Results - Sunday, May 11

Game 10 - #2 Mount Union College 7, #5 Western Connecticut State University 3
(Western Connecticut State is eliminated.)

 

 

Box Score 

The Mount Union College softball team defeated Western Connecticut State University, 7-3 in the first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament on Sunday.

Mount Union (38-9), the second seed, advances to play top seeded Muskingum College (37-10) in game 11 at 11 a.m.  The fifth seed, Western Connecticut State finishes the season with a 31-15 record.

 

Pitcher Lindsey Royer (sr. Louisville, OH/Marlington) pitched a complete game for the win.  Royer (28-5) allowed three runs on four hits and struck out five batters.  Shelby Slie (sr. Seymour, CT/Seymour) took the loss (17-8) for the Colonels.

 

Royer went two for two at the plate with a double, two RBIs and one run scored.  Catcher Mara Palombaro (fr. Boardman, OH/Cardinal Mooney) had two hits (three at bats), a double, two RBIs and one run scored.  Center fielder Megan Allen (so. Hartville, OH/Lake) scored twice and left fielder Erin Duignan (sr. Green, OH) drove in two runs.

 

For Western Connecticut State, right fielder Amy Hartman (fr. Ellington, CT/Ellington) hit a two run homer.  Catcher Brittany Finkeldey (sr. Ivoryton, CT/The Williams School) was two for three with one run scored.  Third baseman Stacey DiMaggio (sr. Hopewell Jct., NY/John Jay) recorded one RBI, while designated player Cortney Romyns (sr. Newton, NJ/Blair Academy) scored one run.

 

The Colonels went up 1-0 in the top of the first inning.  DiMaggio’s sacrifice bunt scored Romyns, who reached base with a walk.  The Purple Raiders got three runs in the bottom half.  Royer hit a two run double and shortstop Meghan Simons (so. East Rochester, OH/Minerva) singled in a run.

 

Mount Union added one run in the third.  Duignan doubled to left center, bringing home Palombaro.  Western Connecticut State cut the deficit to one (4-3) after Hartman’s two run homer in the top of the fourth.  The Purple Raiders tacked on three runs in the bottom of the sixth to seal the victory.  Palombaro hit a two run single and Duignan’s bases loaded walk brought in Allen.

 

Game 11 - #1 Muskingum College 5, #2 Mount Union College 3
(Mount Union is eliminated.)

 

Box Score 


Top seeded Muskingum College had a 5-3 victory over the second seed Mount Union College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament on Sunday.

 

Muskingum (38-10) advances to face the sixth seed Denison University (28-10) in game 12 at 1 p.m.  Mount Union ends its season with a 38-10 record.

 

Pitcher Amy Mattin (jr. Delta, OH) went the distance on the mound for the win.  Mattin (28-6) scattered seven hits and gave up three runs.  Kellie Schmucker (fr. Louisville, OH/Marlington) took the loss for the Purple Raiders.

 

Muskingum was led by shortstop Jamie Echelberger (sr. Ashland, OH/Hillside) with three hits (three at bats), a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.  Catcher Kari Hoying (sr. Russia, OH/Russia Local) went two for four with a double and two RBIs.  Right fielder Kelli Mann (sr. Canton, OH/Perry) contributed with a double and one run scored.

 

For Mount Union, right fielder Lee Negrelli (sr. Mentor, OH) was two for three with a triple and two runs scored.  First baseman/pitcher Lindsey Royer (sr. Louisville, OH/Marlington) added two hits in two trips to the plate and scored once.  Shortstop Meghan Simons (so. East Rochester, OH/Minerva) drove in two runs, while left fielder Erin Duignan (sr. Green, OH) had one RBI.

 

Muskingum got one run in the first and three in the second.  In the first, Mann led off with a double and scored on Hoying’s single.  Echelberger knocked in two runs with a single to right field in the second.  Designated player Randi Dance (jr. Olmsted Falls, OH) followed with a single that plated Echelberger.

 

In the top of the fourth, Negrelli tripled to right center field and she came home on Duignan’s single to make the scored 4-1.  The Purple Raiders scored two runs in the top of the sixth to come within one (4-3).  Simons singled down the left field line, scoring Negrelli and Royer.  The Muskies added an insurance run in the bottom half.  Hoying doubled in Echelberger, who reached base with a double to left field.

 

Game 12 - #1 Muskingum College 14, #6 Denison University 1 (five innings)

Box Score

Muskingum College defeated Denison University, 14-1 in five innings.  It was the first loss for Denison in the double elimination first round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament.

 

The Muskies (39-10) exploded for 12 runs in the bottom of the first inning and tied the NCAA Championship record for runs in a inning.  The record is 12 by Ithaca College (12) versus Western New England (0) in the fourth inning (May 8, 2004).  Denison is 28-11 overall.        

 

First baseman Mary Margaret Boda (fr. Delaware, OH/Buckeye Valley) went two for two with five RBIs and two runs scored.  In the first inning, Boda recorded a three run homer her first time at bat and the second appearance she had a solo home run.  Catcher Kari Hoying (sr. Russia, OH/Russia Local) had three hits in three at bats, six RBIs and two runs scored.  Hoying had a RBI double in the first inning and the second time at bat she hit a grand slam.  Right fielder Kelli Mann (sr. Canton, OH/Perry) contributed with three hits (four at bats), one RBI and three runs scored. 

 

Right hander Heather Martin (jr. Utica, OH) was the winning pitcher.  Martin (11-2) threw four innings in relief and had three strikeouts.  Bri Scrofano (sr. Longs, SC/McDowell) suffered the loss on the mound. 

 

The Muskies added two more runs in the third inning.  Hoying had a RBI single and Boda contributed with a sacrifice fly.  Denison’s lone run came in the fourth.  Center fielder Mary Beth Krolikowski (jr. Brunswick, OH/Holy Name) led off with a double and scored on a single by pitcher Mandy Krutzler (fr. Geneva, IL/Hudon).

 

Game 13 - #1 Muskingum College 3, #6 Denison University 2 (Denison is eliminated.)

 Box Score

The top seed Muskingum College won 3-2 over the sixth seed Denison University in the if necessary game of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament First Round.  Muskingum advances to the national championship in Salem, VA, May 16-20.

 

Denison defeated Muskingum, 3-2 on Saturday (May 10).  The Muskies came back through the losers bracket to beat the Big Red twice. 

 

For Muskingum (40-10), catcher Kari Hoying (sr. Russia, OH/Russia Central) went two for two with three RBIs and two runs scored.  Hoying recorded two home runs for a total of three on the day.  Shortstop Jamie Echelberger (sr. Ashland, OH/Hillside) contributed with two hits (three at bats) and left fielder Mallory Hay (so. Boardman, OH) added two hits in three trips to the plate. 

 

Heather Martin (jr. Utica, OH) picked up her second straight win on the mound in two games.  Martin pitched 3.1 scoreless innings in relief.  She (12-2) only gave up three hits. 

 

Right fielder Rachel Cotterman (sr. New Lexington, OH/Fisher Catholic) went two for three with a double and two RBIs for Denison (28-12).  Shortstop Ali Silver (sr. Baltimore, MD/Kenwood) had three hits in four at bats. 

 

The score was tied at two when Hoying had a solo shot over the left field fence for the winning run.  The Muskies got on the scoreboard with a two run homer by Hoying in the first inning.  The Big Red scored two runs in the fourth inning.  Cotterman drove in two runs with a single.  She plated pinch runner Amy Eberlin (fr. Toronto, ONT/Leaside) and designated player Sam Rumschlag (so. Carmel, IN/Cathedral).