West Hartford, Conn. ? Amanda Sais hit a two-out, walk-off single to send the winning run across home plate in the eighth inning to lead Hartford to a 2-1 win over UAlbany in America East Conference softball action on Sunday afternoon at the UH Softball Field.
Sophomore Amanda Dilworth reached base on a walk and then stole second to move into scoring position, before Sais knocked a base hit into right-center field to end the game.
Hartford (17-15, AE 6-8) scored first, as Sais smacked a triple into right field in the bottom of the first inning to take the early lead. Sais later scored on a sacrifice fly to right by third baseman Jackie Simonetty. UAlbany tied the game at 1-1 in the third after shortstop Andrianna Walraven walked to lead off the frame. She then stole second and scored on a base hit to center by third baseman Meagan Butsch.
The Great Danes got a runner into scoring position with one out in the seventh, as Kat Smith reached on an error and pinch runner Kristine Bill advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Nicole Kothe. Hartford hurler Brittney Stratton induced a pair of infield pop-ups from Amber Maisonet and Walraven to retire the side. Stratton fanned five in a complete-game performance. UAlbany's Marissa Powell, who dropped to 9-8 on the season, struck out a career-high 11 opposing batters in 7.2 innings of work.
UAlbany (23-13, AE 11-3), which dropped to second in the conference standings behind Boston U., will return to action on Wednesday with a doubleheader at Vermont starting at 2 p.m.
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UAlbany (23-13, AE 11-3) 001 000 00 - 1 6 0
Hartford (17-15, AE 6-8) 100 000 01 - 2 4 3
UAlbany: Marissa Powell and Kat Smith, Leanne Tillman.
Hartford: Brittney Stratton and Lindsey Anrico.
Hartford 2, UAlbany 1 (Apr 20, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Softball
Albany at Hartford
Apr 20, 2008 at West Hartford, CT (UH Softball Field)
Albany 1 (23-13,11-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maisonet, Amber lf....... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Walraven, Andrianna ss... 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Connors, Michelle 2b..... 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0
Butsch, Meagan 3b........ 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Van Deest, Bailey rf..... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Mason, Gina dh........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Tillman, Leanne 1b/c..... 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 1
Smith, Kat c............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0
Dalton, Tara pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill, Kristine pr/1b.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kothe, Nicole cf......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Powell, Marissa p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 30 1 6 1 2 5 23 7 8
Hartford 2 (17-15,6-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Dilworth 2b.............. 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0
Sais rf.................. 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Simonetty 3b............. 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Kyzer 1b................. 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
Clonick ss............... 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Cericola cf.............. 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Kamena lf................ 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1
Messinger dh............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Anrico c................. 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 2
Piacentini ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Stratton p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 27 2 4 2 1 11 24 4 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Albany.............. 001 000 00 - 1 6 0
Hartford............ 100 000 01 - 2 4 3
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Simonetty; Clonick; Cericola. DP - HARTFORD 1. LOB - ALBANY 8; HARTFORD
4. 3B - Sais. SH - Kothe, N.. SF - Simonetty. SB - Maisonet, A. 2; Walraven,
A.; Dilworth; Clonick.
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Powell, Marissa..... 7.2 4 2 2 1 11 27 29
Hartford IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Stratton............ 8.0 6 1 1 2 5 30 33
Win - Stratton (13-6). Loss - Powell, M. (9-8). Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 12pm Time: 2:02 Attendance: 103
Game: GAME36
