 Delaware
Softball Wins Season-Opener Over Norfolk
State, 6-0, At MASCUA
Tournament
Date:
February 25, 2005
NORFOLK,
VA -- Senior first baseman Jenn Joseph
(Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) -right- went
3-for-3 with an RBI and three University
of Delaware pitchers combined on a
five-hit shutout as the Blue Hen softball
team opened its 2005 season with a 6-0 win
over Norfolk State Friday afternoon on the
first day of the Mid-Atlantic Softballl
College Umpires Association Tournament.
Delaware,
which served as the home team, opened the
scoring in the bottom of the first when
freshman centerfielder Katie Lee
(Manassas, VA/Osbourn) was hit by a pitch,
stole second and third, and scored when
freshman second baseman Allison Borchers
(Fallston, MD/Fallston) grounded
out.
Senior
leftfielder Lauren Gardner (Chelmsford,
MA/Chelmsford) opened the third inning
with a single, and after she advanced to
second on a groundout by senior
rightfielder Kelley Pastic (Centreville,
VA/Chantilly), Gardner scored when
Borchers reached on an error by Spartans
pitcher Natasha Steele. Senior catcher
Randi Isaacs (Slingerlands, NY/Bethlehem
Central) followed with a single to plate
Borchers and give the Blue Hens a 3-0
lead.
Delaware
then put the game away by adding three
runs in the fifth. Lee led off by singling
to right field, and after stealing second,
she moved to third on a single by freshman
pinch hitter Melissa Morris (Millsboro,
DE/Sussex Central). After Morris stole
second, Borchers grounded out to score Lee
and advance Morris to third. Morris then
scored while Isaacs reached on a two-base
error by Norfolk State leftfielder Katie
Byrne, and one out later Joseph singled to
left to plate Isaacs with the Blue Hens'
sixth run of the game.
That would
prove to be more than enough for the
Delaware pitchers, who combined to strike
out eight and walk just one as the Blue
Hens won their first season-opener since
the 2000 season.
Junior
Lindsay Jones (South Milwaukee, WI/South
Milwaukee) started and allowed just two
hits while striking out four in four
innings of work to pick up the win.
Sophomore Kelsey Knapp (Leechburg,
PA/Kiski Area) follwed with two scoreless
innings but after the Spartans loaded the
bases with none out in the seventh, she
was replaced by sophomore Carolynn Sloat
(Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa), who
retired the next three batters to preserve
the shutout.
Isaacs
finished 1-for-3 with a run scored and two
RBI, while Borchers also scored a run
while knocking in two and Lee went 1-for-3
with a pair of runs scored.
The Blue
Hens were scheduled to open their season
at 10 a.m. against Colonial Athletic
Association rival George Mason, but the
game was cancelled due to poor field
conditions. Delaware will continue action
in the tournament on Saturday, as the Blue
Hens face Villanova at 10 a.m. on the
campus of Norfolk State and take on San
Jose State at 2 p.m. on the campus of
Virginia Wesleyan College.
Box score (NCAA)
2004 University of Delaware Softball
Norfolk State vs Delaware
Feb 25, 2005 at Norfolk, VA (NSU Softball Field)
Norfolk State 0 (2-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
WEIDNER cf............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PETWAY ss................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
STEWART c................ 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0
MORRISON dh.............. 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
CAVE pr................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HERON rf................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
RODRIGUEZ 3b............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
GREENE 1b................ 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0
TILLAR ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ARCHER 2b................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
HOOK pr................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BYRNE lf................. 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4
STEELE p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Totals................... 26 0 5 0 1 8 18 10 6
Delaware 6
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Lee, Katie cf............ 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pastic, Kelley rf........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Morris, Melissa ph...... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borchers, Allison 2b..... 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
Isaacs, Randi c.......... 3 1 1 2 0 0 7 0 0
Ralston, Jessica c...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Traynor, Barbara dh...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Joseph, Jenn 1b.......... 3 0 3 1 0 0 6 0 0
Gilkins, Jenny 3b........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stough, Erin ph/3b...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Plant, Michelle ss....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Williams, Kimberly ph/ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Gardner, Lauren lf....... 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Wrenn, Heather ph/lf.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jones, Lindsay p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Knapp, Kelsey p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sloat, Carolynn p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 27 6 7 5 0 4 21 5 4
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Norfolk State....... 000 000 0 - 0 5 4
Delaware............ 102 030 X - 6 7 0
-----------------------------------------
E - PETWAY; BYRNE; STEELE 2. LOB - Norfolk St. 6; DELAWARE 4. 2B - ARCHER.
HBP - Lee. SB - Lee 3; Morris. CS - Joseph.
Norfolk State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
STEELE.............. 6.0 7 6 4 0 4 27 28
Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Jones, Lindsay...... 4.0 2 0 0 0 4 14 14
Knapp, Kelsey....... 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 9 10
Sloat, Carolynn..... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Win - Jones. Loss - STEELE. Save - None.
WP - Knapp. HBP - by STEELE (Lee). PB - STEWART.
Umpires -
Start: 2:30 Time: 2:20 Attendance: 40
Knapp faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Game: UDSB-01
Play-by-Play
2004 University of Delaware Softball
Norfolk State vs Delaware - Play-by-Play
Feb 25, 2005 at Norfolk, VA (NSU Softball Field)
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Norfolk State....... 000 000 0 - 0 5 4
Delaware............ 102 030 X - 6 7 0
-----------------------------------------
Norfolk State starters: 3/cf WEIDNER; 17/ss PETWAY; 25/c STEWART; 22/dh MORRISON;
19/rf HERON; 21/3b RODRIGUEZ; 24/1b GREENE; 6/2b ARCHER; 11/lf BYRNE; 8/p STEELE;
Delaware starters: 4/cf Lee; 10/rf Pastic; 24/2b Borchers; 17/c Isaacs; 11/dh
Traynor; 23/1b Joseph; 20/3b Gilkins; 13/ss Plant; 12/lf Gardner; 5/p Jones;
Norfolk State 1st - WEIDNER lined out to p. PETWAY struck out swinging.
STEWART singled up the middle. MORRISON grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware 1st - Lee hit by pitch. Lee stole second. Lee stole third. Pastic
grounded out to p. Borchers grounded out to 2b, RBI; Lee scored. Isaacs fouled out
to lf. 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Norfolk State 2nd - HERON flied out to rf. RODRIGUEZ grounded out to ss.
GREENE struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Delaware 2nd - Traynor flied out to lf. Joseph singled to right field.
Gilkins grounded out to p; Joseph advanced to second. Plant grounded out to ss. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Norfolk State 3rd - ARCHER grounded out to p. BYRNE singled to right center.
WEIDNER flied out to lf. PETWAY out at first p to 2b, bunt. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Delaware 3rd - Gardner singled to left field. Lee struck out swinging. Pastic
grounded out to 2b; Gardner advanced to second. Borchers reached on a fielding error
by p, advanced to second on a throwing error by p; Gardner scored. Isaacs singled,
advanced to second, RBI; Borchers scored. Traynor flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2
hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Norfolk State 4th - STEWART struck out swinging. MORRISON struck out looking.
HERON lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Delaware 4th - Joseph singled through the left side. Joseph out at second c
to ss, caught stealing. Gilkins lined out to 1b. Plant reached on a fielding error
by ss. Gardner flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Norfolk State 5th - Knapp to p for Jones. RODRIGUEZ flied out to rf. TILLAR
pinch hit for GREENE. TILLAR struck out looking. ARCHER doubled to right center.
HOOK pinch ran for ARCHER. BYRNE struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Delaware 5th - GREENE to 1b for TILLAR. ARCHER to 2b for HOOK. Lee singled to
right field. Morris pinch hit for Pastic. Lee stole second. Morris singled to center
field; Lee advanced to third. Morris stole second. Borchers grounded out to 2b, RBI;
Morris advanced to third; Lee scored. Isaacs reached on an error by lf, advanced to
second, RBI; Morris scored, unearned. Traynor grounded out to 2b; Isaacs advanced to
third. Joseph singled to left field, RBI; Isaacs scored, unearned. Stough pinch hit
for Gilkins. Joseph advanced to second on a passed ball. Stough struck out swinging.
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Norfolk State 6th - Pastic to rf for Morris. Ralston to c for Isaacs. Stough
to 3b. WEIDNER fouled out to 3b. PETWAY grounded out to ss. STEWART struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Delaware 6th - Williams pinch hit for Plant. Williams struck out swinging,
out at first p to 1b. Wrenn pinch hit for Gardner. Wrenn struck out swinging. Lee
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Norfolk State 7th - Williams to ss. Wrenn to lf. MORRISON singled to center
field. CAVE pinch ran for MORRISON. HERON singled through the left side; CAVE
advanced to second. HERON advanced to second on a wild pitch; CAVE advanced to third
on a wild pitch. RODRIGUEZ walked. Isaacs to c for Ralston. Sloat to p for Knapp.
GREENE struck out looking. ARCHER fouled out to 1b. BYRNE popped up to ss. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
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