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Blue Hens Fall to Elon 4-3 in Semifinals at East Carolina Pirate Clash

Date: March 6, 2005

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GREENVILLE, NC --  The University of Delaware softball squad wrapped up a successful weekend at the Pirate Clash Tournament at East Carolina University Sunday afternoon as the Blue Hens defeated Liberty 4-2 in the first round of the elimination playoffs before falling to Elon 4-3 in the semifinals.

Delaware, which features four freshmen in the starting lineup, posted a 3-3 record during the three-day, nine-team tournament and moved its record to 4-7 on the season.

The Blue Hens, who split their first four games in the tournament to earn the No. 4 seed for Sunday's elimination bracket, downed No. 5 seed Liberty 4-2 in the morning game as the Hens made the most of three hits and got an outstanding effort from Carolynn Sloat in the circle.

Freshman Allison Borchers walked three times and scored two runs to lead the Delaware offense. She walked and scored on an error to give Delaware a 1-0 lead in the first inning and walked again to open the third inning and scored on an RBI single by Jenn Joseph to give the Hens a 2-0 lead. Joseph then scored on a sacrifice fly to right field by Randi Isaacs for a 3-0 lead. The Hens made it 4-0 in the fourth inning when Barbara Traynor singled and scored on a double to left center by Lauren Gardner (right).

Sloat (2-3) allowed just two runs and two hits while striking out seven batters to earn the victory. The Flames scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings but never took the lead.

Delaware lost 4-3 in the semifinals as No. 8 seed Elon broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning when Nicole Ellis led off with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tracey Dahlen. Elon, whom the Hens defeated 6-3 in Friday's opening round, advanced to the semifinals with a 5-1 upset over Princeton in the quarterfinals.

Elon jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Hens with two runs in the first and one in the second but Delaware rallied to tie as Joseph reached base and scored on an error in the third inning and the Hens scored two runs in the fifth as Joseph was hit by a pitch to load the bases and freshman Kimberly Williams followed with a two-run single.

Joseph (1-4) took the loss for the Blue Hens, allowing four runs and nine hits. Delaware had several chances to break the game open but left the bases loaded in both the second and fifth innings. Borchers and Williams each collected two hits for the Hens.

AGATE:

Box score (NCAA)
                           
                      2005 University of Delaware Softball
                              Liberty vs Delaware
                 Mar 6, 2005 at Greenville, NC (East Carolina)
                           
Liberty 2 (5-5)
                           
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Moore, Jessica ss........  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
Hensley, Beth lf.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
McKain, Shannon cf.......  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
Williams, Ashley c.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  6  1   1
 Long, Leanne pr.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Fridey, Claire dh........  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Johnson, Tiffany 1b......  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
Lowe, Terra p............  1  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
 Swor, Sarah p...........  1  0  0  0   0  1  1  2   0
Love, Rachel rf..........  2  0  0  1   0  1  2  0   0
Campbell, Cassie 2b......  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  1   3
Trigg, Whitney 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 22  2  2  1   1  8 18  5   4
                           
Delaware 4 (4-6)
                           
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Borchers, Allison 2b.....  0  2  0  0   3  0  2  3   0
Pastic, Kelley rf........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   2
Joseph, Jenn 1b..........  3  1  1  1   0  1  7  1   0
Isaacs, Randi c..........  2  0  0  1   0  0  8  1   0
Plant, Michelle 3b.......  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   1
Williams, Kimberly ss....  2  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
 Gilkins, Jenny ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Traynor, Barbara dh......  2  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Wrenn, Heather dh.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Gardner, Lauren lf.......  2  0  1  1   1  1  0  0   0
Lee, Katie cf............  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
Sloat, Carolynn p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 21  4  3  3   4  7 21  8   5
                           
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Liberty............. 000 010 1 -  2  2  2
Delaware............ 102 100 X -  4  3  2
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E - Moore; Johnson; Borchers; Williams. LOB - Liberty 4; Delaware 5. 2B -
Williams; Gardner. HBP - Swor. SH - Hensley; Johnson; Love, R.; Pastic. SF -
Isaacs. SB - Johnson.
                           
Liberty                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Lowe, Terra.........  3.1  3  4  2  3  3 12 17
Swor, Sarah.........  2.2  0  0  0  1  4  9 10
                           
Delaware               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Sloat, Carolynn.....  7.0  2  2  0  1  8 22 27
                           
Win - Sloat (2-3).  Loss - Lowe (3-2).  Save - None.
WP - Swor; Sloat. HBP - by Sloat (Swor).
Umpires -
Start: 9 a.m.   Time: 1:43   Attendance: 35
Game: UDSB-10
                           
                           
Play-by-Play Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Liberty............. 000 010 1 - 2 2 2 Delaware............ 102 100 X - 4 3 2 ----------------------------------------- Liberty starters: 9/ss Moore; 24/lf Hensley; 11/cf McKain; 14/c Williams; 10/dh Fridey; 7/1b Johnson; 17/p Lowe; 21/rf Love, R.; 5/2b Campbell; 1/3b Trigg; Delaware starters: 24/2b Borchers; 10/rf Pastic; 23/1b Joseph; 17/c Isaacs; 13/3b Plant; 9/ss Williams; 11/dh Traynor; 12/lf Gardner; 4/cf Lee; 25/p Sloat; Liberty 1st - Moore walked. Hensley out at first 1b to 2b, SAC; Moore advanced to second. Moore advanced to third on a wild pitch. McKain struck out. Williams grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Delaware 1st - Borchers walked. Pastic popped up to ss. Joseph grounded out to 3b; Borchers advanced to second. Isaacs reached on an error by ss, advanced to second; Borchers scored, unearned. Plant flied out to rf. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Liberty 2nd - Fridey grounded out to 1b unassisted. Johnson grounded out to 3b. Lowe struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware 2nd - Williams struck out. Traynor popped up to 2b. Gardner walked. Lee popped up to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Liberty 3rd - Love, R. struck out. Campbell popped up to ss. Moore grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware 3rd - Borchers walked. Pastic out at first c to 2b, SAC; Borchers advanced to second. Joseph singled up the middle, RBI; Borchers scored. Joseph advanced to second on an error by 1b. Joseph advanced to third. Isaacs flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Joseph scored, unearned. Plant struck out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Liberty 4th - Hensley struck out. McKain grounded out to 2b. Williams grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware 4th - Williams struck out looking. Traynor singled to center field. Gardner doubled to left center, RBI; Traynor scored. Swor to p for Lowe. Lee grounded out to p. Borchers walked. Pastic popped up to p. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Liberty 5th - Fridey singled to center field. Johnson reached on an error by 2b, SAC; Fridey advanced to second. Fridey advanced to third. Johnson stole second. Swor struck out looking. Love, R. out at first c to 2b, SAC, RBI; Johnson advanced to third; Fridey scored, unearned. Campbell popped up to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Delaware 5th - Joseph struck out. Isaacs lined out to 2b. Plant grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Liberty 6th - Moore grounded out to 2b. Hensley popped up to 3b. McKain struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware 6th - Gilkins pinch hit for Williams. Gilkins struck out. Wrenn to dh for Traynor. Wrenn struck out looking. Gardner struck out, reached first on a wild pitch. Lee grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Liberty 7th - Williams to ss for Gilkins. Williams doubled to right center. Long pinch ran for Williams. Fridey flied out to rf; Long advanced to third. Johnson struck out looking. Swor hit by pitch. Love, R. reached on an error by ss; Swor advanced to second; Long scored, unearned. Campbell struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Box score (NCAA) 2005 University of Delaware Softball Elon vs Delaware Mar 6, 2005 at Greenville, NC (East Carolina) Elon 4 (9-11) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Concepcion, Dani lf...... 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Goss, Paige 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Borgaard, Megan p........ 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 Zeigler, Debbie 3b....... 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 Ball, Sadie c............ 2 0 1 2 1 0 5 1 0 Ellis, Nicole dh......... 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 Smith, Laurin 1b......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 Dahlen, Tracey ss........ 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Swearengin, Jessica cf... 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lilley, Carol rf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gay, Meredith rf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 27 4 9 4 1 7 21 11 6 Delaware 3 (4-7) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Borchers, Allison 2b..... 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 3 Pastic, Kelley rf........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joseph, Jenn p/1b........ 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Isaacs, Randi dh/c....... 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 Plant, Michelle 3b....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Williams, Kimberly ss.... 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 1 Traynor, Barbara 1b...... 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 Sloat, Carolynn p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gardner, Lauren lf....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Lee, Katie cf............ 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 Savona, Natalie c/dh..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 Totals................... 27 3 6 2 2 3 21 11 8 Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Elon................ 210 001 0 - 4 9 3 Delaware............ 001 020 0 - 3 6 1 ----------------------------------------- E - Concepcion; Ball; Lilley; Plant. LOB - Elon 6; Delaware 8. 2B - Concepcion; Ball; Ellis. HBP - Pastic; Joseph. SH - Smith; Dahlen; Pastic. SF - Dahlen. SB - Borgaard. Elon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Borgaard, Megan..... 7.0 6 3 2 2 3 27 32 Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Joseph, Jenn........ 6.0 8 4 4 1 5 23 27 Sloat, Carolynn..... 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 4 4 Win - Borgaard (3-3). Loss - Joseph (1-4). Save - None. HBP - by Borgaard (Pastic); by Borgaard (Joseph). PB - Savona. Umpires - Start: 1 p.m. Time: 1:50 Attendance: 43 Game: UDSB-11
Play-by-Play Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Elon................ 210 001 0 - 4 9 3 Delaware............ 001 020 0 - 3 6 1 ----------------------------------------- Elon starters: 5/lf Concepcion; 11/2b Goss; 4/p Borgaard; 24/3b Zeigler; 10/c Ball; 2/dh Ellis; 6/1b Smith; 3/ss Dahlen; 1/cf Swearengin; 8/rf Lilley; Delaware starters: 24/2b Borchers; 10/rf Pastic; 23/p Joseph; 17/dh Isaacs; 13/3b Plant; 9/ss Williams; 11/1b Traynor; 12/lf Gardner; 4/cf Lee; 15/c Savona; Elon 1st - Concepcion out at first p to 2b. Goss out at first ss to 2b. Borgaard singled. Zeigler singled; Borgaard advanced to second. Ball doubled, 2 RBI; Zeigler scored; Borgaard scored. Ellis struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Delaware 1st - Borchers singled. Pastic reached on a fielder's choice, SAC; Borchers out at second c to 3b. Joseph struck out. Isaacs grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Elon 2nd - Smith struck out looking. Dahlen grounded out to p. Swearengin singled. Swearengin advanced to second on a passed ball. Concepcion doubled, RBI; Swearengin scored. Goss struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Delaware 2nd - Plant popped up to ss. Williams singled. Traynor singled; Williams advanced to second. Gardner struck out. Lee walked; Traynor advanced to second; Williams advanced to third. Borchers grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Elon 3rd - Borgaard grounded out to ss. Zeigler lined out to cf. Ball walked. Ellis struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Delaware 3rd - Pastic reached on an error by c. Joseph reached on a fielder's choice; Pastic out at second ss to 2b. Isaacs singled, advanced to second on an error by lf; Joseph scored, unearned. Plant grounded out to p. Williams struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Elon 4th - Smith singled. Dahlen out at first 3b to 2b, SAC; Smith advanced to second. Swearengin grounded out to 2b unassisted. Concepcion reached on an error by 3b; Smith advanced to third. Goss out at first c to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Delaware 4th - Traynor grounded out to 2b. Gardner popped up to ss. Lee popped up to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Elon 5th - Borgaard struck out looking. Zeigler grounded out to ss. Ball grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware 5th - Borchers singled, advanced to second on an error by rf. Pastic hit by pitch. Joseph hit by pitch; Pastic advanced to second; Borchers advanced to third. Isaacs reached on a fielder's choice; Joseph advanced to second; Pastic advanced to third; Borchers out at home 2b to c. Plant reached on a fielder's choice; Isaacs advanced to second; Joseph advanced to third; Pastic out at home 2b to c. Williams singled, 2 RBI; Plant advanced to third; Isaacs scored; Joseph scored. Traynor walked; Williams advanced to second. Gardner grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Elon 6th - Gay to rf for Lilley. Ellis doubled. Smith out at first 1b to 2b, SAC; Ellis advanced to third. Dahlen lined out to cf, SF, RBI; Ellis scored. Swearengin singled, out at second 2b to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware 6th - Lee popped up to p. Borchers grounded out to 3b. Pastic grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Elon 7th - Joseph to 1b. Isaacs to c. Sloat to p for Traynor. Savona to dh. Concepcion struck out looking. Goss out at first ss to 2b. Borgaard singled. Borgaard stole second. Zeigler struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Delaware 7th - Joseph fouled out to 3b. Isaacs popped up to 1b. Plant grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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