Tuesday, March 27, 2007

WC 8-7, Final

The Shoremen hold on for the 8-7 win. The Garnet got one in the ninth, but a caught stealing helped WC's cause. Hines picks up his second save of the win and Colananni improves to 2-1 with the win. The two teams conclude the two-game set Friday in Chestertown.

I would like to thank Kyle for all his help today and I enjoyed hanging out with him and my first trip to Swarthmore.

Good night from the Commonwealth!

WC 8-6, Middle 9th

Brian Kramer reached on an infield single with two out, but was caught stealing. Hines on the hill to try to nail down the victory for the Shoremen.

WC 8-6, End 8th

Hines allowed one Garnet hitter to reach, but he did not score. Hines got Wiley Archibald to pop up to the SS, Perret, to end the 8th inning.

WC 8-6, Middle 8th

Hines into pitch now for the Shoremen. Hines was the DH for the first 7 1/2 innings of the game. WC loses its DH spot now since he is in the game as a field player.

WC 8-6, End 7th

The Garnet got two runs on consecutive ground outs to Kaplan to trim it to 8-6. Conor Casey was thrown out by Jim Bannar caught stealing to end the 7th. Swarthmore plated five runs in its half of the seventh following one run by WC in the top of the frame.

WC 8-4, Bottom 7th

The Garnet have scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, two coming on a bad throw with the bases loaded and no out. Eric Lickstein in to relieve Darren Colananni.

WC 8-1, Middle 7th

Jim Gibbons, who reached on a fielding error, scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Huba.

New players into the game for the Shoremen:

34-Tom Heppard in LF for Tidwell
11-Ben Kaplan at 2B for Lutz
12-Jim Bannar at C for DeBartolome
18-Wes Anderson at 1B for Tyler Corbutt
22-Brian Kramer in RF for Gibbons.

WC 7-1, End 6th

Swarthmore got two runners on, courtesy of an error and walk, but Colananni got a comebacker off the bat of Scott Dalane to end the frame.

WC 7-1, Middle 6th

The Shoremen exploded for five runs in the top of the sixth. WC strung together five straight hits and sent 10 men to the plate in the inning. Tidwell had an RBI single, Lutz had an RBI on a suicide squeeze and DeBartolome had an RBI on a groundout.

Colananni still in the game pitching for the Shoremen.

WC 4-1, Top 6th

Designated hitter Kirk Hines delivered a two-run single past the diving shortstop through the left side to plate Greg Perret and Jim Gibbons. After a Hines stolen base, Huba singled to get Hines to third. A pitching change for Swarthmore, Dylan Smith now in the game for the Garnet.

WC 2-1, End 5th

Colananni fanned the Swarthmore batter Sammy Faeder to end the 5th inning. Tidwell got to 2B for WC, but could not score.

WC 2-1, End 4th

The hosts got onto the board with a two-out single to right center. WC had a runner on third with two outs in its half of the 4th, but could not score.

WC 2-0, End 3rd

Darren Colananni set down the side 1-2-3 in the bottom of the third. WC threatened again in the top of the 3rd, but could not score. Sean Varsolona now in the game to pitch for Swarthmore.

WC 2-0, End 2nd

The Shoremen threatened in the 2nd, but Huba's liner with two outs was snared by Wiley Archibald. The Garnet got a runner to 2nd, but a comebacker to Colananni ended the frame.

WC 2-0, End 1st

The Shoremen plated two runs in the top of the first inning. With two outs, Matt Boucher hit a groundball to shortstop and his throw went past the first baseman and two runs scored.

Greetings From Swarthmore

Good afternoon for Swarthmore. This is my first trip to the home of the Garnet, now making Bryn Mawr the only place I have yet to visit. Today is the conference opener for both teams as the Shoremen take on the Garnet. The two teams will play on Friday in Chestertown.

The lineup is for today's game:

Washington College
1-Zach Huba (CF), 4-James Tidwell (LF), 20-Doug Lutz (2B), 15-Mike DeBartolome (C), 19-Tyler Corbutt (1B), 5-Greg Perret (SS), 29-Jim Gibbons (RF) and 3-Kirk Hines (DH). Pitching is 23-Darren Colananni

Swarthmore
2-Sammy Faeder (1B), 10-Thomas Nakamura (SS), 15-Travis Allen (DH), 27-Jimmy Gill (RF), 12-Conor Casey (3B), 4-Scott Delane (CF), 7-Grant Yoshitsu (LF), 8-Andy Bender (C) and 3-Wiley Archibald (2B). Pitching is 6-Justin Chen.

More to come from suburban Philadelphia, the city that made Sudlersville native Jimmie Foxx famous. Foxx played for the Philadelphia A's from 1925-35 and helped the A's win two World Series titles in 1929 and 1930 and a American League pennant in 1931. Foxx was the first three-time winner of the modern day MVP award, which began in 1931. Foxx won it in 1932 and 1933 with the A's and in 1938 with the Boston Red Sox. This now officially has Kyle Leach's stamp of approval! Kyle is a die hard Red Sox fan. Kyle is the SID at Swarthmore.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Women's Lacrosse Halftime Update

The Shorewomen lead Wesley at halftime, 15-4. Washington scored 12 goals in a span of 12:17 at one point in the first half.

Lauren Sampson has five goals on six shots for the Shorewomen.

Friday, March 16, 2007

WC 5-2, Final

McElroy set the Bears down in order in the 7th and the Shorewomen go 4-4 for the week with a 5-2 win.

This concludes the week. It's been a lot of fun (and a lot of travel). Hope you have all enjoyed. I am now going to enjoy the rest of the evening and tomorrow I fly back to MD. Take care all!

WC 5-2, End 6th

Coast Guard got two runs in the top of the sixth and had runners on 2nd and 3rd with two out, but a popup to Irene Pastorino ended the threat.

McElroy still in the game for the Shorewomen looking for her third complete game of the week.

WC 5-0, End 5th

The Shorewomen plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth on hits by Emily Adams and Megan Russell and a RBI walk by Irene Pastorino. Meghan Luterzo, Kim Proctor and Amanda Campbell scored for WC.

WC 2-0, End 4th

WC loaded the bases, but could not score. Shorewomen continue to lead by two.

WC 2-0, End 3rd

Neither team scored in the 3rd inning as the Shorewomen continue to lead 2-0.

WC 2-0, End 2nd

The Shorewomen's Megan Russell got a leadoff walk and got to second on a passed ball, but was stranded. WC continues to lead the Bears, 2-0, after two.

WC 2-0, End 1st

The Shorewomen got RBI hits from Kim Proctor and Emily Adams to grab a 2-0 lead after one inning of play. Beth Anne Hartman and Kim Proctor scored the two runs. Caitlin McElroy out on the mound out for WC.

Greetings From Softball

I am back over in Kissimmee with the softball team as they play game two of the day against the Coast Guard. WC posted a 11-4 win over Suffolk in the first game as I was baseball during that time. A victory gives the Shorewomen a 4-4 mark in Florida.

I found out that I am in the running for the 528 Customer of the Week! :) Just kidding all.

More to come from the softball team's final game in the Sunshine State.

WC 5-4, Final

The Shoremen score a 5-4 win over Oneonta. Tom Heppard allowed a two-out single, but retired the next batter on a pop up to 2B Doug Lutz to seal it and hand the Red Dragons their first loss of the season. WC improves to 5-3, while Oneonta falls to 8-1.

Now it is time to pack up and head back to Kissimmee to catch game two of softball against the Coast Guard.

WC 5-4, End 7th

Matt Boucher got a two-out single and stole second base, but was left on the pond. Tom Heppard to pitch the 8th for WC.

New Pitcher For WC

Tom Heppard is now in the game for the Shoremen as he relieves Joe Coveney, who relieved starter Wes Anderson.

WC 5-4, End 6th

The Red Dragons trimmed the lead to 5-4 with a RBI single. A 4-6-3 DP turned by the Shoremen prevented further damage. WC went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the frame.

WC 5-3, End 5th

WC had 2nd and 3rd with one out, but could not cash in.

WC 5-3, End 4th

The Red Dragons got one back with one out in the fourth on a base hit by Dave Paquette, but Wes Anderson retired the next two hitters to keep it 5-3 Shoremen.

WC 5-2, End 3rd

The Shoremen got five runs as the first five reached base to take a 5-2 lead. Matt Boucher, replacing, Tozzolo, got it going with a two-run double to tie the game. WC got a RBI hit from Doug Lutz and a suicide squeeze from Kirk Hines. Lutz capped the scoring as he was plated on a wild pitch.

Oneonts 2-0, End 2nd

The Red Dragons and Shoremen did not score in the second, so it remains 2-0, Oneonta.

Oneonta 2-0, End 1st

Good morning from Cocoa one last time for 2007. The baseball team plays 8-0 Oneonta this morning. Oneonta is a state school in New York and home to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. 20 miles north of Oneonta is Cooperstown, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. It is a member of the SUNYAC conference, 11 state schools comprise the conference, including my alma mater, New Paltz.

Phil and I met for the first time in June 1996 in Oneonta at the other college in the city, Hartwick.

The Red Dragons got two runs in the first, aided by an error. The Shoremen got the bases loaded with one out, but could not score. 2-0 Oneonta.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

WC 13-1, Final

The Shoremen win 13-1. John Harvey with his first career win and Benjy Duke believe it or not, gets the save, his first.

Good night from Cocoa! See you in the morning as WC plays its final game in Florida against Oneonta.

WC 13-1, End 8th

The Shoremen batted around in the 8th inning, scoring 8 runs and sending 14 men to the plate. 11 consecutive WC hitters reached base.

WC 5-1, Middle 8th

The Scots did plate a run in the 8th on a wild pitch. Gordon loaded the bases with two outs on three walks, but Benjy Duke got the Scots' hitter to make out with the help of a great diving catch by left fielder Tom Heppard.

WC Pitching Change

Benjy Duke now in to try to get the third out in the top of the eighth for the Shoremen.

Play To Resume

Play is about to resume following a "Florida Shower!"

Rain Delay

There is a rain delay with WC up 5-0, with two outs in the top of the 8th inning.

WC 4-0, End 6th

Kirk Hines got to second following a walk and a bad throw by the first baseman back to the mound following a pickoff attempt, but he was left stranded.

Assistant softball coach Karen Burnette, softball trainer Becca Strycharz and WC sports information student assistant Justine Hendricks have joined the rest of the softball crew here as they spent the day on Cocoa Beach.

WC 4-0, End 5th

The Shoremen got RBI hits from Zachary Huba, Tony Tozzolo and Jim Gibbons to stretch the lead to 4-0. The starting pitcher, John Harvey is working on a one-hitter.

WC 1-0, End 4th

Neither team scored in the fourth inning. Doug Lutz got a two-out single, but was stranded at first on a fly out to right field that ended the frame.

WC 1-0, End 3rd

WC got on the board in the bottom of the third when Wes Anderson plated Kirk Hines on a sacrifice fly to right field that did not miss being a home run by that much. Hines got on board with a triple to the gap in right-center.

Six members of the softball team are supporting the baseball team on their off day. Amanda Campbell, Megan Russell, Meg Travers, Jasmine Queen, Tricia Carroll and Emily Adams are supporting the Shoremen nine along with coach Louie Richardson.

Good Afternoon From Cocoa

The baseball team has just started against Gordon College. Gordon is just outside of Boston. The game has been moved up to 4 pm from 4:30 pm.

The link is: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/baseball/xlive.htm

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

WC 3-0, Final

The Shorewomen earn a split with the Eagles as Caitlin McElroy tosses her second shutout at the Rebel Spring Games as she retired the side in order in the bottom of the 7th.

I'd like to thank Frank, a Benedictine student, for his company during the second game as he did the scoreboard. Like me, he is a Bears fan!

My day is done and have a good one all!

WC 3-0, End 6th

WC got an unearned run when Emily Adams scored on a groundout by Tricia Carroll.

WC 2-0, End 5th

The Shorewomen got two runs in the top of the fourth as Meghan Luterzo and Kim Proctor scored on hits by Amanda Campbell and Tricia Carroll respectively. Emily Adams scoop of a Irene Pastorino throw kept the Eagles off the scoreboard following a triple with two outs by Benedictine.

Tie 0-0, End 1st

WC got out of a bases loaded pickle with a 1-2-3-2 DP. Caitlin McElroy threw to Kim Proctor to force the runner from 3rd at the plate and the throw to first from the catcher was dropped by Emily Adams, but Adams threw to Proctor to nail the runner coming home from second at the plate. The 1-2-3-2 DP is a common DP that you see all the time. NOT!

Benedictine 5-1, Final

Each team scored once in the seventh. Meg Travers plated Irene Pastorino with a two-out double to get the Shorewomen their lone run.

Benedictine 4-0, End 6th

Kim Proctor and Amanda Campbell gave WC runners on 1st and 2nd with one out, but were left stranded.

Pitching Change

Tricia Carroll is now into pitch for the Shorewomen as she moves in from LF. Irene Pastorino moves from 2B to LF, Meghan Luterzo from 1B to 2B and Emily Adams from P to 1B.

Benedictine 2-0, End 4th

The Shorewomen got hits from Meghan Luterzo and Amanda Campbell, but could not push any runs across.

Benedictine 2-0, End 3rd

Benedictine has recorded two triples and both runners scored who tripled to lead 2-0.

Live Stats Link

To follow today's softball games and Friday's games vs. the Coast Guard visit: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/softball/xlive.htm

To follow Thursday's baseball vs. Gordon and Friday vs. Oneonta, visit: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/softball/xlive.htm

Good Morning WC Fans

Good everybody. Today softball plays Benedictine in a twinbill. WC is the home team in the 9 am game and the visiting team in the 11 am game.

To follow the game visit: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/softball/xlive.htm

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

UW-River Falls 9-0, Final

The Falcons won 9-0 as they scored three in the seventh for the final margin.

I'd like to thank Jim, the UWRF SID, for his help today. It was a pleasure to meet and work with him this afternoon.

Good day from Kissimmee.

UW-River Falls 6-0, End 5th

The Shorewomen went 3 up and 3 down in the bottom of the fifth. UWRF scored three in the top half to grab a 6-0 lead. Adams retired the last two hitters she faced to keep it at 6-0.

Pitching Change

Emily Adams is now in with one out in the top of the fifth with the Falcons leading 4-0. She replaces Caitlin McElroy. Bases loaded with one away.

UW-River Falls, 3-0 End 4th

The Shorewomen had a runner on 2nd with two outs, but could not cash in. The Falcons scored two runs in the top of the 4th to take a 3-0 lead. The two runs were scored with no outs, but further damage was averted when Rachel Mathias was thrown out on your typical 8-3-4-2 play. That was for you scoring at home, Meg Travers to Meghan Luterzo to Irene Pastorino to Kim Proctor.

UW-River Falls 1-0, End 3rd

The Falcons lead 1-0 after three. Meghan Luterzo hit a shot into right-center, but the centerfielder Rachel Mathias tracked it down to deny WC the tying run as Hartman was on second base.

Congrats Baseball

Congrats to Al Streelman and the Shoremen baseball squad on a 9-6 victory over Mt. St. Mary College this afternoon in Cocoa.

UW-River Falls 1-0, End 2nd

The Falcons struck for one in the first on a triple by Emily Howlett to RF and scored on a throwing error by Beth Anne Hartman. WC starting pitcher Caitlin McElroy has struck out one so far.

Game Two Underway

The Wisconsin-River Falls-WC softball game is underway. The link is: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/softball/xlive.htm

UW-Stout 4-2, Final

WC loaded the bases in the 7th with singles by Kim Proctor, Amanda Campbell and Emily Adams with two outs, but Tricia Carroll's groundout to the first baseman ended the game. WC will be back on the field later today against Wisconsin-River Falls. First pitch will be around 4:30-5 pm.

Speaking of UW-RF, I have just met the SID of the school, Jim Thies.

More blogs to come later today.

UW-Stout 4-2, End 6th

The Blue Devils have scored four runs with two outs to take a 4-2 lead. A bases clearing double by Jackie Juan and a RBI single by Amanda McKellips provided the four runs.

Michelle Laque had pitched the first 5 1/3 innings without allowing a hit. She was replaced with two outs by Tricia Carroll.

Last hacks for WC coming up.

Live Stats Link/Good Luck

Softball livestats link: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/softball/xlive.htm

I would like to wish Al and Suzie's squads good luck today as baseball plays Mt. St. Mary of Newburgh, NY in Cocoa, Florida and women's lacrosse plays Ohio Wesleyan down in Wellington, Florida.

WC 2-0, Middle 6th

The Shorewomen lead Wisconsin-Stout 2-0 going into the bottom of the sixth. The Shorewomen got an RBI double from Kim Proctor to plate Meghan Luterzo in the 3rd inning and Emily Adams drew a bases loaded walk to drive in Meg Travers in the 5th.

Monday, March 12, 2007

WC 16-8, Final

The Shoremen complete the sweep with a 16-8 win over Medaille. Tom Heppard gets his first win of the season and collegiate career.

Back to Orlando! Hope you enjoyed the blogs and what a day my birthday was!

Goodnight all!

WC 16-8, End 8th

The Shoremen scored five runs, with the key play being a ball hit by Jim Gibbons that went through the legs of a Medaille player. Three outs to a WC sweep.

WC 11-8, Middle 8th

Tom Heppard has retired his last eight batters as WC looks to build upon its three-run cushion here in the bottom half. New pitcher in the tilt for Medaille.

WC 11-8, End 7th

The 7th inning stretch was not played tonight, but the Shoremen stretched their lead out by another run with a RBI single through the left side with two out by Tyler Corbutt to plate Doug Lutz.

WC 10-8, End 6th

The Shoremen could not plate DeBartolome from third, but lead 10-8 going into the seventh inning.

Medaille Pitching Change

Medaille has switched pitchers. The Shoremen have scored three in the bottom of the sixth to chase the Mavericks starting pitcher and lead 10-8.

Medaille 8-7, End 5th

The Mavericks scored two runs on a two-run, two-out single in the top of the 5th to make it 8-7.

Pitching Change

Tom Heppard is now into the game to pitch for WC, replacing Eric Lickstein.

WC 7-6, End 4th

The Shoremen used a four-run surge to take a 7-6 lead. The rally was capped by a sacrifice fly by catcher Mike DeBartolome to plate James Tidwell.

Play Back On

Following a 23-minute delay due to a power outage. Play has resumed.

Power Outage In The Top of the 4th

There is a power outage here at the stadium with Medaille up 6-3 in the top of the fourth with two away. A Maverick hit a ball to the 2nd baseman and while Doug Lutz tried to field the ball, the lights went out. This is amazing!! The rowers were chanting "WAC, WAC, WAC!"

I will let you know when play resumes or if the game is not resumed.

Medaille 5-3, Top 4th

The Mavericks scored two runs in the top of the fourth to grab a 5-3 lead. Eric Lickstein, the winner in game one, now on the hill for WC to replace John Harvey.

Tie 3-3, End 3rd

The men's and women's rowing teams are here tonight and brought their support to the game to root on the Shoremen nine.

Medaille netted two runs in the top of the first and one in the top of the second, but WC got a RBI triple from James Tidwell that plated Tyler Corbutt. Tony Tozzolo made it a one run game on a RBI groundout. Brian Kramer tied the game on a RBI single down the left field line past the diving Maverick third baseman to plate Mike DeBartolome and knot the game at 3-3.

Live Stats Link

The link for all who would like to follow tonight's tilt: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/baseball/xlive.htm

Good Evening From Cocoa

After a 45 minute trip from Central Florida to the Atlantic Coast, I am now in Cocoa as the baseball game will commence shortly against Medaille. The baseball team scored a 9-8 win over Norwich University (VT) this afternoon for its first victory of 2007.

More blogs to come later.

WC 16-0, Final

The Shorewomen pick up their first victory of the season with a 16-0 triumph over MCLA. Caitlin McElroy picks up her first collegiate victory and improves to 1-1, allowing just two hits.

My day here in Kissimmee is over and now will be leaving for Cocoa. See you later everybody!

WC 14-0, Middle 4th

Megan Russell's jumping catching on a short pop-up ended the 4th inning and preserved the shutout so far. MCLA had loaded the bases.

WC 14-0, End 3rd

The Shorewomen plated two in the bottom of the 2nd and tacked on three in the bottom of the 3rd to take a 14-0 lead. Kim Proctor just missed a home run to left field in the third inning, settling for a double.

WC 9-0, End 1st

The Shorewomen busted out the whooping sticks by scoring nine runs on 10 hits in the bottom half of the first. Beth Anne Hartman, Meghan Luterzo, Meg Travers and Kim Proctor each had two hits in the bottom of the first.

Good Afternoon From Kissimmee

Good afternoon from Kissimmee as the softball team takes on Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), the alma mater of men's hoops coach of WC, Rob Nugent. After this game, I take off for Cocoa for the baseball's team game with Medaille. MCLA is located in the northwestern corner of Massachusetts in Williamstown, about 35 miles east of Albany, NY. Medaille is located just outside of Buffalo, NY.

More blogs to come from the Sunshine State on my birthday!

Softball livestats link: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/softball/xlive.htm

Happy Birthday, Jason!

Just wanted to give a quick Happy Birthday to Jason, who is trekking back and forth from Kissimmee to Cocoa down in Florida this week to bring us live stats and blogs from as many spring break baseball and softball games as possible. We all appreciate it! Jason, hopefully you'll find some time today to celebrate!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Old Westbury 4-3, Final

A great diving catch by the RF in foul territory ended the game and the Panthers prevail 4-3. He made the catch off the at bat of Kirk Hines.

Back to Orlando and my hotel room where I will be staying with Louie and the softball squad.

More blogs tomorrow from Kissimmee and Cocoa.

Good day all!

Top of the Ninth

WC got a leadoff walk from Jim Gibbons and Old Westbury has gone to its second pitcher of the inning. Greg Perret up now for the Shoremen as they try to rally from a 4-3 deficit.

Old Westbury 4-3, Middle 8th

Eric Lickstein in relief of Chris Smith for WC.

Old Westbury 4-3, End 7th

The Panthers plated a run in the bottom of the 7th on a single to make it 4-3. OW had second and third with one out, but Chris Smith got a pop up and a comebacker to keep the damage to just one run.

Tie 3-3, Middle 7th

While I post the blog, I hummed the 7th inning stretch. WC got 1st and 2nd with one out, but James Tidwell and Tony Tozzolo were unable to deliver and the game remains a 3-3 stalemate.

Tie 3-3, End of 6th

The game remains tied 3-3. Chris Smith retired the Panthers in order in the 6th, fanning the final batter. He has retired all four batters in the game so far.

Tie 3-3, End 5th

James Tidwell's RBI double with two out in the top of the fifth knotted the at 3-3. The hit plated Kirk Hines. OW threathened with 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the frame, but a 6-4-3 double play ended the inning.

Old Westbury 3-2, End 4th

The Panthers grabbed a 3-2 lead on a one-out groundout to the shortstop. Greg Perret kept the score at 3-2 however when he got to a ball deep in the hole at shortstop and gunned down the OW runner.

Tie 2-2, Middle 4th

The two teams are knotted at 2-2. OW used a two-out single to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of third, but the Shoremen gave the Panthers a little dose of their own medicine with a two out single in the top of the fourth to even the contest at 2-2.

Tie 1-1, End 2nd

The Panthers got onto the scoreboard with a home run down the left field line. Old Westbury had second and third with two out, but Wes Anderson got out of further trouble by drawing the OW hitter to hit a grounder to second.

WC 1-0, Middle 2nd

The Shoremen scored their first run of the season on a base hit up the middle by Greg Perret that plated Zachary Huba. Huba reached on a fielding error.

Tie 0-0, End 1st

The score is 0-0. Old Westbury got a runner to 3rd with two outs, but didn't score.

The link for today's game is: http://washingtoncollegesports.com/livestats/baseball/xlive.htm

Live Stats From Cocoa

Live stats are available from Cocoa as baseball is set to take on Old Westbury in a matter of minutes. Old Westbury is in Nassau County on Long Island. Nassau County is the closer of the two counties to New York City.

The trip from Maryland was a smooth one this morning and the weather is absolutely nice!

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Congrats WC Women's Lacrosse

Congratulations to the women's lacrosse team on the 15-14 triumph at Stevens Tech in Hoboken! Great job ladies and have a safe trip back from the banks of the Hudson River!

Arcadia 8-0, Final (6 innings)

Arcadia downs WC, 8-0. The game was stopped after the sixth inning due to the eight-run rule. Jasmine Queen got WC's lone hit in the 6th with a one-out double to left field.

That concludes the team's trip to Virginia Beach. Hope you all have enjoyed the blogs and live stats!

Arcadia 7-0, Middle 4th

Arcadia has scored three runs in the top of the 3rd and 4th innings to make it 7-0. Meg Travers nailed an Arcadia runner to end the top of the 3rd. The Shorewomen will look to chip away at the lead as Beth Anne Hartman leads off the bottom of the 4th for WC.

Guilford 7-4, Final

Despite scoring three runs in the top of the seventh, WC fell in the first game 7-4 to Guilford College.

Arcadia 1-0, Middle 2nd

Arcadia scored a run in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead. The Knights threatened in the second inning, but a Meg Travers to Amanda Campbell throw nailed the runner going from second to third after a flyball by the Arcadia batter for an 8-5 DP. Shorewomen to take their hacks in the bottom of the second.

Guilford 5-1, Bottom 6th

The Quakers got a two-run home run by DeNina Eldridge to expand the lead to 5-1. Michelle Laque now to pitch for the Shorewomen.

Guilford 3-1, End 5th

Meg Travers made a Willie Mays-esque play with one out a liner into the right field gap was snared on a diving catch by Travers. The play prevented a sure extra base hit and possibly a run by Guilford. Amanda Campbell up to lead off the top of the 6th for WC.

Guilford 3-1, Middle 5th

The Shorewomen are on the board. WC loaded the bases and with one out, Meg Travers hit a groundball out to second base that plated Jasmine Queen. Queen reached on a hit by pitch. WC will try to hold Guilford off the board here in the bottom half of the frame.

Guilford 3-0, End 4th

Guilford used another two-out rally to plate another run. A single through the left side plated the third run for the Quakers.

Guilford 2-0, End 3rd

Guilford struck for two runs with two outs in the bottom of the third on a walk and a seeing-eye single through the right side. The Quakers tried to make it 3-0, but Tricia Carroll's throw to Beth Anne Hartman nailed the Guilford runner at the plate.

Today's Games

Today's games are about to commence. Juniata dropped out of the tournament, so WC will now play Guilford College. Guilford is currently 2-10 on the season and went 9-31 last year.

At 1, WC will play Arcadia as normally scheduled.

More to come from VA Beach!

Friday, March 02, 2007

Roanoke 17-4, Final (5 innings)

Roanoke downs WC 17-4 which ended after five innings due to the eight-run rule. WC's Trish Carroll drove in Emily Adams in the bottom of the fifth for the final run of the game. The Shorewomen fall to 0-2 and play Guilford and Arcadia tomorrow at 11 am and 1 pm respectively. Guilford replaces Juniata on WC's schedule.

Good night from Virginia Beach!

Roanoke 13-3, Top 4th

Michelle Laque has come in to pitch for Caitlin McElroy here in the top of the 4th.

Roanoke 12-3, End 3rd

Jasmine Queen's first collegiate hit was a run-producing hit to drive in Amanda Campbell to trim the deficit to 12-3.

Roanoke 12-2, Bottom 3rd

Megan Russell's walk with the bases loaded plated Irene Pastorino.

Roanoke 12-1, Bottom 3rd

Roanoke scored five in the top of the third to make it 12-0, but Meghan Luterzo cracked her first home run of the season and the squad's first longball to get WC onto the board.

Roanoke 7-0, Top 3rd

Roanoke has jumped out to a 7-0 lead. WC threatened in the bottom of the 2nd with second and third and one out, but could not score.

Game Two Nearly Underway

The Shorewomen's second game of the day is nearly about to get started in a few short minutes against Roanoke, the defending Old Dominion Athletic Conference Champions. In the first game against Moravian, the Shorewomen scored three runs in the third to take a 3-0 lead. Emily Adams capped the inning with an RBI single up the middle to plate Beth Anne Hartman. However in the bottom of the sixth the Greyhounds struck for five to pull out the victory, highlighted by a bases clearing RBI triple to put Moravian up 4-3.

WC will look for a split of today's action.

On a side note, one of the groundskeepers here played high school baseball with Mets' 3B David Wright at Hickory HS in Norfolk, VA. Being a Mets fan and Wright being my favorite player, I found this fascinating.

More blogs to come from Virginia Beach!

Thanks Winter Teams/Greetings From Virginia Beach

Before I talk about the weekend with softball, I just want to take a moment to thank the winter teams for treating me kindly during the winter season. The teams made me feel like part of the team during my travels and I greatly appreciate it! The coaching staffs were great too! You are all a great group of young ladies and gentlemen!

Greetings from Virginia Beach where the Washington College Softball Team plays Moravian and Roanoke today at 2 pm and 6 pm (moved back from 11 am and 3 pm) and Juniata and Arcadia at 9 am and 1 pm tomorrow from Princess Anne Park in Virginia Beach. The trip down last night was a pretty smooth one, about 4 hours down the Delmarva and crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It was the first time I crossed the bridge-tunnel since July 1994. Since the last time I crossed it, they have built a second bridge as there is two-lane traffic for northbound and southbound on US 13 except at the tunnels where it is still one-lane.

To the games, Moravian went 37-9 last season and won the Commonwealth Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MAC). They were the runner-ups in the Salisbury Regional and are ranked 15th in the country entering the 2007 season. They will be leaving the MAC for the brand new Landmark Conference in 2007-08.

Roanoke went 38-7 and won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with a 14-4 record. They played in the Salem Regional and placed third, losing to Emory in the semifinals of the double elimination tournament.

Juniata went 10-28 a season ago overall and 3-11 in the Commonwealth Conference of the MAC. Like Moravian, they will depart for the Landmark next season.

Arcadia went 34-9 last season and finished second in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference with a 18-4 mark. They reached the semifinals of the PAC Tournament. Three players made First Team PAC and one player garnered second team honors. Arcadia will leave the PAC for the MAC and compete in the Freedom Conference.

I want to wish all the teams playing this weekend the best luck in their contests!

I will be back with more today and tomorrow from Virginia Beach!