hofstra University IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NP
Shannon Luther...... 11.0 8 3 2 0 2 38 40 1.79 106
Win - Luther 18-13. Loss - O'Hara 10-12. Save - None.
WP - O'Hara(10). PB - Almon(30).
Umpires - Home:John Stooley 1st:Diane Cardin 2nd:Rich Silva
Start: 2:10 pm Time: 2:58 Attendance: 150
Miller faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Play-by-play
2001 America East Softball Tournament
Towson University vs Hofstra University
May 12, 2001 at Newark, Delaware (Delaware Field)
Score by innings: R H E
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Towson University 001 002 000 00 - 3 8 0
Hofstra University 200 000 100 01 - 4 12 1
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Towson University inning 1
Pollock flied out to rf (1-1). Cappe singled to third base (1-1). Clyde
reached on a fielder's choice (0-2); Cappe out at second ss to 2b. Smith
grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 1
Anderson singled up the middle (0-0). Moran out at first 3b to 2b, SAC
(0-1); Anderson advanced to second. Ciavardini flied out to lf (1-1).
Hallaway singled to third base (2-2); Anderson advanced to third. Sawyer
doubled through the right side, RBI (0-2); Hallaway advanced to third;
Anderson scored. Luna singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); Sawyer advanced to
third; Hallaway scored. Shepard reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Luna
out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Towson University inning 2
Navarro lined out to 2b (0-0). Foster popped up to ss (0-2). Cappelli
popped up to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 2
Almon grounded out to ss (1-1). Brousseau singled to left field (0-0).
Anderson grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0); Brousseau advanced to second.
Moran grounded out to 3b (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Towson University inning 3
Wilson singled to left field (0-1). Wilson advanced to second on a passed
ball. O'Hara grounded out to 2b (1-2); Wilson advanced to third. Pollock
singled to right field, RBI (1-1); Wilson scored, unearned. Cappe out at
first p to 2b, SAC (1-1); Pollock advanced to second. Clyde grounded out to
3b (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 3
Ciavardini grounded out to 2b (2-0). Hallaway singled up the middle (2-1).
Green pinch ran for Hallaway. Sawyer flied out to cf (2-0). Luna reached
on a fielder's choice (0-0); Green out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Towson University inning 4
Smith lined out to cf (1-1). Navarro grounded out to ss (0-0). Foster
popped up to ss (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 4
Shepard popped up to ss (0-1). Almon singled to left field (0-0).
Brousseau reached on a fielder's choice, SAC (0-0); Almon advanced to
second. Anderson out at first 1b to 2b, SAC (0-0); Brousseau advanced to
second; Almon advanced to third. Moran flied out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Towson University inning 5
Cappelli flied out to lf (1-1). Wilson grounded out to 3b (0-0). O'Hara
grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 5
Ciavardini doubled to right field (2-0). Hallaway to dp for Green.
Hallaway popped up to 2b (2-0). Sawyer grounded out to ss (0-0). Luna
grounded out to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Towson University inning 6
Pollock singled up the middle (0-0). Cappe out at first p to 2b, SAC (0-0);
Pollock advanced to second. Clyde grounded out to 3b (0-2). Smith singled
to pitcher (1-2); Pollock advanced to third. Navarro tripled, 2 RBI (2-0);
Smith scored; Pollock scored. Foster flied out to cf (1-0). 2 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 6
Shepard popped up to ss (0-1). Almon flied out to rf (3-1). Brousseau
walked (3-1). Brousseau runner left early, out at first 1b unassisted. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Towson University inning 7
Cappelli struck out looking (1-2). Moore pinch hit for Wilson. Moore
struck out looking (3-2). O'Hara grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 7
Wilson to lf for Moore. Anderson tripled to right field (2-1). Moran
singled to third base (2-2). Ciavardini singled to center field, RBI (1-1);
Moran advanced to second; Anderson scored. O'Hara to p. / for Miller.
Hallaway flied out to lf (1-2). Sawyer reached on a fielder's choice (0-0);
Ciavardini advanced to second; Moran out at third ss to 3b. Luna lined out
to 2b (0-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Towson University inning 8
Pollock grounded out to ss (0-2). Cappe singled, advanced to second on an
error by lf (2-0). Clyde lined out to 3b (0-0). Smith grounded out to 2b
(0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 8
Shepard grounded out to 2b (1-1). Almon lined out to ss (0-0). Brousseau
grounded out to ss (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Towson University inning 9
Navarro flied out to rf (2-1). Foster singled to left field (0-2).
Cappelli hit into double play p to ss to 1b (1-2); Foster out on the play.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 9
Anderson struck out swinging (0-2). Moran popped up to 2b (0-0).
Ciavardini singled up the middle (2-2). Hallaway grounded out to p (0-1).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Towson University inning 10
Wilson grounded out to ss (0-2). O'Hara popped up to ss (1-1). Pollock
lined out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 10
Sawyer grounded out to p (2-2). Luna grounded out to ss (1-1). Shepard
popped up to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Towson University inning 11
Cappe grounded out to 3b (2-2). Clyde out at first 3b to ss to 1b (0-0).
Smith grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Hofstra University inning 11
Almon walked (3-2). Brousseau reached on a fielder's choice, SAC (1-0);
Almon advanced to second. Anderson popped up to 1b (2-2). Moran grounded
out to p (0-0); Brousseau advanced to second; Almon advanced to third.
Brousseau advanced to third; Almon scored on a wild pitch. 1 run, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Miller faced 3 batters in the 7th.
