West Hartford, Conn. ? Amber Maisonet and Nicole Kothe scored two runs apiece to lead UAlbany to a 6-2 win over Hartford in the first game of an America East Conference softball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. Hartford claimed the second game by a score of 1-0, in an eight-inning pitcher's duel.
UAlbany (23-12, AE 11-2) recorded a three-run fourth inning in the early game, as first baseman Leanne Tillman led off the frame with a walk. Tillman advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Kat Smith and scored on a Hartford error, which also allowed Kothe to reach base safely. Maisonet drew a walk and stole second before Andrianna Walraven knocked an RBI single to score Kothe. Maisonet scored the third run of the inning on a wild pitch by the Hawks' Brittney Stratton.
The Great Danes added a single run in the fifth inning on a lead-off homer by Meagan Butsch, her fifth of the season. UAlbany added two more runs in the top of the sixth frame, loading the bases with a walk by Kothe and back-to-back singles by Maisonet and Walraven. Michelle Connors (Shenendehowa) singled up the middle to drive in Kothe and Maisonet.
UAlbany pitcher Marissa Powell, who improved to 9-7 on the season, took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before giving up solo home runs to Jackie Simonetty and Kristen Cericola. Powell fanned seven opposing batters in her complete-game performance. Stratton took the loss for Hartford, striking out four over six innings before being relieved in the seventh by Amanda Farnan.
Stratton recorded an eight-inning no-hitter in the second game to lead the Hawks to their extra-inning victory. Right fielder Amanda Sais broke up a scoreless tie by knocking a two-out, RBI single to left to score pinch runner Kayla Demarest and give Hartford (16-15, AE 5-8) the win.
UAlbany hurler Leah McIntosh took a no-hitter into the final frame before giving up three hits. McIntosh struck out a career-high 13 batters over 7.2 innings.
The two teams will meet in the series finale on Sunday, beginning at 12 p.m.
-agate-
UAlbany 000 312 0 - 6 8 1
Hartford 000 000 2 - 2 2 1
UAlbany: Marissa Powell and Kat Smith.
Hartford: Brittney Stratton, Amanda Farnan (7) and Lindsey Anrico.
UAlbany (23-12, AE 11-2) 000 000 00 - 0 0 0
Hartford (16-15, AE 5-8) 000 000 01 - 1 3 0
UAlbany: Leah McIntosh and Kat Smith.
Hartford: Brittney Stratton and Lindsey Anrico.
UAlbany 6, Hartford 2 (Apr 19, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Softball
Albany at Hartford (Game 1)
Apr 19, 2008 at West Hartford, CT (UH Softball Field)
Albany 6 (23-11,11-1 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maisonet, Amber lf....... 2 2 1 0 3 0 5 0 0
Walraven, Andrianna ss... 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3
Connors, Michelle 2b..... 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0
Butsch, Meagan 3b........ 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Van Deest, Bailey rf..... 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bergin, Jessica pr/rf... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mason, Gina dh........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Tillman, Leanne 1b....... 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 3
Smith, Kat c............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
Kothe, Nicole cf......... 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
Powell, Marissa p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 25 6 8 4 9 4 21 4 11
Hartford 2 (16-14,4-8 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Dilworth 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Sais rf.................. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Simonetty 3b............. 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 4 0
Piacentini dh............ 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
Clonick ss............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Cericola cf.............. 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kamena lf................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Kyzer 1b................. 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
Anrico c................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0
Stratton p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Farnan p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 2 2 2 1 7 21 9 2
Score by Innings R H E
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Albany.............. 000 312 0 - 6 8 1
Hartford............ 000 000 2 - 2 2 1
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E - Powell, M.; Stratton. DP - HARTFORD 2. LOB - ALBANY 11; HARTFORD 2. HR -
Butsch, M.; Simonetty; Cericola. HBP - Connors, M.. SH - Smith, K. 2; Kothe,
N.. SB - Maisonet, A.; Sais.
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Powell, Marissa..... 7.0 2 2 2 1 7 24 25
Hartford IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Stratton............ 6.0 7 6 5 9 4 21 34
Farnan.............. 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4
Win - Powell, M. (9-7). Loss - Stratton (11-6). Save - None.
WP - Stratton. HBP - by Stratton (Connors, M.). PB - Anrico.
Umpires -
Start: 1pm Time: 1:51 Attendance:
Game: GAME34
Hartford 1, UAlbany 0 (Apr 19, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Softball
Albany at Hartford (Game 2)
Apr 19, 2008 at West Hartford, CT (UH Softball Field)
Albany 0 (23-12,11-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maisonet, Amber lf....... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Walraven, Andrianna ss... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Connors, Michelle 2b..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Butsch, Meagan 3b........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Van Deest, Bailey rf..... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Mason, Gina dh........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tillman, Leanne 1b....... 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
Smith, Kat c............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1
Kothe, Nicole cf......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
McIntosh, Leah p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 24 0 0 0 4 4 23 3 5
Hartford 1 (16-15,5-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Dilworth 2b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Sais rf.................. 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1
Simonetty 3b............. 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0
Kyzer 1b................. 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 1
Clonick ss............... 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
Cericola cf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1
Kamena lf................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Messinger dh............. 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Demarest pr............. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anrico c................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
Piacentini ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Stratton p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 26 1 3 1 3 13 24 8 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Albany.............. 000 000 00 - 0 0 0
Hartford............ 000 000 01 - 1 3 0
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Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
LOB - ALBANY 5; HARTFORD 5. HBP - Connors, M.. SB - Maisonet, A.; Kothe, N..
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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McIntosh, Leah...... 7.2 3 1 1 3 13 26 29
Hartford IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Stratton............ 8.0 0 0 0 4 4 24 29
Win - Stratton (12-6). Loss - McIntosh, L. (10-4). Save - None.
HBP - by Stratton (Connors, M.).
Umpires -
Start: 3:20 Time: 1:30 Attendance: 114
Game: GAME35
