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SEASON COMPLETED
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Lachapelle, Henderson Named to NEISCA All-Star Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Two members of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
softball team have been named to the New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches
Association (NEISCA) 2005 All-Star teams that were announced today (Wednesday, May
25) following voting by the region's head coaches.
Named to the NEISCA Division III All-Star second team was sophomore third
baseman Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale). Standout senior
pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) was named to the honorable mention
team. This is the first time either player has been honored by the NEISCA.
Lachapelle moved to third base this season and had another outstanding
season. She hit a team-leading .331 (40 for 121) with 15 runs scored, 11 doubles,
one triple, and 11 RBI. She committed just nine errors in 39 games.
During the recently competed 2005 season, Henderson compiled a 17-9 record
with a career-best 1.09 ERA. She made a career-high 30 appearances, starting 24
games and completing 23, and pitched 173.0 innings. Opponents garnered just 104
hits (.199 batting average) and 27 walks against her while fanning a school-record
232 times. Her 17 wins ties her single season record for wins, and she set
records for most strikeouts in a game (15 versus D'Youville on March 28), season,
and career (635).
For her stellar four-year career, Henderson was 61-32 with a 1.30 ERA, and
set numerous team pitching records.
Southern Maine finished the season 23-19-1 overall and 7-7 in the Little East
Conference.
NEW ENGLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE SOFTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
2005 ALL STAR TEAMS
NEISCA Division III ALL STARS
DIVISION III FIRST TEAM
P Robyn Savitske Endicott College
P Clara Hard Williams College
C Kate Malloy Wheaton College
1B Michelle Picard Roger Williams University
2B Danielle Lopez Tufts University
3B Katie Crowley Suffolk University
SS Courtney Bongiolatti Tufts University
OF Jen Scavone Clark University
OF Andrea Cartullo Babson College
OF Jessica Foster Wheaton College
DP Natalie West Suffolk University
UT Erin Pagel Suffolk University
DIVISION III SECOND TEAM
P Megan McLoughlin Keene State College
P Jackie Shedlock Western New England College
C Michelle Boss Western New England College
1B Jessica DePolito Wheaton College
2B Alana Frost Williams College
3B Christen Lachapelle Univ. of Southern Maine
SS Danielle Chagnon Bowdoin College
OF Debbie Sasges Smith College
OF Mallory Moretti Emerson College
OF Christina Nay Suffolk University
DP Jen Lyford Roger Williams University
UT Ashley Nicholson Keene State College
UT Allison Glassick Western New England College
DIVISION III HONORABLE MENTION
P Meg Gaskell Babson College
P Melissa Henderson Univ. Southern Maine
C Megan Cusick Tufts University
C Melissa Scata Keene State College
1B Erin Whitcomb Western New England College
2B Kristen Cerreto Roger Williams Univ.
3B Amy Machado Rhode Island College
SS Elyse Colby Endicott College
SS Nikki Delandy Norwich University
OF Nikki Houser Roger Williams Univ.
OF Sara Watson Smith College
OF Natalie Barbanti Bridgewater State College
DP Erica Bailey Tufts University
DIVISION III PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Courtney Bongiolatti, Tufts University
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Monday, May 16, 2005
Henderson, Lachapelle Named to All-LEC Team
GORHAM, Maine -- Two members of the University of Southern Maine Huskies
softball team have been named to the 2005 All-Little East Conference team that was
announced today (Monday, May 16) following voting by the conference's eight head
coaches.
Named to the All-LEC first team was standout senior pitcher Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.). Earning a spot on the All-LEC second team was sophomore
third baseman Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale). This is the
second time each has been named to the All-LEC team. Henderson was a second team
selection in 2002 while Lachapelle was a first team pick at shortstop last year.
It was also announced Monday that Henderson has been named to the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-New England Region second team. This is
the second time she has been named to the All-Region team (third team in 2002).
During the recently competed 2005 season, Henderson compiled a 17-9 record
with a career-best 1.09 ERA. She made a career-high 30 appearances, starting 24
games and completing 23, and pitched 173.0 innings. Opponents garnered just 104
hits (.199 batting average) and 27 walks against her while fanning a school-record
232 times. Her 17 wins ties her single season record for wins, and she set
records for most strikeouts in a game (15 versus D'Youville on March 28), season,
and career (635).
For her stellar four-year career, Henderson was 61-32 with a 1.30 ERA, and
set numerous team pitching records.
Lachapelle moved over to third base this season and had another outstanding
season. She hit a team-leading .331 (40 for 121) with 15 runs scored, 11 doubles,
one triple, and 11 RBI. She committed just nine errors in 39 games.
Southern Maine finished the season 23-19-1 overall and 7-7 in the Little East
Conference.
Little East Conference - 2005 Softball Awards
Player of the Year - Amy Machado, Rhode Island College
Pitcher of the Year - Meghan McLoughlin, Keene State College
Rookie of the Year - Christie Lotti, Rhode Island College
Coach of the Year - Maria Morin, Rhode Island College
First Team All-Little East Conference
Name Position Class Institution
Melissa Scata Catcher Freshman Keene State College
Meghan McLoughlin Pitcher Sophomore Keene State College
Melissa Henderson Pitcher Senior University of Southern Maine
Kim Jeffs Pitcher Senior Plymouth State University
Christie Lotti First Base Freshman Rhode Island College
Andrea Ciarletta Second Base Sophomore UMass Boston
Amy Machado Third Base Senior Rhode Island College
Adora Burke Shortstop Freshman Rhode Island College
Meg Cirigliano Outfield Sophomore Western Connecticut State
Kaity Conklin Outfield Freshman Keene State College
Jess Cioffi Outfield Junior Western Connecticut State
Krystal Bilek Designated Player Freshman Rhode Island College
Cortney Romyns Designated Player Freshman Western Connecticut State
Second Team All-Little East Conference
Name Position Class Institution
Kristyn Alexander Catcher Sophomore Rhode Island College
Heidi Eichler Pitcher Freshman Rhode Island College
Shelby Slie Pitcher Freshman Western Connecticut State
Lindsay Savelle Pitcher Junior Eastern Connecticut State
Ashlee Nicholson First Base Freshman Keene State College
Sarah Campbell Second Base Sophomore Keene State College
Christen Lachapelle Third Base Sophomore University of Southern Maine
Melissa Tavares Shortstop Junior UMass Dartmouth
Megan Ponte Outfield Junior Rhode Island College
Katherine Wall Outfield Freshman UMass Boston
Jess Rousselle Outfield Senior Plymouth State University
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Friday, May 6, 2005
Jeffs Leads Plymouth State Over Southern Maine 1-0
Huskies Eliminated From LEC Tournament
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Senior pitcher Kim Jeffs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton)
fired a complete game, two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts to lead the sixth-seeded
Plymouth State University Panthers to a 1-0 victory over the fourth-seed
University of Southern Maine Huskies in an elimination game of the 2005 Little
East Conference Softball Tournament Friday in Providence.
With the win, the Panthers improve to 15-17 overall and will play fifth-
seeded Eastern Connecticut State University at 4:00 p.m. today. Eastern
Connecticut stayed alive earlier in the day defeating third seeded Western
Connecticut 3-0. With the loss, Southern Maine concludes its 2005 season with a
record of 23-19-1.
Jeffs came out on fire to start the game, retiring the first 11 Southern
Maine batters she faced - including a string of seven straight strikeouts - before
yielding a two-out bunt single to USM junior 3B Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale,
Maine/Hall-Dale) in the top of the fourth. With the win, Jeffs improves her
record to 9-11.
Southern Maine senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport,
Mass./Newburyport) was equally as impressive in the loss, recording 11 strikeouts
and two walks over six innings and giving up just one hit.
Unfortunately for Henderson, both walks and the hit came in the fifth inning
as the Panthers squeezed out a run to edge out the Huskies. PSU junior 1B Rose
Eaton (Concord, N.H./Concord) drew a one-out walk to start the rally. With two
outs, Eaton moved to second when freshman OF Lisa Pelosi (Reading, Mass./Reading
Memorial) drew a walk to give the Panthers runners on first and second with two
outs. Eaton was lifted for pinch-runner Shauna Isham (Auburn, N.H./Manchester
Memorial) who scored when junior SS Jess Fortin (Chester, N.H./Pinkerton Academy)
belted a single to left field to score the only run of the game.
Jeffs continued her stellar performance in the sixth and seventh innings,
notching three of her 13 strikeouts while retiring six straight batters for the
win.
At Providence, Rhode Island 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (23-19-1) 000 000 0 0 2 0
Plymouth State (15-17) 000 010 x 1 1 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman PSU, Kim Jeffs and Devin
Caswell
Winning Pitcher: Jeffs (9-11) Losing Pitcher: Henderson (17-9)
Doubles: None
Triples: None
Home runs: None
RBI: PSU, Fortin
Repeat Hitters: None
2005 Little East Conference Softball Tournament
(Six-team, double-elimination format)
Thursday, May 5, 2005
Game One Southern Maine 1 Eastern Connecticut 0
Game Two Western Connecticut 2 Plymouth State 1 (8)
Game Three Rhode Island College 2 Southern Maine 1
Game Four Keene State 2 Western Connecticut 0
Friday, May 6, 2005
Game Five Eastern Connecticut 3 Western Connecticut 0
(Western Connecticut Eliminated)
Game Six Plymouth State 1 Southern Maine 0
(Southern Maine Eliminated)
Game Seven Keene State 8 Rhode Island College 0
Game Eight Eastern Connecticut 3 Plymouth State 1
(Plymouth State Eliminated)
Saturday, May 27, 2005
Game Nine Eastern Connecticut 1 Rhode Island College 0 (8)
(Rhode Island College Eliminated)
Game Ten Keene State 2 Eastern Connecticut 0
(Eastern Connecticut Eliminated)
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Thursday, May 5, 2005
Rhode Island Nips Southern Maine 2-1 in LEC Tournament
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Freshman DH Krystal Bilek (Fitchburg, Mass./Fitchburg)
cranked a one-out, run-scoring double to left field to lift the Rhode Island
College Anchorwomen to a 2-1 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies
Thursday in the third game of the Little East Conference Softball Championship
being hosted by Rhode Island College.
With the win, the top-seeded Anchorwomen improve to 24-13 and will play Keene
State College tomorrow (Friday, May 6) at 2:00 p.m. in the winners bracket The
Huskies fall to 23-18-1 with the loss and play tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. against
sixth-seed Plymouth State University in an elimination game. Plymouth State fell
to Western Connecticut 2-1 in eight innings.
With the score knotted up at 1-1 through five innings, Bilek put the
Anchorwomen on top 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, belting Rhode Island College's
third double of the game off of USM junior starter Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills,
Maine/Erskine Academy). RIC junior SS Adora Burke (Naples, Maine/Gould Academy)
led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a ground out from senior
3B Amy Machado (Newport, R.I./Rogers) before Bilek tagged Mainville for the go-
ahead run.
Rhode Island College pitcher Heidi Eichler (Madison, Conn./Hand) threw a
solid game, scattering four hits over seven innings with seven strikeouts and no
walks. She finished the job for the Anchorwomen retiring three USM batters in the
seventh on a pop up and two strikeouts. With the win Eichler improves her season
mark to 12-7.
Southern Maine held a 1-0 lead after the top of the fifth when freshman 2B
Evon Hudspeth (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) scored freshman OF Laura Pratt
(Greene, Maine/Leavitt Area) with a double. The Anchorwomen answered in the
bottom of the inning on a run-scoring double by freshman 1B Christie Lotti
(Waterford, Conn./Waterford).
Mainville took the loss for the Huskies, pitching 5.1 innings with five
strikeouts, surrendering seven hits and two earned runs. Senior Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport), who pitched the Huskies to a 1-0 win over
Eastern Connecticut in game one earlier in the day, came in on relief to finish
the sixth inning.
At Providence, Rhode Island 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (23-18-1) 000 010 0 1 4 0
Rhode Island (24-13-0) 000 011 x 2 7 0
Batteries: SM, Katie Mainville, Melissa Henderson (6) and Kim Lipman
RIC, Heidi Eichler and Jeanne Rosa
Winning Pitcher: Eichler (12-7) Losing Pitcher: Mainville (3-4)
Doubles: SM, Hudspeth RIC, Machado, Lotti, Bilek
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Hudspeth RIC, Lotti, Bilek
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Lotti
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Thursday, May 5, 2005
Henderson, Huskies Cut Down Eastern Connecticut 1-0
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport,
Mass./Newburyport) fanned 10 batters over seven innings and gave up just two hits
and a walk to lead the fourth-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 1-0
triumph over the fifth-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors
Thursday in the first game of the Little East Conference Softball Tournament being
played at Rhode Island College in Providence.
With the win, the Huskies improve to 23-17-1 and will play top-seeded Rhode
Island College today at 2:00 p.m. With the loss, Eastern Connecticut falls to
12-25 and will play tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in the double-elimination
format.
Henderson picked up her 17th win of the season, tying her own school record
for wins in a season set last spring. Henderson is currently 17-8 on the year.
After giving up a double in each of the first two innings, Henderson held the
Warriors hitless over the next five innings as the Huskies held on for the 1-0
win. USM plated the only run they would need in the bottom of the third.
After giving up a one-out double in the top of the second to Eastern
Connecticut sophomore 3B Samantha Morrow (Tolland, Conn./Tolland), Henderson
struck out the next two batters to start a string of 10 consecutive retired
hitters that carried through the fifth inning.
In the third inning, USM sophomore OF Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake
Region) drove in the Huskies lone run on an RBI fielder's choice. Freshman DH
Evon Hudspeth (Hampden, Maine/Hampden) started the inning with a single and junior
Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine/ Gorham) took her place on the bases as a pinch
runner. A sacrifice bunt from freshman SS Dawn Ross (Gray, Maine/Gray-New
Gloucester) moved McGovern to second and a short single to center field from
freshman OF Whitney Westman (Cape Neddick, Maine/York) put runners on first and
second for the Huskies as McGovern was held at second. McGovern used her speed to
steal third to set up Martin for the RBI.
Ahead 1-0, the Huskies rode Henderson to the win as she kept the Warrior bats
off-balance the rest of the way allowing just one base-runner - a fifth inning
walk to freshman 2B Courtney Watson (Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central) - while
totaling six of her ten strikeouts to close out the game.
Eastern Connecticut starter Lindsay Savelle (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire)
pitched well in the loss, giving up four hits over six innings with no walks and
four strikeouts.
At Providence, Rhode Island
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (12-25) 000 000 0 0 2 0
Southern Maine (23-17-1) 001 000 x 1 4 0
Batteries: ECSU, Lindsay Savelle and Krystle Denny SM, Melissa Henderson and
Kim Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (17-8) Losing Pitcher: Savelle (7-15)
Doubles: ECSU, Vachon, Morrow
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Martin
Repeat Hitters: None
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Monday, May 2, 2005
Southern Maine Splits Doubleheader with Bates
GORHAM, Maine – Senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./
Newburyport) earned her 16th win of the season to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a split with the Bates College Bobcats in a non-
conference softball doubleheader Monday at Towers Field in Gorham. The Huskies
held off a surging Bobcat squad 5-4 in the opener before Bates rallied in the
nightcap for a 3-2 come-from-behind win.
With the split the Huskies are 22-17-1 heading into Little East Conference
tournament play. The Bobcats remain even at 10-10 this season.
Henderson, who was honored following her win as the team’s lone senior,
scattered six hits over seven inning while fanning eight batters to earn the win
and improve to 16-7 this season. Bobcat starter Kristin Masino (North
Arlington, N.J. /Montclair Kimberly Academy) took the loss to fall to 5-5,
giving up five runs on eight hits with one strikeout and one walk.
The Huskies jumped ahead of Bates 1-0 in the second inning on an RBI single
from freshman SS Dawn Ross (Gray, Maine/Gray-New Gloucester) and added another
run in bottom of the fourth on a wild pitch before plating three runs in the
fifth to grab a 5-0 lead. The Huskies three-run output in the fifth would prove
to be decisive, however, as the Bobcats rallied in the final two innings.
Southern Maine’s three-run outburst started with a single from junior 2B
Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine Academy). Mainville quickly moved
to second an a sacrifice bunt from junior 3B Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale,
Maine/Hall-Dale), before the Bobcats committed one of their four errors for the
game to allow junior 1B Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis
Community) to reach first safely and allowing Mainville to move to third. In
the next at-bat USM freshman OF Laura Pratt (Greene, Maine/Leavitt Area) reach
first on a fielder’s choice. With one-out and the bases loaded, junior C Kim
Lipman (Augusta, Maine/Cony) cranked out her second double of the game to clear
bases and put the Huskies ahead 5-0.
Bates cut the lead to two with a three-run inning of its own on RBI singles
from Kyla Decato (Paris, Main/Oxford Hills), Alex Bethel, (Aspen, Colo./Aspen)
and an RBI fielder’s choice Beth Lakin (Tacoma, Wash./Bellarmine Prep.).
In the top of the seventh Bates cut the lead to one run when Katie Franklin
(New Preston, Conn./The Taft School) connected on a two-out single and then came
around to score on an RBI double from Decato, before Henderson got Caitlin
Murphy (Westwood, Mass./Ursuline Academy) to pop out to second base for the
final out and the win.
In the second game, Bates rallied to overcome a 2-0 deficit with a run in
the sixth and two runs in the top of the seventh to take the nightcap, 3-2.
Trailing 2-1 heading into the top of the seventh the Bobcats parlayed a walk to
senior Erin Foye (New London, Conn./New London), a single from Franklin, a hit
batter and a walk to Murphy to knot the score at 2-2. Masino then knocked in
Franklin with single for the game-winner before Southern Maine ended the rally
with a throw to home to catch Decato trying for an insurance run.
The Huskies had a runner on with one out in the bottom of the seventh after
a single from junior OF Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine/Gorham), but Bates
squelched the Huskies attempt turning a double play on a ground ball.
Southern Maine returns to action Thursday, May 5 in the first round of the
LEC tournament. Seedings and pairings have yet to be determined. Bates returns
to action Friday, May 6, in the NESCAC tournament.
At Gorham, Maine
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Bates (9-10) 000 003 1 4 6 4
Southern Maine (22-16-1) 010 130 x 5 8 0
Batteries: B, Kristin Masino and Carolyn King SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim
Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (16-7) Losing Pitcher: Masino (5-5)
Doubles: B, Decato SM, Lipman 2
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: B, Decato 2, Bethel, Lakin SM, Lipman 3, Ross
Repeat Hitters: B, Decato SM, Mainville 3, Lipman 3
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Bates (10-10) 000 001 2 3 5 2
Southern Maine (22-17-1) 010 010 0 2 7 2
Batteries: B, Sarah Klenakis and King SM, Caterina Riitano and Danica Martin
Winning Pitcher: Kleankis (5-5) Losing Pitcher: Riitano (3-6)
Doubles: SM, Riitano, Hudspeth
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: B, Murphy, Masino SM, Mainville, Hudspeth
Repeat Hitters: B, Masino SM, Hudspeth
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Sunday, May 1, 2005
Mainville Throws a No-Hitter as Huskies Sweep Eastern Connecticut
WILLAMANTIC, Conn. - Junior pitcher Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills,
Maine/Erskine Academy) fired her second career no-hitter to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a 2-0 win against the Eastern Connecticut State
University Warriors in the second game of a Little East Conference doubleheader
Sunday in Willamantic, Conn. Southern Maine earned the sweep over the Warriors
winning the first game of the doubleheader with a 4-1 decision earlier in the day.
With the pair of conference wins the Huskies improve their LEC record to 7-7
and are now 21-16-1 overall, marking their ninth consecutive season with at least
20 wins under head coach Bonny Brown-Denico. Eastern Connecticut stands at 12-22
overall and falls to 7-5 in conference action. The pair of wins also assures the
Huskies a spot in the six-team double-elimination conference tournament that
starts this Thursday and runs through Saturday (May 5-7).
Mainville pitched a magnificent game en route to her second career no-hitter,
fanning 13 batters while allowing just one base-runner on a hit-batsman in the
bottom of the second. Mainville, who allowed just two balls out of the infield,
threw her first collegiate no-hitter on April 15, 2004, in a 2-0 win over Salem
State.
Behind Mainville's stellar performance on the mound the Huskies received all
the run support they would need in the top of the fourth when junior 1B Caterina
Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis Comm.) blasted her fourth home-run of the
season to spot her team a 1-0 lead.
The Huskies would add an insurance run in the fifth on an RBI single by
junior 3B Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale). Junior OF Caitlin
Stivaletta (Wells, Maine/Wells) led off the inning with a single for the Huskies
and then nabbed her fifth stolen base of the season to move to second. Mainville
then laid down a sacrifice bunt to put Stivaletta on third to set up Lachapelle
for the RBI.
In the first game of the doubleheader, senior pitcher Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport) rang up her 15th win of the season, scattering
three hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts as the Huskies downed Eastern
Connecticut 4-1.
Henderson, who did not walk a batter, held the Warriors scoreless until the
bottom of the sixth when she yielded a two-out, run-scoring double to sophomore
Karen Taber (Deep River, Conn./Valley Regional), but the Huskies were already
safely ahead scoring one run in the second, third and fifth innings before sealing
the win with a run in the seventh for the 4-1 final.
The Huskies used a nine-hit attack to defeat the Warriors, led by two hits
apiece from Riitano and junior C Kim Lipman (Augusta, Maine/Cony). Riitano had
two runs batted in to lead Southern Maine, driving in Lachapelle in the top of the
third with a single and then blasted a long sacrifice fly to score sophomore OF
Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake Region) in the fifth. Lachapelle, who
connected on a double in the third to put herself in scoring position, singled in
the Huskies final run for the win.
Southern Maine returns to action Monday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m. when the Huskies
host the Bates College Bobcats for a non-conference doubleheader. Eastern
Connecticut closes out its regular season with a conference doubleheader at Rhode
Island College. The date of the game has not yet been determined.
At Willimantic, Conn. 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (20-16-1, 6-7) 011 010 1 4 9 0
Eastern Connecticut (12-21, 7-4) 000 001 0 1 3 1
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman ECSU, Lindsay Savelle and
Krystle Denney, Kristen Fallo (4), Denny (6)
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (15-7) Losing Pitcher, Savelle (7-12)
Doubles: SM, Pratt, Lipman Lachapelle
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Riitano 2, Lachapelle ECSU, Taber
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lachapelle 3, Lipman ECSU, Taber
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (21-16-1, 7-7) 000 110 0 2 8 0
Eastern Connecticut (12-22, 7-5) 000 000 0 0 0 1
Batteries: SM, Katie Mainville and Lipman ECSU, Brooke Nici, Nikki Vachon (7)
and Kristen Fallo
Winning Pitcher: Mainville (3-3) Losing Pitcher: Nici (5-9)
Doubles: SM, Riitano
Triples: None
Home Runs: SM, Caterina Riitano (4)
RBI: SM, Riitano, Lachapelle
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lipman, Riitano
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Saturday, April 30, 2005
Keene State Sweeps Southern Maine
GORHAM, Maine - Senior pitcher Meghan McLoughlin (Brattleboro,
Vt./Brattleboro) fired a three-hitter over nine innings and freshman pitcher
Ashlee Nicholson (Swanzey, N.H./Monadnock) pitched a two-hit shutout to lead the
Keene State College Owls to a Little East Conference doubleheader sweep of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday afternoon in Gorham. Keene State
edged the Huskies 4-1 in the opener, and earned the sweep with an 11-0 win in the
nightcap.
With the twinbill sweep, Keene State improves to 10-4 in the Little East and
28-6 overall. The Huskies fall to 5-7 in conference play and 19-16-1 overall.
In the first game McLoughlin scattered three hits over nine innings with 13
strikeouts and just three walks to lead the Owls past the Huskies. Southern Maine
senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport) took the loss
giving up four runs on 12 hits while fanning eight. Henderson gave up just one
run over eight innings before yielding three in the top of the ninth as the Keene
State bats came alive.
With the score tied 1-1 in the ninth, freshman designated hitter Liz Mroczka
(Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill) started the Owl rally with a lead-off single. She
took second on a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt from junior shortstop Mandy Foote
(Hudson, N.H./Alvirne). With Mroczka in scoring position, junior second baseman
Sarah Campbell (Auburn, Mass./Auburn) cranked out a double to plate the eventual
game-winning run. Keene State added two more runs in the inning when freshman
catcher Melissa Scata (Medway, Mass./Medway) scored Campbell on a RBI fielder's
choice. Freshman outfielder Kaity Conklin (Selkirk, N.Y./Bethlehem) drove in the
Owls' third run of the inning when she doubled in Nicholson for the 4-1 final.
In the second game, the Owls scored three runs in the opening inning and
plated seven in the fourth to earn an 11-0 shutout win. The game was called after
five innings due to the eight-run rule.
Nicholson earned the win for the Owls striking out six batters over five
innings to improve to 5-2 this season. The Owls jumped ahead 3-0 early in the
game as USM starting pitcher Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine
Academy) struggled early giving up five consecutive walks to start the game.
The Owls took a 4-0 lead in the third inning when Mroczka doubled in freshman
outfielder Julia May (Concord, N.H./Concord) for one of her two RBI for the game.
KSC plated seven more runs in the fourth inning to invoke the eight-run rule.
Scata connected for two of her three RBI in the fourth inning when she belted two-
run single to score Nicholson and senior third baseman Jenn Norman (Penacook,
N.H./Penacook).
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow (Sunday, May 1) at 1:00 p.m. on the
road against Little East Conference opponent Eastern Connecticut State University
for a doubleheader. Keene State plays again Tuesday (May 3) at non-conference foe
Springfield College with a 3:30 p.m. start.
At Gorham, Maine
Game One 123 456 789 R H E
Keene State (27-6, 9-4) 000 100 003 4 12 2
Southern Maine (19-15-1, 5-6) 000 001 000 1 3 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman KS, Meghan McLoughlin and Emily
Crompton, Melissa Scata
Winning Pitcher: McLoughlin (7-3) Losing Pitcher: Henderson (14-8)
Doubles: KS, Campbell, Scata, Conklin, Gardner
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Pratt KS, Campbell, Scata, Conklin, Gardner
Repeat Hitters: KS, Norman 3, Campbell, Conklin, Gardner
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Keene State (28-6, 10-4) 301 70x x 11 8 1
Southern Maine (19-16-1, 5-7) 000 00x x 0 2 3
Batteries: SM, Katie Mainville, Caterina Riitano (3) and Danica Martin KS,
Ashlee Nicholson and Melissa Scata
Winning Pitcher: Nicholson (5-2) Losing Pitcher: Mainville (2-3)
Doubles: SM, None KS, Mroczka
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: KS, Scata 3, Conklin 2, Mrozka 2
Repeat Hitters: KS, Nicholson, Conklin, Mroczka
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Friday, April 29, 2005
Huskies Take Two from Bowdoin College
GORHAM, Maine - Senior Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) earned her
14th win of the season in the first game and came in to save in the nightcap to
lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a non-conference doubleheader
sweep of the Bowdoin College Polar Bears, Friday at Towers Field in Gorham.
Southern Maine downed Bowdoin 2-1 in the opener and held on for the 3-2 win in
the second game.
With the twinbill sweep, the Huskies improve to 19-14-1 overall. Bowdoin
drops to 18-10 following the pair of losses.
In the first game, Henderson rang up 11 strikeouts, scattered six hits with
no walk over seven innings to earn the 2-1 win. Junior 1B Caterina Riitano
(Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis) carried the load offensively for the Huskies,
going 2-for-3 at the plate with a RBI and a run scored.
Riitano knocked in the Huskies first run in the bottom of the first on a
two-out single, plating sophomore OF Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake Region)
to put USM on top 1-0. Martin had reached on an error and moved to second on a
sacrifice bunt from junior 2B Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine
Academy). She took third on a groundout from sophomore 3B Christen Lachapelle
(Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale) before heading home on Riitano's hit.
Bowdoin fought back to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth when
junior SS Danielle Chagnon (Windsor Locks, Conn.) cracked a run-scoring double
to score senior OF Rachael Gordon (Wayland, Mass./Wayland). Gordon reached
first on a bunt single.
The Huskies took the lead right back in the bottom of the fourth, taking
advantage of one of the Polar Bears’ four errors, for the win. Riitano led off
the inning with her second hit, driving a shot down the left-field line, and
then took second on a single from junior C Kim Lipman (Augusta, Maine). Riitano
then moved to third when USM freshman OF Laura Pratt's (Greene, Maine/Leavitt
Area) bunt attempt was misplayed by the Polar Bears. In the ensuing at bat,
Bowdoin pitcher Caitlin Polistena (Mattituck, N.Y./Mattituck) threw a wild pitch
and Riitano raced home for the 2-1 Southern Maine lead.
Henderson pitched solidly in the final two innings to keep the Polar Bears
at bay. Bowdoin threatened in the top of the sixth when Chagnon roped a leadoff
triple, but the Polar Bears were unable to capitalize as Henderson fanned the
next two batters and forced a groundout to end the inning.
In the second game, Mainville pitched four scoreless innings and Riitano
earned the win in 2.2 innings of relief before Henderson came on for the save in
the top of the seventh as the Huskies held on for the 3-2 win. Riitano, who
entered the game in the top of the fifth with the score tied at 0-0, gave up two
runs (one earned), two hits and struck out two to improve to 3-5 on the season.
The Huskies scored all three of their runs late in the game as sophomore 3B
Melissa Brown (Belfast, Maine/Belfast), Mainville and Lachapelle each came
across home plate in the bottom of the fifth as Bowdoin committed its lone error
of the game.
After a failed bunt attempt from junior OF Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine),
Brown reached first on an infield error. Martin then laid down a sacrifice bunt
to put Brown on second and Mainville drew a walk before Lachapelle blasted a
two-out, run-scoring double to plate Brown. In the next at bat, Riitano singled
to score Mainville and took second on the throw before Lachapelle came home on a
wild pitch from Polar Bear starter Emily Nelson (Pasadena, Calif./Polytechnic).
Bowdoin got one run back in the sixth on an RBI single from junior C Katie
Nielson (Cleveland, Ohio/Shaker Heights), and another in the seventh on a wild
pitch by Riitano. Henderson took the mound for the final out, striking out
freshman pinch-hitter Sarah Stern (Newportcoast, Calif./Corona Del Mar) for the
save.
Southern Maine returns to action Saturday, April 30, at 12:00 p.m. in a
Little East Conference doubleheader against the Owls of Keene State College.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 7 R H E
Bowdoin(18-9) 000 100 0 1 6 4
Southern Maine (18-14-1) 100 100 X 2 6 1
Batteries: B, Caitlin Polistena and Sarah Stern SM, Melissa Henderson and
Kim Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (14-7) Losing Pitcher: Polistena (6-5)
Doubles: SM, Hudspeth B, Chagnon
Triples: B, Chagnon
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Riitano B, Chagnon
Repeat Hitters: SM, Riitano, Lipman
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Bowdoin (18-10) 000 001 1 2 5 1
Southern Maine (19-14-1) 000 030 X 3 3 2
Batteries: B, Emily Nelson and Katie Nielson SM, Katie Mainville, Caterina
Riitano (5), Melissa Henderson (7) and Danica Martin
Winning Pitcher: SM, Riitano (3-5) Losing Pitcher: Nelson (11-4)
Save: Henderson (1)
Doubles: SM, Lachapelle
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Lachapelle, Riitano B, Nielson
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lachapelle
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Friday, April 29, 2005
Baseball, Softball Doubleheaders to Start Early
GORHAM, Maine -- The Department of Athletics at the University of Southern
Maine announced today that the baseball and softball doubleheaders scheduled for
tomorrow (Saturday, April 30) have been changed to earlier starting times.
The Huskies' baseball doubleheader with Little East Conference rival Plymouth
State University will now start at 10:00 a.m.
The softball twinbill with LEC foe Keene State College will begin at 12:00
p.m.
Other home events on Saturday include the men's tennis match with Green
Mountain College that will be played in the field house starting at 11:30 a.m.,
and the men's lacrosse match with Keene State that gets underway at 1:00 p.m. at
Hodgdon Field.
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Thursday, April 28, 2005
USM-Bowdoin Softball Doubleheader Postponed
Huskies and Polar Bears to Try Again Friday
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's softball doubleheader between the University of
Southern Maine Huskies and the Bowdoin College Polar Bears, scheduled to be play
at USM, has been postponed due to the rain covering the area.
The teams have rescheduled the doubleheader for tomorrow (Friday, April 29)
starting at 3:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
(Courtesy of Plymouth State Sports Information)
PSU Softball splits Little East doubleheader with Southern Maine
PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Plymouth State University senior Kim Jeffs (Stoughton,
Mass.) celebrated Senior Day Tuesday afternoon with a one-hit shutout over the
University of Southern Maine, along with her first run batted in of the season,
helping the Panthers earn a split of the Little East Conference softball
doubleheader at D&M Park.
The Huskies captured the first game, 5-0, behind the pitching of senior
Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.), who tossed a three-hit shutout while
striking out eight. Jeffs was just as impressive in the nightcap, allowing only a
single while striking out 11 to lift the Panthers to a 6-0 victory. Southern
Maine is now 17-14-1 overall and 5-5 in the Little East, while PSU is now 11-15
overall and 3-7 in conference play.
Senior Jess Rousselle (Deerfield, N.H.) went 3-for-3 in the opener for PSU,
but no one else could get a hit off Henderson, who improved to 13-7 with the win.
Sophomore Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine) collected three hits, including
a double, and scored two runs to lead the Husky offense. Juniors Katie Mainville
(Cooper Mills, Maine), Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine) and Kristin McGovern
(Gorham, Maine) also added two hits apiece for the Huskies.
A single to center in the fifth inning by freshman Laura Pratt (Greene,
Maine) was the only hit in the nightcap allowed by Jeffs, who surrendered one hit
or less for the 17th time in her career (13 one-hitters, four no-hitters). She
also recorded her fourth shutout of the season and the 36th of her career, which
is tied for 11th on the all-time Division III list.
Freshman Kristi Curry (Nottingham, N.H.) led the Panther hitters in the
nightcap, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. She cracked a two-run single in the third
inning and added an RBI single in the fourth. Jeffs also added a run-scoring
single in the third inning, and another run scored on a sacrifice bunt by junior
Rose Eaton (Concord, N.H.).
Plymouth State wraps up the regular season with LEC doubleheaders Friday at
LEC-leading Rhode Island College (3:30 p.m.) and Saturday at UMass Boston (2:30
p.m.). Southern Maine has four doubleheaders remaining in its regular season,
beginning Thursday with a non-conference home twinbill against Bowdoin (3:30 p.m.)
at Plymouth, N.H. 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine 121 001 0 5 14 1
Plymouth State 000 000 0 0 3 3
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson (13-7) and Kim Lipman PS, Rose Eaton (5-5)
and Devin Caswell
2B: SM, LaChapelle, Riitano
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Mainville, Riitano, Ross
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lachapelle 3, Riitano, Mainville PS, Rouselle
Game 2 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (17-14-1; 5-5) 000 000 0 0 1 0
Plymouth State (11-15; 3-7) 004 200 x 6 5 1
Batteries: SM, Katie Mainville (2-2), Melissa Henderson (5th) and Kim Lipman
PS, Kim Jeffs (6-10) and Jenny Norton
2B: none
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: PS, Curry 3, Eaton, Jeffs
Repeat Hitters: PS, Curry
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Monday, April 25, 2005
Henderson Named Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week
GORHAM Maine - Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport), a senior
pitcher for the University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team, has been named
the Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 18-24. It is
the second time this season that Henderson has earned Pitcher of the Week honors.
In three appearances, including two starts, Henderson compiled a 3-0 record
for the Huskies. For the week, Henderson pitched 14.0 innings, gave up three hits
and no earned runs, and struck out 23 batters. She shut out UMass Boston with her
fifth one-hitter of the season in the first game of an LEC doubleheader, and then
appeared in the second game in relief and threw two hitless innings, with five
strikeouts, to pick up her second win of the day. Henderson then allowed two hits
with 14 strikeouts in a 3-1 win over St. Joseph's (Maine). Her 14 punchouts
helped set a new single-season record for strikeouts.
Henderson, who has 161 strikeouts so far, is 12-7 this season in 20
appearances with 16 starts. She has a 0.93 earned run average in 120 innings of
work. She has tossed five shutouts this season and is holding her opponents to a
just a .164 batting average.
The Huskies are currently 16-13-1 overall and 4-4 in the Little East.
Southern Maine returns to action, Tuesday, April 26, at Plymouth State University
for a Little East Conference doubleheader beginning at 3:30 p.m.
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Sunday, April 24, 2005
Southern Maine, Eastern Connecticut DH Postponed to May 1
GORHAM, Maine -- The Little East Conference softball doubleheader between
the University of Southern Maine and Eastern Connecticut State University,
scheduled for today (April 23), has been postponed until Sunday, May 1, due to
the inclement weather.
The game time next Sunday is 1:00 p.m. The doubleheader will be played at
Howard Spector Field in Willimantic, Conn.
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Thursday, April 21, 2005
Huskies Split with St. Joseph's
Henderson Breaks USM Strikeout Record
STANDISH, Maine -- Senior Melissa Henderson (Newburyport,
Mass./Newburyport) fanned 14 batters, establishing a new single-season record
for strikeouts, to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a split with
the St. Joseph’s (ME) College Monks, in a non-conference doubleheader, Thursday
night in Standish.
The Huskies took the first game of the twinbill 9-1 before dropping a 3-2
eight-inning decision in the nightcap. With the split, Southern Maine moves to
16-13-1 while St. Joseph’s improves to 12-19.
In the first game, Henderson struck out 14 to earn her 12th win of the
season to lead the Huskies. After giving up a walk and a pop-up to start the
game, Henderson was spectacular striking out seven of the next eight St.
Joseph’s batters while holding the Monks hitless until the fifth inning.
Behind Henderson’s remarkable pitching effort, Southern Maine plated all of
the runs it would need in the top of the fifth when junior catcher Kim Lipman
(Augusta, Maine/Cony) launched a two-run home-run - her first of the season - in
a three-run inning for the Huskies. The Huskies’ first run of the inning came
when sophomore Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake Region) poked a one-out
single, stole second and scored on a fielding error by St. Joseph’s.
The Monks would get one run back in the bottom of the inning when sophomore
right-fielder Sarah Martin (Athol, Mass./Athol) led off the inning with an
infield single and scored on double from sophomore first baseman Jamie Morrison
(Auburn, Maine/Edward Little). But it would be as close as the Monks would get
the rest of the way as Henderson continued her stellar work on the mound. After
giving up two hits in the fifth, Henderson came back to fan six of the next nine
batters she faced and the Huskies tacked on six more runs, with one in the sixth
and five in the seventh, to secure the win. Included in the Huskies’ five-run
outburst in the fifth was a three-run homer from junior co-captain Caterina
Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/ Piscataquis) for her third of the season.
In the second game the Huskies battled back from a 2-0 deficit with two
runs in the sixth as Martin reached with an infield single and came around to
score on triple from junior Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine
Academy). Mainville scored on the play when St. Joseph’s committed a throwing
error as she headed for third.
The Monks took the win in the eighth inning with the tie-breaker rule in
effect. St. Joseph’s Leanne Morton (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) started the inning on
second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch from USM relief pitcher
Riitano and crossed the plate on a fielding error for the victory.
St. Joseph’s jumped ahead of the Huskies 1-0 in the second inning on a solo
home run from Morrison, the first of her career, and took a 2-0 lead in the
third an a run scoring double from senior Darcy Lee (Windham, Maine/Windham).
St. Joseph’s starting pitcher Allyson Ferguson (Sabattus, Maine/Oak Hill)
earned her fifth win of the season to improve to 5-6, scattering five hits over
eight innings with one strike out and no base on balls. Riitano took the loss
for the Huskies and is now 2-6 this season.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (16-12-1) 000 031 5 9 13 0
St. Joseph’s (11-19) 000 010 0 1 2 2
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman SJC, Kahler Dowling, Amanda
Melendy (7) and Tessa Grindle
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (12-7) Losing Pitcher: Dowling (6-8)
Doubles: SJC, Morrison
Triples: SM, Ross
Home Runs: SM, Kim Lipman (1), Caterina Riitano (3)
RBI: SM, Riitano 3, Lipman 2, Stivaletta, Ross
Repeat Hitters: SM, Mainville, Stivaletta 2
Game Two 123 456 78 R H E
Southern Maine (16-13-1) 000 002 00 2 5 2
St. Joseph’s (12-19) 011 000 01 3 6 0
Batteries: SM, Katie Mainville, Riitano (5) and Martin SJC, Allyson
Ferguson and Jamie Daughrty
Winning Pitcher: Ferguson (5-6) Losing Pitcher: Riitano (2-6)
Doubles: SM, Martin, Lachapelle SJC, Morton, Lee
Triples: SM, Mainville
Home Runs: SJC, Jamie Morrison (1)
RBI: SM, Mainville SJC, Lee, Morrison
Repeat Hitters: SM, Martin SJC, Lee
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Thursday, April 21, 2005
Southern Maine, Eastern Connecticut DH Moved to Sunday
GORHAM, Maine -- The Little East Conference softball doubleheader between
the University of Southern Maine and Eastern Connecticut State University,
scheduled for this Saturday (April 23), has been moved to Sunday, April 24, due to
the inclement weather forecasted for Saturday in Connecticut.
The first game Sunday will start at 1:00 p.m. The doubleheader will be
played at Howard Spector Field in Willimantic, Conn.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Henderson Leads Southern Maine to Sweep of UMass Boston
BOSTON - Senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport)
picked up two wins while freshman shortstop Dawn Ross (Gray, Maine/Gray-New
Gloucester) pegged a double, triple and a home-run with four runs batted in to
lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a doubleheader sweep of the
University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in Little East Conference action
Tuesday in Boston.
The Huskies defeated the Beacons 12-0 in the first game and came-back to
defeat UMass Boston 10-7 in eight innings in the night cap. With the sweep, the
Huskies improve to 15-11-1 overall and 4-4 in the LEC. The pair of losses drops
the Beacons record to 2-18 overall and 0-8 in conference action.
In the first game, Henderson fired her fourth one-hitter, and fifth shutout,
of the season to improve to 10-7, striking out four batters with no walks in the
five-ining game, Southern Maine jumped ahead 9-0 in the first inning.
With UMass Boston pitcher Katherine Wall (Arlington, Mass./Arlington)
struggling, the Huskies plated nine runs in the first on three hits, five walks
and two Beacon errors. The Huskies tagged on three more runs in the top of the
fourth when junior 1B Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis) launched a
three-run home run, her second of the season, to put Southern Maine ahead 12-0.
The game was called after five innings due to the eight run rule.
In the second game, the Huskies again relied on Henderson to pull out the win
as the Beacons forced USM into extra innings. The Huskies led 5-0 through the top
of the fifth thanks to Ross who knocked in three of her four RBI with her first
collegiate home run in the fourth and two-run double in the fifth. UMass Boston
battled back to tie the score at 7-7.
Trailing 7-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh, UMass Boston's Wall
singled in two runs for the Beacons and Andrea Ciarletta (Watertown,
Mass./Watertown) collected one of her two RBI with a run-scoring ground out to
force the extra inning.
Henderson, who entered the game with no outs in the seventh and inherited
runners on second and third, gave up the game-tying run on a fielder's choice, but
collected two strikeouts and a ground out to end the inning.
The Huskies fired back, however, tallying three runs in the top of the
eighth, including a run-scoring double to left-center from Riitano that plated the
eventual game-winner. Henderson struck out the side in the bottom of the eighth
for the win.
With the victory, Henderson is now 11-7 this season and has 147 strikeouts in
113 innings. Henderson and the Huskies return to action Thursday, April 21 at St.
Joseph's College (ME) for a doubleheader. The first game of the twin bill is
scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (14-11-1, 3-4) 900 30x x 12 5 0
UMass Boston (2-17, 0-7) 000 00x x 0 1 3
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman UMB, Katherine Wall and Catie
O'Rielly
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (10-7) Losing Pitcher: Wall (1-11)
Doubles: None
Triples: None
Home Runs: SM, Caterina Riitano (2)
RBI: SM, Riitano 4, Lachapelle, Lipman, McGovern
Repeat Hitters: None
Game Two 123 456 78 R H E
Southern Maine (15-11-1, 4-4) 101 120 23 10 11 5
UMass Boston (2-18, 0-8) 000 031 30 7 8 4
Batteries: SM, Katie Mainville, Caitlin Stivaletta (5), Caterina Riitano (5),
Henderson (7) and Danica Martin. UMB, Stacey Peterson (7), Wall (8) and Catie
O'Reilly
Wining Pitcher: Henderson (11-7) Losing Pitcher: Wall (1-12)
Doubles: SM, Riitano, Ross UMB, Wall
Triples: SM, Ross
Home Runs: SM, Dawn Ross (1)
RBI: SM, Ross 4, Riitano 2, Lipman 2, Hudspeth 2 UMB, Wall 2, Ciarletta 2,
Erlandson
Repeat Hitters: SM, Ross 3, Riitano, Lipman, Hudspeth UMB, Wall 3, Ciarletta
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Saturday, April 17, 2005
Southern Maine, Rhode Island College Split Little East Conference Doubleheader
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Senior right-hander Melissa Henderson (Newburyport,
Mass./Newburyport) pitched a four-hit shutout in the first game of a Little East
Conference doubleheader to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 1-0
win over the Rhode Island College Anchorwomen Sunday in Providence.
Henderson also started the second game for the Huskies, pitching a complete
game, but was the unfortunate recipient of a 1-0 loss as the Anchorwomen were able
to salvage a split. With the split, the Huskies stand at 13-12-1 overall and 2-4
in the Little East. Rhode Island College moves to 14-12 and 5-1 in conference
action.
Henderson earned her ninth win of the season in the opener, striking out 12
batters without giving up a walk through seven innings.
The Huskies scored the game's only run in the first inning and made it stand
up for the win. Sophomore Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake Region) scored the
only run for Southern Maine on an RBI single by junior co-captain Caterina Riitano
(Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis Community). Martin reached first with a single to
start the inning and moved into scoring position on a well-executed sacrifice bunt
from junior Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine Academy). Riitano then
knocked a one-out single to centerfield for the score.
In the second game, both team's were held scoreless through the first seven
innings as pitchers from both sides were firing well from the mound. Rhode Island
College sophomore pitcher Nicole Riley (North Providence, R.I./North Providence)
earned the shutout giving up three hits and no walks with nine strikeouts in eight
innings of work to improve her record to 6-4 this season.
The Anchorwomen scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth after
freshman Christie Lotti (Waterford, Conn./Waterford) raced home on a passed ball
following her lead-off triple.
Henderson, who pitched 14.1 innings over two games, was tagged with the loss
and is now 9-7 for the Huskies. Henderson finished the second game with nine
strikeouts, allowing just five hits and one walk.
Southern Maine returns to action, Tuesday, April 19, for a doubleheader at
Little East Conference opponent UMass Boston at 3:30 p.m. Rhode Island College
plays the same day hosting LEC foe UMass Dartmouth in a doubleheader scheduled to
begin at 3:30 p.m.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (13-10-1, 2-3) 100 000 0 1 4 0
Rhode Island College (13-12, 4-1) 000 000 0 0 5 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman RIC, Heidi Eichler and Kristyn
Alexander
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (9-6) Losing Pitcher: Eichler (7-7)
Doubles: SM, Riitano
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Riitano
Repeat Hitters: SM, Riitano RIC, Machado
Game Two 123 456 78 R H E
Southern Maine (13-11-1, 2-4) 000 000 00 0 2 1
Rhode Island College (14-12, 5-1) 000 000 01 1 5 1
Batteries: SM, Henderson and Lipman RIC, Nicole Riley and Alexander
Winning Pitcher: Riley (6-4) Losing Pitcher: Henderson (9-7)
Doubles: None
Triples: RIC, Lotti
Home Runs: None
RBI: None
Repeat Hitters: Lotti
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Saturday, April 16, 2005
Southern Maine Splits LEC DoubleHeader with UMass Dartmouth
GORHAM, Maine - Senior Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport)
fired a one-hitter to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 2-0 win
over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in the first game of their
doubleheader Saturday at Towers Field in Gorham. In the second game, Southern
Maine dropped a 6-2 decision to the Corsairs for the split.
With the split the Huskies are now 12-11-1 overall and 1-3 in the Little
East, while the Corsairs move to 9-10 overall and 4-2 in conference action.
Henderson pitched a masterful game for the Huskies, firing a no-hitter into
the seventh inning before yielding a two-out single to Corsairs' catcher Shannon
Allberry (Attleboro, Mass.). Henderson recovered however to strike out her second
batter of the inning to earn the 2-0 win. Henderson finished the game with 12
strikeouts and just one walk to improve her record to 8-6.
The Huskies plated both of their runs in the fourth inning. Sophomore co-
captain Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale) started the inning off
drawing a walk from UMass Dartmouth pitcher Meghan Fenton (Dartmouth, Mass.). She
moved to second after Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis Community)
reached on an infield error. Junior catcher Kim Lipman (Augusta, Maine/Cony)
drove in the first run driving a double into the gap between left and center
fields to score Lachapelle. After Riitano was erased on a fielder's choice at
home, Lipman came in to score the Huskies final run of the game on an RBI single
from junior second baseman Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine Academy).
Southern Maine held on for the win playing solid defense, including terrific
plays from Riitano and Lipman, as Henderson fanned five batters over the final
three innings.
In the second game, the Corsairs jumped out to a 6-0 led, scoring all of its
runs in the third and fourth innings, to earn the win. UMass Dartmouth scored its
first run in the third inning on a run-scoring groundout from senior Tracey Penney
(West Roxbury, Mass.), then plated five runs in the fourth.
Allison Letendre (Westport, Mass.) knocked a two-run double to start the
scoring for Corsairs in the fourth and later scored on an RBI single from Merideth
Morgan (Amherst, Mass.). Melissa Tavares' (Dartmouth, Mass.) two-out triple drove
in Morgan for the Corsairs fourth run of the inning. Tavares scored on a wild
pitch for a 6-0 UMass Dartmouth lead.
The Huskies got one run back in the bottom of the fourth when Riitano blasted
a one-run shot off of the scoreboard in centerfield for her first home run of the
season. The Huskies rallied for another run in the bottom of the seventh on a
run-scoring fielder's choice from freshman Whitney Westman (Cape Neddick,
Maine/York), but it wasn't enough as the Corsairs held onto the win.
The Corsairs' Amanda Leal (New Bedford, Mass.) picked up her fifth win of the
season while Riitano was tagged with the loss and is now 2-4.
Southern Maine returns to action tomorrow on the road against Little East
Conference rival Rhode Island College for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader. UMass
Dartmouth will play at Rhode Island College on Tuesday.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
UMass Dartmouth (8-10, 3-2) 000 000 0 0 1 3
Southern Maine (12-10-1, 1-2) 000 200 0 2 5 0
Batteries: UMD, Meghan Fenton and Shannon Allberry SM, Melissa Henderson
and Kim Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (8-6) Losing Pitcher: Fenton (2-2)
Doubles: SM, Lipman
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Lipman, Mainville
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lachapelle
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
UMass Dartmouth (9-10, 4-2) 001 500 0 6 3 0
Southern Maine (12-11-1, 1-3) 000 100 1 2 5 2
Batteries: UMD, Amanda Leal, Fenton (5) and Allberry SM, Caterina Riitano,
Caitlin Stivaletta (4), Henderson (5) and Danica Martin
Winning Pitcher: Leal (5-5) Losing Pitcher: Riitano (2-4)
Doubles: SM, Mainville UMD, Letendre
Triples: UMD, Tavares
Home Runs: SM, Riitano
RBI: SM, Westman; Riitano UMD, Letendre 2, Tavares, Penney, Morgan
Repeat Hitters: SM, Mainville
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
Southern Maine Posts Two Shutouts, Sweeps Salem State
SALEM, Mass. -- Senior Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport)
fired a one-hit shut out and junior Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/
Piscataquis Comm.) gave up just two hits as the University of Southern Maine
Huskies blanked the Salem State College Vikings 4-0 and 8-0 in a non-conference
softball doubleheader Thursday in Salem, Mass.
With the doubleheader sweep, Southern Maine improves its overall record to
11-10-1. Salem State slips to 11-8 with the pair of losses.
In the first game, Henderson earned her seventh win of the season fanning
nine batters and giving up just two walks and one hit in seven innings of work.
Salem’s lone hit of the game off of Henderson was a bunt single that the Huskies
conceded as they tried to let it roll into foul territory.
With the score knotted up at 0-0 through three innings, the Huskies gave
Henderson a two-run cushion in the top of the fourth. Riitano started the
inning for the Huskies with a single, then quickly came home with Southern
Maine’s first run of the day when junior catcher Kim Lipman (Augusta,
Maine/Cony) belted a triple. Lipman scored on one of Salem State’s two costly
errors after the Viking’s centerfield misplayed a fly ball from freshman Laura
Pratt (Greene, Maine/Leavitt Area).
The Huskies added one more run in both the sixth and the seventh innings to
seal the win. In the sixth, Riitano again led off with a single and then moved
to second on a ground out by Lipman before Pratt hit a double to put the Huskies
ahead 3-0. In the seventh, the Huskies added some insurance when sophomore
Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake Region) scored on the second of Salem
State’s two errors. Martin had reached on one of her two singles for the game.
In the second game, Riitano pitched a steady game giving up singles in the
second and third inning while striking out four batters, including two in the
final inning, as the Huskies exploded offensively to take the 8-0 win in five
innings. The game was shortened due to the eight-run rule.
With the score at 0-0 through three innings the Huskies plated two runs in
the fourth, then added six runs in the fifth for the win. The Huskies had 15
hits in the second game, including four for extra bases.
Riitano, who had two hits in the first game, helped her own cause in the
nightcap, hitting a one-out triple in the top of the fourth to set up Lipman for
an RBI double. With Lipman on second, freshman Evon Hudspeth (Hampden,
Maine/Hampden Academy) drilled a two-out double putting the Huskies ahead 2-0
before she was thrown out trying to take third to end the inning.
In the top of the fifth the Huskies unloaded offensively. Sophomore third
baseman Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale) hit a bases-loaded
single to put USM ahead 3-0 before Riitano drove in two more runs with a double.
Pratt then hit another double to score Riitano, and Hudspeth capped the rally
driving in the Huskies sixth run of the inning with a single to score Pratt.
In the bottom of the fifth, Riitano took care of business striking out the
first batter and then forcing the second to a pop out to Lachapelle before
taking down the Viking’s last batter with her fourth strikeout of the day for
her second win of the season.
Southern Maine returns to action Saturday, April 16 at home against LEC
opponent UMass Dartmouth. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (10-10-1) 000 201 1 4 10 1
Salem State (11-7) 000 000 0 0 1 2
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman Salem, Megan Giammalvo and
Cindy Gill
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (7-6) Losing Pitcher: Giammalvo
Doubles: SM, Pratt
Triples: SM, Lipman
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Lipman, Pratt
Repeat Hitters: SM, Martin, Riitano, Lipman, Mainville
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (11-10-1) 000 26x x 8 15 0
Salem State (11-8) 000 00x x 0 2 0
Batteries: SM, Caterina Riitano and Danica Martin Salem, Michele Bruno,
Giammalvo (5) and Gill
Winning Pitcher: Riitano (2-3) Losing Pitcher: Bruno
Doubles: SM, Riitano, Lipman
Triples: SM, Riitano, Pratt
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Riitano 2, Pratt 2, Hudspeth 2, Lachapelle, Lipman
Repeat Hitters: SM, Riitano 3, Lachapelle, Pratt, Westman, Hudspeth
##################################################################################
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Endicott Wins One, Rallies to Tie Southern Maine
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Elyse Colby (Manchester, N.H.) tripled home the
tying run with two outs in the seventh inning as the Endicott College Gulls
rallied to forge a 4-4 tie with the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the
nightcap of their non-conference doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. The game was
called in the eighth inning due to darkness.
Endicott won the first game of the twinbill 5-2 behind the pitching of
freshman Kelly Bregman (Gray, Maine) and sophomore Robyn Savitske (Hellertown,
Pa.). The Gulls are now 16-2-1 overall. The Huskies slip to 9-10-1 overall.
In the second game, the Huskies led 4-2 after four innings. Endicott picked
up a single run in the fifth on Colby's two-out RBI double that plated sophomore
Laura Schack (Milford, Conn.) who had doubled to lead off the inning. In the
seventh, freshman Paula McGinn (Lynn, Mass.) reached on a single and advanced to
second on a sacrifice. After a fly out to left, Colby drove in McGinn with the
tying run.
USM had taken the lead with three runs in the second inning on a two-run
triple by junior Caitlin Stivaletta (Wells, Maine) who later scored on a
groundout. In the fourth, junior Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine) singled,
stole second and came home on the play as the Gulls committed two errors.
McGinn and Colby each had two hits for Endicott. Sophomore Christen
Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine), freshman Laura Pratt (Greene, Maine) and
Stivaletta had two hits each for the Huskies.
In the opener, the Huskies took a 1-0 lead on Riitano's RBI double in the
first inning. Endicott struck back in the second for three runs on RBI singles by
senior Katie Doherty (Saugus, Mass.) and sophomore Ashley Labella (Saugus, Mass.)
and an RBI fielder's choice by sophomore Nicole Reather (Riverton, Utah).
McGinn scored in the fourth on an RBI single by senior Megan Young (Portland,
Maine) and freshman Rachel Pearson (Gales Ferry, Conn.) drove in the final run
with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Bregman pitched into the sixth inning to get the win. Savitske came on with
two outs and a runner on third to get the final out of the sixth, then retired the
Huskies in order in the seventh to pick up the save. USM senior Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.) went the distance to absorb the loss.
Labella and Doherty each had a pair of hits for the Gulls. Lachapelle had
three hits and Riitano had two for the Huskies.
At Gorham, Maine 123 456 7 R H E
Endicott (16-2) 030 100 1 5 9 0
Southern Maine (9-10) 100 001 0 2 7 5
Batteries: E, Kelly Bregman, Robyn Savitske (6) and Megan Young. SM, Melissa
Henderson and Kim Lipman.
Winning Pitcher: Bregman Losing Pitcher: Henderson (6-6) Save: Savitske
Doubles: E, Doherty SM, Riitano 2, Lachapelle 2
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: E, Labella, Young, Pearson, Doherty, Reather SM, Riitano, Lipman
Repeat Hitters: E, Labella, Doherty SM, Lachapelle 3, Riitano
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Endicott (16-2-1) 020 010 1 4 7 2
Southern Maine (9-10-1) 031 000 0 4 10 1
Batteries: E, Nicole Reather and Rachel Pearson, Katie Doherty (4) SM,
Caterina Riitano, Caitlin Stivaletta (2) and Danica Martin.
Doubles: E, Colby, Doherty, Conant, Schack SM, Stivaletta
Triples: E, Colby SM, Martin, Stivaletta
Home Runs: none
RBI: E, Colby 2, Conant SM, Stivaletta 2, Ross
Repeat Hitters: E, McGinn, Colby SM, Stivaletta, Pratt, Lachapelle.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Huskies Split With Bridgewater State
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Senior Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./
Newburyport) threw seven solid innings with 10 strikeouts and junior outfielder
Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) smacked a two-run triple to lead the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-1 win over the Bridgewater State
College Bears in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Alumni
Park in Bridgewater, Mass.
Henderson earned her sixth win of the season by scattering four hits with
two walks as the Huskies split with the Bears in a non-conference double-header.
In the second game, Bridgewater State came away with an 8-2 win. With the
split, the Huskies remain a .500 ball club with a 9-9 record while the Bears
remain one game above .500 at 10-9.
After falling behing 1-0 after two innings, the Huskies plated three runs
in the top of the third and held on for the win. Junior Katie Mainville
(Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine Academy) started the inning reaching on an error
and moved to second on a single by freshman Dawn Ross (Gray, Maine/Gray-New
Gloucester). Junior Caitlin Stivaletta (Wells, Maine/Wells) grounded out to
second moving Ross and Mainville to second and third. McGovern then knocked a
two-run triple off Bridgewater State’s Kaitlyn Gambino (Abington,
Mass./Abington) to put the Huskies ahead 2-1. Sophomore Christen Lachapelle
(Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale) drove in an insurance run for the Huskies as
McGovern beat the Bears’ throw at the plate.
In the second game, Bridgewater State again took a 1-0 lead after two
inning but added four runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth to down the
Huskies. The Huskies committed four errors in the game including a costly error
in the fifth inning when the Bears did a bulk of their damage.
The Huskies plated two runs in the top of the fifth to take a 2-1 lead.
USM received run-scoring hits from Lachapelle and junior Caitlin Riitano
(Sangerville, Maine), but the Bears countered in the bottom of the fifth with a
bases-loaded, two-run single from Nicole Hebert (Taunton, Mass./Taunton) to take
back the lead 3-2.
The Bears placed runners on first and second following a walk from Natalie
Barbanti (Saugus, Mass./Saugus) and a single from Diana Rice (Wareham,
Mass./Wareham) before the Huskies misplayed a ball hit to second base to load
the bases and set up Hebert. The Bears scored two more runs in the inning
following another two-run hit, a double from Danielle Trull-Donahue (Norfolk,
Mass./Stoughton).
The Bears sealed the win tallying three more runs in the sixth for the 8-2
final. The Bears’ Katie Tauber (Carver, Mass./Carver) earned the win while
Riitano was tagged with her fourth loss of the season.
Southern Maine returns to action Wednesday, April 13, in its home opener
against Endicott College in a make-up doubleheader originally scheduled for
April 5. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (9-8) 003 000 0 3 6 1
Bridgewater State (9-9) 010 000 0 1 4 1
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman BS, Kaitlyn Gambino,
Stephanie Pierce (5) and Abigail Scott
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (6-5) Losing Pitcher: Gambino (2-4)
Doubles: SM, Riitano; BS, Rice
Triples: SM, McGovern
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, McGovern 2, Lachapelle
Repeat Hitters: BS, Rice
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (9-9) 000 020 0 2 10 4
Bridgewater State (10-9) 010 043 x 8 8 2
Batteries: SM, Caterina Riitano, Caitlin Stivaletta (6) and Danica Martin
BS, Katie Tauber and Scott
Winning Pitcher: Tauber (6-4) Losing Pitcher: Riitano (1-4)
Doubles: BS, Olson, Trull-Donahue
Triples: BS, Kelly
Home Runs: none
RBI: SM, Lachapelle, Riitano BS, Olson 2, Hebert 2, Trull-Donahue 2
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lachapelle 3, McGovern
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Sunday, April 10, 2005
(Courtesy of Colby College Sports Information)
Southern Maine Takes Two Over Colby, 2-1 and 1-0
WATERVILLE, Maine. - The University of Southern Maine Huskies won the
opener against the Colby College White Mules on just one hit and then needed just
one run to win the second game in taking a doubleheader non-conference sweep on
Sunday at Crafts Field.
Southern Maine made its one hit count in a 2-1 victory in the first game and
then held Colby (5-7) to just two hits in the nightcap for a 1-0 win. With the
two-game sweep the Huskies improve their record to 8-8 on the season. Colby dips
to 5-7.
Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine) scored both runs in the opener for the
Huskies. She got the lone hit for Southern Maine in the fourth inning, stole
second, moved to third on a fielder's choice and then scored on an RBI groundout
by Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine).
Colby tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Wendy Bonner (Lexington,
Mass.) singled and later scored on an error.
McGovern reached on by error in the sixth inning and then stole second and
third base. Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine) drove in the winning run with
a sacrifice fly to right field.
Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) struck out eight and walked one to
earn the victory for USM and her fifth win of the season. Amanda Roehn (Tampa,
Fla.) was the tough luck loser, allowing just the one hit while striking out five.
McGovern scored the only run in the nightcap to give the Huskies the sweep.
She reached base on an error in the third inning and later scored on an RBI single
by Riitano, who helped her own cause, pitching a complete game for her first win
of the season.
Colby's Lynn Robbins allowed no earned runs while taking the loss in the
second game for Colby.
The Huskies return to action Tuesday, April 12 on the road against non-
conference opponent Bridgewater State College for a double-header. First pitch is
slated for 3 p.m.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (7-8) 000 101 0 2 1 1
Colby (5-6) 000 100 0 1 6 1
Batteries: C, Amanda Roehn (2-3) and Kara Fagan SM, Melissa Henderson (5-5)
and Kim Lipman
Double: None
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Riitano, Lachapelle C, Fagan
Repeat Hitters: C, Emerson, Bonner
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (8-8) 001 000 0 1 6 1
Colby (5-7) 000 000 0 0 2 2
Batteries: C, Toni-Lynn Robbins (1-2) and Elizabeth Riley SM, Caterina Riitano
(1-2) and Danica Martin
Doubles: SM, Lipman C, Riley
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Riitano
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lipman
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Saturday, April 9, 2005
(Courtesy of Western Connecticut Sports Information)
Western Connecticut Sweeps Southern Maine, 3-0 and 5-2
DANBURY, Mass. - The Western Connecticut State University Colonials opened
their Little East Conference schedule with a 3-0 and 5-2 doubleheader sweep over
the University of Southern Maine Huskies Saturday at Westside Field in Danbury.
The twinbill, originally scheduled to be played at Southern Maine, was switched to
the Western Connecticut campus due to unplayable field conditions in Gorham.
The Colonials, with two wins, stand at 2-0 in the conference and 11-4
overall. Southern Maine, dropping its fourth and fifth consecutive games in the
sweep, falls to 6-8 overall and 0-2 in the LEC.
In the opener, Western Connecticut scattered five hits and took advantage of
three Southern Maine errors to come away with a 3-0 victory.
After opening the game with a run-scoring double by Cortney Romyns (Newton,
N.J.) in the top of the first inning neither team plated a run until the top of
the seventh when the Colonials nabbed two.
Western scored two unearned runs, the first coming when Holly Symanski
(Wallingford, Conn.) came all the way around to score after Kailtin Nocera
(Lindenhurst, N.Y.) sacrificed her to second and Southern Maine's Dawn Ross (Gray,
Maine) threw the ball down the right field line. Nocera later scored on Kristy
Swanson's (Danbury, Conn.) sacrifice fly.
Freshman Shelby Slie (Seymour, Conn.) improved to 6-0 on the mound after
allowing six hits and striking out six. Southern Maine's Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.) took the loss and fell to 4-5. Henderson struck out five,
walked one and allowed five hits and one earned run.
In the second game, Western Connecticut scored three unearned runs in the top
of the fourth. With two outs, the Huskies committed three miscues plating Stacey
Dimaggio (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), Nocera and Symanski.
The Colonials led 5-0 when Southern Maine got on the scoreboard. Kristen
McGovern (Gorham, Maine) led off the inning with an infield single, stole second
and moved over to third base on another infield single by Danica Martin (Bridgton,
Maine). McGovern scored on a ground out by Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale,
Maine).
The Huskies scored one more run in the bottom of the seventh off of reliever
Christine Scordato (Hillsdale, N.J.).
Scordato came on in the seventh in relief of starter and winner Brooke Morris
(Stamford, Conn.). Morris allowed one run on four hits while striking out five to
improve to 1-2 on the season.
Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine) took the loss in the nightcap after
allowing just two hits and two earned runs. She struck out four and walked five
in 5.2 innings. Riitano is now 0-2 on the season,.
Western Connecticut travels to Tufts University for a three-team round robin
on Sunday and will play Wheaton College at 1:00 p.m. and Tufts at 3:00 p.m.
Southern Maine returns to action Sunday, April 10, with a doubleheader at 1:00
p.m. against Colby College.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Western Conn. (10-4, 1-0) 100 000 2 3 5 0
Southern Maine (6-7, 0-1) 000 000 0 0 6 3
Batteries: WC, Shelby Slie (6-0) and Julia Wullen SM, Melissa Henderson (4-5)
and Kim Lipman
Doubles: WC, Romyns
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: WC, Romyns, Swanson
Repeat Hitters: WC, Romyns
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Western Conn. (11-4, 2-0) 000 311 0 5 3 0
Southern Maine (6-8, 0-2) 000 001 1 2 6 5
Batteries: WC, Brooke Morris, Christina Scordato (7) and Brittany Finkeldey
SM, Caterina Riitano, Caitlin Stivaletta (5) and Danica Martin
Winning Pitcher: Morris (1-2) Losing Pitcher: Riitano (0-2)
Doubles: SM, Lipman
Triples: None
Home Runs: None.
RBI: WC, Zenkus, Romyns SM, Lachapelle, Hudspeth
Repeat Hitters: SM, Martin
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Thursday, April 7, 2005
Softball Doubleheader with Western Connecticut Moved
GORHAM, Maine -- Saturday's scheduled Little East Conference softball
doubleheader between the University of Southern Maine and Western Connecticut
State University has been moved due to the unplayable field conditions at USM's
Gorham campus.
The doubleheader has been moved per conference regulations to Danbury, Conn.
Game time will be 12:00 p.m. Southern Maine will be the home team.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2005
(Courtesy of Babson Sports Information)
Babson Blanks Huskies for Doubleheader Sweep
BABSON PARK, Mass. - Sophomore Stacy Schlicht (Hillsborough, Calif.)and
junior Meg Gaskell (Uxbridge, Mass.) posted back-to-back shutouts on the mound to
lead the Babson College Beavers, ranked fourth in New England, to a doubleheader
sweep of the University of Southern Maine Huskies in non-conferencesoftball action
on Wednesday afternoon. Schlicht stymied the Huskies(6-6) in game one, 1-0, while
Gaskell led the Beavers (17-2) to a 5-0 win in game two.
Schlicht (4-1) was overpowering in game one, giving up just three hits while
walking none and striking out eight in seven innings of work. She gave up back-to-
back singles with two away in the fourth before fanning junior Kim Lipman
(Augusta, Maine) for the final out of the inning. USM then loaded the bases with
two down in the sixth inning, but Schlicht induced an inning-ending groundout to
third to keep the shutout intact. It was her second shutout of the season and
third of her career.
Southern Maine senior Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass.) fired an
outstanding game on the mound in game one, giving up one run on four hits while
striking out eight. Babson managed to score the only run of the game in the
fourth, when sophomore Andrea Cartullo (Holbrook, Mass.) drew a lead-off walk and
scored all the way from first on a sacrifice bunt and a throwing error. Cartullo
rounded second and headed for third on a
successful sacrifice by sophomore Darcy Lantz (Kingston, Pa.), and then came home
when second baseman Evon Hudspeth's (Hampden, Maine) throw trickled into left
field. The run turned out to be earned when sophomore Alex
Lazar (Milton, Mass.) and Gaskell followed with back-to-back singles.
Game two belonged to Gaskell (5-0), who fired a two-hitter for her second
shutout of the season and seventh of her career. The junior righthander also
provided the Beavers with some early offense, as she
drove in Lantz with the game's first run in the second. Babson would add two runs
on a walk, a single by first-year Alisha Blischok (Paradise Valley, Ariz.), an
error, and a wild pitch in the second, and then tack
on two more on back-to-back RBI-doubles by Gaskell and first-year Jess Cohen
(Pittsford, N.Y.) in the sixth. Lantz, Gaskell, Blischok, junior Erica Barry
(Malden, Mass.) and senior co-captain Kara Courtney (Northampton, Mass.) each
recorded two hits for the Beavers, who have now won five straight.
Henderson (4-4) took the loss in both games for USM, despite allowing just
two runs in 9 2/3 total innings. Southern Maine sophomore Christen LaChapelle
(Farmingdale, Maine) ended the day with two hits.
Southern Maine returns to action when it hosts Western Connecticut Saturday,
April 9 at 1 p.m..
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Babson (16-2) 000 100 0 1 4 0
Southern Maine (6-5) 000 000 0 0 3 2
Batteries: B, Stacy Schlicht (4-1) and Erica Barry SM, Melissa Henderson and
Kim Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Schlicht (4-1) Losing Pitcher: Henderson (4-3)
Doubles: B, Andrea Cartullo
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: none
Repeat Hitters: None
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Babson (17-2) 120 002 0 5 13 1
Southern Maine (6-6) 000 000 0 0 2 1
Batteries: B, Meg Gaskell and Barry SM, Henderson, Caterina Riitano (2),
Katie Mainville (2), Henderson (6) and Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Gaskell (5-0) Losing Pitcher: Henderson (4-4)
Doubles: B, Gaskell, Cohen SM, Lachapelle
Triple: None
Home Run: None
RBI: B, Gaskell (2), Cartullo, Cohen
Repeat Hitters: B, Lantz, Gaskell, Courtney, Blischok, Barry
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Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Melissa Henderson Named LEC Pitcher of the Week
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior right-handed pitcher Melissa Henderson
(Newburyport, Mass.) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team has
been named the Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of March 28
through April 3.
In three outings last week, Henderson compiled a 2-1 record with a 0.75 ERA.
In 18.2 innings of work, Henderson allowed only nine hits and one walk while
striking out 27. She tossed a complete-game, two-hitter while fanning a school
record 15 batters in a 9-1 win over D'Youville College.
The next day, Henderson handed Buffalo State College its first loss of the
season, a 3-1 decision, with a complete-game four-hitter and struck out nine. Her
only loss came in relief on an unearned run during a 1-0 loss to Buffalo State in
the second game of the doubleheader.
On the season, Henderson has compiled a 4-2 record with a 1.67 ERA. She has
worked 37.2 innings giving up 25 hits and three walks while striking out 54.
Opponents are hitting a paltry .179 (25 for 140) against her.
The Huskies, 6-4 on their 10-game Florida trip, will play their first games
in New England on Wednesday afternoon when they travel to Babson College for a
doubleheader. The doubleheader was originally scheduled as the Huskies home
opener, but was moved to Babson due to unplayable field conditions on USM's Gorham
campus.
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Sunday, April 3, 2005
Softball Doubleheader at Babson Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Today's scheduled softball doubleheader between the
University of Southern Maine and Babson College in Babson Park, Mass., has been
postponed due to the weather. The doubleheader has been rescheduled for
Wednesday, April 6, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
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Friday, April 1, 2005
Softball Doubleheader at Rhode Island College Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Tomorrow's scheduled Little East Conference softball
doubleheader between the University of Southern Maine and Rhode Island College, to
be played in Providence, has been postponed due to the impending inclement weather
expected throughout the New England region this weekend.
The teams have rescheduled the doubleheader for Sunday, April 17, starting at
1:00 p.m.
The USM-Babson doubleheader on Sunday has been moved to Babson. The first
game, weather permitting, will start at 1:00 p.m.
USM's doubleheader with Endicott College, scheduled for Tuesday (April 5),
has been moved to Wednesday, April 13, starting at 3:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Huskies Split Doubleheader With Buffalo State
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./
Newburyport) pitched a solid seven innings giving up one run on four hits, no
walks and struck out nine to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a
3-1 win over the Buffalo State College in the first gme of their doubleheader
Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. The Huskies dropped the second game of the twinbill
1-0.
The Huskies are now 6-4 on the season following their spring break swing in
Florida, while Buffalo State moves to 7-1 after suffering its first loss of the
season to Southern Maine in the early game.
Southern Maine junior Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/Piscatquis) paced
the Huskies at the plate in the first game garnering two RBI, She drove in the
Huskies' first and second runs of the game. Riitano gave Southern Maine a 1-0
lead in the first inning when she smacked a sacridifce fly to left field scoring
junior Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine/Gorham). McGovern, who had reached base
safely with a single into left, stole second and then moved to third following on
one of the Bengals' four errors to set up Riitano for the RBI.
Riitano came through in the clutch in the fourth inning singling to left,
again scoring McGovern, to put the Huskies ahead 2-0 at the top of the fourth.
The Bengals cut the lead to one run in the bottom of the fourth on senior
Nadine Sirianni's (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara) shallow sacrifice fly to left
field following back-to-back singles and stolen bases from sophomore Laurie Hutton
(Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore West) and senior Alyssa Brosius (Tonawanda, N.Y./N.
Tonawanda).
But, it wasn't enough as the Huskies came back in the fifth with their third run
of the game on an RBI single from freshman Dawn Ross (Gray, Maine/Gray-New
Gloucester).
In the second game, Buffalo State scored the lone run of the game in the top
of the sixth inning on a two-out triple from Goldyn to earn the 1-0 win for the
split.
Goldyn drove in Rammacher who reached based when her grounder to second took
a bad hop and was misplayed by the Huskies.
Buffalo State pitcher, sophomore Lauren Wright (Westfield, N.Y./Westfield),
earned the win limiting the Huskies to three hits while striking out two batters
and giving up a walk.
Southern Maine returns to action Saturday, April 2, in its Little East
Conference opener at Rhode Island College for a doubleheader. First pitch is
slated for 1:00 p.m.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (6-3) 100 110 0 3 7 0
Buffalo State (6-1) 000 100 0 1 4 4
Batteries: BS, Emily Goldyn and Lindsey Mathies SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim
Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (4-1) Losing Pitcher: Goldyn
Doubles: BS, Rammacher
Triples: None
HR: None
RBI: BS, Rammacher SM, Riitano 2, Ross
Repeat Hitters: BS, Brosius SM, Martin
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Buffalo State (7-1) 000 001 0 1 5 1
Southern Maine (6-4) 000 000 0 0 3 1
Batteries: BS, Lauren Wright and Lindsey Mathies SM, Katie Mainville,
Henderson (5) and Martin
Winning Pitcher: Wright Losing Pitcher: Henderson (4-2)
Doubles: None
Triples: BS, Goldyn
HR: None
RBI: BS, Rammacher
Repeat Hitters: BS, Rammacher SM, McGovern
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Huskies Home Opener Moved
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Athletic Department
announced today that Sunday's scheduled home opening softball doubleheader with
Babson College has been moved to Babson due to the snow that covers the USM field
on the Gorham campus.
The doubleheader will be played at Babson (Babson Park, Mass.) on Sunday
starting at 1:00 p.m.
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Monday, March 28, 2005
Huskies Sweep D'Youville
FORT MEYERS, Fla. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies rode two
stellar pitching performances from senior Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./
Newburyport) and junior Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine Academy) and
cranked 25 hits over two games to sweep D'Youville College Monday in Fort Myers,
Fla. Southern Maine downed D'Youville 9-1 in its first game, then pounded out
eight runs in five innings to shut out D'Youville 8-0 in the second.
With their first doubleheader sweep of the season, the Huskies improve to 5-3
overall. D'Youville falls to 2-9.
In the first game, Henderson fanned a school record 15 batters to earn her
third win of the season. Henderson, who had tied the record of 14 strikeouts in a
win over Thomas College on Saturday, gave up just one hit and allowed no walks to
lead the Huskies.
The Huskies fared well at the plate, roping 13 hits off of D'Youville pitcher
Jen Toth. Five Southern Maine batters connected for two hits each, including
Christen Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale) who hit her team-leading third
double of the season to go along with a single.
Southern Maine, which scored eight runs in the first four innings, tallied
its second run and eventual game-winner in the top of the second when junior
Caitlin Stivaletta (Wells, Maine/Wells) scored on a passed ball after reaching
first on one of her two singles for the game. Stivaletta moved to second on a
single from sophomore Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake Region) and then stole
third.
After Southern Maine plated three runs in both the third and fourth inning,
D'Youville was able to extend the game to a full seven innings when Hillary South
belted a home-run off of Henderson in the bottom of the fourth for her team's lone
hit of the game.
In the second game, the Huskies continued to punish the D'Youville pitching
staff, connecting for 12 hits and scoring eight runs in a game shortened to five
innings by the eight-run rule.
After two scoreless innings, the Huskies platted three runs in the bottom of
the third and added another four in the fourth before scoring its eighth run in
the fifth for the 8-0 final. Southern Maine's Lachapelle started the Huskies
offensive burst driving in Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) with an RBI
triple for the Huskies first run of the game. McGovern got herself into scoring
position reaching first on a drag bunt before stealing second to set up
Lachapelle.
Southern Maine's Mainville pitched a solid game with seven strikeouts and no
walks while limiting D'Youville to three hits for the shutout. Mainville is now
2-1 as a starter this season.
The Huskies return to action Tuesday morning with an 11 a.m. doubleheader
against Buffalo State. In their first meeting of the season, the Huskies fell to
the Bengals 2-1.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (4-3) 113 300 1 9 13 1
D'Youville (2-8) 000 100 0 1 1 2
Batteries: D, Jen Toth and Jen Lepere SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman
Winning Pitcher: SM, Henderson (3-1) Losing Pitcher: D, Toth
2B: SM, Lachapelle (1)
3B: None
HR: D, Hillary South
RBI: SM, Riitano 2, Lipman 2, Pratt D, South
Repeat Hitters: SM, Ross, Hudspeth, Lachapelle, Lipman, Stivaletta.
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
D'Youville (2-9) 000 00x x 0 3 1
Southern Maine (5-3) 003 41x x 8 12 1
Batteries: D, South and Lepere SM, Katie Mainville and Danica Martin
Winning Pitcher: Mainville 2-1 Losing Pitcher: South
2B: SM, Riitano, Lipman, Stivaletta
3B: SM, Lachapelle
HR: None
RBI: SM, Lachapelle, Riitano, Pratt and Lipman
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lachapelle, Riitano, Pratt, Lipman, McGovern
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Saturday, March 26, 2005
Southern Maine Splits Two Games in Florida
FORT MEYERS, Fla. - Senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./
Newburyport) earned her second win of the season pitching a one-hit shutout to
lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-0 win over the Thomas College
Terriers in the first of two games Saturday in Fort Meyers, Fla. In the Huskies
second game, the Buffalo State College Bengals used a two-run sixth inning to earn
a narrow 2-1 win over the Huskies.
With the split, the Huskies remain at .500 with a 3-3 record. Buffalo State
improves to 3-0 with the win while Thomas drops to 2-3.
In the win over Thomas, Henderson pitched a terrific game, striking out a
record tying 14 batters while giving up just one walk and allowing one hit.
Henderson started the game strong from the outset fanning her first eight batters.
Henderson held the Terriers hitless until the seventh inning when she surrendered
a single to freshman Kim Denbow (Readfield, Maine).
The Huskies led 1-0 in the first as the Terriers committed fielding errors on
consecutive ground balls following a lead-off double by sophomore Christen
Lachapelle (Farmingdale, Maine/Hall-Dale). Southern Maine padded its lead in
third scoring two more runs on an RBI double by junior Caterina Riitano
(Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis Comm.) and an RBI single by sophomore Melissa
Brown (Belfast, Maine/Belfast).
In the second game of the day, Southern Maine battled Buffalo State to a
scoreless draw through the first five innings before the Bengals strung together a
four-hit, two-run inning in the bottom of the sixth to take a 2-0 lead.
The Bengals' Brooke Matheis (Hamburg, N.Y./Williamsville South) started the
inning with a lead-off double and advanced to third on of a bunt single from
sophomore Laurie Hutton (Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore West). Following another bunt
single by senior Alyssa Brosius (Tonawanda, N.Y./N. Tonawanda), the Bengals had
the based loaded with no outs.
Senior Nadine Sirianni (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) hit into fielder's
choice as Matheis was thrown out at the plate, but in the ensuing at-bat the
Huskies committed their lone error of the game to allow Hutton to score for a 1-0
Buffalo State lead. Sophomore Lauren Mruk (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster) singled to
drive in the eventual game-winning run for the Bengals.
The Huskies managed to tally a run in the top of the seventh to cut into the
Bengals' lead but were unable to come up with the equalizer. Junior Katie
Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine Academy) drew a one-out walk. Junior
Kristin McGovern (Gorham, Maine/Gorham) entered the game to pinch-run for
Mainville and moved to second after sophomore Danica Martin (Bridgton, Maine/Lake
Region) beat out an infield single. Lachapelle doubled to drive in McGovern with
the Huskies lone run before the Bengals nabbed the final two outs of the game.
Southern Maine returns to the diamond Monday, March 28, against D'Youville
College for a doubleheader starting at 11:00 a.m.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Thomas (2-3) 000 000 0 0 1 2
Southern Maine (3-2) 102 000 X 3 8 0
Batteries: SM, Melissa Henderson and Kim Lipman T, Joy Ireland, Nicole Smith
(4) and Brindi Riley
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (2-1) Losing Pitcher: Ireland
Doubles: SM, Lachapelle, Riitano
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Riitano, Brown
Repeat Hitters: Ross, Brown
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (3-3) 102 000 1 1 5 1
Buffalo State (3-0) 000 002 X 2 5 1
Batteries: SM, Katie Mainville and Danica Martin BS, Lauren White, Kristen
Scheffold (6) and Lindsey Matheis
Winning Pitcher: White Losing Pitcher: Mainville (1-1)
Doubles: BS, Matheis SM, Lachapelle
Triples: SM, Lipman
Home Runs: None
RBI: BS, Mruk SM, Lachapelle
Repeat Hitters: SM, Lachapelle
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Friday, March 25, 2005
Huskies Win One, Drop One In Florida
FORT MEYERS, Fla. -- Freshman Evon Hudspeth (Hampden, Maine/Hampden
Academy) drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh and senior
pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport) fanned seven batters
and did not give up a walk to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a
2-1 win over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks in the first of their
two games Friday in Fort Meyers, Florida.
The Huskies fell to the Lawrence University Vikings 4-0 in their second game
of the day. With the split the Huskies record remains even at 2-2. Wisconsin-
Whitewater dips below .500 to stand at 5-6 while Lawrence picked up its third win
of the season to improve to 3-7 overall.
Hudspeth was responsible for both of the Huskies runs in their win over
Wisconsin-Whitewater while Henderson gave up just one run and scattered three hits
over seven inning of solid work on the mound. After falling behind 1-0 in the
first inning, the Huskies platted the tying run in the bottom of the third.
Hudspeth reached first on the first of her two singles and took second base on a
passed ball. Freshman Laura Pratt (Greene, Maine/Leavitt Area) then connected on
one of her three hits in the game to set up a first and third situation. Hudspeth
raced home to knot the score following the Warhawks' second passed ball of the
inning.
Both teams were unable to score the go-ahead run over the fifth and sixth
innings and the Huskies were able to deny the Warhawks any runs in the top of the
seventh as Henderson continued to pitch an outstanding game.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Huskies were able to secure the win on
Hudspeth's game-winning single. Junior outfielder Kristin McGovern (Gorham,
Maine/Gorham) reached first on a bunt-single to lead off the inning and then moved
to second on a fielder's choice. Hudspeth then cranked out her second hit of the
game to right field to score McGovern. It was the second consecutive game that
the Huskies were able to win with a walk-off hit. Henderson improved her record to
1-1 on the season with the win.
In the Huskies' second contest of the day, Lawrence jumped out to 1-0 lead in
the first inning and held Southern Maine scoreless over the next seven innings to
earn its third win of the season. Despite being held to just three hits for the
game, Lawrence platted four runs as the Huskies committed two costly errors.
Lawrence's Becca Reason (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka) paced the Vikings with
two doubles and two RBI's in the win.
Southern Maine's Caterina Riitano (Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis Comm.), who
made her first start of the season on the mound, was credited with the loss giving
up two runs, one earned, in two innings of action. Junior Katie Mainville
(Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine Academy), who entered the game in relief of Riitano,
pitched four solid innings for the Huskies with nine strikeouts.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Wisc.-Whitewater (5-6) 100 000 0 1 3 1
Southern Maine (2-1) 000 100 1 2 9 2
Batteries: WW, Katie Brunner and Kyley Shramek SM - Melissa Henderson and Kim
Lipman
Winning Pitcher: Henderson (1-1) Losing Pitcher: Brunner
Doubles: SM, Pratt 2
Triple: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: SM, Hudspeth
Repeat Hitters: SM, Hudspeth, Pratt 3
Game Two 123 456 7 R H E
Southern Maine (2-2) 000 000 0 0 3 2
Lawrence (3-7) 101 200 X 4 3 0
Batteries: L, Lauren Kost and Loni Philbrick-Linzmeyer SM, Caterina Riitano,
Katie Mainville (3) and Kim Lipman
Winning Pitcher: L, Kost Losing Pitcher: Riitano (0-1)
Doubles: L, Reason 2, Eaton
3B: None
Home Runs: None
RBI: L, Reason 2
Repeat Hitters: L, Reason
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Thursday, March 24, 2005
Southern Maine Splits Its Season-Opening Games in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Junior Caitlin Stivaletta (Wells, Maine/Wells) smacked
a one-out single to right field in the eighth inning to drive in the game-
winning run as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Edgewood
College Eagles 4-3 in the second of their two games Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Huskies, who dropped their first game of the season 10-0 to the Union
College Dutchmen, improve to 1-1 with the win. With the loss Edgewood stands at
3-6 on the season. Union improved its record to 5-3 with its win over Southern
Maine.
With the tie-breaker rule in effect, Southern Maine freshman Laura Pratt
(Greene, Maine/Leavitt Area) started the inning on second-base for the Huskies.
Junior Kim Lipman (Augusta, Maine/Cony) drew a walk off of Edgewood's fourth
pitcher of the game, Amy Bahler (Monroe, Wisc./Monroe). Southern Maine freshman
Evon Hudspeth (Hampden, Maine/Hampden Academy) attempted a bunt and reached
first base on Edgewood's second error of the game, but the speedy Pratt, who was
trying to score on the error, was thrown at home setting up a second and third
situation for the Huskies with one out. Stivaletta collected her first RBI of
the season with the walk-off single to deliver Lipman with the winning run.
Southern Maine junior pitcher Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, Maine/Erskine
Academy) earned the win fanning five batters while scattering six hits over
eight innings of action. None of Edgewood's runs were earned, however, as the
Huskies committed four errors. Junior firstbaseman Caterina Riitano
(Sangerville, Maine/Piscataquis Comm.) was the lone repeat hitter for the
Huskies, driving in two runs on triple and a single.
In the first game of the day, Southern Maine committed five errors to trail
4-0 after four innings, all unearned runs, before giving up six runs in the
fifth inning to drop a 10-0 decision to Union. The game was ended after five-
innings due to the eight-run rule.
On top of their fielding woes, the Huskies were unable to get it started
from the plate managing just one hit off of Union junior pitcher Abby Arceneaux
(Mechanicville, N.Y./Mechanicville). Arceneaux fanned six while giving up just
one hit to Hudspeth, who recorded her first collegiate hit with a triple.
Pacing Union's ten-hit effort was junior outfielder Julie Gawronski
(Dunkirk, N.Y./Dunkirk). Gawronski had a double and a home-run for the Dutchmen
while driving in three runs.
Southern Maine senior pitcher Melissa Henderson (Newburyport, Mass./
Newburyport) finished the game with five strikeouts while giving up 10 hits and
six earned runs.
Game One 123 456 7 R H E
Union (5-3) 120 16X X 10 10 3
Southern Maine (0-1) 000 00X X 0 1 5
Batteries: U, Abby Arceneaux and Catherine Kielb SM, Melissa Henderson and
Kim Lipman
WP - Arceneaux (3-1) LP - Henderson (0-1)
2B: U, Rautenberg, Kielb, Carcone, Gawronski 3B: SM, Hudspeth
HR: U, Julie Gawronski
Repeat Hitters: U, Gawronski 2, Arceneaux 2, Carcone 2, Rautenberg 2.
RBI: U, Gawronski 3, Kielb, Carcone
Game Two 123 456 78 R H E
Edgewood (3-6) 110 010 00 3 6 2
Southern Maine (1-1) 010 020 01 4 6 4
Batteries: E, Courchine, Kim Cefalu (6), Jen Ley (7), Amy Bahler (8) and Carrie
Clum. SM, Kaite Maineville and Kim Lipman.
Winning Pitcher: Maineville (1-0) Losing Pitcher: Bahler
2B: None 3B: SM, Westman, Riitano HR: None
Repeat: E, Stephens SM, Riitano
RBI: SM, Riitano 2, Westman, Stivaletta
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