DeLand, Fla. ? Leah McIntosh recorded her second win of the season and Brittany Rose claimed her first victory as a collegian to help lead the UAlbany softball team to two wins on the second day of the Stetson Invitational at Patricia Wilson Field. The Great Danes defeated Western Michigan, 8-1, earlier in the day before posting a 1-0 victory over Stetson in the nightcap.
Rose tossed a complete game for the Great Danes against Western Michigan (5-4), fanning three and allowing just four hits. The Broncos, who defeated UAlbany in extra innings on Friday, scored their lone run of the game in the fifth inning on a home run by freshman right fielder Michelle Bendewald.
UAlbany had jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, as freshman Gina Mason drove in two runs on a double to left centerfield. The Great Danes tacked on two more runs in the third on a two-run blast by third baseman Meagan Butsch. UAlbany then had back-to-back singles in the fourth inning before Nicole Kothe drove a triple into right field to score Amber Maisonet and Kristine Bill. The Great Danes added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, as Jessica Bergin slammed her first career homer down the left field line.
In the second game of the day, the score remained knotted at 0-0 through six innings before UAlbany could break the scoring drought in the top of the seventh. Maisonet singled to left, scoring pinch runner Tara Dalton for the lone run of the game. McIntosh won the pitchers duel, striking out 11 while allowing just two hits. Junior Erica Demers took the loss for Stetson (13-8), fanning four UAlbany batters.
UAlbany, with a 3-1 record in the tournament, will advance to the championship game, taking place no Sunday at 12 p.m.
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Western Michigan (5-4) 000 010 0 - 1 4 1
UAlbany 202 301 x - 8 8 0
Kelli Zache, Meghan Thomas (4), Molly Lange (5) and Becky Bartosz.
Brittany Rose and Kat Smith.
UAlbany (3-1) 000 000 1 - 1 3 0
Stetson (13-8) 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
Leah McIntosh and Kat Smith.
Erica Demers and Blythe Golden.
UAlbany 8, Western Michigan 1 (Mar 01, 2008)
Box score
The Automated ScoreBook
Western Michigan vs Albany
Mar 01, 2008 at DeLand, Fla. (Patricia Wilson Fld)
Western Michigan 1 (5-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BARTOSZ c................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
SAYRES ss................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2
VARGOCKO 2b.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
REIST lf................. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
MROCZEK 1b............... 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1
FULLER dh................ 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
WESTENBURG dh........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
THOMAS, S. 3b............ 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
LANGE p................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BENDEWALD rf............. 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
JAGER cf................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
TURNER ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ZACHE p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
THOMAS, M. p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
HARRIS 3b............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 23 1 4 1 3 3 18 9 5
Albany 8 (2-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maisonet, Amber lf....... 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
Kothe, Nicole cf......... 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
Walraven, Andrianna ss... 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 1
Butsch, Meagan 3b........ 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0
Mason, Gina dh........... 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tillman, Leanne 1b....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1
Bergin, Jessica rf....... 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 0
Smith, Kat c............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Dalton, Tara pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill, Kristine 2b........ 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rose, Brittany p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 25 8 8 8 2 3 21 8 2
Score by Innings R H E
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Western Michigan.... 000 010 0 - 1 4 1
Albany.............. 202 301 X - 8 8 0
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E - MROCZEK. LOB - W. Michigan 5; Albany 2. 2B - SAYRES; Mason, G.. 3B -
Kothe, N.. HR - BENDEWALD(1); Butsch, M.(1); Bergin, J.(1). SH - JAGER;
Kothe, N.. SB - Maisonet, A.; Bergin, J.. CS - Bill, K..
Western Michigan IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZACHE............... 3.0 4 4 4 1 1 12 14
THOMAS, M........... 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 6 7
LANGE............... 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 7 7
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Rose, Brittany...... 7.0 4 1 1 3 3 23 27
Win - Rose, B. (1-0). Loss - ZACHE (1-1). Save - None.
WP - Rose, B. 2.
Umpires - Home:Rocky Ellingsworth 1st:Darrell Hullinger
Start: 2:15 pm Time: 1:35 Attendance: 123
Game: GAME03
UAlbany 1, Stetson 0 (Mar 01, 2008)
Box score
The Automated ScoreBook
Albany at Stetson
Mar 01, 2008 at DeLand, Fla. (Patricia Wilson Fld)
Albany 1 (3-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maisonet, Amber lf....... 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
Kothe, Nicole cf......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Connors, Michelle 2b..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Butsch, Meagan rf........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mason, Gina 1b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1
Walraven, Andrianna ss... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Van Deest, Bailey dh..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Dalton, Tara pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smith, Kat c............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
Tillman, Leanne ph...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
Bill, Kristine 3b........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
McIntosh, Leah p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 25 1 3 1 2 4 21 3 7
Stetson 0 (13-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WIGHTMAN 3b.............. 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
MIGLIORI 1b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1
LINDSEY dh............... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
CARRENO ss............... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1
FORBES 2b................ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
BAILEY lf................ 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
GOLDEN c................. 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1
PETERS rf................ 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
JOYCE cf................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
DEMERS p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 23 0 2 0 2 11 21 7 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Albany.............. 000 000 1 - 1 3 0
Stetson............. 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
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E - CARRENO. LOB - Albany 7; Stetson 4. HBP - Connors, M.; Van Deest, B. SB
- Connors, M.; Walraven, A. 2; FORBES; PETERS.
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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McIntosh, Leah...... 7.0 2 0 0 2 11 23 25
Stetson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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DEMERS.............. 7.0 3 1 1 2 4 25 29
Win - McIntosh, L. (2-0). Loss - DEMERS (7-2). Save - None.
HB - DEMERS 2.
Umpires - Home:Darrell Hullinger 1st:Rocky Ellingsworth
Start: 7:10 pm Time: 1:28 Attendance: 209
Game: GAME04
