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Wednesday, September 18, 2002
USM's Tina West Named 2002 NCAA Woman of the Year for the State of Maine
GORHAM, Maine -- Kristina B. "Tina" West, a two-sport athlete at the
University of Southern Maine, was among the 50 state winners recently announced
for the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Woman
of the Year
Award.
West is the second USM student-athlete in the past five years
to win the
coveted state honor. Heather Gilmour, a four-year field hockey standout and
present field hockey head coach at Regis College, received the honor in 1998.
"I was definitely shocked," replied West about her reaction
to receiving
notice of the award. "I opened (the letter) up and called my mother
right away.
I never believed I had a chance of winning."
"Tina was an obvious choice as our institutional nominee," commented Al
Bean, Director of Athletics. "She is an outstanding young woman, a quality
athlete and seen as a leader by her peers and the staff. She has
been extremely
involved in community service projects at USM and in the community at
large, and
is liked and respected by everyone she comes in contact with."
"(Tina) was a tremendous team leader. She's the type of leader all the
other players could count on on and off the field," commented women's soccer
head coach Steve Quinones. "She is the perfect example of what a student-
athlete should be. It was a pleasure to have her around our program the past
four years."
"Tina is highly deserving of this honor," added softball head
coach Bonny
Brown-Denico. "She is a phenomenal young lady with great leadership skills.
She has the respect of her peers and the entire staff."
West was a four-year member of the Huskies' women's soccer and softball
teams, and served as a captain of both squads. A right back for the soccer
team, she appeared in 67 games, starting 51, and scored two goals and was
credited with two assists for six points. A second baseman-outfielder for the
softball team, she compiled a career .312 batting average (30 for 96) with 17
RBI and 25 runs scored.
She was involved with the University's Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee
(SAAC), and served as the SAAC President during the 2001-2002 academic year.
She also was part of the ACES (Athletes Committed to Education and Sports)
mentoring program, and attended the 2001 NCAA Leadership Conference in Florida
Among her other activities were coaching at local youth softball and
soccer clinics, serving as a choreographer and dancer for "Dance USM!" and as a
musical and dance choreographer at the local high school.
A Dean's List student every semester, West is a four-time winner of the
Athletic Department's William Wise Scholar-Athlete Award, and received a
Cumberland County Outstanding Merit Scholarship four times. She is presently
serving an internship in the athletic director's office while finishing her
degree in communication with a minor in business.
Since 1991, the NCAA has annually honored female
student-athletes who have
excelled in academics, athletics and community service. The state winners were
selected by a committee comprised of representatives from NCAA member schools,
and chaired by Jacqie McWilliams, assistant athletics director at Morgan State
University. The 50 state winners were chosen from more than 340 nominations.
Ten finalists will be announced later this month. The NCAA
Committee on
Women's Athletics will select the NCAA Woman of the Year from among the ten
finalists. The winner will be announced at an awards dinner Saturday, November
2, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the 12th year that the Women's
of the Year
Award has been given.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2002
USM Softball Standouts Renee Heath and Sunshine Anders Earn All-ECAC Honors
GORHAM, Maine - University of Southern Maine junior third baseman Renee
Heath (Brunswick, Maine) earned first team ECAC Division III New England All-
Star honors, while sophomore outfielder Sunshine Anders was selected to the
second team.
This marks the fourth organization to recognize the duo this
year. Heath
and Anders also received first team All-Little East Conference and second team
All-Northeast Region as selected by the National Fastpitch Coaches'
Association.
In addition Heath earned first team New England Intercollegiate Softball
Coaches' Association honors, while Anders was a second team selection.
One of the club's top offensive threats, Heath led the
Huskies in batting
average (.431), triples (5), total bases (80), slugging percentage (.615) and
on-base percentage (.615). In 130 at bats, she collected a
team-leading 56 hits,
including five doubles and three home runs. She also scored 24 runs
and drove in
19.
Anders registered a .303 batting average, registering 40
hits, including
13 doubles, two triples, and three home runs in 132 at bats. She also scored 27
runs and drove in 26.
Their stellar play helped the Huskies compile an overall mark
of 28-17-1.
The Huskies finished sixth in the LEC regular season with a 7-7 slate, before
advancing to the finals of the post-season tournament, where they were
eliminated by eventual NCAA World Series participant Western Connecticut.
The Huskies received a bid to the ECAC New England
tournament, where they
suffered a 1-0, first-round loss at Clark.
2002 ECAC Division III New England Softball All-Stars
Player of the Year
Ali Gerrish, First Base, Junior, Springfield College
First Team
Player Position Class
Institution
Jodie Moreau Pitcher Senior Tufts
University
Sarah Zaslaw Pitcher Sophomore Western Connecticut
State Univ.
Lis Drake Catcher Junior Tufts
University
Ali Gerrish First Base Junior
Springfield College
Maren Schrader Second Base Junior
Wheaton College
Renee Heath Third Base Junior University of
Southern Maine
Cherie Bailey Shortstop Junior Western Connecticut
State Univ.
Jen Scavone Outfield Freshman Clark
University
Carmella Ranieri Outfield Sophomore
Wheaton College
Ashley Koch Outfield Junior Western New England
University
Melissa Leber DP Sophomore Brandeis
University
Jan Rissacher Utility Junior Keene
State College
Second Team
Player Position Class
Institution
Kim Jeffs Pitcher Freshman Plymouth
State College
Amanda Sanson Pitcher Senior Bridgewater
State College
Adriene Harvey Catcher Junior Plymouth
State College
Lynne Casey Catcher Senior Clark
University
Gina Scribner First Base Sophomore
Amherst College
Aimee Lee Second Base Senior Clark
University
Leslie Kagami Third Base Junior U.S. Coast
Guard Academy
Suzie Van der Veer Shortstop Senior U.S. Coast
Guard Academy
Sunshine Anders Outfield Sophomore University of
Southern Maine
Michelle Malone Outfield Senior
Babson College
Michelle Vaillancourt Outfield Junior
Endicott College
Amanda Sanson DP Senior Bridgewater
State College
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Monday, May 13, 2002
Four USM Softball Players Named to NFCA All-Northeast Teams
GORHAM, Maine -- Four members of the University of Southern Maine
Huskies softball team have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA) All-Northeast Region teams that were announced by the NFCA
national office Monday.
Named to the All-Northeast second team were junior 3B Renee Heath
(Brunswick, Maine) and sophomore OF Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine). Earning
spots in the third team were freshman RHP Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.)
and junior SS Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.). This is the second
straight year
that Anders has been named to the All-Region second team. McLean is making her
second appearance on the third team, having previously been selected in her
freshman season (2000). It is Heath's and Henderson's first All-Region
selection.
The NFCA Northeast Region is comprised of teams from the Little East
Conference, which includes Southern Maine, the Great Northeast Conference, the
Empire Eight Conference, the State University of New York Athletic Conference
and 11 independent schools from upstate New York.
Heath, also an All-Little East Conference and All-NEISCA
first team pick,
led the Huskies in batting this spring, hitting .431 (56 for 130) with five
doubles, a team-high five triples, three home runs, 24 runs scored and 19 RBI.
She also led the team in total bases (80), slugging percentage (.615) and on-
base percentage (.453).
Anders, also an All-Little East Conference first team honoree
and a second
team All-NEISCA selection, batted .303 (40 for 132) with a team-leading 13
doubles, two triples, three home runs, 27 runs scored and 26 RBI.
Henderson, a second team All-Little East Conference pick in her rookie
season, set a USM single-season strikeout record and tied the school record for
wins in a season. The right-handed hurler was 16-8 with a 1.19 ERA and seven
shutouts. She worked 153.1 innings, allowing 118 hits and 24 walks while
fanning a record 149 hitters.
McLean finished the season batting .339 (41 for 121) with six
doubles, a
team-leading five home runs, 28 runs scored and 27 RBI. She led the team in
runs scored, RBI and home runs.
The Huskies finished the 2002 season 28-17-1 overall and 7-7
in the Little
East Conference. USM advanced to the championship game of the LEC tournament,
and was selected to play in the Eastern College Athletic Conference
Division III
New England Tournament.
2002 NFCA NORTHEAST REGION TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Name Position School
Sarah Taub Pitcher Geneseo State (N.Y.)
Sarah Zaslaw Pitcher Western Connecticut State
Kristin Furdon Catcher Ithaca (N.Y.)
Sara Pray Catcher Pine Manor (Mass.)
Carin Piacente First Base Cortland State (N.Y.)
Jonna Ball Second Base Cortland State (N.Y.)
Nicole Lanieu Third Base St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
Cherie Bailey Shortstop Western Connecticut State
Kim Brizido Outfield Pine Manor (Mass.)
Randi Johnson Outfield Plattsburg State (N.Y.)
Amanda Kent Outfield St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
Katie Hovey Utility Geneseo State (N.Y.)
Mollie Schneible Designated Player St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
Julie Gentner At-Large Cortland State (N.Y.)
Kim Jeffs At-Large Plymouth State (Mass.)
SECOND TEAM
Name Position School
Abby Hanrahan Pitcher Ithaca (N.Y.)
Lisa Marlow Pitcher Plattsburg State (N.Y.)
Katie Crandall Catcher Cortland State (N.Y.)
Adriene Harvey Catcher Plymouth State (Mass.)
Jen Constantino First Base St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
Katie Wardlow Second Base Western Connecticut State
Renee Heath Third Base Southern Maine
Meredith Eisenhut Shortstop St. Lawrence (N.Y.)
Sunshine Anders Outfield Southern Maine
Jen Seitter Outfield Geneseo State (N.Y.)
Lara Stone Outfield Cortland State (N.Y.)
Sara Dial Utility Rochester (N.Y.)
Heidi Rammacher Designated Player Buffalo State (N.Y.)
Ann Marie Cangiolosi At-Large Cortland State (N.Y.)
Ja-Ja Cabalit At-Large Plattsburg State (N.Y.)
THIRD TEAM
(All selections at-large)
Name School
Elizabeth Caroscio Geneseo State (N.Y.)
Sara Coddington Ithaca (N.Y.)
Michelle Fanelli Rhode Island College
Megan Goss Pine Manor (Mass.)
Melissa Henderson Southern Maine
Ashley Kennedy Rochester Inst. (N.Y.)
Caroline Kurkowski Keene State (N.H.)
Sarah McLean Southern Maine
Shari McNamara Rochester Inst. (N.Y.)
Stephanie Menth Buffalo State (N.Y.)
Marie Peterson Cazenovia (N.Y.)
Jan Rissacher Keene State (N.H.)
Kim Sebastiao Ithaca (N.Y.)
Nadine Sirianni Buffalo State (N.Y.)
Melissa Walsh Western Connecticut State
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Friday, May 10, 2002
USM's Sarah McLean Named to Verizon Academic District One Softball Second Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior shortstop Sarah McLean (Portsmouth,
R.I.) of the
University of Southern Maine softball team has been named to the 2002 Verizon
Academic District One College Division Softball second team as selected by
members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
McLean is the third member of the USM softball program to be
named to the
CoSIDA Academic District One first or second team in the past four
years.. June
LaVallee was named to the second team in 1999 and the first team in
2000. Julie
Plant was a first team selection in 1999.
A three-year starter for the Huskies, McLean batted .339 (41
for 121) with
28 runs scored, six doubles, five home runs and 27 RBI this season.
She led the
team in runs scored, homers and RBI.
During her three-year career, McLean has hit .349 (119 for 341) with 70
runs scored, 23 doubles, six triples, 12 home runs and 81 RBI. The single-game
home run record holder (three versus UMaine Farmington in April
2000), McLean is
ranked among the school's top ten in eight offensive categories. She also was
named to the All-Little East Conference second team in 2000 and 2001.
McLean has a 3.62 cumulative grade points average through
five semesters
and is majoring in history. To be nominated by a CoSIDA member at the
institution, the player must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate
athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a
4.0 scale). She must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at
the institution.
Southern Maine finished the 2002 season 28-17-1 overall and 7-7 in the
Little East Conference. The Huskies advanced to the championship game of the
LEC tournament and were selected to play in the Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Division III New England tournament.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Cougars Edge Huskies in ECAC Tournament, 1-0
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Senior pitcher Aimee Lee (Worcester,
Mass.) hurled a
three-hitter and drove in the game's only run to give the top-seeded Clark
University Cougars a dramatic 1-0 victory over the eighth-seeded University of
Southern Maine Huskies in a first round game of the Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Softball Championship tournament
Wednesday afternoon.
The win moves the Cougars into this weekend's four-team, double-
elimination finals that will be played at Clark. The Cougars are now 26-10.
Southern Maine ended its season 28-17-1.
Lee and USM freshman right-hander Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.)
hooked up in a scoreless pitchers duel through the first six innings before Lee
ended things in the seventh.
Senior Holly Scavone (Worcester, Mass.) led off the bottom of
the seventh
with a bunt single. The speedster came all the way around to score the game's
only run when Lee double into the left-center field gap.
Southern Maine had two threats in the game, but could not
come up with a
timely base hit. The Huskies stranded a runner at third in the third as the
result of an outstanding defensive play by Clark. In the sixth, USM loaded the
bases with two outs on a single by sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine),
a walk to junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) and a single by junior Sarah
McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.), but Lee escaped by getting sophomore Darci Holland
(Buckfield, Maine) to fly out to center field.
Lee, 14-6 on the season, allowed only three hits and three walks over
seven innings while striking out four. Henderson allowed only three hits, did
not walk a batter, and fanned six to finish her rookie campaign 16-8.
This was Southern Maine's fourth trip to the ECAC tournament
(1987, 1997,
2000, 2002). It was the first time that Clark and Southern Maine have faced
each other on the softball diamond.
In other first round ECAC games, second-seeded Endicott College blanked
Babson College, 4-0. Sixth-seeded Rhode Island College upset third
seeded Coast
Guard Academy, 4-1, and fifth-seeded Fitchburg State College edged Plymouth
State College, 3-2.
at Worcester, Mass. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (28-17-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Clark (26-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson (16-8) and Kristen Tong.
C, Aimee Lee (14-6) and Lynne Casey.
2B: C, Lee 3B: none HR: none
RBI: C, Lee Repeat Hitters: none.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Five USM Huskies Named to All-Little East Softball Teams
GORHAM, Maine -- Five members of the University of Southern
Maine Huskies
softball team have been named to the 2002 All-Little East Conference first or
second team following a vote by the league' eight head coaches. The all-
conference teams and individual awards were announced by the league office
Monday afternoon.
Name to the first team were junior third baseman Renee Heath
(Brunswick,
Maine) and sophomore outfielders Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) and Darci
Holland (Buckfield, Maine).
Collecting spots on the second team were freshmen Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.), a pitcher, and Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.), a catcher.
Heading into Wednesday's first round game of the ECAC Division III New
England Softball Championship tournament, the Huskies were 28-16-1
overall. USM
finished tied for fifth in the Little East during the regular season, then
advanced through the tournament as the sixth seed to reach the championship
game.
The team's leading hitter, Heath took a .438 average (56 for
128) in the
ECAC tournament. She has five doubles, five triples and three home runs, 24
runs scored and 19 RBI. This is Heath's second all-conference honor. She
earned second team honors last season. A standout two-sport athlete,
Heath also
earned all-conference first team honors last fall in field hockey.
Anders was named to the all-conference first team in the
outfield for the
second straight year. The left-handed hitting Anders was batting .302 (39 for
129) with a team-leading 13 doubles, two triples, and three home runs. She is
second on the team with 27 runs scored and 26 RBI.
Making her first appearance on the all-conference team, Holland batted
.301 (31 for 103) with nine doubles, one triple and one home runs. She has
scored 16 times and driven in 17.
Henderson made an immediate impact on the team, compiling a 16-7 record
with a 1.19 ERA. The right-handed hurler worked 147.1 innings, allowing 115
hits and 24 walks while striking out a single-season record 143
batters. Her 16
wins equals the single-season record for most wins.
Tong took over as the team's regular catcher after the
Florida trip to hit
.351 (33 for 94) with 16 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples and 11 RBI.
The LEC Rookie of the Week once (April 22) this season, she also has done an
outstanding job defensively, making only four errors in 184 chances.
Little East Conference 2002 Softball All-Stars and Awards
First Team
Name Position Class Institution
Adriene Harvey Catcher Jr. Plymouth State
Michelle Fanelli First Base Jr. Rhode Island College
Katie Wardlow Second Base So. Western Connecticut
Cherie Bailey Shortstop Jr. Western Connecticut
Renee Heath Third Base Jr. Southern Maine
Sunshine Anders Outfield So. Southern Maine
Darci Holland Outfield So. Southern Maine
Casey Soares Outfield Fr. Rhode Island College
Jan Rissacher Utility Jr. Keene State
Shari D'Amico Utility So. Eastern Connecticut
Kim Warrington Designated Player So. Rhode Island College
Kim Jeffs Pitcher Fr. Plymouth State
Sarah Zaslaw Pitcher So. Western Connecticut
Second Team
Name Position Class Institution
Kristen Tong Catcher Fr. Southern Maine
Caroline Kurkowski First Base So. Keene State
Kristen Fusick Second Base Sr. Plymouth State
Amy Machado Third Base Fr. Rhode Island College
Valarie Gasparino Shortstop So. Eastern Connecticut
Sue Gaber Outfield So. Rhode Island College
Cathy Knapp Outfield So. Western Connecticut
Kim Warrington Pitcher So. Rhode Island College
Melissa Henderson Pitcher Fr. Southern Maine
Player of the Year
Cherie Bailey, Junior, Western Connecticut
Co-Pitchers of the Year
Sarah Zaslaw, Sophomore, Western Connecticut
Kim Jeffs, Freshman, Plymouth State
Rookie of the Year
Kim Jeffs, Freshman, Plymouth State
Coach of the Year
Harry Blood, Plymouth State
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Monday, May 6, 2002
USM Softball Team to Play in ECAC Tournament
GORHAM, Maine -- For the fifth time in the last six seasons, the
University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team has been selected to play in
a postseason tournament. The Huskies received word Monday afternoon that they
have been selected to play in the eight-team Eastern College Athletic
Conference
(ECAC) Division III New England Championship tournament that begins Wednesday.
The Huskies, 28-16-1 overall and runners-up in last weekend's
Little East
Conference tournament, are the eighth seed and will travel to Worcester, Mass.,
to play top-seeded Clark University starting at 4:00 p.m. First round play is
single elimination.
This is the Huskies fourth trip to ECAC tournament, and sixth
postseason
tournament berth, in the last 16 years. USM has previously played in the ECAC
tournament in 1987, 1997 and 2000, and made trips to the NCAA
tournament in 1998
and 1999.
Other first round games on Wednesday pit seventh-seeded
Babson College at
second-seeded Endicott College, sixth-seeded Rhode Island College
will travel to
the third seed, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and fifth-seeded Fitchburg State
College journeys north to take on fourth-seeded Plymouth State College.
The four first-round winners will advance to the site of the highest
remaining seed for a four-team, double-elimination tournament on Saturday and
Sunday. Times for the weekend games will be announced later this week.
2002 ECAC Division Three New England Softball Tournament
First Round Games, Wednesday, May 8
(single elimination, at the higher seed)
#8 Southern Maine (28-16-1) at #1 Clark (25-10)
4:00
#7 Babson (25-13) at #2 Endicott (37-4-1)
4:00
#6 Rhode Island College (25-12) at Coast Guard (28-10)
4:30
#5 Fitchburg State (22-10) at #3 Plymouth State (24-12-2)
4:00
Finals, Saturday, May 11
(four-team, double-elimination, at highest remaining seed)
Game #1 Southern Maine-Clark winner vs. Fitchburg-Plymouth State
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Game #2 Babson-Endicott winner vs. R.I. College-Coast Guard winner
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Game #3 Loser of Game #1 vs. Loser of Game #2
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Game #4 Winner of Game #1 vs. Winner of Game #2
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Sunday, May 12
Game #5 Winner of Game #3 vs. Loser of Game #4
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Game #6 Winner of Game #4 vs. Winner of Game #5
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Game #7 if necessary
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Saturday, May 4, 2002
Little East Conference Tournament -- Championship Round
USM Drops 3-2 Heartbreaker to Western Connecticut in Game Seven
Huskies Force Deciding Game with 5-3 Win Over Colonials
DANBURY, Conn. -- Sophomore Sarah Zaslaw (Stoughton, Mass.) was named
the most outstanding player after hurling a complete victory to give the top-
seeded Western Connecticut State University Colonials a thrilling 3-2 win over
the sixth-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies in the seventh and
deciding game of the double-elimination Little East Conference Softball
Championship Tournament at Westside Field Saturday afternoon.
The tournament championship was the second straight for the
Colonials, and
also earned them an automatic berth in the upcoming NCAA Division III national
championship tournament. Western Connecticut is now 30-7-1 overall.
Southern Maine, trying to come through the losers bracket,
needed to win
three games on Saturday to capture the crown. The Huskies eliminated Plymouth
State College 3-2 in the first game of the day, then came back to
defeat Western
Connecticut 5-3 in the middle game to force the seventh and deciding
game. This
was the first time in the five-year history of the tournament that it has gone
to a seventh game.
In the championship game, Western Connecticut came back from a 2-1
deficit, scoring twice in the sixth inning. Sophomore Katie Wardlow (Old
Bridge, N.J.) drove in the tying run with a double, then scored what proved to
be the winning run on sophomore Cathy Knapp's (Monroe, Conn.) RBI single.
Southern Maine had scored a single run in the second inning on an
outfielder's error handling junior Katie True's (Chelmsford, Mass.) single that
allowed sophomore Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine) to score. The Huskies
grabbed the lead against Zaslaw in the fourth when junior Jessie Becher (South
Paris, Maine) singled home junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine).
Southern Maine pounded out 11 hits against Zaslaw in the first
championship game to come away with a 5-3 win. Each team scored twice in the
first inning before USM sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) double in
the go-ahead run in the second. The Huskies added single tallies in the third
on True's RBI groundout, and in the fourth during a rundown on a double steal
attempt.
Freshman right-hander Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.)
pitched all
21 innings for the Huskies, picking up a pair of wins to run her
record to 16-7.
She allowed only one earned run in 14 innings against Western Connecticut. Her
16 wins ties the school single season record for most wins set by Erica Gagnon
in 1999. Henderson also passed Gagnon's single season strikeout mark in the
Plymouth State game, and now has 143 strikeouts for the season.
USM will await word Monday on a possible berth in the ECAC Division III
New England tournament.
Game Six 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (28-15-1) 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 11 1
Western Connecticut (29-7-1) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 2
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
WC, Sarah Zaslaw and Alayna Davis.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (16-6) Losing Pitcher: Zaslaw (17-3)
2B: SM, Anders 3B: none HR: none
RBI: SM, Becher 2, Anders, True WC, Wardlow 2, Lanpher
Repeat Hitters: SM, Anders, Heath, McLean, Holland.
Game Seven 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Connecticut (30-7-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1
Southern Maine (28-16-1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 3
Batteries: SM, Henderson and Tong. WC, Zaslaw and Christine Valle.
Winning Pitcher: Zaslaw (18-3) Losing Pitcher: Henderson (16-7)
2B: WC, Warlow 3B: none HR: none
RBI: SM, Becher WC, Valle, Wardlow, Knapp.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath.
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Saturday, May 4, 2002
Little East Conference Tournament
USM Beats Plymouth State, Advances to Championship Round
DANBURY, Conn. -- Junior 1B Jessie Becher (South Paris,
Maine) doubled
home the game winning run in the seventh inning to give the University of
Southern Maine Huskies a 3-2 victory over the Plymouth State College
Panthers in
the double-elimination Little East Conference Softball Championship Tournament
being played at Western Connecticut State University.
The win moves the Huskies, 27-15-1 overall, into the championship round
against Western Connecticut. USM needs to beat Western Connecticut
twice to win
the title and the automatic berth into the NCAA Division III tournament.
Plymouth State, making its first appearance in the LEC finals,
finishes 24-12-2.
Becher drove a two-out double into the right-center field gap off PSC
freshman RHP Kim Jeffs (Stoughton, Mass.) to score sophomore OF Darci Holland
(Buckfield, Maine) from first base with the decisive run. Holland reached when
junior 3B Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) was thrown out at the plate on an
attempted squeeze play.
USM took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a solo home run by sophomore
Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine). Becher scored on junior Emily
Forbes' (North
Berwick, Maine) fielder's choice in the second inning to give USM a 2-0 lead.
The Panthers tied the game in the fifth when freshman Sara Madden
(Londonderry, N.H.) scored on a throwing error, and freshman Michelle Dubois
(Auburn, Maine) came home on sophomore Maria Curran's (Scarborough, Maine)
groundout.
Freshman RHP Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) picked up
her 15th win
of the season for USM, scattering four singles and walking two while fanning
two. Jeffs, 21-7, allowed eight hits and two walks while striking out seven.
at Danbury, Conn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (27-15-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 1
Plymouth State (24-12-2) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson (15-6) and Kristen Tong.
PS, Kim Jeffs (21-7) and Adriene Harvey.
2B: SM, Forbes, Becher. 3B: SM, Heath HR: SM, Sunshine Anders (3)
RBI: SM, Anders, Forbes, Becher. PS, Curran
Repeat Hitters: SM, Forbes, Heath, Becher
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Friday, May 3, 2002
Little East Conference Tournament
Zaslaw, Colonials Blank Huskies 6-0
DANBURY, Conn. -- Sophomore RHP Sarah Zaslaw (Stoughton, Mass.)
scattered six hits and sophomore C Christine Valle (Waterbury, Conn.) drove in
four runs to lead the top-seeded Western Connecticut State University Colonials
to a 6-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the winners
bracket game of the double-elimination Little East Conference softball
championship tournament Friday evening.
The win sends the Colonials (29-6-1) into the championship round on
Saturday against the winner of the Southern Maine-Plymouth State College
elimination game. Plymouth State stayed alive by beating Rhode Island College,
3-0, in Friday's losers bracket. The USM-PSC elimination game will begin at
12:00, followed by the championship game at 2:00 p.m. If a third game is
necessary, it will be played at 4:00 p.m.
Western Connecticut gave Zaslaw all she would need in the
opening inning
as junior SS Cherie Bailey (Middletown, Conn.) doubled and scored from second
when Valle grounded out.
Southern Maine had a golden opportunity to tie the game in
its half of the
first when freshman C Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.) led off with a triple, but
was erase when the Colonials executed a 5-3-2 double play on sophomore OF
Sunshine Anders' (Richmond, Maine) bunt.
Sophomore 2B Katie Wardlow (Old Bridge, N.J.) doubled the Western lead
with a leadoff homer in the fourth. The Colonials put the game away with three
runs in the fifth, highlighted by Valle's two-run double. Valle added an RBI
single in the sixth to finish the scoring.
Zaslaw allowed only six hits and two walks while fanning
seven to run her
record to 17-2. USM junior RHP Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) went the
distance to take the loss.
Bailey led the Colonials 12-hit offense, going 3 for 4 with two runs
scored. Wardlow, Valle and freshman 3B Kaitlin Nocera (Lindenhurst, N.J.) each
had a pair of hits.
Sophomore OF Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine) had a double
and single for
Southern Maine.
at Danbury, Conn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Connecticut (29-6-1) 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 6 12 1
Southern Maine (26-15-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Batteries: WC, Sarah Zaslaw (17-2) and Alayna Davis.
SM, Jodie Eldridge and Kristen Tong.
2B: SM, Holland WC, Bailey, Valle 3B: SM, Tong
HR: WC, Katie Wardlow (3)
RBI: WC, Valle 4, Wardlow, Davis
Repeat Hitters: SM, Holland WC, Bailey 3, Valle, Wardlow, Nocera
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Friday, May 3, 2002
Little East Conference Tournament
USM Huskies Advance in the Winners Bracket, Beat Plymouth State 4-1
DANBURY, Conn. -- Freshman RHP Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.)
tossed a complete game two-hitter as the sixth-seeded University of Southern
Maine Huskies defeated the second-seeded Plymouth State College Panthers 4-1 in
the first round of the four-team, double-elimination Little East Conference
Softball Championship Tournament being played at Western Connecticut State
University in Danbury, Conn.
USM advances to the winners bracket game against top seeded Western
Connecticut tonight, starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. Western Connecticut
advanced to the winners bracket game by beating fifth-seeded Rhode Island
College, 2-1, in the first game of the tournament. Plymouth State takes on
Rhode Island College in an elimination bracket game at 4:30 p.m.
The Huskies struck for three runs in the top of the first inning, and
Henderson made them stand up. USM loaded the bases on a walk, a sacrifice
fielder's choice and a bunt single. Sophomore OF Darci Holland (Buckfield,
Maine) plated the first run on a wind-blown pop single. The second run scored
on an infield error, and the third came across when junior Katie True
(Chelmsford, Mass.) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Southern Maine added an insurance run in the seventh on an
RBI double by
freshman Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.).
Henderson allowed just two hits, a second inning double and a one-out,
seventh inning solo home run to PSC junior C Adriene Harvey (Nantucket, Mass.),
in picking up her 14th win of the season. She walked none and fanned eight.
Plymouth State standout freshman RHP Kim Jeffs (Stoughton,
Mass.) allowed
four hits and one walk while striking out 14 to dip to 20-6 on the season.
The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic berth
into the NCAA
Division III Softball Tournament.
at Danbury, Conn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (26-14-1) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1
Plymouth State (23-11-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson (14-6) and Kristen Tong.
PS, Kim Jeffs (20-6) and Adriene Harvey.
2B: SM, True, Tong PS, Harvey 3B: none
HR: PS, Adriene Harvey (7)
RBI: SM, Holland, True, Tong PS, Harvey
Repeat Hitters: PS, Harvey.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2002
Little East Conference Tournament - First Round
USM Upsets Keene State in LEC Tournament
KEENE, N.H. -- The sixth-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies
rode the 10-strikeout pitching of freshman right-hander Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.) and the bat of junior SS Sarah McLean
(Portsmouth, R.I.) to
an impressive 6-1 victory over the third-seeded Keene State College Owls in a
single-elimination first round game of the 2002 Little East Conference Softball
Championship Tournament.
The win moves the Huskies into the four-team, double-elimination
tournament finals that begin Friday (May 3) at top-seeded Western Connecticut
State University (Danbury, Conn.). USM, now 25-14-1 overall, will take on
second-seeded Plymouth State College (23-10-2) in the second game Friday at 2
p.m. Western Connecticut will face fifth-seeded Rhode Island College, a 2-1
winner over Eastern Connecticut State University on Tuesday, in the
opening game
at noon. Keene State finishes 21-11-2 overall. In the five-year
history of the
LEC tournament, Southern Maine is the only team to reach the final four every
year.
The Huskies jumped on Keene State junior starter and losing
pitcher Katie
Thompson (Stratham, N.H.) for a pair of runs in the first inning to take
command. Sophomore OF Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) reached on a one-out
single and came home on a triple by junior 3B Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine).
Heath scored later on a passed ball.
In the second, Heath's two-out ground ball was misplayed for an error,
allowing junior Emily Forbes (North Berwick, Maine), who led off with a single,
to score from third. McLean, who had three hits, followed with a double that
plated two more runs, giving Henderson a 5-0 cushion.
Keene State sophomore 1B Nicole Foote (Hudson, N.H.) spoiled
Henderson's
bid for a shutout with a leadoff home run in the sixth inning.
McLean completed the scoring with a two-out solo homer in the
seventh. It
was her fifth round tripper of the season and the 12th of her career.
Henderson allowed only three hits, a pair of doubles to sophomore Adria
Reynolds (Portsmouth, N.H.) and the Foote homer, and no walks while fanning 10
for her 13th win of the season. The 10 strikeouts equaled Henderson's season
high.
at Keene, N.H. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (25-14-1) 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 2
Keene State (21-11-2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
KS, Katie Thompson, Melissa Zimmerman (2) and Jan Rissacher.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (13-6) Losing Pitcher: Thompson (8-4)
2B: SM, McLean KS, Reynolds 2 3B: none
HR: SM, Sarah McLean (5) KS, Nicole Foote
RBI: SM, McLean 3, Heath KS, Foote
Repeat Hitters: SM, McLean 3, Tong KS, Reynolds
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Tuesday, April 30, 2002
USM-Keene State LEC Softball Playoff Game Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Due to inclement weather in Keene, N.H.,
the scheduled
first round Little East Conference tournament softball game between the
University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Keene State College Owls has been
postponed until Wednesday, May 1, at 4:30 p.m.
The winner of Wednesday's single-elimination game advances to the four-
team, double-elimination finals this Friday and Saturday at regular season
champion and top-seeded Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn.
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Saturday, April 27, 2002
Keene State Sweeps USM
KEENE, N.H. -- Junior RHP Katie Thompson (Stratham, N.H.)
scattered five
singles in a complete game effort to give the Keene State College Owls a
doubleheader sweep over the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies in
Little East Conference softball action Saturday afternoon. The Owls used three
home runs to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win the first game 6-3 before Thompson
hurled her gem to win the nightcap 2-0.
The sweep vaulted the Owls into third place in the conference standing
with an 8-5-1 record. The Owls are 21-10-2 overall. Southern Maine dropped to
24-14-1 overall and 7-7 in the Little East. The Huskies finished in a fifth
place tie with Rhode Island College, but will be the sixth seed because RIC has
the tiebreaker. Southern Maine will journey back to Keene on Tuesday
for a one-
game, winner-take-all showdown.
In the second game, Thompson kept the Huskies offense silent, allowing
five hits and two walks while striking out six. She got all the run
support she
would need in the second inning when sophomore Caroline Kurkowski (Niskayuna,
N.Y.) reached on an infield error and came around on a double by
sophomore Adria
Reynolds (Portsmouth, N.H.). Reynolds advanced to third on another infield
error, and scored on a bunt single by junior Kerry Marsh (Plainfield, N.H.)
Junior right-hander Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) was the
tough-luck
loser for USM, giving up eight hits and no walks while fanning six. One of the
Keene State runs was unearned. Eldridge is 6-4 on the season.
In the first game, USM took a 3-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI
double by sophomore OF Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) and a
two-run double by
sophomore OF Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine).
The lead did not last long as the Owls struck back for four runs in the
bottom half of the inning, highlighted by junior Jan Rissacher's
(Voorheesville,
N.Y.) three-run homer. Keene State added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth
inning on solo homers by freshman Jennifer Norman (Penacook, N.H.) and
Kurkowski.
Junior RHP Melissa Zimmerman (Leyden, Mass.) was the winning
pitcher for
Keene State. Freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) took the loss for
USM to fall to 12-6 on the season. Only two of the six Keene State
runs against
Henderson were earned.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (24-13-1, 7-6 LEC) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 4
Keene State (20-10-2, 7-5-1 LEC) 0 0 4 0 0 2 x 6 10 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson (12-6) and Kristen Tong.
KS, Melissa Zimmerman and Jan Rissacher.
2B: SM, Anders, Forbes KS, Reynolds 3B: none
HR: KS, Jan Rissacher, Jennifer Norman, Caroline Kurkowski
RBI: SM, Holland 2, Anders KS, Rissacher 3, Norman, Kurkowski, Collis.
Repeat Hitters: KS, Kurkowski
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (24-14-1, 7-7 LEC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Keene State (21-10-2, 8-5-1 LEC) 0 2 0 0 0 0 x 2 8 0
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge (6-4) and Tong.
KS, Katie Thompson and Elizabeth Burdette.
2B: KS, Reynolds 3B: none HR: none
RBI: Reynolds, Marsh
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath KS, Mullin, Reynolds, Marsh
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Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Southern Maine and Plymouth State Split a Pair
GORHAM, Maine - Plymouth State College equaled a school record with 20
wins, while the University of Southern Maine clinched a spot in the Little East
Conference Tournament, as the two sides split a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon
at Towers Field.
Plymouth State, which scored a 4-1 win in the opener,
improved to 20-10-2,
matching the record for wins established by the 1994 team (20-16). Southern
Maine, which saw its 12-game winning streak halted in the opener, now stands at
24-12-1.
Plymouth State broke a 1-1 tie in the first game with two runs in the
sixth, and added an insurance run in the seventh. Junior Adriene Harvey
(Nantucket, Mass.) roped a run-scoring double to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead.
Harvey later scored on single by freshman Anna Godard (Florence, Mass.).
Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an
unearned run, but
Plymouth State tied the contest with an unearned run in the fifth. After
surrendering the first-inning run, freshman pitcher Kim Jeffs
(Stoughton, Mass.)
faced just four batters over the minimum over the final six innings. For the
game, she scattered four singles and fanned 12 batters.
Jeffs returned to the mound in the nightcap, but showed signs
of fatigue
in the first inning. Junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) led off
with a triple
and scored on a single by freshman Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.). The Huskies
added three more in the second, on a two-run single by sophomore
Sunshine Anders
(Richmond, Maine) and an RBI-single by classmate Angela Cote (York, Maine).
Heath increased the advantage to 5-0 with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the
fourth, and Jess Becher (South Paris, Maine) smacked a two-run single in the
fifth to account for the 7-0 final.
Junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine), who yielded two
hits over five
and a third innings of shutout relief, earned the win.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday, when it travels to Keene
State for the regular-season finale, while Plymouth State travels to the
University of Southern New Hampshire on Thursday.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Plymouth State (20-9-2; 8-3) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 6 1
Southern Maine (23-12-1; 6-5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3
Batteries: PS, Kim Jeffs and Adrienne Harvey. SM, Melissa Henderson and
Kristen Tong.
Winning Pitcher: Jeffs (17-4). Losing Pitcher: Henderson (12-5).
2B: PC, Harvey, Motz. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: PC, Harvey, Motz, Godard. Repeat Hitters: None.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Plymouth State (20-10-2; 8-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Southern Maine (24-12-1; 7-5) 1 3 0 1 2 0 X 7 8 0
Batteries: PS Jeffs and Harvey. SM, Kari Vance, Jodie Eldridge (2) and Tong.
Winning Pitcher: Eldridge (6-3) Losing Pitcher: Jeffs (17-5).
2B: None. 3B: SM, Heath. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Anders 2, Becher 2, Heath, Tong, Cote.
Repeat Hitters: Tong, Cote, Becher.
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Monday, April 22, 2002
Kristen Tong Named LEC Softball Rookie of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman catcher Kristen Tong (Swanzey,
N.H./Monadnock
Regional H.S.) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team has
been selected as the Little East Conference Rookie of the Week for her
outstanding play the week of April 15-21. The conference office made the
announcement late Monday afternoon.
In seven games last week, Tong hit .529 (9 for 17) with six
runs scored,
one double and four RBI.. Including her six walks, Tong had a .652 on-base
percentage for the week. She also was flawless in the field, handling 46
chances, including throwing out 4 of 10 potential base stealers.
For the season, the Huskies' rookie backstop is hitting .367
(22 for 60)
with 12 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, nine RBI and three stolen bases.
She also has nine walks and an on-base percentage of .449. In the field, she
has a .983 fielding percentage and has thrown out 6 of 14 (42.9%)
potential base
stealers.
Tong's outstanding play help the Huskies to a perfect 8-0 record last
week, extending their winning streak to 12 games. Southern Maine is 23-11-1
overall and 6-4 in the Little East Conference.
The Huskies host Plymouth State College in a critical LEC
doubleheader on
Tuesday (3:30 p.m.) before closing the regular season with a doubleheader at
Keene State College on Saturday (1:00 p.m.).
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Sunday, April 21, 2002
Southern Maine Sweeps Bates for 12th Consecutive Win
LEWISTON, Maine - Freshman pitcher Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.)
twirled a two-hitter in the opener, and junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine)
and sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) struck for a home run and three
RBI apiece in the nightcap to lead the University of Southern Maine
Huskies to a
doubleheader sweep of the host Bates College Bobcats in non-league
action Sunday
afternoon in Lewiston, Maine.
The Huskies invoked the eight-run rule in the first game, as
they built a
9-0 lead through five innings of play, thereby ending the contest. By contrast,
the club used a six-run seventh inning to score a 12-6 triumph in the second
game. With the two wins, Southern Maine extended its winning streak to 12 in a
row, and improved to 23-11-1, while Bates fell to 5-20.
The Huskies took control of the opener by scoring eight runs
in the second
inning. Anders led the offensive charge with a two-run double, while junior
Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) added an RBI single, and junior Katie True
(Chelmsford, Mass.) drove in a run.
After surrendering a lead-off double, Henderson retired 11 straight
batters before yielding a two-out single in the fourth. She proceeded to retire
four straight batters to earn her 12th win of the season.
Southern Maine had difficulty shaking Bates in the second game. The
Huskies built a 3-0 lead in the second, but the Bobcats responded with one in
the second and two in the third to tie the affair. The Huskies
regained a three-
run advantage at 6-3 in the top of the fifth, but the Bobcats plated three in
the bottom of the frame to knot the score at 6-6.
The Huskies finally pulled ahead for good with six runs in the seventh.
Anders smacked a two-run single in the inning, while Heath added a run-scoring
single. Sophomore Emily Forbes (North Berwick, Maine) and True also drove in
runs in the inning.
Freshman Kari Vance (Lincoln, Maine), who threw two and
two-thirds innings
of scoreless relief, earned the win.
Each team returns to action on Tuesday, when Southern Maine
hosts Plymouth
State and Bates entertains Bowdoin.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Southern Maine (22-11-1) 0 8 1 0 0 9 9 0
Bates (5-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
Ba, Kara Whiting, Sarah Klenakis (2), Anna Sleeper (5), and Cami Dyson.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson 12-4. Losing Pitcher: Whiting (3-5).
2B: SM, Anders, Holland Ba, Whiting. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Anders 3, Holland 2, True, McLean.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath, Holland.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (23-11-1) 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 12 12 2
Bates (5-20) 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 6 10 3
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge, Kari Vance (5), and Kristen Tong.
Ba, Ginger Walsh, Sarah Klenakis (5), Anna Sleeper (7), and Brooke Tardiff.
Winning Pitcher: Vance (5-3) Losing Pitcher Klenakis (2-6).
2B: SM, Holland; Ba: Tardiff. 3B: Ba, Whiting, Flaherty, Mayock.
HR: SM, Renee Heath (3), Sunshine Anders (2).
RBI: SM, Heath 3, Anders 3, Forbes 2, True 2, Holland.
Ba: Foye 2, Flaherty, Mayock, Tardiff.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath 3, Tong 3, Anders, Becher.
Ba: Whiting, Dyson, Mayock.
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Saturday, April 20, 2002
Southern Maine Sweeps Eastern Connecticut, Wins 10th Straight
GORHAM, Maine - The University of Southern Maine Huskies posted a 3-1
triumph in the opener and added a 6-4 decision in the nightcap to sweep Little
East Conference foe Eastern Connecticut State University and extend its current
winning streak to 10 games Saturday afternoon at Towers Field.
Southern Maine improves to 21-11-1 overall and 6-4 in the conference,
while Eastern Connecticut falls to 15-15 and 4-4.
Sophomore Ang Cote (York, Maine) provided the big hit in the opener,
lining a two-run, double to left-centerfield to break open a 1-1 tie in the
bottom of the fourth. The rally began with two outs, when freshman Emily Forbes
(North Berwick, Maine) was hit by a pitch. Junior Katie True
(Chelmsford, Mass.)
followed with a base on balls before Cote stepped to the plate.
Eastern Connecticut took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Sophomore
Shari D'Amico (Trumbull, Conn.) rapped a one-out single, advanced to
second on a
fielder's choice and came home to score on a single by sophomore Kelly Rowan
(Watertown, Conn.).
In the bottom of the frame, True singled and scored on a
two-out double by
sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) to tie the affair at 1-1.
After surrendering the run in the third, freshman Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.) faced the minimum number of batters over the final four
innings, and fanned five of the last seven Eastern Connecticut hitters. Overall
she registered 10 strike outs and scattered six hits to earn her 11th win.
In the second game, sophomore Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine) lined a
run-scoring double in the bottom of the fifth to give the Huskies the lead for
good at 5-4. Junior Jessie Becher (South Paris, Maine) singled and stole home
later in the inning to provide an insurance run.
Southern Maine jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first, but Eastern
Connecticut
answered with a pair in the second inning. The Huskies added single runs in the
third and fourth, but the Warriors again rallied to tie the game at 4-4 in the
top of the fifth.
Junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine), who pitched an inning and two
thirds of relief, earned the win, while Henderson closed the contest
with a pair
of scoreless innings to record the save.
The teams hit the road tomorrow, with Eastern Connecticut
playing a pair
at Keene State, while Southern Maine has a doubleheader date at Bates.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (15-14; 4-3) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Southern Maine (20-11-1; 5-4) 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 3 7 1
Batteries: EC, Jen Ross and Jessica Leipert.
SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (11-4). Losing Pitcher: Ross (7-9).
2B: SM, Anders, Cote. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Cote 2, Anders. EC, Rowan.
Repeat Hitters: EC, Valerie Gasparino.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (15-15; 4-4) 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 1
Southern Maine (21-11-1; 6-4) 2 0 1 1 2 0 X 6 12 0
Batteries: EC, Shari D'Amico, Jen Ross (5) and Kelly Rowan.
SM, Kari Vance, Jodie Eldridge (4), Melissa Henderson (6) and
Kristen Tong.
Winning Pitcher: Eldridge (5-3). Losing Pitcher: Ross (7-10). Save
Henderson.
2B: SM, Heath, Anders, Holland. 3B: SM, Holland. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Holland 3, Anders, McLean. EC, D'Amico, Rowan.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Anders 3, McLean 3, Heath, Holland.
EC, Gasparino, D'Amico, Rowan.
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Thursday, April 18, 2002
Southern Maine Sweeps Salem State to Extend Winning Streak to Eight
GORHAM, Maine - Freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) fired a
two-hitter in the opener, and an opportunistic Southern Maine side jumped to an
early lead in the nightcap, as the Huskies swept the visiting Salem State
College Vikings Thursday afternoon at Towers Field.
Southern Maine, which took the opener by a 3-0 margin and the
second game
by a 6-2 count, extended its current winning streak to eight consecutive games,
to improve to 19-11-1, while Salem State fell to 7-20.
The Huskies scored the eventual winning run in the bottom of the second
inning in the opening game. Sophomore Darci Holland (Buckfield, Maine) roped a
one-out double and took third on a single from junior Jess Becher (South Paris,
Maine). Holland came home to score on a delayed double steal, in which Becher
was tossed out at second base.
Southern Maine added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth inning, as
freshman Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.) launched a two-out single to score junior
Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) and Becher.
The three runs were more than enough for Henderson, who fanned six, gave up a
pair of singles, and faced just four batters over the minimum.
The second game witnessed the Huskies parlay a single, a sacrifice hit,
two walks and two errors into a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Freshman
Emily Forbes (North Berwick, Maine) collected the lone hit in the inning. Salem
State cut the deficit in half in the top of the third, when sophomore Moreira
Courtney (Wilmington, Mass.) and junior Emily King (Wilmington,
Mass.) had back-
to-back RBI.
Southern Maine regained a four-run lead in the bottom of the
frame without
the benefit of a hit. McLean took first on a fielder's choice, and came home to
score on a trio of wild pitches. Tong later received a base on balls, advanced
around the bases via a fielder's choice and scored on a wild pitch.
Junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) fanned four and scattered four singles
to improve to 4-3.
The teams return to action on Saturday, when Southern Maine entertains
Eastern Connecticut while Salem State plays host to Worcester State.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Salem State (7-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Southern Maine (18-11-1) 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 3 6 1
Batteries: Sal, Michelle Bruno and Emily King. SM, Melissa Henderson and
Kristen Tong.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (10-4). Losing Pitcher: Bruno (3-8).
2B: SM, Holland. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Tong 2.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath, Holland, Becher, Tong.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Salem State (7-20) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3
Southern Maine (19-11-1) 0 4 2 0 0 0 X 6 5 0
Batteries: SSC, Meg Giammalvo and King. SM, Jodie Eldridge and Tong.
Winning Pitcher: Eldridge (4-3). Losing Pitcher: Giammalvo (1-6).
2B: None. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: Sal, Moreira, King. Repeat Hitters: None.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2002
Southern Maine Routs UMass Boston
GORHAM, Maine - Freshman pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.)
tossed a one-hitter in the opener, and classmate Kari Vance (Lincoln, Maine)
followed with a two-hitter in the nightcap, as the University of Southern Maine
Huskies swept the visiting UMass Boston Beacons Tuesday afternoon at Towers
Field.
The Huskies invoked the eight-run rule in each contest,
winning the first
game by an 8-0 margin and taking the second by an 18-2 count. With the sweep,
the Huskies improved to 17-11-1 overall and 4-4 in the conference, while the
Beacons dipped to 4-18 and 0-8. However, Southern Maine's seven-game string of
46 consecutive shutout innings came to a halt in the fifth inning of the second
game, when the Beacons pushed across a pair of unearned runs.
Senior Tina West (Gorham, Maine), led the offensive charge by
collecting
five hits, including a pair of triples, in seven at bats, while driving in four
runs and scoring four. She launched a three-run triple in the bottom of the
fifth to give Southern Maine an 8-0 lead in the opener and halt the affair.
The Huskies jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first inning, when sophomore Darci
Holland (Buckfield, Maine) and freshman Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.) launched
back-to-back, two-run doubles.
On the mound, Henderson fanned seven and yielded just one hit
- a second-
inning single - to improve to 9-5 overall.
Southern Maine continued the offensive assault in the second game, when
they sent 19 batters to the plate in the first inning and built a
13-0 lead. The
Huskies added four in the second and one in the fourth.
Sophomore Amy Ouellette (Jay, Maine) collected three hits, including a
double, and drove in five runs, while junior Bri Libby (Scarborough, Maine)
drove in four and scored one.
Vance, who improved to 4-3, fanned six, and faced just one
batter over the
minimum through four innings, before surrendering consecutive singles to start
the fifth.
The teams return to action on Thursday, when Southern Maine hosts Salem
State, while UMass Boston travels to Emmanuel.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
UMass Boston (4-17, 0-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Southern Maine (16-11-1; 3-4) 5 0 0 0 3 8 10 0
Batteries: UMB, Andrea Spinale and Chris Allen. SM, Melissa Henderson and
Kristen Tong, Beth Fulton (4).
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (9-4). Losing Pitcher: Spinale (4-15).
2B: SM , Becher, Holland, Libby, Tong. 3B: SM, West. HR: None.
RBI: SM, West 4, Holland 2, Tong 2.
Repeat Hitters: SM, West.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
UMass Boston (4-18, 0-8) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3
Southern Maine (17-11-1; 4-4) 13 4 1 0 X 18 15 1
Batteries: UMB. Andrea Spinale and Chris Allen. SM, Kari Vance and Beth
Fulton.
Winning Pitcher: Vance (4-3). Losing Pitcher: Spinale (4-16).
2B: SM, Ouellette, Gatcomb. 3B: SM, West. HR: None.
RBI: UMB, Coffey. SM, Ouellette 5, Libby 4, Gatcomb 2, Becher 2, Anders,
McLean, Eldridge, Fulton.
Repeat Hitters: USM, West 3, Ouellette 3, Eldridge.
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Monday, April 15, 2002
USM's McLean Player Little East Softball Player of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior shortstop Sarah McLean (Portsmouth,
R.I.) of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team has been selected as the
Little East Conference Player of the Week for the week of April 8-14. The
announcement was made late Monday afternoon by the conference office.
In six games last week, McLean batted .353 (6 for 17) with two runs
scored, two home runs and seven runs batted in. She had a grand slam home run
in the Huskies' 11-0 win over the University of Maine at Farmington
on Thursday,
and slugged a dramatic, seventh-inning homer against the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth on Saturday that broke up a no-hitter and
gave USM a 1-0
triumph over the Corsairs. Her homer was USM's only hit in the game. For the
week, McLean had 12 total bases (.706 slugging percentage) and made just one
error in the field.
For the season, McLean, a two-time Little East second team all-star, is
batting .347 (25 for 72) with 15 runs scored, five doubles, four homers and 21
RBI. She shares or leads the team in runs scored, homers and RBI,
and is second
in batting average, hits and doubles.
The Huskies are 15-11-1 overall and 2-4 in the Little East Conference.
They return to action on Tuesday (April 16) when they entertain the University
of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in an LEC doubleheader. The first game is set
to start at 3:30 p.m.
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Saturday, April 13, 2002
Huskies Sweep Corsairs for First LEC Wins
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Southern Maine collected one hit
in the opener
- a home run from junior Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) - and manufactured a
single run in the second game, to post a pair of 1-0 triumphs over Little East
Conference rival UMass Dartmouth, Saturday afternoon in North Dartmouth, Mass.
Southern Maine, which extended its string of scoreless innings to 37,
improved to 15-11-1 overall and 2-4 in the LEC, while UMass Dartmouth
fell to 9-
11 and 2-4.
UMass Dartmouth sophomore pitcher Mary Beth Lima (Norton, Mass.), who
pitched each half of the twinbill, performed brilliantly despite being charged
with the two losses. She twirled a no hitter through six and a third innings of
the opener, before McLean launched a one-out home run to account for the only
run of the day. Southern Maine freshman pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport,
Mass.), who fanned seven and scattered five hits, earned the complete game win
to improve to 7-4.
In the second game, the teams battled to a scoreless tie through six
innings of play, before the Huskies loaded the bases with one out in the sixth
inning. Junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) began the threat with a single,
while McLean followed with a single, and freshman Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.)
drew a walk. Freshman Emily Forbes (North Berwick, Maine) lifted a
sacrifice fly
to centerfield, scoring Heath with the game's lone run.
Junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) ensured the lead
would stand by
fanning three and scattering four hits to earn the complete game win
and improve
to 3-3.
The teams return to action on Tuesday, when Southern Maine hosts UMass
Boston, while UMass Dartmouth entertains Rhode Island College.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (14-11-1; 1-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
UMass Dartmouth (9-10; 2-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
UMD, Mary Beth Lima and Lauren Johnson.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (7-4). Losing Pitcher Lima (6-4).
2B: none. 3B: none. HR: SM, McLean.
RBI: SM, McLean. Repeat Hitters: UMD, Letendre.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (15-11-1, 2-4 LEC) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
UMass Dartmouth (9-11; 2-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge and Kristen Tong.
UMD, Mary Beth Lima and Lauren Johnson.
Winning Pitcher : Eldridge (3-3). Losing Pitcher: Lima (6-5).
2B: USM, Holland UMD, McGuinness. 3B: none HR: none
RBI: USM, Forbes. Repeat Hitters: None.
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Thursday, April 11, 2002
Southern Maine Sweeps Maine Farmington
FARMINGTON, Maine ó Junior Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.)
stroked a grand
slam to lead Southern Maine to an easy 11-0 triumph over the
University of Maine
Farmington in the opener, while freshman Kari Vance (Lincoln, Maine) twirled a
two-hitter en route to a 4-0 win in the nightcap, providing the Huskies with a
double header sweep of the University of Maine at Farmington, Tuesday afternoon
in Farmington, Maine.
Southern Maine, which extended its string of scoreless innings to 23,
improved to 13-11-1, while UMaine-Farmington fell to 8-7.
The Huskies pounded out 14 hits in the first game, and built a 6-0 lead
through six innings, before breaking the contest open with a five-run seventh
inning. McLean, who accounted for four runs in the inning with her grand slam,
drove in six in the game. On the mound, freshman Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport,
Mass.) scattered five hits and fanned eight to improve her record to 7-4.
In the second game, the Huskies jumped to a 1-0 advantage,
when freshman
Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.) singled to lead off the first, and scored on a
single by junior Rene Heath (Brunswick, Maine). The Huskies added a pair of
unearned runs in the fifth and one more in the fifth to build a 4-0 lead.
Vance, who retired the final 11 batters she faced, did not
allow a runner
beyond second base. Junior Andrea Benvenuti (Newmarket, N.H.) had a pair of
singles to account for the Beavers' two hits.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday, when it travels to the
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, while UMaine-Farmington continues its
current homestand on Saturday, as it hosts Lyndon State.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (12-11-1) 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 11 14 1
UMaine-Farmington (8-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6
Batteries: SM, .Melissa Henderson, and Kristen Tong and Beth Fulton (6).
UMF, Heather Marden and Liz Seubert
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (7-4). Losing Pitcher: Marden (0-2).
2B: SM, Tong. 3B: None. HR: SM, Sarah McLean.
RBI: McLean 6, Tong 2, Gatcomb, Cote.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Tong 3, Sobey, McLean. UMF, Goyette, Benvenuti.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (13-11-1) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 8 0
UMaine-Farmington (8-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Batteries: SM, .Kari Vance, and Renee Heath. UMF, Morgan Hann, Melissa
LeMar (6), Jessica Wenckus (7), and Seubert and Shea Strout (5).
Winning Pitcher: Vance (3-3) Losing Pitcher: Hann (0-1).
2B: None. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Tong, Heath, Eldridge.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath (3), Holland (2). UMF, Benvenuti.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Southern Maine and Bridgewater Engage in a Pair of Pitchers' Duels
GORHAM, Maine - Bridgewater State College and the University
of Southern
Maine hooked up in a pair of pitchers' duels, with Bridgewater taking
the opener
by a 1-0 margin, while the teams battled to a scoreless tie through
nine innings
of play before the nightcap was halted by darkness.
Bridgewater State improved to 8-11-1, while Southern Maine fell to
11-11-1.
The opener featured a showdown between Bridgewater State senior Betsy
Ahearn (Paxton, Mass.) and Southern Maine freshman Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.). Ahearn, who fanned nine and scattered six hits,
earned the
win, while Henderson, who yielded but three hits and struck out seven, was the
hard luck loser.
Pinch runner Amy Napert (Fall River, Mass.) scored the lone run of the
game, after replacing freshman Natalie Ardagna (Revere, Maine), who
drew a lead-
off walk. Napert took second on a sacrifice bunt, and came home on a double by
junior Jennifer Plausse (Brockton, Mass.)
The Huskies threatened in the bottom of the frame, as juniors
Renee Heath
(Brunswick, Maine) and Jessie Becher (South Paris, Maine) recorded back-to-back
two out singles. Ahearn silenced the uprising, by recording her ninth
strike out
of the day to end the contest.
The second game witnessed another stellar pitching match-up between
Southern Maine junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) and the Bridgewater
State tandem of senior Amanda Sanson (North Dighton, Mass.) freshman
Jen Quental
(Swansea, Mass.). Eldridge endured her most difficult inning in the first, when
she faced six batters and surrendered a pair of singles. However, she settled
down to retire 24 of the next 27 batters.
Sanson went the first seven innings for the Bears, fanning four and
allowing four hits, before yielding to Quental, who retired the six Huskies she
faced. Southern Maine had its best scoring opportunity in the bottom of the
seventh, when Emily Forbes (South Berwick, Maine) roped a two-out triple.
However, she remained there as Sanson retired the final batter she
would face on
the day.
The teams return to action on Thursday, when each will play a road
doubleheader, with the Huskies travelling to UMaine-Farmington, and the Bears
venturing to Tufts.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bridgewater State (8-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2
Southern Maine (11-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson, and Kristen Tong.
BSC, Betsy Ahearn, and Natalie Ardagna.
Winning Pitcher: Ahearn (3-5). Losing Pitcher: Henderson (6-4).
2B: BSC, Plausse, Hunt. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: Plausse.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath (2).
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bridgewater State (8-11-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Southern Maine (11-11-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge and Kristen Tong.
BSC, Amanda Sanson, Jennifer Quental (8), and Natalia Ardagna.
2B: SM, Anders, Holland. 3B: SM, Forbes. HR: none
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Sunday, April 7, 2002
Colby Sweeps Southern Maine
GORHAM, Maine - The visiting Colby College White Mules
rolled to an easy
13-2 triumph in the opener and pulled out a 2-1 triumph in the
nightcap to sweep
the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference
doubleheader Sunday
afternoon at Towers Field.
In the opener, Colby broke open a tight 4-2 contest by
scoring four runs
in the sixth and adding five in the seventh. Senior Marcy Wagner
(Norton, Mass.)
led the offensive attack by collecting three hits in four trips to the plate,
and driving in four runs. She launched a three-run double in the
sixth and added
an RBI-single in the seventh.
Freshman Annette Caswell (Bucksport, Maine), surrendered just
three hits
and struck out three to earn the complete game win, while freshman Kari Vance
(Lincoln, Maine), was charged with the loss.
In the second game, Colby could produce but seven singles. However, the
White Mules opened the third inning with four straight singles to score their
two runs. Wagner's single drove in senior Kim Chadwick (Gardiner, Maine) to give
Colby a 1-0 lead, while freshman Wendy Bonner (Lexington, Mass.) singled to
drive in junior Jessica Fitzgerald (Lynn, Mass.) and double the advantage.
Southern Maine pulled to within 2-1, when freshman Kristen
Tong (Swanzey,
N.H.) led off the fourth with a triple, and came home to score on a sacrifice
fly by freshman Emily Forbes (No. Berwick, Maine). That was to be all the
offense for the Huskies, as Colby freshman pitcher Toni-Lynn Robbins (Appleton,
Maine) scattered three hits and fanned five to earn the complete game win.
Freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass), was the
hard-luck loser,
as she fanned six and yielded just two walks in addition to the seven singles.
Southern Maine , which fell to 11-10, returns to action on Tuesday
afternoon when it hosts Bridgewater State, while Colby, which
improved to 6-5-1,
will travel to the University of Maine at Farmington on Tuesday.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colby (5-5-1) 0 1 0 2 1 4 5 13 16 2
Southern Maine (11-9) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 5
Batteries: SM, Kari Vance, Jodie Eldridge (6), Vance (6), and Kristen Tong.
CC, Annette Caswell and Elizabeth Riley.
Winning Pitcher: Caswell (2-0). Losing Pitcher: Vance (2-3).
2B: SM, Forbes. CC, Wagner, Bonner, Hurd.
3B: None.
HR: None.
RBI: SM, Gatcomb, Forbes. CC, Wagner (4), Bonner (2), Chadwick, Fitzgerald,
Morin, Riley, Hurd, Bortolotti.
Repeat Hitters: CC, Wagner (3), Chadwick (2), Fitzgerald (2), Bonner (2), Hurd
(2), Bortolotti (2).
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colby (6-5-1) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Southern Maine (11-10) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
CC, Toni-Lynn Robbins and Wendy Bonner.
Winning Pitcher: Robbins (4-1). Losing Pitcher: Henderson (6-3).
2B: None. 3B: SM, Tong. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Forbes. CC,
Repeat Hitters: CC, Chadwick, (2).
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Saturday, April 6, 2002
Rhode Island College Sweeps Southern Maine
GORHAM, Maine - The visiting Rhode Island College
Anchorwomen pulled out
a 4-2 win in the opener and rolled to an easy 6-2 triumph in the nightcap to
sweep a doubleheader against the host University of Southern Maine Huskies in
Little East Conference action Saturday afternoon at Towers Field.
With the sweep, Rhode Island improves to 12-3 overall and 3-1 in the
league, while Southern Maine slips to 11-8 and 0-4.
In the opener, RIC jumped to a 3-0 lead through two and a
half innings of
play. Junior Michele Fanelli (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) deilivered the big hit,
roping a two-run double in the third inning.
Southern Maine cut the deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the inning, and
pulled to within 3-2 in the top of the sixth. The Huskies threatened
for more in
the frame, but a great throw from sophomore center fielder Sue Gaber
(Colchester, Conn.) to freshman catcher Rachael Caldwell (Shannock, R.I.) cut
down a Southern Maine runner at the plate.
Rhode Island added a fourth run in the seventh to account for the 4-2
final. Sophomore pitcher Kim Warrington (North Kingston, R.I.) improved to 6-1,
while junior pitcher Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) fell to 2-3.
Fanelli again led the Rhode Island offense in the nightcap, as she went
4-for-4 at the plate, drove in three runs and scored one. She launched an RBI
triple, and later scored to give the Anchorwoman a 2-0 lead in the top of the
first. Southern Maine tied the contest in the bottom half of the inning, on an
RBI-triple by sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine).
Rhode Island answered with three runs in the top of the fourth, with
Fanelli collecting a two-run single. The teams traded single runs in the sixth
inning for the 6-2 final.
Freshman Casey Soares (Swansea, Mass.) went the distance to improve to
6-2, while freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) fell to 6-2.
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow when it hosts Colby in a
twinbill, while Rhode Island travels to Endicott on Tuesday.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rhode Island College (11-3; 2-1) 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 8 2
Southern Maine (11-7; 0-3) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge and Kristen Tong.
RIC, Kim Warrington and Rachael Caldwell
Winning Pitcher: Warrington (6-1). Losing Pitcher: Eldridge (2-3)
2B: RIC, Fanelli. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Forbes, Sobey. RIC, Fanelli, Gaber.
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Fanelli (3).
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rhode Island College (12-3; 3-1) 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 9 2
Southern Maine (11-8; 0-4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 3
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
RIC, Casey Soares and Rachael Caldwell.
Winning Pitcher: Soares (6-2). Losing Pitcher: Henderson (6-2).
2B: SM, Anders. 3B, Fanelli. HR, None.
RBI: SM, Anders, Ouellette. RIC, Soares (3), Miller.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Anders. RIC, Fanelli (3).
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Thursday, April 4, 2002
USM Huskies Sweep St. Joseph's College Monks
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) was
6 for 6 with
four RBI and freshman Kristen Tong (Swanzey, N.H.) went 5 for 5 with three RBI
as the University of Southern Maine Huskies swept the St. Joseph's College
Monks, 3-2 and 10-2 in five innings, in a non-conference softball doubleheader
Thursday afternoon at chilly Towers Field.
The wins snapped the Huskies four-game losing skid, and improved their
overall record to 11-6. St. Joseph's dropped to 5-11 on the season.
Tong started the Huskies winning rally in the first game,
leading off the
seventh inning with a single. Freshman Ashley Woodcock (Jay, Maine) pinch ran
and stole second, then move to third on a fielder's choice. After a
walk loaded
the bases, freshman pinch hitter Natasha Jackson (Augusta, Maine) flared a
single into right field to deliver the winning run.
St. Joseph's took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on back-to-back
RBI doubles by
senior Sue Picard (Saco, Maine) and sophomore Kristin Gaudette (Mexico, Maine).
USM responded in the bottom half on an RBI double by junior Sarah McLean
(Portsmouth, R.I.), who later scored the second run on a wild pitch.
Freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) picked up the win for USM, her
sixth of the season, while Gaudette was the hard-luck loser.
In the nightcap, the Huskies ended game in the fifth on the
eight-run rule
when Heath banged out her sixth straight hit of the afternoon. Heath was 4 for
4 with a triple and three RBI while Tong went 3 for 3 with an RBI. Junior
Jessie Becher (South Paris, Maine), McLean and Woodcock all had a pair of hits
in the second game. USM hammered out 16 hits in all.
Picard went 2 for 2 and drove in both Monks runs with a double in the
third inning.
Freshman Kari Vance (Lincoln, Maine) was the beneficiary of the USM
offensive assault, picking up her second win of the season against two losses.
Freshman Taylor Dowling (Augusta, Maine) absorbed the loss.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Joseph's 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Southern Maine 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 8 1
Batteries: St. J, Kristin Gaudette and Sue Picard.
SM, Melissa Henderson and Renee Heath.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (6-1) Losing Pitcher: Gaudette (3-5)
2B: St. J, Picard, Gaudette SM, McLean 3B: St. J, Premo SM,
Heath HR: none
RBI: St. J, Picard, Gaudette SM, McLean, Jackson
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heath, Tong
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
St. Joseph's (5-11) 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2
Southern Maine (11-6) 0 1 4 2 3 10 6 1
Batteries: St. J, Taylor Dowling and Sue Picard.
SM, Kari Vance and Kristen Tong.
Winning Pitcher: Vance (2-2) Losing Pitcher: Dowling (1-3)
2B: St. J, Picard SM, Tong 2 3B: SM, Heath HR: none
RBI: St. J, Picard 2 SM, Heath 3, Anders 2, Tong, McLean, Holland, Becher
Repeat Hitters: St. J, Sirois, Picard
SM, Heath 4, Tong 3, Becher, Woodcock, McLean
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Tuesday, April 2, 2002
(courtesy of Jim Caton, Bowdoin Sports Information)
Polar Bears Double Up on Huskies, 4-2
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College softball team took their home-
opener against the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday afternoon, 4-2. The
Polar Bears improve to 10-5-1, while the Huskies fell to 9-6. Game two of the
doubleheader was suspended after four innings of play, tied at 0-0.
Three straight singles by Katie Sheridan, Michelle Jackson
and Liz Swedock
opened the scoring for Bowdoin in the bottom of the first as the Polar Bears
took a 2-0 edge after one inning of play.
The Huskies closed the gap in the top of the second, getting
one back on
a two-out base hit by junior Brianna Libby (Scarborough, Maine) that scored
junior Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.)
Bowdoin stretched their lead to 3-1 in the fourth as Emily Rizza came
around to score on an error. The Polar Bears made it 4-1 in the
sixth as Rachel
Gordon scored before the Huskies closed the gap to 4-2 on freshman pinch hitter
Kristen Tong's (Swanzey, N.H.) run-scoring double in the top of the seventh.
Erin Hanley went the distance for Bowdoin, allowing two runs
on six hits
for the win. Junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) took the tough loss for
U.S.M. after allowing only two earned runs and six hits.
At Brunswick, Maine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (9-6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 3
Bowdoin (10-5-1) 2 0 0 1 0 1 x 4 6 0
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge (2-2) and Renee Heath.
Bo, Erin Hanley (1-3) and Katie Sheridan.
2B: SM, Tong Bo, Swedock 3B: none HR: none
RBI: SM, Libby, Tong Bo, Swedock.
Repeat Hitters: none
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Saturday, March 30, 2002
Western Connecticut State University Sweeps Southern Maine
DANBURY, Conn. - Western Connecticut State University pulled out a 1-0
triumph in the opener and employed a four-run, fourth inning to post a 6-2
decision in the nightcap, as the Colonials swept a doubleheader with the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in the Little East Conference opener for
each team Saturday afternoon in Danbury, Connecticut.
Western Connecticut, the defending LEC champion, improved to
10-2 overall
and 2-0 in the conference, while Southern Maine, the preseason choice
to win the
league title, dropped to 9-5 and 0-2.
The lone run in the opener came in the fifth inning, when sophomore
Christine Valie (Waterbury, Conn.), led off the bottom half of the frame with a
pinch-hit double. Junior Amy Warren (Gaithersburg, Md.) re-entered
the game, and
assumed Valie's spot at second. Warren advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt,
and scored on a fielder's choice. Southern Maine second baseman Emily Forbes
(North Berwick, Maine) cleanly fielded the ball, and fired a strike
to home, but
Bailey slid under the tag of junior catcher Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine).
Sophomore pitcher Amy Zaslaw (Stoughton, Mass.) scattered four hits and
fanned eight en route to the complete-game win, while freshman Kari Vance
(Lincoln, Maine), who worked five innings, was charged with the loss.
The second game was tied at 1-1 through three and a half
innings of play,
before the Colonials parlayed a pair of errors and four singles into
a four-run,
two-out rally, to grab a commanding 5-1 lead.
The Huskies pulled to within 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth,
when junior
Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) doubled and came home to score on a two-out
single off the bat of Forbes. The Colonials answered with a run in
the bottom of
the inning to account for the 6-2 final.
After being held to just six hits in the opener, Western Connecticut
pounded out 13 in the second game. Bailey led the attack with three hits, and
senior Vickie Smith (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and freshman Melissa Walsh (Milford,
Conn.) added two apiece. For Southern Maine, McLean had three of the
team's five
hits.
On the hill, sophomore Kathryn Helbig (New Milford, Conn.) earned the
complete-game win to improve to 4-1, while freshman Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.) suffered her first collegiate loss (5-1).
Western Connecticut returns to action on Saturday, when it travels to
Keene State, while Southern Maine will play a pair at Bowdoin on Tuesday.
Game 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (9-4; 0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Western Connecticut (9-2; 1-0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 1 6 0
Batteries: SM, Kari Vance, Jodie Eldridge (6), and Renee Heath.
WC, Sarah Zaslaw and Alayna Davis.
Winning Pitcher: Zaslaw (6-1). Losing Pitcher: Vance (1-2).
2B: WC, Valie. 3B: none HR: none
RBI: C. Bailey
Repeat Hitters: SM, Anders (2) WC, Davis (2).
Game 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (9-5; 0-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 2
Western Connecticut (10-2; 2-0) 1 0 0 4 0 1 x 6 13 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson, Eldridge (5) and Renee Heath.
WC, Kathryn Helbig and Christine Valie.
Winning Pitcher: Helbig (4-1) Losing Pitcher: Henderson (5-1).
2B: SM, McLean WC, Wardlow 3B: none HR: none
RBI: SM, Forbes; WC, Walsh (2), Wardlow, Bailey, Morris, Davis.
Repeat Hitters: SM, McLean (3). WC, Bailey (3), Walsh (2), Smith (2).
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Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Southern Maine Splits a Pair to Conclude Trip at 9-3
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - The University of Southern Maine Huskies
cruised to a
one-sided, 11-3 triumph over Lawrence University, before suffering a
1-0 setback
to Middlebury in the finale of their 12-game Florida trip.
The Huskies return home sporting a stellar 9-3 slate, while Lawrence
slipped to 2-3 and Middlebury improved to 1-3.
Against Lawrence, Southern Maine scored four runs in each of
the first two
innings and added three in the sixth to invoke the eight-run rule and halt the
contest. Sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) roped a two-run double and
scored a pair of runs, while junior catcher Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine)
rapped a trio of singles, drove in a run and scored a run.
On the hill, freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.)
worked four
scoreless innings, before being touched for three runs and departing with one
out in the fifth. It marked the first time all year Henderson had surrendered a
run, snapping her string at 28 consecutive scoreless innings. She did earn the
win, as Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) closed out the game for the Huskies.
For Lawrence, junior Amy Varda (Mackinaw, Ill.) was charged
with the loss,
to fall to 0-3.
The second game featured a pitchers' duel between Southern Maine junior
Jessie Becher (Lincoln, Maine) and Middlebury freshman Megan McCarthy (Winter
Springs, Fla.). McCarthy fanned five and surrendered just three hits, while
Becher struck out two and yielded two hits.
The Panthers scored the game's lone run in the top of the sixth. Junior
Lindsay Ladd (Keene, N.H.) reached on an error, took second on a
sacrifice bunt,
advanced to third on a single and later scored on the Huskies' second error of
the inning, and third of the game.
Southern Maine staged a two-out rally in the bottom of the
seventh, when
Heath ripped a double, and went to third on a single by junior Darci Holland
(Buckfield, Maine). However, McCarthy forced the next Southern Maine hitter to
fly out, thereby ending the game.
The Huskies will return to action on Saturday, when they travel to
defending Little East Conference champion Western Connecticut State University.
At Cape Coral, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Southern Maine (9-2) 4 4 0 0 0 3 11 9 0
Lawrence (2-3) 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 7
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson, Jodie Eldridge (5), and Renee Heath.
L, Amy Varda, Lauren Kost (2), and Erica White.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (5-0). Losing Pitcher: Varda (0-3)
2B: SM, Anders, L, Arendt, Neal.
RBI: SM, Anders (2), McLean, Heath, Holland. L, Arendt, Stanton
Repeat Hitters: SM Heath (3), L, Burris (3).
At Cape Coral, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Middlebury (1-3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1
Southern Maine (9-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Batteries: SM, Jessie Becher, and Beth Fulton.
M, Megan McCarthy and Kelly Slack.
Winning Pitcher: McCarthy (1-1), Losing Pitcher: Becher (0-1). 2B: SM, Heath.
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Monday, March 25, 2002
Southern Maine Wins 2-of-3; Improves to 8-2
Head Coach Bonnie Brown-Denico Records Career Win 150
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - The University of Southern Maine Huskies continued
their successful Florida swing by winning two-of-three contests to
improve to 8-
2 and provide seventh-year head coach Bonnie Brown-Denico with
career-win number
150.
In three close contests, the Huskies rallied to beat Union
College, 3-2,
before being blanked by Endicott College, 3-0. However, Southern
Maine rebounded
to post a 1-0 win over Wisconsin-White Water. Union fell to 1-2, while Endicott
improved to 2-1, and White Water dropped to 2-1.
In the opener, Union broke a scoreless tie with a single run
in the fifth,
but Southern Maine responded with a pair in the bottom of the sixth
on a two-run
triple by freshman second baseman Emily Forbes (North Berwick, Maine). Union
rallied to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the seventh.
In the home half of the inning, sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond,
Maine) stroked a one-out triple. Anders appeared to be stranded when senior
Sarah Johnston (Troy, N.Y.) fanned her fourth batter for the second out.
However, Anders scampered home with the winning run on a wild pitch.
Junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) struck out three and went the
distance to improve her record to 2-1, while Johnston fell to 1-2.
In the middle contest, the Huskies could manage only one hit off junior
pitcher Renee Kelly (Brewster, N.Y.), who fanned 12 for the complete
game win in
her season debut on the hill.
The lone Southern Maine hit was a fourth-inning single by
Anders. Freshman
Kari Vance (Lincoln, Maine), who gave up six singles and one earned
run, fell to
1-1.
Anders again scored the winning run in the nightcap, as she
drew a two-out
walk in the bottom of the third, before stealing second and later
scoring when a
White-Water infielder could not cleanly field a ground ball off the bat of
junior Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.).
Freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) kept the
Warhawks at bay,
by scattering five hits, and striking out a single batter to run her record to
4-0, and extend her string of scoreless innings to 23. Senior Heather Wendt
(Hampshire, Ill.), who surrendered one hit through four innings of
work, fell to
2-1.
Southern Maine will conclude its 12-game Florida trip tomorrow, when it
plays Lawrence University and Middlebury College.
At Cape Coral, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Union (1-2) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 3
Southern Maine (7-1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 9 1
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge, and Kristen Tong;
U, Sarah Johnston and Lindsay Miarmi.
Winning Pitcher: Eldridge (2-1); Losing Pitcher: Johnston (1-2).
2B: SM, Sunshine Anders. 3B: SM, Anders, Emily Forbes. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Forbes (2); U, Melinda Colon (2).
Repeat Hitters: SM Anders (2), Forbes (2); U, Colon (2).
At Fort Myers, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (7-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Endicott (2-1) 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3 3 0
Batteries: SM, Kari Vance and Renee Heath, E, Renee Kelly and
Sarah Manville.
Winning Pitcher: Kelly (1-0); Losing Pitcher: Vance (1-1)
2B: None. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: E, Adrienne Guzman (2).
Repeat Hitters: E, Lili Doherty (2), Becky Bell (2), Guzman (2).
At Fort Myers, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wisconsin-Whitewater (2-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Southern Maine (8-2) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 3 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Renee Heath,
WW, Heather Wendt, Katie Adams (5), and Allison Yaun.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (4-0); Losing Pitcher: Wendt (2-1).
2B: SM, Anders, Becher. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: None. Repeat Hitters: WW, Boilini.
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Saturday, March 23, 2002
Southern Maine Wins Three, Improves to 6-1
Huskies off to Best Start in 15 Years
CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- The University of Southern Maine posted a pair of
five-inning triumphs over Suffolk (13-2) and SUNY-Fredonia (9-0),
before working
extra innings to defeat Wisconsin-Stevens Point (5-4) to improve its overall
record to 6-1, which marks its best start to a season since the 1987 contingent
began the year at 15-1.
In each of the first two games of the day, the Huskies
invoked the eight-
run rule to curtail the contest after five innings of play. In the opener,
Southern Maine broke open a scoreless tie with seven runs in the
second, added a
single run in the third, and plated five in the fourth to build a 13-2 lead.
Suffolk, which slipped to 0-9, was held scoreless in the top of the fifth.
The offensive stars were sophomore Darci Holland (Buckfield,
Maine), who
went 3-for-3, with a home run, drove in two runs and scored three,
and sophomore
Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine), who homered in two trips to the plate and
drove in four runs.
Sophomore pitcher Larisa Sobey (Pittsfield, Maine), who fanned five,
scattered three hits, and surrendered two earned runs in 3.1 innings of work,
earned the win, while freshman Kari Vance (Lincoln, Maine) fanned two of the
five batters she face to close out the game. Sophomore Erin Pagel (Braintree,
Mass.) suffered the loss to fall to 0-5.
Against SUNY-Fredonia, which dipped to 1-1, Southern Maine
scored a pair
of runs in each of the first three innings, before adding a trio in the fourth.
Junior shortstop Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.), gave the club an early lead,
by launching a two-run homer to straight-away centerfield in the bottom of the
first inning. Junior Jessie Becher (South Paris, Maine) added a two-run single
in the second, and freshman Natasha Jackson (Augusta, Maine) also
knocked in two
with a fourth-inning single.
Vance surrendered but three singles in four innings of work to earn her
first win, while junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine) fanned the
side in the
top of the fifth. Junior Stacie Peters (Silver Creek, N.Y.) was
charged with the
loss in her first decision of the season.
In the final game of the day against Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the teams
were tied at 4-4 through seven innings of play, and the tie-breaker procedures
were set in place to begin the eighth-inning. Anders, who made the final out of
the seventh, began the eighth inning on second base. She took third on a single
by McLean, and later scored the game-winning run on a delayed double steal, in
which McLean was gunned down at second.
In the bottom of the eighth, Stevens Point began play with senior Nikki
Best (Portage, Wisc.) on second base, but she was quickly erased
trying to steal
third on a strong throw by junior catcher Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine).
Freshman pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.), who worked five
scoreless innings in relief of Eldridge, proceeded to fan the next two batters
to improve her record to 3-0.
For Stevens Point, which fell to 1-1, junior pitcher Karen Guckenberger
(South Milwaukee, Wisc.) went the distance, and struck out five, while
surrendering nine singles and four earned runs.
After playing seven games in three days, Southern Maine will be idle
tomorrow, but returns to action with a trio of games against Union,
Endicott and
Wisconsin-Whitewater on Monday.
At Cape Coral, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Suffolk (0-9) 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 1
Southern Maine (4-1) 0 7 1 5 x 13 11 1
Batteries: SM, Larisa Sobey, Kari Vance (4), and Beth Fulton.
S, Erin Pagel and Andria Schibler.
Winning Pitcher: Sobey (1-0). Losing Pitcher: Pagel (0-5)
2B: None. 3B: None. HR: SM, Sunshine Anders, Darci Holland
RBI: SM, Anders (4), Renee Heath (2), Darci Holland (2), Tina West, Amy
Ouellette, Ashley Woodcock. S, Erin McMenimen, Sara Hartman.
Repeat Hitters: Holland (3), Heath (2), Ouellette (2).
At Cape Coral, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
SUNY-Fredonia (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Southern Maine (5-1) 2 2 2 3 x 9 8 0
Batteries: SM, Vance, Jodie Eldridge (5), and Heath.
F, Stacie Peters and Joni Adams.
Winning Pitcher: Vance (1-0). Losing Pitcher: Peters (0-1).
2B: None. 3B: None. HR: SM, Sarah McLean. F, None.
RBI: SM, Jessie Becher (2), McLean (2), Natasha Jackson (2), Holland. F, None.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Becher (2), McLean (2). F, None.
At Cape Coral, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Southern Maine (6-1) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 2
Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1-1) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge, Melissa Henderson (4), and Renee Heath.
WSP, Karen Guckenberger, and Stacy Karls.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (3-0). Losing Pitcher: Guckenberger (0-1).
2B: None. 3B: None. HR: None.
RBI: SM, Becher, McLean. WSP, Emily Schlender (2), Amanda Sparks.
Repeat Hitters: SM, McLean (2), Jamie Wood (2). WSP, Jill Van Wychen
(2), Carrie
Hermsen (2).
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Friday, March 22, 2002
Southern Maine Downs St. Lawrence, 6-5, and SUNY-Oneonta, 6-0
FORT MEYERS, Fla. - The University of Southern Maine swept a pair of
games as the Huskies rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh to post
a thrilling 6-5 win over St. Lawrence University in the opener, before freshman
pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) scattered four singles
and fanned
seven en route to a 6-0 complete game shutout of SUNY-Oneonta in the second
game.
With the two wins, the Huskies improve to 3-1 on the young
season, while
St. Lawrence fell to 6-3, and SUNY-Oneonta dipped to 6-2.
In the first game, the Saints took the early lead with a run
in the top of
the first, but the Huskies responded with two runs in the bottom of
the third to
grab a 2-1 advantage. The score remained unchanged until the top of the seventh
frame, when the Saints parlayed a trio of singles and a pair of
errors into four
runs to grab a 5-2 lead entering the bottom of the seventh.
The Huskies' began their comeback with two outs and two
runners on base,
when sophomore Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine) slapped a run-scoring single
into right field. Junior Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) followed
with a two-run
double to the gap in left-center field to tie the game. McLean came home to
score the game-winning run when a St. Lawrence fielder misplayed a line drive
off the bat of junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine).
On the mound for the Huskies, junior Jessie Becher (South Paris, Maine)
went 6.1 innings, surrendering five runs, of which two were earned, and eight
hits, before yielding to junior Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine), who struck
out one of the three batters she faced to earn her second win of the
season. For
the Saints, Heather Tuttle (Rome, N.Y.), who gave up 12 hits and three earned
runs, was charged with the loss, dropping her record to 3-2.
The afternoon affair remained scoreless through three innings of play,
before the Huskies erupted for six runs in the fourth. Anders led off
the inning
with a double, and came home to score the eventual game-winning run on Heath's
two-run double. Other offensive stars for the Huskies were freshman
Emily Forbes
(North Berwick, Maine), who rapped a pair of singles and scored a run,
sophomore Angela Cote (York, Maine), who had an RBI-single, and Becher, who
singled, scored and drove in a run.
Henderson, who did not allow a runner past second base, registered her
second win of the season.
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow when it takes on
Suffolk, SUNY-
Fredonia and Wisconsin-Stevens Point in a tripleheader.
At Fort Myers, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Lawrence (6-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 3
Southern Maine (2-1) 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 12 3
Batteries: SM, Jessie Becher, Jodie Eldridge (7), and Renee Heath.
SL: Heather Tuttle and Michelle Circelli.
Winning Pitcher: Eldridge (1-1) Losing Pitcher: Tuttle (3-2)
2B: SM, Anders (2), Becher, McLean, Heath. SL, Eisenhut. 3B: None.
HR: None.
RBI: SM, Anders (2), McLean (2). SL, Lopez (2), Porter, Eisenhut.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Becher (3), Anders (3), McLean, Heath. SL, Eishenhut (3),
Regonlinski (2).
At Fort Myers, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (3-1) 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 9 0
SUNY-Oneonta (6-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kristen Tong.
O, Sandra Moxley and Erin Hodges.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (2-0) Losing Pitcher: Moxley (3-1)
2B: SM, Anders, Heath. 3B: None. HR: None
RBI: SM, Heath (2), Cote, Becher.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Anders (2), Heath (2), Forbes (2).
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Thursday, March 21, 2002
Southern Maine Opens Season by Splitting a Pair of Games
GORHAM, Maine — The University of Southern Maine commenced the 2002
campaign by splitting a pair of games, as the Huskies downed Wesleyan
University, 16-1, in the opener, before falling to Amherst College by a narrow
2-1 margin in the second game.
In the first game, Southern Maine pounded out 18 hits,
including nine for
extra bases, to invoke the eight-run rule and halt the game after five innings
of play. Junior catcher Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine) led the hit
parade, going
4-for-4, with two home runs and a double, and 5 RBI, while junior shortstop
Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.), went 3-for-3, with a home run and two doubles,
and drove in four runs. The only other Huskies to register multiple hits were
sophomore right fielder Sunshine Anders (Richmond, Maine), who had two singles,
and sophomore designated player Darci Holland (Dirigo, Maine), who roped a
double and a single. In all, 11 Southern Maine players had at least one hit.
After taking a 3-0 lead through one inning of play, the
Huskies broke the
game open with six runs in the third. Heath's first home run, a two-run shot,
highlighted the inning. The Huskies added five more in the third and two in the
fourth to account for the 16 runs.
On the hill, freshman Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.)
scattered two
hits, while fanning nine in four innings of work to earn the win. Freshman Kari
Vance (Lincoln, Maine) worked the fifth inning and surrendered the one run. The
loss dropped Wesleyan to 2-8.
In contrast to the first-game fireworks, the nightcap was a pitchers'
duel. Junior pitcher Jodie Eldridge (Westbrook, Maine), was the
hard-luck loser,
as she surrendered just two hits and fanned five, while going the distance.
Amherst senior pitcher Lauren Peloquin (Berkley, Mass.), who gave up six hits
and struck out six, went the distance to earn the win.
With the score tied at 1-1, Amherst junior shortstop Missy Mordy
(Sammamish, Was.) led off the top off the sixth with a walk. Mordy advanced to
second on a single by sophomore first baseman Gina Scribner (Star, Idaho) and
took third on a sacrifice bunt by junior second baseman Emily Melia (Hingham,
Mass.). Mordy scored the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly by junior
outfielder Tamara Baer (Amherst, N.Y.).
The teams traded single runs in the first inning, with the Huskies’ run
coming when sophomore centerfielder Angela Cote (York, Maine) singled, stole
second and third, and scored on McLean's single to leftfield.
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow, when it faces St. Lawrence at
9:00 am, and SUNY-Oneonta at 1:00 pm. Amherst improved to 4-3.
At Fort Myers, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (1-0) 3 6 5 2 0 X X 16 18 3
Wesleyan (2-10) 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1 4 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson, Kari Vance (5), and Renee Heath, Kristen Tong
(5). W, Jen Wasserman, Lindsay Wasserman (3), and Ashley Cecchinato.
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Wasserman (2-10)
2B: SM, McLean (2), Cote, Holland, Heath, Wood. W, none. 3B: none.
HR: SM, Renne Heath 2, Sarah McLean. W, none.
RBI: SM, Heath (5), McLean (4), Holland (2), Jackson, Anders, Woodcock, Cote.
W, Rose Ferrari.
Repeat Hitters: SM Heath (4), McLean (3), Anders, Holland, W, None.
At Fort Myers, Fla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Amherst (4-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1
Southern Maine (1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Batteries: SM, Jodie Eldridge and Renee Heath; A, Lauren Peloquin and Becca
Binder.
Winning Pitcher: Peloquin (3-2) Losing Pitcher: Eldridge (0-1)
2B: None 3B: None HR: None
RBI: SM, McLean; A, Melia, Tamara Repeat Hitters: None.
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Friday, March 15, 2002
Softball Captains Named at USM
GORHAM, Maine -- University of Southern Maine seniors Tina
West (Gorham,
Maine) and Beth Fulton (Exeter, N.H.) and junior Renee Heath (Brunswick, Maine)
have been named softball team captains for the 2002 season.
"This trio should provide us with outstanding leadership," commented
seventh-year head coach Bonny Brown-Denico. "All three are two-sport,
collegiate
athletes, who have played a leadership role in each sport."
Fulton recently concluded a four-year stint as captain of the Southern
Maine women's hockey program, while West served as captain of the
women's soccer
team last fall. Heath, a standout member of the field hockey program, has
gradually emerged as a team leader in that sport.
"Our roster features considerable returning talent and a
large number of
first-year players," said Brown-Denico. "We enter the year with high
expectations, but if we are to attain our goals, we will need to come together
quickly as a cohesive team. Our captains will be vital to fostering this team
unity."
Heath, who plays third base and transferred to Southern Maine
following a
year at the University of Maine Orono, earned second-team All-Little
East honors
after registering 35 hits, including 11 for extra bases, in 90 trips to the
plate for a .361 batting average. She scored 20 runs, drove in 12 and stole a
team-leading 10 bases.
"Renee is one of the league's best all-around players," said Brown-
Denico. "She complements her talent with a tremendous work ethic that
has gained
the respect and admiration of her teammates. She is a natural role
model for our
first-year players and returning veterans alike."
A three-year veteran catcher, Fulton will help a young-pitching staff
adjust to the collegiate game. She possesses quick reflexes behind
the plate and
the ability to call a strong game. Offensively, she has collected 45
hits and 14
RBI in 95 career contests.
"I don't know if anyone enjoys playing college athletics more than Beth
Fulton," said Brown-Denico. "At the same time, she is a fierce competitor and a
loyal teammate, who puts in an honest effort on a daily basis."
West, who enters her second year as captain of the softball team, has
performed well in limited time throughout her career. She posted a .333 batting
average a year ago, while she counts a triple and two doubles among her 23
career hits, and she has scored 19 runs while driving in 12.
"Tina is among the most-respected athletes on our team and
throughout the
Southern Maine athletic program," said Brown-Denico. "She is a natural leader,
who is comfortable in her role as captain, and has done a tremendous
job helping
our younger players make the transition to this level of play."
West, Fulton and Heath will help lead a 21-member roster composed of 12
returning veterans and nine first-year players. The Huskies, who compiled 21-14
overall mark and a 10-4 slate in Little East Conference play, will embark on a
40-game schedule, which includes a 12-game Florida swing, beginning
on Thursday,
March 21.
The Huskies’ complete 2002 schedule is as follows: March 21, Wesleyan
and Amherst (in Lee County, Fla.); March 22, St. Lawrence and SUNY-Oneonta (in
Lee County, Fla.); March 23, Suffolk and SUNY-Fredonia (at Cape Coral, Fla.);
March 25, Union, Endicott and Wisconsin-White Water (at Cape Coral, FL) March
26, St. Lawrence and Middlebury (in Lee County, Fla.).
Southern Maine will close out the month of March by
commencing its Little
East schedule with a double-header at defending champion Western Connecticut on
March 30.
The Huskies will continue their schedule on April 2, at Bowdoin (DH);
April 4, at St. Joseph's of Maine (DH); April 6, at Rhode Island College (DH);
April 7, Colby (DH); April 9, Bridgewater State (DH); April 11, at UMaine
Farmington (DH); April 13, at UMass Dartmouth (DH); April 16 UMass Boston (DH);
April 16, UMass Boston (DH); April 20, Eastern Connecticut (DH); April 21 at
Bates (DH); April 23 Plymouth State (DH); April 27 at Keene State (DH).
The six-team Little East Tournament includes first-round games on April
30, with the winners advancing to a four-team double-elimination tournament on
Friday-Saturday, May 3-4.
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