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Wednesday, May 13, 1998
Julie Plant Named Second Team Softball All-American
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore catcher-outfielder Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team has been named to the 1998 Louisville
Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American second team as the utility
player. The three NFCA All-American teams are picked by coaching representatives from across
the country.
Plant was among the fifty NCAA Division III softball players in the nation selected for the
NFCA All-American first, second and third teams. She is the first Southern Maine player to receive
All-American honors at the national level.
This past season, Plant hit .417 with 14 doubles, eight triples, two home runs, 38 RBI, 23
stolen bases, 63 base hits and 47 runs scored in 45 games. She set school single season records
for at bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, total bases and RBI. It was announced Tuesday (May
12) that she had been named the Little East Conference Player of the Year and a first team all-star.
The Huskies have had 14 regional All-Americans previously, including five first, second and
third team picks this year. This year's five regional All-Americans were the program's first since
present head coach Bonny Brown-Denico was named a regional All-American in 1991. Only first
team regional All-Americans are eligible for national honors.
Southern Maine's other four Northeast Region All-Americans this year included senior
outfielder Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine), freshman pitcher Erica Gagnon (Oakland,
Maine), sophomore designate player June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) and senior outfielder Katy
Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine). Bradley was a first team honoree along with Plant. Gagnon and
LaVallee were named to the regional second team while Stebbins received third team honors.
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Friday, May 8, 1998
Huskies Eliminated from NCAA Softball Regional
ALMA, Mich. -- Sophomore right-hander Jen Segner (Marysville, Ohio) scattered five
singles and senior right fielder Heather Shingary (Cambridge, Ohio) blasted her 11th home run
of the season to lead the Muskingum College Lady Muskies to a 3-1 victory over the University of
Southern Maine Huskies in Game Four of the NCAA Division III Central Regional Softball
Tournament at Alma College. The loss was the Huskies' second of the tournament and eliminated
them from the five-team, double-elimination event.
The loss ends the Huskies record-setting season with a 28-18-1 overall record. This was the
Huskies first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament. Muskingum, which lost its first game Thursday to
Mount Union College, improves to 32-12 and will play Calvin (Mich.) College later Friday afternoon
in Game Six.
Segner and Huskies' freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) were matching scorelesss
innings until the third when the Lady Muskies pushed across a run on senior Angie Knisley's
(Somerset, Ohio) double off the fence in right-center field. Senior Kelli Enyart (Columbus, Ohio)
had led off with a single, and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Julie Ryan
(Steubenville, Ohio) before Knisley's shot.
Shingary made it 2-0 in the fifth with a long drive over the left field fence for her 11th round
tripper of the season. The Lady Muskies added an insurance run in the sixth when Enyart beat out
a two-out bunt single that scored freshman Tangie White (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) from third.
Southern Maine, which had been no-hit in yesterday's first round game against Calvin
(Mich.) College, wasted little time getting its first hit of the tournament when junior third baseman
Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.) singled in the first.
The Huskies put runners on base in every inning but the third, but were unable to push
across a run until the sixth when sophomore June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) scored on a wild
pitch. A big defensive play at second base by Knisley on senior Meredith Bradley's
(Norridgewock, Maine) hard, one-out ground ball to her left kept the Huskies from a potential big
inning.
Sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine), who had three of the Huskies' five
singles, led off the seventh with her third hit, but was stranded as Segner got the next three hitters
on two fly ball and a ground out.
Gagnon surrendered ten hits and one walk while striking out five as her record slipped to 14-
6. Segner did not walk a batter and struck out two to gain her 23rd victory of season against just five
losses.
"We played much better today," said Huskies' head coach Bonny Brown-Denico. The
Huskies had problems getting to Alma due to weather on the East coast Wednesday and had to
play their first game against Calvin just 10 hours after arriving. "We had some chances, but too
many of our opportunities came with two outs, and we just weren't getting the big hits we needed to
score."
Central Regional Tournament, at Alma, Michigan
Game Four 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Muskingum (Ohio) (32-12) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 10 0
Southern Maine (28-18-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
(Southern Maine Eliminated)
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (14-6) and Julie Plant. M, Jen Segner (23-5) and Kayla Shomaker.
Doubles: M, Knisley
Triples: none
Home Runs: M, Heather Shingary (11)
RBI: Knisley, Shingary, Enyart
Repeat Hitters: SM, Cloutier 3 M, Enyart 3, Knisley 2, Shingary 2
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Thursday, May 7, 1998
Koolhaas No-Hits Huskies in NCAA 1st Round Action
ALMA, Mich. -- Senior right-hander Shauna Koolhaas (Escondido, Calif.) threw the
eighth no-hitter of her career to lead the Calvin College Knights of Grand Rapids, Mich., (20-17) to
an 8-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies (28-17-1) in the first round of the NCAA
Division III Central Regional Softball Tournament.
The win moves Calvin into Thursday's third game against top-seeded, and tournament host,
Alma College. The Huskies drop into the loser's bracket of the five-team, double-elimination
tournament against the loser of the game between second-seeded Muskingum College and third-
seeded Mount Union College Friday morning at 11:00 a.m.
Koolhaas, who came into the game in second place on the NCAA's all-time Division III lists
for career victories, innings pitched, strikeouts and appearances, was overpowering against the
sluggish Husky bats. A three-time All-American, she did not walk a batter and struck out six, and
allowed only one runner to reach base on an infield error in the fifth inning. It was the first time that
Southern Maine has been no-hit since March 23, 1997 when the Huskies were held hitless by St
Mary's University of St. Paul, Minn.
Overshadowed by Koolhaas' performance was the four-hit, four-RBI day for freshman center
fielder Rhoda Volkers (Zeeland, Mich.). Volkers had an RBI double in the first, and RBI triple in
the third, an RBI double in the fifth, and her RBI double in the sixth ended the game on the eight-run
rule.
"She (Koolhaas) seemed to change speeds on every pitch and had our hitters off balance the
entire game," said Southern Maine head coach Bonny Brown-Denico. "Our catcher (Julie Plant)
said that it didn't matter where we pitched their hitters, they hit it hard."
The only Husky player to reach base was senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine) whose
one-hop grounder was not flagged down by junior shortstop Jen Coleman (Escondido, Calif).
Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) took the loss for the Huskies. Reed surrenderred ten
hits, walked one, hit a batter and struck out one as her record slipped to 14-9. .
Brown-Denico felt her team played nervous, particularly in the first inning when the Huskies
committed two errors, and downplayed the Huskies' late arrival (1:30 a.m. Thursday morning) for
her team's sluggish play. The team's flight plans to Michigan were hampered due to fog and bad
weather on the East coast. The Huskies were originally scheduled to fly from Portland to Chicago,
and then on to Saginaw, Mich., which is 30 miles east of Alma. Instead, the team went from Portland
to Newark, N.J., then on to Chicago where they had an eight-hour layover before finally getting into
Saginaw.
Central Regional Tournament, at Alma, Michigan
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Southern Maine (28-17-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Calvin (Mich.) (20-17) 3 0 1 0 2 2 8 10 1
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (14-9) and Julie Plant. C, Shauna Koolhaas (19-13) and Sara
Plasman.
Doubles: C, Volkers 3, Coleman, Harriff
Triples: C, Volkers
Home Runs: none
RBI: Volkers 5, Harriff 2
Repeat Hitters: C, Volkers 4, Harriff 3, Coleman
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Monday, May 4, 1998
Huskies Going to NCAA Softball Tournament
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team has been
selected to play in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament for the first time in the
program's history.
The Huskies, the Little East Conference regular season and tournament champions, received
an at-large berth into the 40-team tournament and have been placed in the five-team, double-
elimination Central Regional Tournament to be played at Alma (Michigan) College. Regional
tournament play begins Thursday and runs through Saturday
Alma College (31-2) is the top seed followed by Muskingum College (31-11) of New
Concord, Ohio, Mount Union College (17-15) of Alliance, Ohio, Calvin College (19-17) of Grand
Rapids, Mich., and Southern Maine (28-16-1).
The tournament schedule on Thursday has Southern Maine to playing Calvin in Game One.
Muskingum plays Mount Union in Game Two, and Game Three has Alma playing the winner of the
Southern Maine-Calvin game. Starting times are still to be determined.
On Friday, Game Four has the loser of Game One playing the loser of Game Two. Game Five
matches the winner of Game Two against the winner of Game Three. Game Six will pit the winner
of Game Four against the loser of Game Three.
Saturday's schedule has the loser of Game Five playing the winner of Game Six. The winner
advances to the championship round against the winner of Game Five.
The eight regional tournament champions advance to the NCAA Division III Championship
finals at Salem, Virginia, May 14-17.
NCAA Division III Central Regional Softball Tournament
Thursday, May 7
Game One Southern Maine (28-16-1) vs. Calvin (19-17) 11:00
Game Two Mount Union (17-15) vs. Muskingum (31-11) 1:00
Game Three Alma (31-2) vs. Winner of Game One 3:00
Friday, May 8
Game Four Loser of Game One vs. Loser of Game Two 11:00
Game Five Winner of Game Two vs. Winner of Game Three 1:00
Game Six Winner of Game Four vs. Loser of Game Three 3:00
Saturday, May 9
Game Seven Loser of Game Five vs. Winner of Game Six 11:00
Game Eight Winner of Game Five vs. Winner of Game Seven 1:00
Game Nine if necessary 3:00
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Sunday, May 3, 1998
Huskies Win Little East Championship
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) hurled her first complete game
shutout of the season and drove in the game's first run with a single to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-0 victory over the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in
the championship game of the 1998 Little East Conference Softball Championship Tournament at
Towers Field Sunday afternoon.
Reed upped her record to 14-8 allowing just three singles and one walk while striking out
two. In three tournament games, the right-hander gave up just nine hits, one earned run, and three
walks while striking out seven, and was named the most outstanding player.
Southern Maine finishes the regular season with a school record 28-16-1 mark, and awaits
word on a postseason tournament berth. Eastern Connecticut is now 22-17.
The Huskies scored the only run they would need in the second when Reed greeted
sophomore reliever Erin Bundy (Mansfield, Conn.) with a single through the hole between short and
third to score senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine).
Sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) knocked in the Huskies' second run in the
third with a single, and sophomore June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) tallied an insurance run in the
fourth scoring from third on a wild pitch.
Junior Jessie Cosgrove (Sabattus, Maine) had two singles for Eastern Connecticut, and
junior Kelly Rodman (Wallingford, Conn.) had the other Warrior hit.
Eastern Connecticut earned the chance to play for the title by beating Keene State College,
4-2, in the elimination bracket game earlier in the day. Freshman pitcher Karen Kaczynski
(Harwinton, Conn.) picked up her tenth win of the season and rookie shortstop Amy Gray (Sprague,
Conn.) knocked in two runs with a double to lead the Warriors.
All-Tournament Team: Julie Plant, Catcher, Southern Maine; Kara Suhie, First Base, Keene State;
Michelle Cloutier, Second Base, Southern Maine; Amy Gray, Shortstop, Eastern Connecticut;
Michelle Cunningham, Third Base, Eastern Connecticut; Kristen Bailey, Outfield, Keene State;
Becky Manson, Outfield, Southern Maine; Meredith Bradley, Outfield, Southern Maine; June
LaVallee, at large, Southern Maine; Nina Polando, at large, Eastern Connecticut; Carrah Fisk, at
large, Keene State; Erica Gagnon, at large, Southern Maine; Karen Kaczynski, Pitcher, Eastern
Connecticut; Paula Reed, Pitcher, Southern Maine.
Most Outstanding Player: Paula Reed, Pitcher, University of Southern Maine
at Gorham, Maine
Championship Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (22-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Southern Maine (28-16-1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 x 3 6 2
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (14-8) and Julie Plant.
EC, Karen Kaczynski, Erin Bundy (2) and Nine Polando.
Losing Pitcher: Kaczynski (10-6)
Doubles: SM, Bradley
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: SM, Reed, Cloutier
Repeat Hitters: EC, Cosgrove
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Saturday, May 2, 1998
Little East Conference Tournament Postponed
Games Scheduled for Saturday, May 2 have been postponed due to weather. The games will be played Sunday, May 3 starting at 10:00 a.m.
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Friday, May 1, 1998
Huskies Advance to Little East Championship Round
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team rode the strong
pitching of senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) and freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine)
to a pair of victories in the Little East Conference Softball Championship Tournament to advance to
the championship round Saturday.
The Huskies, the top seed and host team for the double-elimination finals, defeated the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 9-1, in their first game of the day. They punched their ticket
into the championship round by beating Eastern Connecticut State University, 3-2. The two wins
increase the Huskies record to 27-16-1 overall, a school record for wins in a season.
In other games Friday, Eastern Connecticut defeated Keene State College, 3-1, in the first
game. Keene State came back to eliminate UMass Dartmouth, 7-2, in game three and will play
Eastern Connecticut at 11:00 a.m. Saturday for the right to play USM for the crown.
Reed was on top of her game against UMD limiting the Corsairs to just two hits and two walks
while striking out three. The win was her 13th of the season against eight losses.
The Huskies broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the fourth inning to take command. Freshman
Becky Manson (Limington, Maine) knocked in the first run with a single. With two outs,
sophomore June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) singled home Manson. Tow batters later, sophomore
Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) knocked in two runs with her school record 12th double of the
season, and senior Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine) chased Plant home with a double.
Gagnon picked up her 14th win of the season limiting Eastern Connecticut to four hits. Both
runs she surrendered were unearned.
Southern Maine scored a run in the first when Plant doubled home LaVallee who led off the
game with a single.
Eastern Connecticut came right back to tie the game on a double by junior Michelle
Cunningham (Marston Mills, Mass.), an infield error and a single by junior Kelly Rodman
(Wallingford, Conn.).
The Huskies took the lead for good in the fifth when Manson, who led off the inning with a
double, scored when sophomore Stacy Dube's (Milton Mills, N.H.) single was misplayed in the
outfield allowing Manson to score.
USM added an insurance run in the seventh that proved to be the difference. Junior
Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.) knock in sophomore Michelle Fernald (Portland, Maine) with a
two-out single to right field.
Eastern Connecticut got within one when senior Nina Polando (Swansea, Mass.) reached
on an error, and after being replaced by sophomore pinch runner Tracy Pendergast (Walpole,
Mass.), Stacey l (Putnam, Conn.) doubled Pendergast home. Gagnon stranded Guertin getting
the final two batters on a flyout and a pop-up.
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
UMass Dartmouth (6-27) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Southern Maine (26-16-1) 1 0 0 5 1 2 9 14 0
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (13-8) and Julie Plant.
UMD: Jessica Boudreau (6-27) and Jude Menz.
Doubles: SM, Plant 2, LaVallee, Bradley, Manson
Triples: SM, LaVallee, Cloutier
Home Runs: none
RBI: SM, LaVallee 2, Plant 2, DeGraw, Bradley, Stebbins, Manson UMD, LaPerriere
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee 3, DeGraw, Plant, Bradley, Stebbins, Manson
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (27-16-1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 2
Eastern Connecticut (21-16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (14-5) and Julie Plant.
EC, Erin Bundy (6-5) and Nina Polando.
Doubles: SM, Plant, Manson EC, Cunningham, Guertin
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBI: SM, Plant, DeGraw EC, Rodman, Guertin
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant, Manson EC, Cunningham
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Wednesday, April 29, 1998
Little East Conference -- First Round Game
Huskies Rout Beacons, Will Host Little East Finals
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team had an easy
time with the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons Wednesday afternoon in the first round of
the Little East Conference tournament, beating the Beacons 13-0. The game was halted after four-
and-a-half innings by the eight-run rule.
The win was the Huskies' 25th of the season, tying the school single season record for wins
established last year. USM is now 25-16-1 on the season while UMass Boston drops to 1-21.
The victory also makes Southern Maine the host site for this weekend's conference finals
which is a four-team, double-elimination format. In other first rounds games Wednesday, seventh-
seeded UMass Dartmouth stunned second-seeded Western Connecticut State University, 7-1.
Third-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University advanced by beating sixth-seeded Rhode Island
College, 2-1. Fourth-seeded Keene State moved into the next round with a 5-0 shutout of fifth-
seeded Plymouth State College.
Friday's schedule of games has Eastern Connecticut playing Keene State at 10 a.m. in Game
One. UMass Dartmouth and Southern Maine will follow in Game Two at noon. Game Three of the
day pits the two losers at 2 p.m., and Game Four matches the two winners at 4 p.m.
On Saturday, Game Five will feature the winner of Game Three playing the loser of Game
Four at 11 a.m. Game Six of the tournament will have the winner of Game Five playing the winner
of Game Four at 1 p.m. Game Seven, if necessary, will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of
Game Six
The Huskies got the only run they needed in the first as freshman June LaVallee (Sidney,
Maine) scored when sophomore Julie Plant's (Gorham, Maine) fly ball was dropped. Plant was
credited with a sacrifice fly and an RBI on the play.
Southern Maine scored seven times in the second taking advantage of five hits, a hit batter, a
walk, and two UMB errors. Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) scored the first run working the
double steal to perfection with Becky Manson (Limington, Maine). Senior Paula Reed (Rockland,
Maine) knocked in the second run with a single. After LaVallee singled and Danielle DeGraw
(Bristol, Vt.) was hit by a pitch, Plant singled to drive in two more runs. Meredith Bradley
(Norridgewock, Maine) followed with an RBI single. The other two runs scored on an error and a
wild pitch.
Reed and freshman Eric Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) combined to blank the Beacons on five
hits. Reed got credit for her 12th win of the season against eight losses. Freshman Angela Hogrell
(Quincy, Mass.) took the loss for the Beacons.
Sophomore Danielle McCarthy (Braintree, Mass.) and freshman Nicola Stock (Invercargill,
New Zealand) had a pair of singles each for the Beacons.
at Gorham, Maine
1 2 3 4 5 R H E
UMass Boston (1-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Southern Maine (25-16-1) 1 7 1 4 x 13 8 2
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed, Erica Gagnon (4) and Julie Plant, Michelle Morris (4).
UMB, Angela Hogrell and Zeneida Ramos.
Winning Pitcher: Reed (12-8) Losing Pitcher: Hogrell (1-14)
2B: SM, Bradley, Reed, Manson
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: Plant 3, Manson 2, Bradley, Reed, Gagnon, DeGraw
Repeat Hitter: SM, LaVallee, Reed UMB, McCarthy, Stock
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Monday, April 27, 1998
Salem State Sweeps Southern Maine
SALEM, Mass. -- Salem State College Vikings pitchers Colleen Parker (Lynn, Mass.) and
Chris Gurskis (Brockton, Mass.) limited the University of Southern Maine Huskies to just nine hits
over 14 innings as the Vikings swept the non-league softball doubleheader Monday afternoon by
scores of 3-1 and 5-2.
The double dip leaves the Huskies with an overall record of 24-16-1 heading into their Little
East Conference tournament first round game with the University of Massachusetts Boston at
Towers Field on Wednesday. Salem State improves to 17-8.
The Huskies, who went into the doubleheader hitting .319 as a team, could only solve
sophomore Parker's pitches for four hits in the first game. Southern Maine pushed across its lone
run in the second inning when senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine) scored from third as
sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) was being thrown out trying to steal second.
Salem State scored twice in the first against USM senior right-hander Paula Reed
(Rockland, Maine) on RBI hits by junior Karen Masiello (Framingham, Mass.) and senior Lee
Ann Kehoe (Salem, Mass.). The Vikings added an insurance run in the third on Kehoe's two-out
RBI single.
In the second game, Gurskis, a junior, limited the Huskies to five hits while the Vikings made
the most of their seven hits to snapped USM freshman pitcher Erica Gagnon's (Oakland, Maine)
ten-game winning streak. Freshman Jeannette Gordon (East Boston, Mass.) pushed across the
Vikings' first run with a sacrifice fly in the first. Junior Lori Dudevoir (Tyngsboro, Mass.) plated
Salem's second run with an RBI double in the second.
The Vikings doubled their lead in the fifth on Masiello's RBI single and a bases loaded walk
to Kehoe. Salem added another insurance run in the sixth on Gordon's RBI double.
Southern Maine tallied both of its runs in the seventh on freshman catcher Melissa
Buccieri's (Lebanon, Maine) double to right-center field.
at Salem, Mass.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (24-15-1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Salem State (16-8) 2 0 1 0 0 0 x 3 7 0
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (11-8) and Melissa Buccieri. SS, Colleen Parker and Jeannette Gordon.
2B: SM, none SS, Parker
3B: SM, Fernald SS, none
HR: none
RBI: SM, none SS, Masiello, Kehoe 2
Repeat Hitters: SM, none SS, Parker, Kehoe
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (24-16-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 3
Salem State (17-8) 1 1 0 0 2 1 x 5 7 3
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (13-5) and Melissa Buccieri. SS, Chris Gurskis and Jeannette Gordon.
2B: SM, Buccieri SS, Gordon, Dudevoir
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Buccieri 2 SS, Gordon 2, Masiello, Dudevoir, Kehoe
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bradley, Fernald SS, Gordon 3, Dudevoir
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Saturday, April 25, 1998
Southern Maine Sweeps Keene State
Huskies Clinch Top Spot in Little East Conference
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) led off the seventh inning with
her school record eighth triple of the season and scored when senior Meredith Bradley's
(Norridgewock, Maine) grounded out to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 5-4 win
over the Keene State College Owls in the second game of their Little East Conference
doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Towers Field. The Huskies swept the doubleheader winning
the first game, 8-0, by scoring seven runs in the fifth to stop the game on the eight-run rule.
The sweep improves the Huskies overall record to 24-14-1 and clinches the Little East
regular season title for the second straight year with a 12-2 mark. Southern Maine will host the
University of Massachusetts Boston in the first round of the Little East postseason tournament
Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Keene State drops top 17-13-1 overall and 8-6 in Little East play. The
Owls will host in-state rival Plymouth State College in the first round of the tournament.
Southern Maine freshman pitcher Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) picked up the win in both
games, blanking the Owls on five hits for her fourth shutout of the season in the first game, then
coming back with three innings of relief work in the second game. The two wins improve her record
to 13-4.
In the second game, the Huskies took a 4-2 lead in the fifth on an RBI double by junior Angel
Elderkin (East Providence, R.I.) and an RBI single by sophomore Michelle Fernald (Portland,
Maine).
The Owls tied the game in the sixth on RBI doubles by sophomore Kristy Symonds (Keene,
N.H.) and junior Kara Suhie (Old Saybrook, Conn.).
In the first game, the Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the third on an RBI single by Bradley. The
Huskies took advantage of four walks, two base hits, a fielder's choice, an outfield error, and five
wild pitches to score seven times in the fifth to end the game on the eight-run rule.
For Keene State, southpaw Suhie absorbed her fourth loss of the season against nine wins
in the first game while junior Carrah Fisk (Keene, N.H.), in relief of starter Lindsey Blood (Center
Harbor, N.H.), was tagged with her fifth loss against three wins in the nightcap.
at Gorham, Maine
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Keene State 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Southern Maine 0 0 1 0 7 8 4 0
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (12-4) and Julie Plant.
KS, Kara Suhie, Lisa Rowe (5), Nicole Rees (5) and Liane Blad, Tiffany Brunelle (5).
Losing Pitcher: Suhie (9-4)
2B: none
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, Manson
Repeat Hitters: none
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Keene State (17-13-1; 8-6) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 7 3
Southern Maine (24-14-1; 12-2) 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 8 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed, Erica Gagn on (5) and Julie Plant.
KS, Lindsey Blood, Carrah Fisk (5) and Tiffany Brunelle.
Winning Pitcher: Gagnon (13-4) Losing Pitcher: Fisk (3-5)
2B: SM, Plant, Elderkin KS, Suhie, Symonds
3B: SM, Plant
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley, Elderkin, Fernald KS, Suhie, Fisk, Symonds
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant 3, LaVallee KS, Suhie, Brunelle
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Thursday, April 23, 1998
Bobcats Stun Huskies
LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates College Bobcats took advantage of three errors by the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in the fifth inning to score three unearned runs and come
from behind to upset the Huskies, 6-5, in college softball action Thursday afternoon.
The loss snaps the Huskies' five-game winning streak and leaves them with a 22-14-1
overall record heading into Saturday's Little East Conference doubleheader with Keene State
College. Bates improves to 6-5.
at Lewiston, Maine
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (22-14-1) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 9 4
Bates (6-5) 1 0 2 0 3 0 x 6 4 1
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (11-7) and Michelle Morris. B, Jen Crawford (3-2) and Liz Grace.
2B: SM, Plant, Fernald B, Richards
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Plant, Bradley, Dube, Morris B, Richards 3
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant, Fernald B, Marshall, Richards
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Wednesday, April 22, 1998
Gagnon, Huskies Sweep Nor'easters
BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Freshman right-handed pitcher Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine)
picked up a win and a save as the University of Southern Maine Huskies swept the University of
New England Nor'easters, 9-8 and 9-3, in college softball action Wednesday afternoon.
The two wins extended USM's current winning streak to five games. The Huskies are 22-13-
1 overall with the two wins, and are 18-7 since returning from Florida. The Nor'easters slip to 11-18
overall.
Gagnon picked up her first save of the season in the first game getting the final two outs in
relief of starter Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine). Reed notched her 11th win of the season when the
Huskies rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead.
The key hit in the Huskies' four-run uprising was a two-run, pinch-hit triple by sophomore
Michelle Fernald (Portland, Maine) that tied the game. Junior Angela O'Connor (Pittsfield, Mass.)
then plated Fernald with the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly. Senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop,
Maine), who had four hits in the first game, drove in the first run of the inning with a single.
In the nightcap, the Huskies relied on Gagnon's strong effort and some timely hitting from
Fernald, sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) and freshman Becky Manson (Limington, Maine).
Gagnon earned her seventh straight win, and 11th of the season, going the distance.
Fernald led the Huskies' 12-hit attack with three hits and two RBI. Plant had a pair of hits and
an RBI while Manson contributed a pair of singles and an RBI.
Janet Lamy (East Freetown, Mass.) had four hits in the first game for UNE. Jess Laney
(Anson, Maine) had three hits in each game.
at Biddeford, Maine
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (21-13-1) 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 9 15 2
U. of New England (11-17) 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 8 14 4
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed, Erica Gagnon (7) and Melissa Buccieri. UNE, Erin Murphy and Lisa Wells.
Winning Pitcher: Reed (11-6) Save: Gagnon (1) Losing Pitcher: Murphy (7-7)
2B: SM, Stebbins UNE, Lamy, Wood, Tudor
3B: SM, Plant 2, Stebbins, Fernald
HR: none
RBI: SM, Stebbins 2, Fernald 2, Plant, Bradley, O'Connor
UNE, Wood 3, Stevens 2, Tudor 2, Wells
Repeat Hitters: SM, Stebbins 4, Plant 3, Manson, O'Connor, Reed
UNE, Lamy 4, Laney 3, Wood, Tudor
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (22-13-1) 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 9 12 3
U. of New England (11-18) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 4
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (11-4) and Julie Plant. UNE, Kelly Hendrickson (2-7) and Lisa Wells.
2B: SM, Plant, Fernald UNE, Laney
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Fernald 2, Manson, DeGraw, J. Plant, Bradley, Dube UNE, Laney 2, Tudor.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Fernald 3, J. Plant, Manson, Dube UNE, Laney 3, M. Plant, Malone
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Tuesday, April 21, 1998
Softball Huskies Sweep UMass Boston
Can Clinch Regular Season Crown on Saturday
BOSTON, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team swept a Little
East Conference doubleheader from the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons by scores of
8-2 and 11-1 Tuesday afternoon to move into first place in the conference.
The Huskies are 20-13-1 overall and 10-2 in the conference. Southern Maine travels to the
Biddeford, Maine, Wednesday to play the University of New England in a non-league doubleheader
at 3:00 p.m.. UMass Boston drops to 1-17 overall and 0-12 in the conference.
Southern Maine vaulted past Western Connecticut State University, which lost twice to in-state rival Eastern Connecticut State University on Tuesday, into first place in the Little East. USM
can clinch the regular season crown and the top spot in the upcoming conference tournament by
sweeping Keene State College on Saturday.
The pitching tandem of freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) and senior Paula Reed
(Rockland, Maine) limited the Beacons to just five hits on the day and no earned runs. Gagnon
(10-4) picked up her seventh straight win by limiting the Beacons to just four hits and one walk while
striking out eight in the first game. Reed (10-6) picked up her 40th career win (40-30) tossing a one-
hitter with two walks and striking out four in the nightcap.
In the first game, the Huskies scored in each of the first five innings to build an 8-1 lead.
Sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) had an RBI single in the first inning. Sophomore
Stacy Dube (Milton Mills, N.H.) had an RBI single and classmate Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine)
brought home a second run with a groundout in the second.
Freshman Amanda Kimball (Arundel, Maine) plated a pair runs in the third with a triple, and
scored on junior Danielle DeGraw's (Bristol, Vt.) single. Cloutier added her second RBI in the fourth
with a sacrifice fly, and Dube plated the Huskies' final run in the fifth with a single.
In the second game, shortened to five innings by the eight-run rule, the Huskies jumped out
to an 11-0 lead in the first two innings to cruise to the win. Freshman Melissa Buccieri (Lebanon,
Maine) led the way with three RBI while Kimball and Plant each drove in two runs. The Huskies
benefited from 11 walks from two Beacons hurlers during the game.
at Boston, Mass.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (19-13-1; 9-2) 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 8 8 3
UMass Boston (1-16; 0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 2
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (10-4) and Melissa Buccieri. UMB, Angela Hogrell (1-11) and Michelle Castro.
2B: SM, DeGraw
3B: SM, Kimball
HR: none
RBI: SM, Dube 2, Kimball 2, Cloutier 2, Plant, DeGraw, UMB, none
Repeat Hitters: SM, DeGraw, Dube
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Southern Maine (20-13-1; 10-2) 4 7 0 0 0 11 10 1
UMass Boston (1-17; 0-12) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (10-6) and Melissa Buccieri.
UMB, Leslie Davies, Angela Hogrell (1) and Michelle Castro. Losing Pitcher: Davies (0-3)
2B: SM, Kimball
3B: SM, Plant
HR: none
RBI: SM, Buccieri 3, Kimball 2, Plant 2, Cloutier, Reed, Anderson, Gagnon. UMB: none
Repeat Hitters: Plant, Anderson, Gagnon.
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Sunday, April 19, 1998
Southern Maine, Bridgewater State Split Softball Doubleheader
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) fired a four-hitter and
sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) banged out a pair of extra base hits and had two
RBI to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to an 8-1 win over the Bridgewater State
College Bears in the second game of a softball doubleheader Sunday afternoon. Bridgewater
State won the first game of the twin-bill with two unearned runs in the eighth inning, 3-2.
The split leaves the Huskies with an 18-13-1 overall record. Bridgewater State is now 22-8.
Southern Maine returns to action Tuesday when it travels to Boston to play the University of
Massachusetts Boston in a Little East Conference doubleheader at 3:00 p.m.
Gagnon (9-4) won her sixth straight decision allowing just four hits and three walks while
striking out two. The only run against her came in the second inning on an RBI single by junior
Rebecca Antunes (Swansea, Mass.).
The Huskies scored a run in the second when, with two outs, freshman Becky Manson
(Limington, Maine) walked and Cloutier followed with a triple. USM took the lead with five runs in
the fifth. Sophomore June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) broke the tie with an RBI single, and junior
Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.) followed with an RBI bunt single. Senior Meredith Bradley added a
two-run single, and Manson singled home the fifth run.
Manson and Cloutier knocked in insurance runs in the seventh inning.
In the first game, the Huskies came from behind in the seventh inning to tie the game (1-1)
on senior pitcher Paula Reed's (Rockland, Maine) RBI single. The Huskies took the lead in the top
of the on senior Katy Stebbins' (Winthrop, Maine) RBI double.
Unfortunately for Reed, the Huskies made infield errors on consecutive plays in the bottom of
the eighth, the second allowing two runs to score to give the win to the Bears. Reed (9-6) allowed
just five hits and two walks while striking out two in 7.1 innings for the Huskies.
Freshman right-hander Tammy Webber (Merrimack, N.H.) picked up the decision in both
games for the Bears with a pair of complete game efforts.
at Bridgewater, Mass.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Southern Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 2
Bridgewater State 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (9-6) and Melissa Buccieri. BS, Tammy Webber and Amy Sasin.
2B: SM, Stebbins 2, Manson BS, Dolan
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Stebbins, Reed BS, Giguere
Repeat Hitters: SM, Stebbins BS, Dolan
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (18-13-1) 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 8 10 3
Bridgewater State (22-8) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (9-4) and Julie Plant. BS, Tammy Webber and Amy Sasin.
2B: SM, Cloutier
3B: SM, Cloutier
HR: none
RBI: SM, Cloutier 2, Bradley 2, Manson 2, LaVallee, DeGraw BS, none
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee, Manson, Cloutier BS, none
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Saturday, April 18, 1998
Huskies, Colonials Split Little East Softball Doubleheader
DANBURY, Conn. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies came from behind in the
second game to beat the Western Connecticut State University Colonials 6-3 to salvage a split of
their Little East Conference softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon. The Colonials scored runs
in every inning to take the first game 11-7.
The split leaves the Huskies with a 17-12-1 overall record and 8-2 in Little East play.
Western Connecticut is now 22-8 overall and 11-1 in conference play. Southern Maine travels to
Bridgewater (Mass.) State College Sunday for a doubleheader.
Freshman Eric Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) pitched the Huskies to the victory in the nightcap
going the distance allowing ten hits and one walk. It was her eighth win of the season against four
losses.
Trailing 2-0 after two innings, Southern Maine tied the game with single runs in the third and
fourth, then took the lead for good with three runs in the fifth. Senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop,
Maine) knocked in the first run with an RBI double to left, and sophomore Michelle Fernald
(Portland, Maine) drove in two more with a single to center. Freshman Becky Manson (Limington,
Maine) tripled home an insurance run in the seventh, and later scored on an infield error.
Plant had three hits and three RBI in the first game to pace the Huskies' 14-hit attack. The
Huskies took a 7-5 lead with four runs on RBI singles by junior Angela O'Connor (Pittsfield, Mass.)
and senior Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine), and Plant's two-run triple, in the fourth.
The Huskies Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) could not hold the lead as Western Connecticut
tied the game in the fourth with a pair of runs, then scored twice in both the fifth and sixth for the win.
Joelle Della Volpe knocked in the go ahead run with a double to right center.
Southern Maine threatened in the sixth and seventh innings, but could not push a run across
against Lauren Svendsen who earned her sixth win of the season against two losses.
Plant and sophomore June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) each finished the doubleheader with
five hits. Manson had four hits, including a double and triple.
at Danbury, Conn.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 7 14 5
Western Connecticut 1 1 3 2 2 2 x 11 14 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (9-5) and Julie Plant. WC, Laura Svendsen (6-2) and Kim Lynch.
2B: SM, DeGraw, Plant, Manson, Cloutier WC, Della Volpe
3B: SM, Plant
HR: none
RBI: SM, Plant 3, Bradley, O'Connor, Reed
WC, Tabellione 2, Foster 2, Negra, Kim Lynch, Williams
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant 3, LaVallee, Manson, Cloutier, Reed
WC, Negra, Butler, DellaVolpe, Tabellione, Foster, Williams
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (17-12-1; 8-2) 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 7 12 1
Western Connecticut (22-8; 11-1) 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (8-4) and Julie Plant.
WC, Lia Maniscalco, Kate Manning (7) and Kim Lynch.
2B: SM, Stebbins, Cloutier, Dube WC, Della Volpe
3B: SM, LaVallee, Manson WC, Keri Lynch, Tabellione
HR: none
RBI: SM, Fernald, 2, LaVallee, Stebbins, Manson WC, Keri Lynch, Tabellione, Perrelli
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee 3, Plant, Stebbins, Manson
WC, Keri Lynch, Della Volpe, Tabellione
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Thursday, April 16, 1998
Southern Maine, UMaine Farmington Split Softball Doubleheader
USM's Gagnon Tosses One-Hit Shutout in Second Game
FARMINGTON, Maine -- Freshman right-hander Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) fired a one-
hit shutout in the second game of a softball doubleheader Thursday afternoon to salvage a split for
the short-handed University of Southern Maine Huskies against the University of Maine Farmington
Beavers.
UMF snapped the Huskies' seven-game winning streak in the first game coming from behind
to win 6-4. Gagnon's masterpiece gave the Huskies an 8-0 win in the second game.
The split leaves the Huskies with a 16-11-1 overall record heading into Saturday's big Little
East Conference showdown at league-leading Western Connecticut State University. The Huskies
also have a critical road doubleheader at Bridgewater (Mass.) State College on Sunday. UMaine
Farmington is now 10-2.
In the first game, Southern Maine, which was short five starters who did not make the trip due
to late afternoon classes, staked senior Paula Reed to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Freshman
Alyssa Anderson (New Portland, Maine) drove in the first run with a single, and sophomore Michelle
Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) followed with a two-run double. Cloutier scored the fourth run when
sophomore Michelle Fernald (Portland, Maine) singled and then was caught in a rundown between
first and second.
The lead was short-lived as the Beavers came back with five runs in the bottom half of the
inning. Junior Stacy Pinkham (Sebago Lake, Maine) knocked in the first run with a double and
classmate Michelle LaPointe (Auburn, Maine) slammed a bases loaded triple three batters later to
tie the score. Freshman pitcher Denelle Surnam (Madison, Maine) put her club ahead scoring
LaPointe with a sacrifice fly to right.
In the nightcap, the Huskies again jumped out quickly with four runs in the first, and added
three more in the second to never looked back as Gagnon was overpowering. The rookie right-
hander allowed only sophomore Michelle Blanchard's (Windham, Maine) clean single to right
center field in the second inning and two walks while striking out six for her third shutout of the
season.
In the first inning, sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) got the Huskies started knocking in
a pair of runs with a double. Cloutier plated the third run with a sacrifice fly, and Anderson made it
4-0 with a double, the first of her three hits in the game. Anderson also had an RBI double in the
seventh.
USM freshman Becky Manson (Limington, Maine) had a two-run homer to highlight the
Huskies' second inning.
at Farmington, Maine
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 2
UMaine Farmington 5 0 0 0 1 0 x 6 7 1
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (9-4) and Melissa Buccieri. F, Denelle Surnam and Stacy Pinkham.
2B: SM, Cloutier F, Pinkham
3B: SM, Reed F, LaPointe
HR: none
RBI: SM, Cloutier 2, Anderson F, LaPointe 3, Pinkham, Melanson, Surnam
Repeat Hitters: Manson, Cloutier, Fernald F, Wyman.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (16-11-1) 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 2
Maine Farmington (10-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (7-4) and Melissa Buccieri.
F, Amanda Riggs and Stacy Pinkham, Pam Goyette (3).
2B: SM, Anderson 2, Plant, Buccieri
3B: none
HR: Becky Manson (1)
RBI: Manson 2, Plant 2, Anderson 2, Cloutier, Buccieri.
Repeat Hitters: Anderson 3, Manson
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Wednesday, April 15, 1998
USM Huskies Sweep St. Joseph's, Extend Win Streak to Seven
GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.) had five hits and drove in two
runs, including the game winner in the seventh inning of the first game, to lead the University of
Southern Maine Huskies to a doubleheader sweep of the St. Joseph's College Monks at Towers
Field Wednesday afternoon.
The Huskies won the first game, 5-4, on DeGraw's RBI single after squandering a four-run
lead. USM jumped to a 5-0 lead in the nightcap before hanging on for a 6-4 victory. The sweep
extended the Huskies winning streak to seven games. It was the first time the Huskies have beaten
the Monks since 1989, and the first doubleheader sweep since 1987. St. Joe's had beaten
Southern Maine 14 straight times.
Southern Maine improves to 15-10-1 overall while St. Joseph's drops to 7-15.
In the first game, DeGraw knocked in the Huskies' first run in a four-run first inning. Senior
Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine) and sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) also
had RBI during the uprising.
The Monks picked up single runs in the second and sixth, then tied the game in the top of
seventh on a two-run double by freshman Janice DiNobile (No. Providence, R.I.).
Southern Maine pulled out the victory when pinch hitter Becky Manson (Limington, Maine)
singled. She advanced to second on a sacrifice, and third on sophomore June LaVallee's
(Sidney, Maine) single. DeGraw then lined a pitch into right field to score Manson.
Freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) picked up her sixth win going the distance
allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out seven. Sophomore Jenn Kenney (Standish,
Maine) took the loss for St. Joe's.
In the nightcap, Southern Maine raced to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. Senior Meredith
Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine) drove in the first two runs with a single. Stebbins, Cloutier and
junior Angela O'Connor (Pittsfield, Mass.) also drove in runs.
St. Joe's cut the lead to 5-2 with an unearned run in the third and single run scoring on
sophomore Heather Skolfield's (Lisbon Falls, Maine) fielder's choice in the fifth.
The Huskies made it 6-2 in the bottom of the fifth when sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham,
Maine) stole home on a double steal.
Freshman Amy Deschaines (Lisbon Falls, Maine) drove in two runs for the Monks in the
sixth with a double to right center.
Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) picked up her ninth win (9-3) of the season for the
Huskies. Freshman Krystin Connolly (Littleton, N.H.) absorbed the loss for the Monks.
Freshman Becca Miller (Waldoboro, Maine) had two hits in each game for the Monks.
at Gorham, Maine
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Joseph's (ME) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 7 1
Southern Maine 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 4
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (6-4) and Melissa Buccieri. St. J, Jenn Kenney and Rebecca Miller
2B: SM, Buccieri St. J, DiNobile
3B: SM, LaVallee
HR: none
RBI: SM, DeGraw 2, Plant, Stebbins, Cloutier St. J, DiNoble 2, Ready
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee, DeGraw St. J, Miller, Skolfield
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Joseph's (ME) (7-15) 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 8 1
Southern Maine (15-10-1) 5 0 0 0 1 0 x 6 11 2
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (9-4) and Julie Plant. St. J, Krystin Connolly and Rebecca Miller
2B: SM, Stebbins St. J, Deschaines
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, Stebbins, Cloutier, O'Connor St. J, Deschaines 2, Skolfield
Repeat Hitters: SM, DeGraw 3, Reed St. J, Miller, Ready
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Tuesday, April 14, 1998
Softball Huskies Sweep Panthers
PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies pounded out 31 hits against
three Plymouth State College pitchers on the way to a doubleheader sweep of the Panthers
Tuesday afternoon in Little East Conference action at D & M Park. The Huskies won the first game
9-5 then scored a season-high 17 runs in the nightcap to win 17-3.
The sweep improves the Huskies overall record to 13-10-1 and 7-1 in Little East play.
Southern Maine takes a five-game winning streak into Wednesday's home doubleheader St.
Joseph's College. Plymouth State slips to 9-15-1 overall and 4-6 in the conference. The Panthers
are off until they play UMass Dartmouth on Saturday.
Southern Maine jumped out quickly in the first game scoring six times in the second inning.
Senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine) and sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine)
ignited the rally with back-to-back doubles, and sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) finished off
the uprising with a two-run single.
Huskies freshman catcher Melissa Buccieri (Lebanon, Maine) hit her first collegiate home run
in the fourth inning.
Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) picked up her eighth win of the season by going the
distance allowing eight hits and three walks while striking out six. She helped her own cause with a
pair of RBI singles.
In the second game, the Huskies jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first on Plant's second home
run of the season. After Plymouth State struck for three runs in the second on a single by freshman
Kelly Anderson (Exeter, N.H.) and a two-run single by freshman Kelly Russell (Newfane, Vt.), the
Huskies used two big innings to erase a 3-1 deficit and cruise on to the win.
With two out and no one on in the third, USM struck for five runs capped off by a two-run
single by junior Angel Elderkin (East Providence, R.I.). The Huskies parlayed four hits, a walk, a
wild pitch on strike three, a passed ball and five stolen bases to score five times.
The Huskies scored a season-high 11 runs in the fourth to put the game away. Southern
Maine sent 16 batters to the plate collecting nine hits and a walk, and benefited from four Panther
errors. Eight of USM's nine batters collected two or more hits during the game which ended after
five innings on the eight-run rule.
Freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) picked up her fifth win of the season against four
losses. She allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out four. Sophomore Jen Moulton (Bow,
N.H.), who came on in relief of injured starter Heather Gadourey (Billerica, Mass.) in the third inning,
took the loss.
at Plymouth, N.H.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine 0 6 0 1 0 1 1 9 12 2
Plymouth State 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 8 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (8-3) and Melissa Buccieri.
PS, Amanda Murphy (5-7) and Jen Arrajj.
2B: SM, Stebbins, Cloutier PS, Anderson
3B: none
HR: SM, Melissa Buccieri (1)
RBI: SM, Plant 2, Reed 2, DeGraw, Cloutier, Buccieri PS, Arrajj 2, Scavuzzo, Bickford, Anderson
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bradley 3, Plant PS, Arrajj, Bickford
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Southern Maine (13-10-1; 7-1) 1 0 5 (11) 0 17 19 2
Plymouth State (9-15-1; 4-6) 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 3
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (5-4) and Julie Plant.
PS, Heather Gadourey, Jen Moulton (3) and Jen Arrajj.
Losing Pitcher: Moulton (1-3)
2B: SM, Cloutier PS, Jarry
3B: none
HR: Julie Plant (2)
RBI: SM, DeGraw 3, Elderkin 3, Kimball 2, Plant, Bradley, Cloutier, Dube
PS, Russell 2, Anderson.
Repeat Hitters: LaVallee 3, Plant 3, DeGraw, Bradley, Stebbins, Elderkin, Dube, Kimball
PS, Scavuzzo
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Saturday, April 11, 1998
Softball Huskies Come From Behind Twice to Sweep Eastern Connecticut
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) banged out five hits and
senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) picked up the win in both games as the University of
Southern Maine Huskies came from behind twice to sweep the Eastern Connecticut State
University Warriors, 8-7 and 6-5, in a Little East Conference softball doubleheader Saturday
afternoon at Towers Field.
The sweep improves the Huskies' overall mark to 11-10-1, and 5-1 in Little East play.
Eastern Connecticut, which lost its first two Little East games of the season, dips to 15-8 overall and
8-2 in the conference.
In the first game, the Huskies rallied from a 7-4 deficit with four runs in the sixth to take the
victory. LaVallee ignited the one-out rally with a base hit and eventually scored on a double steal.
Senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine) tied the game with a two-out, two-run double. Stebbins
scored the go-ahead run when sophomore Michelle Cloutier's (Whitefield, Maine) greeted reliever
Karen Kaczynski (Harwinton, Conn.) with a single over second base.
Reed picked up her sixth win going the distance despite allowing 10 hits and walking five.
Sophomore Tracy Pendergast (Walpole, Mass.), the second of three EC pitchers, absorbed the loss.
Reed picked up the win in the second game working three innings in relief of starter Erica
Gagnon (Oakland, Maine). The senior right-hander allowed just three hits and walked none.
The Huskies rallied to tie the game at 4-4 in the fifth when senior Meredith Bradley
(Norridgewock, Maine) doubled to drive in freshman Amanda Kimball (Arundel, Maine) with the
run of the inning.
Kimball's groundout drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth, and LaVallee's RBI double added
what proved to be the game winning run.
Eastern Connecticut made things interesting in the seventh when junior Michelle DePault
(Coventry, Conn.), who had three hits in the second game, doubled to score junior Christy Pabon
(Southington, Conn.). Reed settled down to retire sophomore Katie Richard (Harwinton, Conn.) on
a popout with runners at second and third to end the ball game.
at Gorham, Maine
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eastern Connecticut 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 7 10 4
Southern Maine 1 0 3 0 0 4 x 8 13 4
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (6-3) and Julie Plant.
EC, Erin Bundy, Tracy Pendergast (4), Karen Kaczynski (6) and Jessie Cosgrove.
Losing Pitcher: Pendergast (4-3)
2B: SM, Plant, Stebbins
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Stebbins 3, Bradley, Cloutier EC, Richard 2, Cosgrove, Polando
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee, DeGraw, Plant, Bradley, Stebbins EC, Rodman, Richard, Guertin
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eastern Connecticut (15-8; 8-2) 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 9 2
Southern Maine (11-10-1; 5-1) 1 0 1 0 2 2 x 6 7 1
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon, Paula Reed (5) and Julie Plant.
EC, Karen Kaczynski, Kelly Dehner (5) and Nina Polando.
Winning Pitcher: Reed (7-3) Losing Pitcher: Dehner (1-2)
2B: SM, LaVallee 2, Bradley EC, Polando, LaPorte
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, LaVallee, Plant, Kimball EC, PePault 2, Rodman, LaPorte, Pabon
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee 3, Bradley EC, DePault 3.
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Friday, April 10, 1998
USM's Gagnon Two-Hits Colby
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman right-hander Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) allowed just
two harmless singles and struck out a season-high 10 batters as the University of Southern Maine
Huskies defeated the Colby College White Mules, 6-0, in college softball action Friday afternoon at
Towers Field.
The win improves the Huskies overall record to 9-10-1. Colby drops to 6-11. Southern
Maine plays a Little East Conference doubleheader with Eastern Connecticut State University in
Gorham (1:00 p.m.) on Saturday while Colby travels to in-state rival Bowdoin College for a
doubleheader (1:00 p.m.).
Gagnon picked up her second shutout, and fourth win, of the season with a dominating
performance. She only allowed singles to junior Becky Pollard (Bucksport, Maine) in the third
and freshman Steph Greenleaf (Gardiner, Maine) in the fourth. Gagnon did not walk anyone and
struck out 10.
Southern Maine gave its rookie pitcher all the support she would need scoring three times in
the third. Junior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.) drove in the first run with the first of her three
singles. The other two runs scored on a two-out infield error.
The Huskies put some insurance runs on the board scoring one in the fifth on senior Katy
Stebbins' (Winthrop, Maine) ground out, and two more in the sixth on an infield error and
DeGraw's RBI single.
Freshman Brooke Fitzsimmons (Margate, N.J.) took the loss for the Mules allowing seven
hits and three walks while striking out five. Three of the six runs scored against her were unearned.
at Gorham, Maine
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colby (6-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Southern Maine (9-10-1) 0 0 3 0 1 2 x 6 7 1
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (4-4) and Melissa Buccieri.
C, Brooke Fitzsimmons and Sarah Breul.
2B: SM, LaVallee, Elderkin
3B: SM, Plant
HR: none
RBI: SM, DeGraw 2, Stebbins
Repeat Hitters: SM, DeGraw 3
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Thursday, April 9, 1998
River Hawks Sweep Huskies
LOWELL, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks rode the strong
pitching of freshman Katie Barber (Haverhill, Mass.) in the first game and a 13-hit attack in the
second to sweep the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 3-1 and 12-4, in a softball
doubleheader Thursday afternoon at South Campus Field.
The double dip drops the Huskies' overall mark to 8-10-1. The Huskies return to action
Friday when they host Colby College for a single game at 4:00 p.m. UMass Lowell, an NCAA
Division Two institution, swept its first doubleheader in six tries this season and is now 10-13.
Barber spotted the Huskies a 1-0 lead in the first when sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham,
Maine) reached on an infield error and came home on senior Meredith Bradley's (Norridgewock,
Maine) double to left field. USM would get only one other hit, a lead-off single by sophomore
Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield, Maine) in the second, off Barber who walked two and struck out three.
UML nicked loser Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) for two unearned runs in the third and a
single run in the fifth. Reed, now 5-3 on the season, allowed just six hits and three walks. She did
not strikeout anyone.
In the nightcap, the Huskies grabbed a quick 3-0 lead as they bunched five hits together in
the first inning. Plant, senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine) and freshman Alyssa Anderson (New
Portland, Maine) had RBI base hits during the uprising.
The River Hawks came back with a pair of unearned runs in the second, and took the lead for
good in the third as sophomore Sarah Gagnon (Hudson, N.H.) hit the River Hawks first homer run of
the season, a solo shot that tied the score, and Amanda Hinchcliffe (Lawrence, Mass.) walked and
eventually scored on a wild pitch.
UMass Lowell put the game away with four runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth that
invoked the eight-run rule. Sophomore Rachel Ronnquist (Westboro, Mass.) was beneficiary of the
River Hawks' season-high 12-run outburst. She allowed six hits, only one over the final five innings,
and did not walk a batter while striking out three.
Freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) absorbed her fourth loss of the season.
at Lowell, Mass.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
UMass Lowell 0 0 2 0 1 0 x 3 6 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (5-3) and Melissa Buccieri.
UML, Katie Barber (6-2) and Heidi Anderson.
2B: SM, Bradley UML, Metz
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley UML, Gagnon 2, Bretton
Repeat Hitters: none.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Southern Maine (8-10-1) 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1
UMass Lowell (10-12) 0 2 2 0 4 4 12 13 2
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (3-4) and Julie Plant.
UML, Rachel Ronnquist (1-2) and Kristine Botto.
2B: UML, Metz, Hinchcliffe
3B: SM, Bradley
HR: UML, Sarah Gagnon (1)
RBI: SM, Plant, Stebbins, Anderson, Cloutier
UML, Bretton 2, Ronnquist 2, Botto 2, McNeil 2, Napolitano, Gagnon, DeCalogero.
Repeat Hitters: UML, Gagnon 3, Bretton, Ronnquist
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Wednesday, April 8, 1998
Huskies Come From Behind to Beat Bowdoin
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Junior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.), sophomore Julie Plant
(Gorham, Maine) and senior Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine) each drove in a pair of
runs as the University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team came from behind to defeat the
Bowdoin College Polar Bears, 9-5, Wednesday afternoon.
The win evened the Huskies record at 8-8-1, and was their fourth win in the last five games.
Bowdoin drops to 3-13.
The Huskies spotted the Polar Bears a 4-2 lead after three innings. Bowdoin scored one in
the first on an infield error, then tallied three in the third on an RBI double by Annie Pinkert
(Highland Park, Illinois), and infield error and a sacrifice fly by Beth Previte (Reading, Mass.).
In the fourth, Plant drove home the Huskies' first run with a double, and Bradley followed with
a two-run single to give the visitors a 5-4 lead.
Senior Katy Stebbins (Winthrop, Maine) had an RBI single in the Huskies' two-run sixth
inning, and DeGraw chased home a pair of insurance runs in the seventh.
Plant finished the day with three hits, including two doubles, and two RBI. DeGraw and
freshman catcher Michelle Morris (Gorham, Maine) each had a pair of singles.
Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) picked up her third win of the season allowing nine
hits and two walks while striking out two. Only two of the five Bowdoin runs were earned.
Freshman Erin McDonough (South Portland, Maine) was the only repeat hitter for the
Polar Bears. Freshman pitcher Julie Jussaume (East Douglas, Mass.) took the loss.
Wednesday, April 8, 1998
at Brunswick, Maine
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (8-8-1) 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 9 13 3
Bowdoin (3-13) 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 9 5
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (5-2) and Michelle Morris.
B, Julie Jussaume (3-9) and Kristen Marshall.
2B: SM, Plant 2 B, Pinkert
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, Plant 2, DeGraw 2, Stebbins B, McDonough, Pinkert, Previte
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant 3, DeGraw, Morris B, McDonough.
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Tuesday, April 7, 1998
Anchorwomen, Huskies Split Little East Softball Doubleheader
GORHAM, Maine -- The Rhode Island College Anchorwomen and the University of
Southern Maine Huskies split their Little East Conference softball doubleheader Tuesday at Towers
Field with the Huskies winning the first game, 6-3, while the Anchorwomen triumphed in the
nightcap, 9-2.
The split leaves Southern Maine at 7-8-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference while the
Anchorwomen now have 10-9-1 mark overall and a 2-4 record in Little East play.
Freshman right-hander Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) hurled the Huskies to the victory in
the opener going the distance allowing nine hits and five walks while striking out two. It was her
third win of the season against three losses. Senior Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine) had
three hits, including a triple, and two RBI, and sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) had a pair of
hits, including a double, and two RBI for the Huskies.
Sophomore Vania Rebello (Riverside, R.I.) and junior Meghan McCormick (Riverside, R.I.)
each had a pair of singles for the Anchorwomen in the first game. Senior left-handed pitcher Shana
Willis (Westerly, R.I.) took the loss.
In the second game, RIC freshman right-hander Lea Wiggins (Doylestown, Penn.) scattered
nine hits and did not allow a walk while striking out one to even her record at 3-3. She aided her
own cause with an RBI single.
Willis and sophomore Jen Sabatelli (Warwick, R.I) paced the Anchorwomen's 11-hit attack in
the nightcap. Sabatelli led the way with three singles and three RBI while Willis had two hits,
including a double, and four RBI.
The Anchorwomen took advantage of a Huskies' miscue (passed ball on a third strike) in the
first inning to score two unearned runs, and added three more unearned tallies (two infield errors) in
the second inning on Willis' bases loaded double to jump out to a 5-0 lead, then cruised home.
Sabatelli had an RBI single in the first inning and drove in two more runs with another single in the
fourth inning.
Plant stroked three singles, and Bradley had two, to lead the Huskies. Senior right-hander
Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) took the loss for the Huskies to dip to 4-2.
Southern Maine returns to action Wednesday when the Huskies travel to Bowdoin College
for a single game at 4:00 p.m.
at Gorham, Maine
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rhode Island College 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Southern Maine 2 0 0 0 4 0 x 6 8 3
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (3-3) and Melissa Bucierri.
RIC, Shana Willis (2-4) and Jen Sabatelli.
2B: SM, Plant, Dube RIC, Davis
3B: SM, Bradley
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, Plant 2 RIC, Rebello, McCormick
Repeat Hitters: SM, Bradley 3, Plant RIC, Rebello, McCormick.
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rhode Island College (10-9-1; 2-4) 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 9 11 2
Southern Maine (7-8-1; 3-1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (4-2) and Julie Plant.
RIC, Lea Wiggins (3-3) and Jen Sabatelli.
2B: SM, Manson RIC, Willis
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Stebbins RIC, Willis 4, Sabatelli 3, Marshall, Wiggins.
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant 3, Bradley, LaVallee RIC, Sabatelli 3, Willis, Marshall.
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Saturday, April 4, 1998
Huskies Sweep Little East Rival UMD
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies opened their
defense of their Little East Conference title in strong fashion Saturday afternoon sweeping a
doubleheader from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs, 7-2 and 8-0.
The wins improve the Huskies' overall record to 6-7-1 and 2-0 in the Little East. UMass
Dartmouth falls to 1-11 overall and 0-4 in the Little East. Southern Maine returns to action Tuesday
playing its 1998 home opener against Little East rival Rhode Island College. The doubleheader is
scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.
Senior right-handed pitcher Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) was dominating in the first game
allowing just one hit and four walks over seven innings while striking out nine. Both Corsair runs,
which came in the third inning, were unearned. The win was Reed's fourth this season against one
loss, and the 34th of her career. She is the winningest pitcher in the history of the USM softball
program.
Freshman right-hander Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) matched Reed's effort in the nightcap
hurling her first collegiate shutout. Gagnon gave up just two hits and two walks while striking out
two for her second win of the season against three losses.
In the first game, UMD tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the third with its two unearned
runs. The Huskies came right back in the top of the fourth scoring three times. Junior Angela
O'Connor (Pittsfield, Mass.) knocked in the tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly, and sophomore June
LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) plated two more runs with a triple.
In the nightcap, senior outfielder Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine) put the Huskies on
the board in the first inning with an RBI single, and a second run scored on the play when the UMD
outfielder booted the ball allowing sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine), who had stopped at
third, to cross the plate.
LaVallee paced the Huskies' attack banging out five hits, including a double and a triple, in
the two games. Junior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.) also had a pair of hits in each game of the
doubleheader, and Bradley had three RBI.
at North Dartmouth, Mass.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 7 3
UMass Dartmouth 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (4-1) and Melissa Buccieri.
UMD, Jessica Boudreau (1-10) and Heather Lauro.
2B: SM, Stebbins
3B, SM, LaVallee, Plant
HR: none
RBI: SM, Plant, Bradley, Stebbins, O'Connor
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee, DeGraw
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (6-7-1; 2-0) 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 8 10 2
UMass Dartmouth (1-11; 0-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (2-3) and Julie Plant.
UMD, Jessica Boudreau (1-11) and Heather Lauro.
2B: SM, LaVallee, Bradley
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, Fernald, Elderkin
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee 3, Bradley 3, DeGraw, Plant, Stebbins
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Tuesday, March 31, 1998
Softball Huskies Split Doubleheader with Webber College
BABSON PARK, Fla. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies finished their 12-game
Florida spring trip by splitting a softball doubleheader with Webber College Tuesday afternoon,
winning the first game 5-3, then dropping the nightcap, 3-1.
The split left the Huskies with a 4-7-1 record. Southern Maine is scheduled to begin its
defense of its Little East Conference championship this Saturday when the Huskies travel to the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Webber is now 16-11.
In the first game, the Huskies snapped a 2-2 tie with a pair runs in the fifth inning.
Sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) knocked in the first run with a single, and later scored the
second run on a wild pitch.
USM added an insurance run in the seventh on an RBI single by senior Meredith Bradley
(Norridgewock, Maine).
Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) picked up her third win in four decisions allowing just
seven hits and five walks while striking out one in a complete game effort.
In the second game, the Huskies had staked freshman pitcher Erica Gagnon (Oakland,
Maine) with a 1-0 lead in the second inning with an unearned run.
Webber struck back to take the lead with a pair of runs in fourth inning when Amanda
Bowling double home both runs. Nicole Iwanoff drove home an insurance run in the fifth with a
single.
Gagnon allowed seven hits and five walks over her six innings of work and was tagged with
her third loss against one win.
At Babson Park, Fla.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 11 2
Webber 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 4
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (3-1) and Melissa Bucierri.
W, Amanda Bowling, Micah Sokol (7) and Cindy Recadle.
Losing Pitcher: Bowling
2B: W, Oyer, Bowling
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Plant, Bradley, O'Connor W, Bowling, Walker
Repeat Hitters: SM, Stebbins, Buccieri, Reed W, Newman
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (4-7-1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Webber (16-11) 0 0 0 2 1 0 x 3 7 1
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (1-3) and Julie Plant.
W, Micah Sokol and Nicole Iwanoff.
2B: W, Bowling
3B: SM, DeGraw
HR: none
RBI: W, Bowling 2, Iwanoff
Repeat Hitters: none
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Sunday, March 29, 1998
Huskies Split Two in Florida
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Despite pounding out 18 hits in the second game of the day at Ft. Myers,
Fla., the University of Southern Maine Huskies needed a run in the top of the seventh inning to forge
a 7-7 tie with Concordia College of Moorhead, Minn. The game called after eight innings by the
time limit curfew.
The Huskies dropped a 2-1 decision to Williams College in the first game of the day.
Southern Maine is now 3-6-1 on its 12-game Florida trip with a Tuesday doubleheader at Webber
College left to play.
Southern Maine fell behind Concordia 3-1 in the first inning, then rallied for five runs in the
second to take a 6-3 lead. The Huskies took advantage of three Concordia errors and got an RBI
single from Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine) and a two-run double from Katy Stebbins.
The Huskies nursed the lead into the sixth inning when Concordia scored four times,
highlighted by junior Allison Haaland's (Hanley Falls, Minn.) bases loaded triple, to take a 7-6 lead.
The Huskies rallied quickly in the seventh as sophomore Michelle Cloutier (Whitefield,
Maine) led off with a single, advanced to second on a passed ball, and scored on freshman Alyssa
Anderson's (New Portland, Maine) double. Unfortunately, the Huskies could not take the lead
leaving two runners on in both the seventh and eighth innings.
In the first game of the day, sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) banged out two hits,
including an RBI triple in the third inning, but it was not enough as Williams College scored an
unearned run in the bottom of the sixth inning for to take the 2-1 victory.
Senior Kelly McCaffrey (Lynn, Mass.) was the tough-luck loser for the third time on trip
allowing just three hits and six walks over six innings. Both Williams' runs were unearned.
Sophomore June LaVallee (Sidney, Maine) had four hits in the Concordia game while Plant
had five hits in the two games.
at Ft. Myers, Fla.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (3-6) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
Williams (11-2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 x 2 3 0
Batteries: SM, Kelly McCaffrey (0-3) and Julie Plant.
W, Bagley and Logue.
2B: none
3B: SM, Plant
HR: none
RBI: SM, Plant W, Robinson, Garabedian
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Southern Maine (3-6-1) 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 18 2
Concordia (Minn.) (6-5-1) 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 7 3
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed and Melissa Buccieri.
C, Julie Campion and Heidi Mueller.
2B: SM, Stebbins, Anderson
3B: C, Haaland
HR: none
RBI: SM, Stebbins 2, Bradley, Anderson C, Haaland 3, Pray 2, Feir
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee 4, Plant 3, Bradley 3, Stebbins 3, Reed, McCaffrey
C, Damlo
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Saturday, March 28, 1998
Huskies Split Two in Florida
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) picked up her second win of the
season with a complete game effort to help the University of Southern Maine softball team split a
pair of games Saturday in Ft. Myers, Fla.
The Huskies knock off the University of Chicago, 4-1, behind Reed's three-hit pitching in the
day's first game before dropping a 6-3 decision to Concordia College of Moorhead, Minn. The split
improves Southern Maine's record to 3-5 overall, and 3-2 in the last five games after an 0-3 start.
The Huskies will play Williams College and Concordia in single games Sunday.
Reed surrendered three hits and six walks in her third complete game outing of the season.
The only run she allowed was unearned.
The Huskies gave Reed all the support she needed taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an
RBI single by sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) and a sacrifice fly by senior Meredith Bradley
(Norridgewock, Maine). USM added single runs in the third and seventh innings taking advantage
of a pair of Chicago passed balls.
The Huskies were clinging to a 2-1 in the second game against Concordia when the team
from Moorhead, Minn., scored five times in the top of the seventh inning on a three-run home run by
junior Heidi Mueller and, two batters later, junior Allison Haaland hit a two-run shot. Four of the five
runs were unearned as the Huskies made three errors in the inning.
Freshman Eric Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) was the tough-luck loser for USM allowing just
seven hits and one walk while striking out five.
The Huskies were nursing a 2-1 lead after scoring twice in the second inning. Freshman
Alyssa Anderson (New Portland, Maine) drove in the first run when her hard hit ground ball was not
fielded. Anderson continued to circle the bases as the ball found its way between two outfielders
and rolled all the way to the wall.
at Ft. Myers, Fla.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (3-4) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 3
Univ. of Chicago (5-3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (2-1) and Melissa Buccieri.
C, Beth Marquardt and Erin Slone.
2B: SM, LaVallee
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Plant, Bradley
Repeat Hitters: SM, LaVallee 3 C, Darlo
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Concordia (Minn.) (6-4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 3
Southern Maine (3-5) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 6
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (1-3) and Michelle Morris.
C, Christine Moen and Heidi Mueller.
2B: none
3B: none
HR: C, Mueller, Haaland
RBI: SM, Anderson C, Mueller 3, Haaland 2
Repeat Hitters: C, Mueller 3, Haaland, Damlo
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Friday, March 27, 1998
Softball Huskies Win Two of Three
Ft. MYERS, Fla. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team picked up its first
two wins of the 1998 season Friday by defeating Buffalo State College, 7-6, and Union College of
Schenecdaty, N.Y., 6-4, before getting blanked by Division Two Hillsdale College, 4-0. The Huskies
now stand at 2-4 halfway through their 12-game Florida trip.
Against Buffalo State, the Huskies came from behind with four unearned runs in the bottom of
the seventh inning for the victory. Senior Katy Stebbins (Wintrhop, Maine) knocked in the first two
runs with a double, and freshman Melissa Buccieri (Lebanon, Maine) won the game for USM with a
two-run single. Senior pitcher Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) picked up her first win of the season
with a complete game effort.
Freshman pitcher Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine) picked up her first collegiate win in the
second game of the day against Union. The Huskies built a 6-0 lead over the first six innings, then
had to withstand a four-run Union rally in the seventh to hang on for the win. Buccieri had an RBI
sacrifice fly in the second inning, and sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) had an RBI double in
the third. Freshman Amanda Kimball (Arundel, Maine), junior Danielle DeGraw (Bristol, Vt.) and
Plant had RBI in the Huskies' three-run sixth inning. Gagnon allowed just four hits and two walks
while striking out nine.
Hillsdale's Ellen O'Brien blanked the Huskies in the third game allowing just six hits and one
walk while striking out two. Senior Kelly McCaffrey (Lynn, Mass.) was the tough-luck loser for USM
giving up just two earned runs on seven hits and a walk. She struck out one. DeGraw had three hits
to pace USM's attack.
at Ft. Myers, Fla.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Buffalo State (6-4) 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 9 6
Southern Maine (1-3) 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 7 6
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (1-1) and Julie Plant.
B, Starr Wooden and Jacque Atkinson.
2B: SM, Stebbins 2, Plant B, Cefaratti
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Buccieri 2, Stebbins 2, Plant, Bradley B, Cefaratti, Thuman, Brown
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant, Bradley, Stebbins B, DiPasquale 3, Cefaratti
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Union (NY) (6-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 3
Southern Maine (2-3) 0 2 1 0 0 3 x 6 8 2
Batteries: SM, Erica Gagnon (1-1) and Melissa Buccieri.
U, Heather Ligotino, Meghan Crowley (6) and Cathy Lawton. LP, Ligotino
2B: SM, Buccieri, Plant U, Lawlor
3B: SM, Bradley
HR: none
RBI: SM, Plant 2, DeGraw, Kimball, Buccieri U, Lawlor 2, Salzman, Doraski
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant, Bradley
Game Three 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (2-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Hillsdale (6-4) 1 0 0 2 0 1 x 4 7 1
Batteries: SM, Kelly McCaffrey (0-2) and Michelle Morris.
H, Ellen O'Brien and Melissa Emmons.
2B: SM, Bradley
3B: H, Emmons
HR: none
RBI: H, Emmons, Wutke, Grube, Foster
Repeat Hitters: SM, DeGraw 3, Cloutier
H, Jenkins, Grube
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Thursday, March 26, 1998
USM Softball Huskies Lose Three to Open Season
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team opened its 1998
season by losing the first three games of a 12-game Florida trip in Ft. Myers, Fla. The Huskies
dropped their season opener to Cornerstone College of Grand Rapids, Mich., 5-4, then lost 12-4 to
once-beaten Lawrence University of Appleton, Wis. The Huskies finished the day losing a 9-3
decision to unbeaten Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Against Cornerstone (2-3), senior Meredith Bradley (Norridgewock, Maine) paced the
Huskies' attack with two doubles and two RBI. Sophomore Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) had three
singles and two runs scored for USM. Senior Paula Reed (Rockland, Maine) took the loss with a
complete game effort allowing seven hits and six walks while striking out eight.
Lawrence (6-1) jumped out early against the Huskies in the day's second game building a
10-0 lead through the first four innings. USM put four runs on the board in the fifth highlighted by
Plant's three-run homer. Senior Kelly McCaffrey (Lynn, Mass.) took the loss.
Wisconsin-Whitewater (8-0) took advantage of eight Husky errors to score nine unearned
runs. USM took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Plant's RBI single, then cut the Whitewater lead to
5-3 in the third inning on Bradley's two-run single. Freshman Erica Gagnon (Oakland, Maine)
pitched well in defeat allowing eight hits and three walks while fanning four. All nine runs she
allowed were unearned.
Game One 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Cornerstone (2-3) 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 0
Southern Maine (0-1) 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 4
Batteries: SM, Paula Reed (0-1) and Michelle Morris. C, Jodi Pospiech, Stacy Piper (5) and Sarah Duffy.
WP: Pospiech SV: Piper
2B: SM, Bradley 2
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, Reed C, Kuszmaul 2, Miller, Lambert
Repeat Hitters: SM, Plant 3, Bradley C, Miller 3, Kuszmaul, Lambert
Game Two 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Southern Maine (0-2) 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 2
Lawrence (6-1) 2 0 5 3 2 0 12 18 1
Batteries: SM, Kelly McCaffrey (0-1) and Michelle Buccieri. L, Sarah Schye and Becca Peglow.
2B: SM, DeGraw L, Rogatzki 2
3B: SM, LaVallee
HR: SM, Plant (1)
RBI: SM, Plant 3 L, Rogatzki 4, Batog 3, Rueden, Brfczynski, Magnuson
Repeat Hitters: SM, DeGraw L, Martin 5, Batog 4, Rueden 3, Magnuson
Game Three 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southern Maine (0-3) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 8
Wis.-Whitewater (8-0) 0 5 0 4 0 0 x 9 8 0
Batteries: SM, Eric Gagnon (0-1) and Julie Plant. WW, Laura Hering and Polly Vanden Boogaard.
2B: SM, DeGraw WW, Kraus, Bonuso
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Bradley 2, Plant WW, Del Monte 2, Kraus 2, Bonuso
Repat Hitters: SM, Plant, Bradley, Gagnon, DeGraw WW, Basile