 Delaware
and James Madison Split Softball
Doubleheader; Sunday's Game To Determine
Fourth Spot in CAA
Tournament
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HARRISONBURG,
VA (May 7, 2005) -- The University of
Delaware softball team dropped the opener
at James Madison, 8-0 in five innings, but
rebounded to win the nightcap, 5-4,
setting up Sunday's final regular season
game between the two teams with the winner
advancing to next week's four-team
Colonial Athletic Association
Tournament.
The Blue
Hens, who are now 28-24 overall and 6-10
in the league, and the Dukes, who are
26-25 overall and 7-10 in the conference,
will play a single game Sunday at 12 noon
at the JMU Softball Complex to determine
which team will earn the fourth and final
spot in the conference tournament to be
held next Thursday through Saturday.
Delaware
has advanced to the league tournament in
each of its first three seasons in the
CAA, and last year advanced to the
championship game before being
eliminated.
Saturday
did not start well for the Blue Hens, who
committed three errors and allowed seven
runs in the bottom of the third in the
first game. Katie George and Liz George
led off the inning with singles, and Katie
Jaworski followed with a single to score
Katie George.
Both
runners then scored when Megan Smith
reached on an error by Blue Hen senior
leftfielder Lauren Gardner (Chelmsford,
MA/Chelmsford), and after a groundout
Smith scored on another error by Gardner
as the Dukes took a 4-0 lead. After
Natalie Burd reached on an error by
Delaware sophomore pitcher Carolynn Sloat
(Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa), Ashlee
Schenk walked and a sacrifice bunt by
Andrea Long put runners on second and
third with two outs.
Briana
Carrera then walked to load the bases, and
Katie George followed with a single to
score Burd. Liz George then singled home
two more runs, and after Jaworski was
walked to again load the bases, sophomore
Kelsey Knapp (Leechburg, PA/Kiski Area)
relieved Sloat in the circle and got Smith
to line out to end the inning.
Knapp
retried the side in order in the fourth,
but in the fifth two Delaware errors and a
walk loaded the bases with one out. Smith
then singled home Carrera, ending the game
as the mercy rule came into
effect.
Sloat
allowed seven runs, just two earned, on
eight hits in 2.2 innings of work to fall
to 16-12, while Knapp gave up one run on
one hit while striking out two in 1.2
innings of relief. Carrera allowed just
singles to senior rightfielder Kelley
Pastic (Centreville, VA/Chantilly),
freshman second baseman Allison Borchers
(Fallston, MD/Fallston), and freshman
centerfielder Katie Lee (Manassas,
VA/Osbourn) while striking out five to
pick up the win and improve to 11-11 on
the season.
Delaware
responded early in the second game,
scoring four runs in the top of the first
after the first two batters were retired.
Borches ignited the rally by singling to
left, and she advanced to third when
freshman first baseman Barbara Traynor
(Wheaton, IL/Wheaton Warrenville South)
reached on an error by the James Madison
first baseman.
After
Traynor moved to second on a passed ball,
both runners scored when freshman catcher
Jessica Ralston (Boonton Township,
NJ/Montville Township) -above- doubled to
rightcenter. Freshman designated player
Melissa Morris (Millsboro, DE/Sussex Tech)
then walked, and after both runners moved
up on a wild pitch, Gardner stroked a
two-run double to give the Blue Hens an
early 4-0 lead.
Delaware
added a run in the second as Lee led off
with a double, one out later moved to
third on a sacrifice bunt by Pastic, and
scored when Borchers reached on an error.
After Blue Hen junior pitcher Lindsay
Jones (South Milwaukee, WI/South
Milwaukee) shut down the Dukes for the
first three innings, James Madison got on
the board with a run in the
fourth.
Kelly Ann
Berkemeier led off the frame by working a
walk, advanced to second on a groundout,
and went to third on a wild pitch. It
looked like Jones might escape the jam
when she struck out Schenk, but Berkemeier
scored when Long reached on an error by
freshman third baseman Erin Stough (Seven
Valleys, PA/Dallastown Area).
Katie
George led off the fifth with a double,
and after she scored on a single by Liz
George, Sloat relieved Jones in the
circle.
Liz George
advanced to third when Jaworski reached on
a throwing error by Sloat, and she scored
when Sally Smith followed with a flyout to
center. However Sloat retired the next two
batters and allowed just a two-out single
in a scoreless sixth as the Blue Hens took
a two-run lead into the final inning. In
the bottom of the seventh Jaworski doubled
to right with one out and Smith followed
by hitting one through the right side, but
Pastic threw out Smith at first for the
second out of the frame.
Berkemeier
then hit a ground ball to third, but
Stough misplayed the ball to allow
Jaworski to score and make it a one-run
game. However Sloat got pinch hitter Jenn
Chavez to ground out to sophomore
shortstop Michelle Plant (Woodbridge,
VA/Woodbridge) as the Blue Hens held on
for the victory.
Jones
picked up the win and improved to 2-2
after allowing three runs, two earned, on
four hits and striking out two in
four-plus innings of work, while Sloat
earned her second save of the year after
allowing one unearned run on two hits with
two strikeouts in the final three innings.
Liz George was the hard-luck loser for
James Madison, as she allowed five
unearned runs on four hits in the first
two innings to fall to 11-8 before Renee'
Bounds threw five scoreless innings of
relief.
Borchers
and Lee each had two hits on the day for
the Blue Hens, while Ralston and Traynor
each knocked in a pair.
Box score (NCAA)
2005 University of Delaware Softball
Delaware at James Madison (Game 1)
May 07, 2005 at Harrisonburg, Va. (JMU Softball Complex)
Delaware 0 (27-24,5-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Plant, Michelle 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Pastic, Kelley rf........ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borchers, Allison 2b..... 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Traynor, Barbara 1b...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Savona, Natalie c........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Wrenn, Heather ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ralston, Jessica dh...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2
Gardner, Lauren lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Williams, Kimberly ss.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stough, Erin ss......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Lee, Katie cf............ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sloat, Carolynn p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Knapp, Kelsey p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 18 0 3 0 0 5 13 6 4
James Madison 8 (26-24,7-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Carrera, B. p............ 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
George, K. ss............ 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
George, L. rf............ 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
Jaworski dh.............. 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Smith, M. 1b............. 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 3
Berkemeier 2b............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Burd 3b.................. 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Schenk c................. 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 1 0
Long cf.................. 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Massey lf................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 8 9 6 5 3 15 6 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Delaware............ 000 00 - 0 3 6
James Madison....... 007 01 - 8 9 0
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Note: 1 out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Traynor; Savona; Gardner 2; Stough; Sloat. DP - Blue Hens 1. LOB - Blue
Hens 4; Dukes 11. HBP - Traynor; Jaworski. SH - George, K.(7); Long(2). SB -
Lee; George, K.(9); Long(8).
Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Sloat, Carolynn..... 2.2 8 7 2 3 1 16 22
Knapp, Kelsey....... 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 8 10
James Madison IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Carrera, B.......... 5.0 3 0 0 0 5 18 19
Win - Carrera, B. (11-11). Loss - Sloat (16-12). Save - None.
HBP - by Sloat (Jaworski); by Carrera, B. (Traynor).
Umpires -
Start: 2:00 pm Time: 1:30 pm Attendance: 123
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Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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Delaware............ 000 00 - 0 3 6
James Madison....... 007 01 - 8 9 0
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Delaware starters: 13/3b Plant; 10/rf Pastic; 24/2b Borchers; 11/1b Traynor; 15/c
Savona; 6/dh Ralston; 12/lf Gardner; 9/ss Williams; 4/cf Lee; 25/p Sloat;
James Madison starters: 6/p Carrera, B.; 8/ss George, K.; 3/rf George, L.; 21/dh
Jaworski; 14/1b Smith, M.; 9/2b Berkemeier; 4/3b Burd; 22/c Schenk; 17/cf Long;
11/lf Massey;
Delaware 1st - Plant grounded out to ss. Pastic singled to right field.
Borchers popped up to 2b. Traynor struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
James Madison 1st - Carrera, B. singled to right field. George, K. out at
first 1b to 2b, SAC; Carrera, B. advanced to second. George, L. singled to right
field; Carrera, B. advanced to third. Jaworski hit by pitch; George, L. advanced to
second. Smith, M. reached on a fielder's choice; Jaworski advanced to second;
George, L. advanced to third; Carrera, B. out at home p to c. Berkemeier grounded
out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Delaware 2nd - Savona struck out. Ralston struck out looking. Gardner
grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
James Madison 2nd - Burd singled to right field. Schenk popped into double
play 3b to 2b; Burd out on the play. Long reached on an error by c. Long stole
second. Carrera, B. struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Delaware 3rd - Williams grounded out to 3b. Lee grounded out to p. Plant
lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
James Madison 3rd - George, K. singled to shortstop. George, K. stole second.
George, L. singled to shortstop. Jaworski singled to center field, RBI, advanced to
second on the throw; George, L. advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw;
George, K. scored. Smith, M. reached on an error by lf, advanced to second, RBI;
Jaworski scored, unearned; George, L. scored. Berkemeier grounded out to p; Smith,
M. advanced to third. Smith, M. scored on a muffed throw by lf, unearned. Burd
reached on a throwing error by p. Schenk walked; Burd advanced to second. Long out
at first c to 2b, SAC; Schenk advanced to second; Burd advanced to third. Carrera,
B. walked. George, K. singled, RBI; Carrera, B. advanced to second; Schenk advanced
to third; Burd scored, unearned. George, L. singled to right field, 2 RBI; George,
K. advanced to third; Carrera, B. scored, unearned; Schenk scored, unearned.
Jaworski walked; George, L. advanced to second. Savona to dh. Ralston to c. Knapp to
p for Sloat. Stough to ss for Williams. Smith, M. lined out to 2b. 7 runs, 5
hits, 3 errors, 3 LOB.
Delaware 4th - Pastic out at first c to 2b. Borchers singled to left field.
Traynor hit by pitch; Borchers advanced to second. Wrenn pinch hit for Savona. Wrenn
struck out. Ralston grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
James Madison 4th - Berkemeier struck out. Burd popped up to ss. Schenk
walked. Long popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware 5th - Gardner flied out to cf. Stough struck out. Lee singled to
center field. Lee stole second. Plant grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
James Madison 5th - Carrera, B. reached on an error by 1b. George, K. struck
out. George, L. reached on an error by ss; Carrera, B. advanced to second. Jaworski
walked; George, L. advanced to second; Carrera, B. advanced to third. Smith, M.
singled, RBI; Jaworski advanced to second; George, L. advanced to third; Carrera, B.
scored. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
Box score (NCAA)
2005 University of Delaware Softball
Delaware at James Madison (Game 2)
May 07, 2005 at Harrisonburg, Va. (JMU Softball Complex)
Delaware 5 (28-24,6-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Plant, Michelle ss....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Pastic, Kelley rf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Borchers, Allison 2b..... 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Traynor, Barbara 1b...... 3 1 1 0 0 1 11 0 1
Ralston, Jessica c....... 4 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 2
Morris, Melissa dh....... 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Gardner, Lauren lf....... 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, Lindsay p......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
Sloat, Carolynn p....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Lee, Katie cf............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
Stough, Erin 3b.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 27 5 6 4 3 6 21 10 6
James Madison 4 (26-25,7-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Carrera, B. 3b........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
George, K. ss............ 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 6 1
George, L. p............. 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 0
Jaworski dh.............. 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Smith, M. 1b............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Smith, S. 1b............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1
Berkemeier 2b............ 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0
Galvin pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burd lf.................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chavez ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Schenk c................. 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0
Long cf.................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Massey rf................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bounds p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 31 4 6 1 3 4 21 14 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Delaware............ 410 000 0 - 5 6 5
James Madison....... 000 120 1 - 4 6 3
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E - Jones; Sloat; Lee; Stough 2; George, K.(15); Smith, M.(8);
Berkemeier(10). DP - Dukes 2. LOB - Blue Hens 6; Dukes 9. 2B - Ralston;
Gardner; Lee; George, K. 2(6); Jaworski(5). HBP - Traynor. SH - Pastic.
Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Jones, Lindsay...... 4.0 4 3 2 3 2 18 21
Sloat, Carolynn..... 3.0 2 1 0 0 2 13 13
James Madison IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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George, L........... 2.0 4 5 0 1 1 11 14
Bounds.............. 5.0 2 0 0 2 5 16 18
Win - Jones (2-2). Loss - George, L. (11-8). Save - Sloat (2).
WP - Jones; George, L.(9). HBP - by George, L. (Traynor). PB - Schenk(10).
Umpires -
Start: 3:50 Time: 2:20 Attendance: 146
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Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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Delaware............ 410 000 0 - 5 6 5
James Madison....... 000 120 1 - 4 6 3
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Delaware starters: 13/ss Plant; 10/rf Pastic; 24/2b Borchers; 11/1b Traynor; 6/c
Ralston; 19/dh Morris; 12/lf Gardner; 5/p Jones; 4/cf Lee; 8/3b Stough;
James Madison starters: 6/3b Carrera, B.; 8/ss George, K.; 3/p George, L.; 21/dh
Jaworski; 14/1b Smith, M.; 9/2b Berkemeier; 4/lf Burd; 22/c Schenk; 17/cf Long;
11/rf Massey;
Delaware 1st - Plant grounded out to ss. Pastic grounded out to p. Borchers
singled to left field. Traynor reached on an error by 1b; Borchers advanced to
third. Traynor advanced to second on a passed ball. Ralston doubled to right center,
2 RBI; Traynor scored, unearned; Borchers scored, unearned. Morris walked. Morris
advanced to second on a wild pitch; Ralston advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Gardner doubled, 2 RBI; Morris scored, unearned; Ralston scored, unearned. Jones
struck out looking. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
James Madison 1st - Carrera, B. popped up to p. George, K. grounded out to 1b
unassisted. George, L. walked. Jaworski grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware 2nd - Lee doubled to center field. Plant grounded out to ss. Pastic
out at first p to 2b, SAC; Lee advanced to third. Borchers reached on an error by
ss; Lee scored, unearned. Traynor hit by pitch; Borchers advanced to second. Ralston
grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
James Madison 2nd - Smith, M. grounded out to ss. Berkemeier walked. Burd
reached on a fielder's choice; Berkemeier advanced to second on a throwing error by
p. Schenk singled; Burd advanced to second; Berkemeier advanced to third. Long
reached on a fielder's choice; Schenk advanced to second; Burd advanced to third;
Berkemeier out at home ss to c. Carrera, B. struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3
LOB.
Delaware 3rd - George, L. to rf. Bounds to p for Massey. Smith, S. to 1b for
Smith, M.. Morris singled. Gardner reached on a fielder's choice; Morris advanced to
second. Jones struck out looking. Lee popped into double play ss to 1b; Gardner out
on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
James Madison 3rd - George, K. doubled to left field. George, L. flied out to
rf. Jaworski grounded out to ss. Smith, S. grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware 4th - Plant reached on an error by 2b. Pastic struck out looking.
Borchers struck out looking. Traynor struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
James Madison 4th - Berkemeier walked. Burd grounded out to p; Berkemeier
advanced to second. Berkemeier advanced to third on a wild pitch. Schenk struck out.
Long reached on an error by 3b; Berkemeier scored, unearned. Carrera, B. popped up
to cf. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Delaware 5th - Ralston grounded out to ss. Morris struck out looking. Gardner
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
James Madison 5th - George, K. doubled to left field. George, L. singled to
center field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; George, K. scored. Sloat to p
for Jones. Jaworski reached on a throwing error by p; George, L. advanced to third.
Smith, S. flied out to cf; Jaworski advanced to second on a throwing error by cf;
George, L. scored on the error. Berkemeier grounded out to 1b unassisted; Jaworski
advanced to third. Burd grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware 6th - Sloat walked. Lee reached on a fielder's choice; Sloat out at
second p to ss. Plant grounded out to 2b; Lee advanced to second. Pastic grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
James Madison 6th - Schenk fouled out to rf. Long grounded out to 3b.
Carrera, B. singled to center field. George, K. struck out looking. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware 7th - Borchers walked. Traynor singled to first base, bunt; Borchers
advanced to second, out at third 1b to 2b to c. Ralston grounded into double play ss
to 1b; Traynor out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
James Madison 7th - George, L. struck out. Jaworski doubled to right field.
Smith, S. out at first rf to 1b; Jaworski advanced to third. Berkemeier reached on
an error by 3b; Jaworski scored, unearned. Galvin pinch ran for Berkemeier. Chavez
pinch hit for Burd. Chavez grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
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