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Season Complete
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Southern Maine Bows Out of LEC Tournament
Huskies Fall to RIC 6-2 and Keene State 5-0
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – The University of Southern Maine Huskies
softball team dropped both of their games in the first day of the 2009 Little
East Conference Softball Championship Thursday at the Danya A. Bazar Softball
Complex at Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island. Southern Maine
fell to top-seeded Rhode Island College 6-2 and then dropped a 5-0 decision to
second-seeded Keene State in the elimination game.
The pair of losses concluded the University of Southern Maine season.
Rhode Island College improves to 37-4 and advances to play third-seeded Eastern
Connecticut State University Warriors on Friday (10 a.m.). The Owls up their
record to 23-13 and will face fourth-seeded Western Connecticut State University
Colonials on Friday (2 p.m.)
Keene State freshman P Courtney Savoie (Stratham, N.H./Exeter) limited the
Huskies to a pair of singles over seven innings to lead the Owls to a 2-0 shut
out victory. Savoie fanned 10 batters and gave up just one walk in a solid
performance in the circle.
The Owls senior 3B Katie Allenson (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendahoa) drove in
a pair of runs with a double in the fourth inning and a fielder’s choice
grounder in the fifth. Senior OF Allie D’Amato (Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central)
was the lone repeat hitter for the Owls finishing the game with a 2-for-3 effort
at the plate with an RBI triple.
In the first game, top-seeded Rhode Island College struck for 10 hits to
down the Huskies 6-2. Sophomore SS Donielle Mattoon (Conventry, Rhode Island)
drove in two of the Anchorwomen’s runs on two hits, while sophomore 1B Chelsi
Panarelli (Shrewsbury, Mass.) blasted a solo home run in bottom of the second to
score RIC’s first run of the game.
Southern Maine freshman C Jessica Hayden (Madison, Maine) drove in both of
the Huskies runs against RIC with a two-run double to center field in the fourth
inning.
RIC junior P Jenna Deveines (Lowville, N.Y./Beaver River Central) remained
undefeated to earn the win. Deveines allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits
in four innings of work. Deveines struck out five batters and did not yield a
walk. USM freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) took the loss for the
Huskies allowing four runs (three earned) in three innings. Perdomo gave up six
hits and did not allow a walk.
At Providence, Rhode Island – Game 1
Southern Maine (6-35) 000 200 0 2-4-2
Rhode Island College (37-4) 022 101 x 6-10-1
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo, Nani Jacobs (4), Sarah Deroche (7) and Jessica
Hayden
RIC, Jenna Deveines, Amanda Berard (5) and Laura Kostenblatt, Kayla Jandreau
(6)
WP: RIC, Deveines (14-0) LP: SM, Perdomo (2-16) SV: RIC, Berard (12)
2B: SM, Jess Hayden RIC, Kelli McCartin
3B: None
HR: RIC, Chelsi Panarelli
RBI: SM, Hayden 2 RIC, Donielle Mattoon 2, Panarelli, Kostenblatt, Jandreau,
Michelle Perrin
Repeat Hitters: SM, Sarah Cusack RIC, Perrin, Jandreau, Panarelli, Mattoon
At Providence, Rhode Island – Game 2
Keene State (23-13) 000 310 1 5-4-0
Southern Maine (6-36) 000 000 0 02-3
Batteries: SM, Deroche and Hayden KSC, Courtney Savoie and Stephanie Lavado
WP: KSC, Savoie (8-3) LP: SM, Deroche (4-15)
2B: KSC, Katie Allenson
3B: KSC, Allie D’Amato
HR: None
RBI: KSC, Allenson 2, D’Amato
Repeat Hitters: KSC, D’Amato
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Bates College Takes Two From Southern Maine 7-6 and 9-2
GORHAM, Maine – Senior DH Stacia Saniuk (Sharon, Mass.) combined for six
hits, five runs and two runs scored to lead the Bates College Bobcats to a pair
of wins over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference
softball doubleheader Monday afternoon at Towers Field in Gorham, Maine. The
Bobcats edged USM 7-6 in the opener and pounded out 17 hits for a 9-2 win in the
second game.
With the pair of wins Bates College improves to 11-13 overall. The loss
concludes the Huskies’ regular season with a record of 6-24.
Holding on to a 7-6 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning, Bates
sophomore P Sarah Cullen (Dover, Mass./Dover-Sherbon) entered the game in relief
of freshman starter Kristen Finn (Winthrop, Mass.) and earned the save. Cullen
faced four batters in the bottom of the seventh, striking out one and allowing
one hit.
Saniuk led a 16-hit attack for the Bobcats, finishing the game 3-for-4 at
the plate with a double and a pair of RBI. Freshman C Leah Maciejewski
(Tewksbury, Mass./Bishop Guertin) and freshman 3B Monica Berube (Plaistow,
N.H./Brooks School) each had a pair of RBI for Bates.
Maciejewski drove in both of her runs in the top of the fifth inning when
the Bobcats rallied back from a 4-2 deficit to take the lead. Maciejewski’s
two-run double to left center field tied the score while Berube drove in the go-
ahead run with single.
Bates’ Finn earned the win in the circle allowing six runs (three earned)
on 10 hits. Finn struck out one batter and did not allow a walk. USM freshman
P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) took the loss allowing seven runs (two
earned) on 13 hits in 5.2 innings.
In the second game, Saniuk, Maciejewski and junior 2B Jean McIntyre
(Marshfield, Mass.) each connected on three hits as the Bobcats tagged the USM
pitching staff for 17 hits and nine runs. Saniuk and Maciejewski each belted
out a pair of doubles, while Saniuk had three RBI.
USM sophomore OF Sarah Cusack (Wells, Maine) had three of the Huskies’
eight hits in the game with a double and two singles, while freshman OF Lauren
DiCecco (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood) had a pair of singles.
Cullen earned the win for the Bobcats allowing two earned runs on eight
hits and two walks in seven innings. USM sophomore P Sarah Deroche (Portland,
Maine/Deering) allowed six runs (five earned) in the loss. Deroche yielded nine
hits and four walks in 3.1 innings pitched.
Southern Maine returns to action on Thursday (10 a.m.) at the 2009 Little
East Conference Championship at the Danya A. Bazar Softball Complex on the
campus of Rhode Island College in Providence Rhode Island. The Huskies are
seeded sixth in the tournament and will face top-seeded Rhode Island College in
their opening game of the tournament. Bates College hosts Husson University in
a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday (3:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine – Game 1
Bates College (10-13) 002 032 0 7-16-3
Southern Maine (6-33) 101 202 0 6-11-2
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo, Sarah Deroche (6) and Jess Hayden B, Kristen
Finn, Sarah Cullen (7) and Leah Maciejewski
WP: B, Finn (6-7) LP: SM, Perdomo (2-15)
2B: SM, Sarah Deroche, Nani Jacobs B, Stacia Saniuk, Maciejewski
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: SM, Jacobs 2, Anita Dixon B, Saniuk 2, Maciejewski 2, Monica Berube 2
Repeat Hitter: SM, Sarah Cusack, Jacobs, Hayden B, Saniuk 3, Jean McIntyre 3,
Lauren Dobish, Maciejewski, Berube
At Gorham, Maine – Game 2
Bates College (11-13) 030 311 1 9-17-0
Southern Maine (6-34) 100 000 1 2-8-1
Batteries: SM, Deroche, Perdomo (4) and Hayden B, Cullen and Maciejewski
WP: B, Cullen (4-3) LP: SM, Deroche (4-14)
2B: SM, Cusack B, Karen Ullmann, Lauren Dobish, Berube, Saniuk 2, Maciejewski 2
3B: SM, Cerise Humphrey
HR: None
RBI: SM, Humphrey B, Saniuk 3, Ullmann, Leah Citrin, Maciejewski, Kelsey
Flaherty, Jean McIntyre
Repeat Hitter: SM, Cusack 3, Humphrey, Lauren DiCecco B, Saniuk 3, Maciejewski
3, McIntyre 3, Ullmann, Dobish
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Keene State Downs Southern Maine in Doubleheader
GORHAM, Maine – Senior INF Katie Allenson (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendahoe)
drove in five runs, including four on a grand slam home run, to lead the Keene
State College Owls to a 16-1 five-inning win over the University of Southern
Maine Huskies in the first game of Little East Conference doubleheader Saturday
afternoon at Towers Field in Gorham, Maine. The Owls defeated Southern Maine 4-
1 in the second game to earn the sweep.
With the pair of wins the Owls secured their sixth straight victory to
improve to 19-11-1 and 8-3-1 Little East. Southern Maine falls to 6-32 and 4-10
in conference.
The Owls quickly jumped on top, plating four runs in the first inning.
Keene State scored all four of its runs with two outs taking advantage of two
hits, two hit batters, a USM error and a wild pitch. Keene State freshman 1B
Haley Chandler (Wakefield, Mass.) recorded an RBI with a single up the middle.
Chandler and Allenson each were responsible for one of two Keene State runs
in the second inning. Chandler led off the inning with a triple and crossed
home plate on throwing error before Allenson notched her first RBI of the game
with a double down the left field line for a 6-0 Owl lead after two innings.
Keene State took an 8-0 lead in the top of the third on a RBI double from
senior OF Jenna Patnode (Surry, N.H./Monadnock Regional) and a sacrifice fly
from sophomore OF Ashley Annis (Gilford, N.H.).
Southern Maine broke up the shut out in the bottom of the third with a RBI
sacrifice fly to left field from senior 1B Anita Dixon (Limington, Maine/Bonny
Eagle).
Keene State roared back in the top of the fourth to close out the game
scoring eight runs on five hits and three USM errors. Allenson was responsible
for four of the Owls’ eight runs in the inning with her third hit of the game, a
deep home run over the center field fence. Junior C Stephanie Lavado
(Wallingford, Conn./Mark T. Sheehan) drove in two Owl runs with a double to left
field earlier in the inning.
Freshman P Emily Albin (Bethel, Conn.) earned the win for the Owls pitching
a one-hitter over five innings without a walk. USM freshman P Alexandra Perdomo
(Portland, Maine) took the loss allowing 11 runs (seven earned) in 3.0 innings.
Perdomo yielded 10 hits and two walks.
In the second game, Keene State scored one run in the fifth, sixth and
seventh inning to break open a 1-1 tie and earn the win. The Owls struck first
in the top of the fourth with an RBI sacrifice fly by Chandler, but the Huskies
plated a run of their own in the home half of the inning with an RBI single by
freshman 3B Nani Jacobs (Kahnawake, Quebec/Vermont Academy).
The Owls slowly took control of the game with a run in their final three
at-bats on the heels of a RBI triple from Patnode, a sacrifice fly by sophomore
SS Katie Bradford (Lebanon, N.H.) and a RBI single up the middle from Annis,
while freshman P Samantha Pratt (West Hartford, Conn./Kingswood Oxford) held the
Huskies scoreless.
Pratt was outstanding in the circle for the Owls allowing one earned run on
three hits and one walk in 6.1 innings. Freshman P Courtney Savoie (Stratham,
N.H./Exeter) earned the save relieving Pratt with one out in the bottom of the
seventh. Savoie retired the final two USM batters on strikeouts.
Southern Maine hosts Bates College on Monday (4:00 p.m.) in a non-
conference doubleheader. Keene State travels to Eastern Connecticut on Sunday
(2:00 p.m.) for an LEC doubleheader.
At Gorham, Maine – Game 1
Keene State (19-11-1, 7-3-1 LEC) 422 80 16-15-3
Southern Maine (6-31, 4-9 LEC) 001 00 1-1-5
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo, Nani Jacobs (4) and Jess Hayden KSC, Emily
Albin and Stephanie Lavado, Katie Allenson (4)
WP: KSC, Albin (4-3) LP: SM, Perdomo (2-14)
2B: KSC, Jenna Patnode, Allie D’Amato, Lavado, Allenson
3B: KSC, Haley Chandler
HR: KSC, Allenson
RBI: SM, Anita Dixon KSC, Allenson 5, Lavado 2, Patnode, Annis, H. Chandler
Repeat Hitters: KSC, Allenson 3, Patnode, D’Amato, H. Chandler, Samantha Pratt,
Laura Chandler
At Gorham, Maine – Game 2
Keene State (20-11-1, 8-3-1 LEC) 000 111 1 4-7-1
Southern Maine (6-32, 4-10 LEC) 000 100 0 1-3-2
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Hayden KSC, Samantha Pratt, Courtney Savoie
(7) and Lavado
WP: KSC, Pratt (5-2) LP: SM, Deroche (4-13)
2B: KSC, Allenson, L.Chandler
3B: KSC, Patnode
HR: None
RBI: SM, Nani Jacobs KSC, Patnode, Katie Bradford, Ashley Annis
Repeat Hitters: SM, Deroche KSC, Patnode, Allenson
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Bridgewater State Sweeps Southern Maine 16-5 and 9-0
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Senior 3B Stacy Capodiece (East Lyme, Conn.)
connected on a pair of home runs and drove in six runs over two games to lead
the Bridgewater State College Bears to a non-conference doubleheader sweep over
the University of Southern Maine Huskies Thursday afternoon at Alumni Park in
Bridgewater, Mass. The Bears earned a pair of five-inning wins over the
Huskies defeating USM 16-5 in the opener and earning a 9-0 shutout in the second
game.
With their fourth straight victory, Bridgewater State improves to 23-9.
The two losses drops Southern Maine’s record to 6-30 overall.
Capodeice drove in four runs in the second game, plating a pair of run in
the bottom of the second inning with a double to left center field as the Bears
led 3-0 after two. Capodeice stroked her second home run of the afternoon in
the bottom of the third as part of a game-clinching six-run bottom of the third.
Capodeice’s home run down the left field line scored the Bears’ first two runs
of the inning.
Capodeice’s two hits and four RBI in the second game was part of a 13-hit
attack for the Bears as Bridgewater State tagged the USM pitching staff for
three home runs in the second game. The Bears also received an outstanding
pitching effort from senior Alyssa Verronneau (Acushnet, Mass./New Bedford).
Verronneau earned the shut out victory giving up just two hits while striking
out seven batters.
In the first game, the Bears pounded out 16 hits, including four home
runs, and scored five runs each in the bottom of the first and second inning to
cruise to the victory. Eight different players had at least one RBI for the
Bears in the game, led by four from sophomore 1B Penny King (Hanover, Mass.) and
three from senior SS Rachel Sprague (Duxbury, Mass.).
Trailing 14-0 through three innings, Southern Maine was able to break up
the shut out. The Huskies scored two runs in top of the fourth on a RBI single
from freshman 3B < (Quincy, Mass./Fontbonne Academy) and a run-scoring
fielder’s choice by sophomore SS < (Fairfield, Maine/Lawrence).
The Huskies added three more runs in the top of the fifth on a RBI double
from freshman C < (Madison, Maine) and a two-run home run from
freshman OF < (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood).
Senior P Stephanie Pierce (Worcester, Mass./Notre Dame Academy) earned the
win in the circle for the Bears allowing five earned runs on eight hits and a
walk.
Southern Maine hosts Keene State College on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) in a
Little East Conference doubleheader. Bridgewater State hosts Worcester State on
Saturday (12:00 p.m.) in a MASCAC doubleheader.
At Bridgewater, Mass.
Southern Maine (6-29) 000 23 5-8-2
Bridgewater State (22-9) 554 42 16-16-1
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche, Nani Jacobs (2) and Jess Hayden
BSC, Stephanie Peirce and Bridget Engwer
WP: BSC, Peirce (7-4) LP: SM, Deroche 4-12
2B: SM, Cerise Humphrey, Jacobs BSC, Tracey Sanko
3B: None
HR: SM, Lauren DiCecco BSC, Penny King, Rachael Sprague, Meghan Noyes, Stacy
Capodiece
RBI: SM, DiCecco 2, Hayden, Laura Leger, Heather Gilman SM, Heather McPherson,
Cucinotta, Penny King 4, Rachael Sprague 3, Michaela Ferreira, Noyes, Engwer 2,
Capodiece
Repeat Hitters: SM, Hayden, DiCecco BSC, Sanko, McPherson 3, Lauren Cucinotta,
Sprague 3
At Bridgewater, Mass.
Southern Miane (6-30) 000 00 0-2-0
Bridgewater State (23-9) 125 0x 9-13-1
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo, Deroche (3) and Hayden BSC, Alyssa
Verronneau and Engwer
WP: BSC, Verronneau (10-4) LP: SM, Perdomo (2-13)
2B: BSC, Meghan Noyes 2, Capodiece
3B: None
HR: BSC, Sanko, Capodeice, Allie LeBlanc
RBI: BSC, Capodeice 4, Sanko, Cucinotta, LeBlanc, Engwer, Heather McPherson
Repeat Hitters: Noyes 3, Capodeice, Sanko, LeBlanc, Kate Youngstrom
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Southern Maine Splits With Plymouth State
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Sophomore SS Heather Gilman (Fairfield, Maine/Lawrence)
connected on a solo home run in the top of the second inning to help propel the
University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 3-1 win over the Plymouth State
University Panthers in a the second game of a Little East Conference
doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at D & M Park in Plymouth, N.H. The win gave
the Huskies a split with the Panthers as USM narrowly dropped the first game 2-
1.
With the win in the second game of the series, Southern Maine halts a
five-game losing streak and improves to 6-28 overall and 4-8 in the Little East
Conference. Plymouth State stands at 17-12 overall and 5-7 in the conference.
Gilman smacked her first collegiate home run to put the Huskies ahead for
good 2-1. The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when freshman 2B
Cerise Humphrey (Fryeburg, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) tripled down the right field
line and then crossed the plate for a run on a wild pitch; however the Panthers
answered back with a run in the home half of the inning to tie the score.
Panther sophomore DH Kortney Nedeau (Kennebunk, Maine) drove in a run with a
single to left field to plate PSU’s lone run of the game.
After Gilman’s home run, the Huskies relied on a solid pitching effort
from sophomore Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering). Deroche scattered seven
hits and four walks over seven innings allowing one earned run. Plymouth State
junior P Jenna George (Cumberland, Rhode Island/Cumberland) pitched well in the
loss allowing three earned runs on five hits and four walks.
In the first game, the Panthers used a two-run home run to center field in
the bottom of the second from sophomore OF Andrea Pydynkowski (Danvers,
Mass./Danvers) to take the 2-1 win over USM. The home run was Pydynkowski’s
sixth of the season.
The Panther’s also receive a solid pitching effort from senior P Courntey
MacFarland (Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy). MacFarland, who struck out
three, held the Huskies to a single run yielding six hits and one walk in seven
innings.
The Huskies pulled to within a run of the Panthers on a RBI single from
Deroche in the top of the fifth. Deroche drove in freshman 1B Nani Jacobs
(Kahnawake, Quebec), who led off the inning with a double to right field.
However, MacFarland and the Panther’s were able to keep the Huskies off of the
board over the final two innings for the win.
Southern Maine remains on the road Thursday (3:30 p.m.) for a non-
conference doubleheader with Bridgewater State. Plymouth State travels to
Middlebury on Thursday (3:30 p.m.) for a non-conference doubleheader.
At Plymouth, N.H.
Southern Maine (5-28, 3-8 LEC) 000 010 0 1-6-1
Plymouth State (17-11, 5-6 LEC 020 000 x 2-6-0
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jessica Hayden PSU, Courtney MacFarland
and Kortney Nedeau
WP: PSU, MacFarland (9-6) LP: SM, Perdomo (2-12)
2B: SM, Nani Jacobs PSU, Allie Luisi, Sammi Romano
3B: None
HR: PSU, Andrea Pydynkowski
RBI: SM, Sarah Deroche PSU, Pydynkowski
Repeat Hitters: None
Southern Maine (6-28, 4-8 LEC) 110 000 1 3-5-1
Plymouth State (17-12, 5-7 LEC) 100 000 0 1-7-1
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Hayden PSU, Jenna George and Laura Kaplan
WP: SM, Deroche (4-11) LP: PSU, George (6-5)
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack
3B: SM, Cerise Humphrey
HR: SM, Heather Gilman
RBI: SM, Humphrey, Gilman PSU, Nedeau
Repeat Hitters: SM, Cusack PSU, Luisi, Nedeau
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Eastern Connecticut Takes Two From USM 2-0 and 9-0 (5 inn.)
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Junior OF Ashley Sullivan (Trumbull, Conn.) drove in
two runs on a sacrifice fly and a single to left field to lead the Eastern
Connecticut State University Warriors to a 2-0 win over the University of
Southern Maine Huskies in the opening game of a Little East Conference
doubleheader as the Warriors swept the Huskies. Eastern Connecticut downed
Southern Maine 9-0 in five innings in the second game to earn the sweep.
With the sweep Eastern Connecticut improves to 20-6 overall and 7-1 in the
Little East Conference. Suffering its fourth consecutive defeat, Southern Maine
falls to 5-27 and 3-7 in conference action.
Sullivan broke open a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth inning with
a RBI sacrifice fly to center field. Sullivan then added an insurance run in
the bottom of the sixth, lacing a run-scoring single to left field.
Warrior freshman P Molly Rathbun (Hebron, Conn./RHAM) improved to 14-2 on
the season firing a seven-inning shutout. Rathbun allowed just two USM hits
over seven innings with out a walk while racking up 15 strikeouts.
USM freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) took the loss for the
Huskies. Perdomo had a solid day in the circle for the Huskies allowing two
runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk, while striking out five.
In the second game, Eastern Connecticut pounded out nine hits to earn a 9-0
five inning win. The Warriors plated to runs each in the first, second and
third inning and added three more in the bottom of the fourth the victory.
Junior IF Kim Church (Farmington, Conn.) drove in three runs to pace the
Warriors. Freshman OF Priscilla Alicea (Trumball, Conn.) and junior OF Ashley
Sullivan (Trumball, Conn.) each drove in a pair of runs. Sullivan finished the
game with a triple and a double in a perfect 3-for-3 performance at the plate.
Senior P Kaite Pensiero (Stamford, Conn.) earned the win for Eastern
Connecticut limiting the Huskies to just three hits and two walks. Pensiero
improved to 5-2 and struck out seven batters with the win.
USM sophomore P Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) allowed nine runs
on nine hits and three walks in the loss.
Southern Maine is at Plymouth State University on Tuesday (3:30 p.m.) for a
LEC doubleheader. Eastern Connecticut is at UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday (3:30
p.m.) for a LEC doubleheader.
At Danbury, Conn. – Game 1
Southern Maine (5-26, 3-6 LEC) 000 000 0 0-2-5
Eastern Connecticut (19-6, 6-1 LEC) 000 101 x 2-4-0
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jessica Hayden EC, Molly Rathbun and
Nikki Mustin
WP: Rathbun LP: Perdomo
2B: SM, Lauren DiCecco EC, Rachel Denny
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: EC, Ashley Sullivan 2
Repeat Hitters: EC, Rachel Denny
At Danbury, Conn. – Game 2
Southern Maine (2-27, 3-7 LEC) 000 00 0-3-0
Eastern Connecticut (20-6, 7-1 LEC) 222 3x 9-9-1
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Hayden EC, Katie Pensiero and Rachel Denny,
Tina Bronson
WP: Pensiero LP: Deroche
2B: SM, Anita Dixon EC, Sullivan
3B: EC, Priscilla Alicea, Sullivan
HR: None
RBI: EC, Kim Church 3, Sullivan 2, Alicea 2, Denny, Courtney Caswell
Repeat Hitters: EC, Sullivan 3, Alicea, Church
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Bowdoin Trumps Huskies 12-1 (5 innings) and 5-3
GORHAM, Maine – The Bowdoin College Polar Bears pounded out 19 hits,
including nine for extra bases, to sweep the University of Southern Maine
Huskies 12-1 (5 innings) and 5-3 in a non-conference softball doubleheader
Wednesday evening at Towers Field in Gorham, Maine.
With the two wins, Bowdoin improves to 19-12-1 overall, while the Huskies
fall to 5-25.
Senior P Karen Reni (Ashland, Mass.) scattered five hits over five innings
in the first game in a solid effort in the circle to lead the Polar Bears in the
first game. Reni was bolstered by two RBI a piece from freshman 3B Courtney
Colantuno (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead), senior C Alison Coleman (Lewiston,
Maine) and freshman SS Amy Hackett (Bangor, Maine). Colantuno provided Bowdoin
with power at the plate finishing the opening game with a 3-for-4 effort with a
pair of doubles and three runs scored to compliment her two RBI, while Hackett
gave the Polar Bears an early 2-0 lead with a two-run single to right center
field in the top of the first.
Reni was solid in the circle for the Polar Bears, allowing just one earned
run in the bottom of the fifth. Reni struck out two batters and yielded just
one walk and did not allow the Huskies to string together more than one hit
until the fifth inning. USM sophomore OF Sarah Cusack (Wells, Maine) doubled in
the Huskies’ lone run of the game with a shot to center field to score freshman
OF Molly Hopkins (Augusta, Maine/Cony) who reached base safely with a two-out
single in the fifth.
Southern Maine freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) took the loss
for the Huskies allowing five earned runs in 1.2 innings of work. Perdomo
allowed six hits before being lifted for freshman P Nani Jacobs (Kanhawake,
Quebec). Jacobs finished the game for the Huskies allowing four earned runs on
eight hits in 3.1 innings.
In the second game the Huskies struck first jumping out to a 2-0 lead in
the bottom half of the first inning. With two outs USM senior 1B Anita Dixon
(Limington, Maine/Bonny Eagle) connected on a double to left field. Dixon
scored when freshman C Jessica Hayden (Madison, Maine) stroked a double to left
field and the Huskies went ahead 2-0 on a stolen base by Hayden and an unearned
run on an errant throw.
Bowdoin quickly regrouped and took the lead for good plating four runs in
the top of the second. The Polar Bears took advantage of four hits and two USM
errors in the inning. Hackett, junior IF Molly Nestor (Duxbury, Mass./Notre
Dame) and sophomore IF Lauren Coven (Ridgewood, N.J.) each had a RBI in the
inning.
USM pulled to within one run of Bowdoin in the bottom of the third on a RBI
double down the left field line from Dixon, but the Polar Bear pitching staff
shut the door on the Huskies the rest of the way. Bowdoin added an insurance
run in the top of the fourth on a RBI single by freshman OF Hillary Smyth
(Hollis, N.H./Hollis-Brookline).
Reni started the game for the Polar Bears firing three innings and allowing
two earned runs on five hits. Colantuno replaced Reni and earned the win
pitching three scoreless innings and allowing just three hits. Freshman P
Michelle Wells (Winterport, Maine/Hampden Academy) earned the save replacing
Colantuno in the seventh.
Southern Maine is at Eastern Connecticut on Saturday (12:00 p.m.) for a
Little East Conference doubleheader. Bowdoin hosts Tufts on Friday (4:00 p.m.)
At Gorham, Maine – Game 1
Bowdoin (18-12-1) 231 33 12-14-0
Southern Maine (5-24) 000 01 1-5-4
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo, Nani Jacobs (2) and Jessica Hayden
B, Karen Reni and Alison Coleman
WP: B, Karen Reni LP: SM, Perdomo
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack B, Courtney Colantuno 2, Coleman, Lauren Coven, Amy
Hackettt, Molly Nestor
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: SM, Cusack B, Colantuno 2, Coleman 2, Hackett 2, Coven, Nestor, Reni,
Jessica Paris
Repeat Hitters: SM, Cusack, Hayden B, Coven 3, Colantuno 3, Coleman, Hackett,
Hillary Smyth
At Gorham, Maine – Game 2
Bowdoin (19-12-1) 040 100 0 5-7-1
Southern Maine (5-25) 201 000 0 3-9-3
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Hayden B, Reni, Colantuno (4), Michelle Wells
(7) and Coleman
WP: B, Colantuno LP: SM, Deroche SV: B, Wells
2B: SM, Anita Dixon 2, Hayden, Cusack B, Colantuno, Nestor
3B: B, Hackett
HR: None
RBI: SM, Dixon, Hayden B, Smyth, Coven, Hackett, Nestor
Repeat Hitters: SM, Dixon 3, Deroche B, Coven
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Huskies Split With UMass Boston
BOSTON – Freshman C Jessica Hayden (Madison, Maine) went 3-for-4 at the
plate with a pair of singles and a two-run home run to drive in four RBI to lead
the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 10-1 win over the UMass Boston
Beacons in the second game of a Little East Conference doubleheader as the
Huskies split the series with the Beacons Tuesday afternoon at Clark Athletic
Center in Boston, Mass. Southern Maine fell in nine innings to the Beacon in the
first game 3-1.
With the split USM improves to 5-23 overall and 3-5 in the Little East
Conference. UMass Boston stands at 9-15 overall and 1-5 in the conference.
Hayden singles in the Huskies first run of the game with a run-scoring
single to right field to drive in senior 1B Anita Dixon (Limington, Maine/Bonny
Eagle) who reached safely on a walk. Hayden helped the Huskies to a 3-0
advantage in the top of the third connecting on her first collegiate home run.
Dixon drove in USM’s first run of the inning with an RBI single to left field to
score freshman 2B Cerise Humphrey (Fryeburg, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) who led off
the inning with a single and advanced to second base on a passed ball. Dixon
came around to score after Hayden launched a shot over the left field fence.
The Huskies added a single run in the top of the fourth and the fifth.
Sophomore OF Sarah Cusack (Wells, Maine) singles in a run in the fourth, while
freshman 3B Laura Leger (Quincy, Mass./Fontbonne Academy) earned an RBI with an
infield grounder for a 5-0 lead.
The Beacons scored their lone run of the game in the bottom of the fifth
inning when freshman SS Ashley Faiella (Hyde Park, Mass./Archbishop Williams)
reached base on a USM error and came around to score after a wild pitch and
consecutive passed balls.
After a scoreless sixth, USM plated four more runs in the top of the
seventh on three hits and four walks. Hayden, Cusack, freshman OF Lauren
DiCecco (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood) and freshman DH Heidi Swett (Turner,
Maine/Leavitt Area) each had RBI in the inning.
USM sophomore Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) went the distance for
the Huskies giving up just two hits in seven innings with one walk while
surrendering an unearned run. Deroche struck out six batters. UMass Boston
freshman P Kara Willis (Burrillville, Rhode Island) took the loss allowing five
earned runs on seven hits and a pair of walks in 3.1 innings. Senior P Courtney
Haroules (Littleton, Mass./Cushing Academy) finished the game for the Beacons
allowing five earned runs on four hits and five walks in 3.2 innings.
In the first game, the Beacons rallied from a narrow 1-0 deficit on the
merits of Haroules bat to earn the 3-1 extra inning win. Trailing 1-0 in the
sixth, Haroules drove in the game-tying run with a double down the left field
line and then smacked a two-run walk off home run in the ninth inning to deliver
the game to the Beacons.
The Huskies had led UMass Boston 1-0 after the top of the fifth on an RBI
single from sophomore SS Heather Gilman (Fairfield, Maine/Lawrence).
Willis earned the win in the circle for the Beacons scattering seven hits
over nine innings with two walks. Freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland,
Maine) was the hard-luck loser for the Huskies allowing three earned runs on six
hits. Perdomo struck out four and did not give up a walk.
Southern Maine hosts Bowdoin College in a non-conference doubleheader on
Wednesday (3:45 p.m.). UMass Boston is at Pine Manor College for a non-
conference doubleheader on Thursday (3:30 p.m.)
At Boston, Mass (Clark Athletic Center) – Game 1
Southern Maine (4-23, 2-5 LEC) 000 010 000 1-7-1
UMass Boston (9-14, 1-4 LEC) 000 001 002 3-6-0
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jess Hayden MB, Kara Willis and Lisa
Polsonetti
WP: MB, Willis (8-11) LP: SM, Perdomo (2-9)
2B: SM, Lauren DiCecco MB, Courtney Haroules
3B: None
HR: MB, Haroules
RBI: SM, Heather Gilman MB, Haroules
Repeat Hitters: SM, DiCecco, Sarah Cusack MB, Haroules 3, Lauren O’Connor
At Boston, Mass. (Clark Athletic Center) – Game 2
Southern Maine (5-23, 3-5 LEC) 103 110 4 10-11-1
UMass Boston (9-15, 1-5 LEC) 000 010 0 1-2-1
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Jess Hayden MB, Willis, Courtney Haroules (4)
and Polsonetti
WP: SM, Deroche (3-9) LP: MB,Willis (8-12)
2B: SM, Gilman
3B: None
HR: Hayden
RBI: SM, Hayden 4, Cusack 2, Anita Dixon, Lauren DiCecco, Laura Leger, Heidi
Swett
Repeat Hitters: SM, Hayden 3, DiCecco
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Saturday, April 12, 2009
Southern Maine Sweeps UMass Dartmouth 8-7 (12 inn) and 10-0 (5 inn.)
GORHAM, Maine – Freshman OF Lauren DiCecco (South Berwick,
Maine/Marshwood) singled in the game winning run in the bottom of the 12th
inning to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 8-7 win over the UMass
Dartmouth Corsairs in the opening game of a Little East Conference doubleheader
Saturday afternoon at Towers Field in Gorham, Maine. DiCecco’s game-winning
single set the table for the Huskies first sweep of the season as USM uncorked
for 10 runs in the second game for a 10-0 five inning win.
Halting a seven game losing streak, Southern Maine improves to 4-22 overall
and earns its first two conference wins of the season to improve to 2-4 in the
conference. Conversely, the Corsairs saw their four-game winning streak come to
a close falling to 7-11 overall and 4-2 in the LEC.
Trailing 6-1 through four and a half innings, Southern Maine rallied for
four runs in the bottom of the fifth and scored the equalizer in the bottom of
the seventh to force extra innings. In the fifth, USM senior 1B Anita Dixon
(Limington, Maine/Bonny Eagle) drove in three of the Huskies four runs with the
first of her two triple in the game. Dixon came around to score the Huskies’
fourth run of the inning on an RBI ground out from DiCecco.
Dixon continued to hit for power in the bottom of the seventh launching a
triple to the right field fence for the equalizer. Dixon drove in sophomore OF
Sarah Cusack (Wells, Maine) who led off the inning with a triple to left field.
After the seventh, both teams were held scoreless over the next three
innings. Heading into the 11th runners for each team were placed on second as
per the NCAA tie-breaking procedure. The Corsairs took a 7-6 lead, junior OF
Katy Williams (Charlemont, MA/Mohawk Trail) advanced to third on a sacrifice
bunt and then crossed home plate safely on an RBI single fro sophomore OF
Michelle Conway (Burrillville, Rhode Island). The Huskies answered back in the
bottom half of the inning when Cusack drove in freshman SS Heidi Swett (Turner,
Maine/Leavitt Area) on a single through the left side.
USM freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) was able to get out of
the top of the 12th inning unscathed, retiring three batters consecutively, to
set up DiCecco’s heroics. Perdomo, who struck out four, went the distance for
USM in the circle allowing five earned runs in 12 innings on 14 hits and two
walks. UMass Dartmouth freshman P Brittany Eldridge (Raynham,
Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) was the hard-luck loser for the Corsairs allowing
five earned runs on 13 hits. Eldridge fanned 12 batters in the loss and gave up
just two walks in 11.1 innings of action.
In the second game, the Huskies used an eight run third inning to put away
the Corsairs. Leading 2-0 after an RBI single from DiCecco in the first inning,
the Huskies used seven hits and one UMass Dartmouth error to plate eight runs in
the bottom of the third. Dixon, who led off the inning with a single, connected
on the Huskies’ final hit of the inning blasting a two-run homerun over the left
field fence for her first home run of the season. The Huskies scored four of
their eight runs on two outs in the inning.
Southern Maine sophomore P Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) was
solid in the win for the Huskies allowing just one hit in five innings with a
pair of walks, while striking out five. Freshman P Kristie Duval (Hanover,
Mass.) took the loss for the Corsairs allowing four earned runs in 2.2 innings
pitched on nine hits and a walk. Eldridge entered the game for Duval with two
outs in the third inning after Dixon’s home run and did not allow a hit in the
final 1.1 innings with two strikeouts.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday at UMass Boston (3:30 p.m.) for
a Little East Conference doubleheader. UMass Dartmouth is at Rhode Island
College on the same date.
At Gorham, Maine – Game 1
UMass Dartmouth (7-10, 2-3 LEC) 203 100 000 010 7-14-0
Southern Maine (3-22, 1-4 LEC) 100 040 100 011 8-13-2
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jess Hayden MD, Brittany Eldridge and
Hannah Rounds
WP: SM, Perdomo LP: Eldridge
2B: MD, Emily Surprenant SM, Lauren DiCecco
3B: SM, Anita Dixon 2, Sarah Cusack
HR: MD, Eldridge
RBI: MD, Eldridge 2, Katy Williams 2, Michelle Conway, Surprenant, Jessica
Falzone
SM, Dixon 4, DiCecco 2, Cusack, Hayden
Repeat Hitters: MD, Desiree Sousa 3, Conway 3, Surprenant, Falzone
SM, Cusack 3, Dixon, DiCecco, Laura Leger, Cerise Humphrey
At Gorham, Maine – Game 2
UMass Dartmouth (7-11, 2-4 LEC) 000 00 0-1-3
Southern Maine (4-22, 2-4 LEC) 208 0x 10-9-2
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Hayden MD, Kristie Duval, Eldridge (3) and
Rounds
WP: SM, Deroche LP: MD, Duval
2B: None
3B: None
HR: SM, Dixon
RBI: SM, Dixon 2, Humphrey 2, Hayden, DiCecco, Perdomo, Molly Hopkins
Repeat Hitters: SM, Dixon, DiCecco, Hopkins
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Western Connecticut Takes Doubleheader From USM 6-3 and 6-2
GORHAM, Maine – Sophomore 2B Amy Hartman (Ellington, Conn.) blasted a
three-run home run as part of a five-run fifth inning to break open a close game
and help the Western Connecticut State University Colonials to a Little East
Conference doubleheader sweep of the University of Southern Maine Huskies Friday
afternoon at Towers Field in Gorham, Maine. Hartman’s three-run shot over the
left field fence helped the Colonials to a 6-2 win in the second game of the
doubleheader. Western Connecticut defeated USM 6-3 in the opener.
With the pair of wins, Western Connecticut improves to 12-8 overall and 2-0
in the Little East. Suffering their sixth straight loss, the Huskies fall to 2-
22 and remain winless in the conference at 0-4.
Holding a slim 1-0 lead heading into the top of the fifth after pushing a
run across the plate on a wild pitch in the top of the fourth, the Colonials
exploded for five runs in the top of the fifth to snare the win. Highlighted by
Hartman’s home run, the Colonials came alive for four of their eight hits in the
inning and scored all five of their runs on two outs. Sophomore C Meghan
Mammone (Stamford, Conn.) drove in Western Connecticut’s first two runs of the
inning with a line shot up the middle for a single.
Freshman P Meg Dargon (Trumbull, Conn.) earned the win in the circle,
holding USM scoreless through five innings before allowing a single run in the
bottom of the sixth. Dargon completed six innings allowing one earned run on
three hits and three walks while striking out seven batters. Freshman Danielle
Basciano (Holmes, N.Y./Carmel) moved from third base to pitcher in the seventh
inning yielding an unearned run on a one hit. USM sophomore P Sarah Deroche
(Portland, Maine/Deering) allowed six earned runs on seven hits and four walks
in the loss.
In the opener, Western Connecticut relief pitcher sophomore Brittany
Connors (Waterford, Conn.) was able to force an infield fly to thwart a USM
comeback bid and earn the save for the Colonials in a 6-3 win.
Trailing 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh, USM rallied for two runs and
were threatening for a more before Connors retired the final two USM batters.
The Huskies’ freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) drove in the first
run of the inning for the Huskies with a double to deep center field, while
freshman OF Lauren DiCecco (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood) singled in her
second run of the game with a bloop shot to center field. However, with one out
and a runner in scoring position, Connors was able to battle back for the final
two outs with a grounder to second base and a pop fly to second base to end the
inning.
Western Connecticut sophomore 3B Anna Levesque (Waterford, Conn.) led the
Colonials with two hits, two RBI and one run scored. Junior P Kara Cullinane
(Lindenhurst, N.Y.) earned the win allowing one earned run on three hits.
Cullinane fanned three batters and did not allow a walk. USM’s Perdomo took the
loss yielding four earned runs on eight hits and a walk.
Southern Maine hosts UMass Dartmouth on Saturday (2:00 p.m.) for a LEC
doubleheader. Western Connecticut is at Plymouth State on Saturday (12:00 p.m.
) for a LEC doubleheader.
At Gorham, Maine – Game 1
Western Conn. (11-8, 1-0 LEC) 102 100 2 6-8-0
Southern Maine (2-21, 0-3 LEC) 001 000 2 3-8-4
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jess Hayden WC, Kara Cullinane, Brittanny
Connors (5) and Meg Mammone
WP: WC, Cullinane LP: SM, Perdomo SV: WC, Connors
2B: WC, Anna Levesque, Mammone, Meg Dargon, SM, Hayden 2, Perdomo
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: WC, Levesque 2, Loren Angiolillo, Danielle Baciano, Mammone SM, Lauren
DiCecco 2, Perdomo
Repeat Hitters: WC, Angiolillo, Levesque SM, Hayden 3, Cerise Humphrey, DiCecco
At Gorham, Maine – Game 2
Western Conn (12-8, 2-0 LEC) 000 150 0 6-7-1
Southern Maine (2-22, 0-4 LEC) 000 001 1 2-4-1
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche, Perdomo (6) and Hayden WC, Meg Dargon, Basciano
(1) and Meg Mammone
WP: WC, Dargon LP: SM, Deroche
2B: WC, Levesque, Zilnicki
3B: None
HR: Amy Hartman
RBI: WC, Hartman 3, Mammone 2
Repeat Hitters: WC, Levesque
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Salem State Sweeps Southern Maine 12-2 and 7-3
GORHAM, Maine – Junior C Amanda Scola (Leominster, Mass.) and freshman 2B
Michelle Grifoni (Peabody, Mass.) combined for 10 hits, five RBI and seven runs
scored to lead the Salem State College Vikings to a doubleheader sweep of the
University of Southern Maine Huskies in non-conference action Thursday afternoon
at Towers Field in Gorham, Maine.
The Vikings defeated USM in six innings 12-2 in the first game and then
rallied from a two run deficit in the second game to down the Huskies 7-3. With
the pair of wins, Salem State improves to 12-8 overall. The Vikings have won
four of their last five games. The pair of losses drops Southern Maine to 2-20
overall.
Over two games the Salem State bats pelted the USM pitching staff for 26
hits. Trailing 2-1 through three innings of the opener, the Vikings scored the
final 11 runs of the game to take the 12-2 six-inning victory. The game was
shortened due to the NCAA eight-run rule.
Grifoni was 3-for-4 in the first game with three runs scored and one RBI.
Junior SS Katie Oram (Lynn, Mass./Lynn English) drove in three runs for the
Vikings on a 2-for-3 effort at the plate, including a two-run single in the
Vikings six-run fifth inning.
Senior P Katelyn Doherty (Lynnfield, Mass.) earned the win in the circle
for Salem State, allowing just one earned run over six innings while giving up
six hits. USM freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) took the loss
allowing five earned runs in six innings. Perdomo yielded 14 hits and one walk.
In the second game, Scola drove in three of the Vikings’ seven runs on a
perfect 4-for-4 effort at the plate with a pair of doubles and singles.
Freshman 1B Ashley Aldred (Arlington, Mass.) added to RBI on a triple and a
single.
After allowing two runs in the bottom of the first inning, Salem State
freshman P Katelynn Fanning (East Boston, Mass./St. Mary’s) settled in and
limited USM to just one more run to earn the win. Fanning scattered four hits
in seven innings allowing two earned runs. Fanning struck out 10 and gave up
just two walks. USM’s sophomore P Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) gave
up five earned runs on 12 hits and two walks in the loss.
Trailing 2-1, Salem State took the lead for good in the top of the second
plating a pair of runs as Scola cranked out the second of her two doubles in the
game to score senior OF Emily Corey (Boxborough, Mass./Acton-Boxborough) and
Oram. Corey led off the inning with a double, while Oram drew a walk.
Salem State added two more in the top of the fifth. Junior OF Jess Baird
(Worcester, Mass./Holy Name) drove in the first run of the inning with a RBI
ground out to second base, while Aldred knocked in a run on a triple to right
field.
The Huskies took a run back in the home half of the fifth inning on a RBI
ground out by freshman OF Molly Hopkins (Augusta, Maine/Cony). Hopkins RBI was
the last run of the game for the Huskies, however, as Fanning retired six
straight batters allowing just a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh to
close out the game.
Southern Maine returns to action on Friday when it hosts Western
Connecticut State in a Little East Conference doubleheader. Salem State
travels to Worcester State for a MASCAC doubleheader on Friday (3:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine – Game 1
Salem State (11-8) 001 263 12-14-2
Southern Maine (2-19) 020 000 2-6-6
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jessica Hayden SSC, Katelyn Doherty and
Amanda Scola
WP: SSC, Doherty LP: SM, Perdomo
2B: SSC, Jess Baird 2, Michelle Grifoni SM, Anita Dixon
3B: SSC, Grifoni
HR: None
RBI: SSC, Katie Oram 3, Baird 2, Lauren Concannon 2, Grifoni, Ashley Aldred,
Taylor Orlando
SM, Perdomo, Hayden
Repeat Hitters: SSC, Grifoni 3, Baird 3, Emily Corey 3, Concannon, Oram
SM, Dixon, Perdomo
At Gorham, Maine – Game 2
Salem State (12-8) 120 021 1 7-12-2
Southern Maine (2-20) 200 010 0 3-4-3
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Hayden SSC, Katelyn Fanning and Scola
WP: SSC, Fanning LP: SM, Deroche
2B: SSC, Scola 2, Grifoni 2, Corey SM, Sarah Cusack
3B: SSC, Aldred
HR: None
RBI: SSC, Scola 3, Aldred 2, Grifoni, Baird SM, Molly Hopkins 2
Repeat Hitters: SSC, Scola 4, Grifoni 3, Aldred SM, Cusack 3
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
St. Joseph’s College Takes Two From Southern Maine
STANDISH, Maine – Freshman C Maria Labbe (Lewiston, Maine) singled in the
game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to help the St. Joseph’s
College Monks to a 5-4 win in the first game of a non-conference softball
doubleheader as the Monks were able to sweep the University of Southern Maine
Huskies Tuesday evening at Ward Field in Standish, Maine. The Monks defeated
USM 6-1 in the second game.
Earning its 10th victory with the sweep, St. Joseph’s College improves to
16-6 overall. The losses drop Southern Maine to 2-18.
Trailing 4-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Monks were able to
plate a pair of run to earn the win. With a runner placed on second as per the
NCAA softball tie-breaker rule, junior 2B Jillian Kimball drove in the Monks
first run with a run-scoring ground out, before Labbe stroked a single to right
field for her third hit of the game to deliver the win.
The Huskies had rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the top of the fifth to knot
the score up at three runs. USM freshman OF Molly Hopkins (Augusta, Maine/Cony)
earned the RBI by drawing a bases loaded walk. After two scoreless innings, the
Huskies went ahead of the Monks 4-3 in the top of the eighth when freshman DH
Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) connected on an RBI single.
St. Joseph’s College freshman P Madylan Kluna (Standish, Maine/Bonny Eagle)
earned the win in eight innings. Kluna did not give up an earned run in the
game, yielding six hits and three walks while striking out five. USM sophomore
Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) took the loss in 7.2 innings of action.
Deroche allowed three earned runs on 10 hits and one walk.
In the second game, freshman DH Emily Leverone (Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet)
blasted a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to highlight an 11-hit
attack for the Monks in a 6-1 win. Leverone’s home run created distance for the
Monks in the final innings of the game as St. Joseph’s College led USM by a
narrow 3-1 margin.
St. Joseph’s freshman P Michelle Prevost (Topsham, Maine/Mount Ararat)
earned the win in the circle allowing one earned run in six innings. Prevost
scattered five hits and allowed just one walk in the win. Deroche took the loss
allowing five earned runs on 11 hits and two walks.
Southern Maine returns to action on Thursday (3:00 p.m.) against Salem
State for a non-conference doubleheader. St. Joseph’s College is at St.
Joseph’s College (Conn.) on Wednesday (3:00 p.m) for a Great Northeast Athletic
Conference.
At Standish, Maine – Game One
Southern Maine (2-17) 000 210 001 4-6-1
St. Joseph’s College (15-6) 100 110 002 5-10-4
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Jessica Hayden SJC, Madylan Kluna and Maria
Labbe
WP: SJC, Kluna LP: SM, Deroche
2B: SM, Cerise Humphrey SJC, Liddy van der Linden, Alyssa Dunn 2, Labbe
3B: SM, Anita Dixon
HR: None
RBI: SM, Dixon 2, Molly Hopkins, Alexandra Perdomo SJC, Emily Leverone 2, Dunn,
Jillian Kimball, Labbe
Repeat Hitters: SM, Humphrey, Perdomo SJC, Dunn 4, Labbe 3
Southern Maine (2-18) 000 001 0 1-6-1
St. Joseph’s College (16-6) 001 203 x 6-11-0
Batteries: SM, Deroche and Hayden SJC, Michelle Prevost, Christy Wezowicz (7)
and Natasha Howard
WP: SJC, Prevost LP: SM, Deroche
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack SJC, Samantha Gray
3B: None
HR: SJC, Emily Leverone
RBI: SM, Dixon SJC, Liz Jordan, Leverone 3, van der Linden,
Repeat Hitters: SM, Cusack 3 SJC, Jordan, van der Linden
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Southern Maine Splits With Colby
WATERVILLE, Maine – Sophomore OF Molly Hopkins (Augusta, Maine/Cony) had
two doubles and a pair of RBI to lead the Univerity of Southern Maine Huskies to
a 3-1 win over the Colby College Mules in the second game of a non-conference
softball doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Crafts Field in Waterville, Maine.
The Huskies rallied back from an 11-0 five-inning loss to the Mules to earn
the split and their second win of the season to improve to 2-16 overall. Colby
stands at 11-3.
Sophomore pitcher Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) earned her first
win of the season scattering five hits over seven innings while striking out
three batters in the second game.
Trailing 1-0 through three innings, Southern Maine freshman C Jessica
Hayden (Madison, Maine) singled in the Huskies first run of the game in the top
of the fourth. Hayden drove in Hopkins who reached base safely with a one-out
double.
After scoring the equalizer, Deroche was able to keep the Mule bats at bay
and did not allow a run, retiring a string of seven straight batters. The
Huskies plated a pair of insurance in the top of the seventh to close out the
game. Hopkins drove in both of USM’s runs in the inning connecting on her
second double of the game.
In the first game Colby’s senior 3B Carlie Minichino (Stratford, Conn.) hit
a solo home run and a two-run double while sophomore OF Barbara Santo
(Topsfield, Mass.) had a two-run homer, a double and scored three runs to lead
the Mules to the 11-0 win. Junior P Brittany Tasi (Shelton, Conn.) earned the
win for the Mules. Tasi allowed just three hits in four innings.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (3:30 p.m.) when it travels to
St. Joseph’s College (Maine) for a non-conference doubleheader. Colby hosts
Bates on Wednesday (4:30 p.m.).
At Waterville, Maine – Game One
Southern Maine (1-16) 000 00 0-3-2
Colby (11-2) 053 3x 11-9-0
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jessica Hayden C, Brittany Tasi and Meryl
Poulin
WP: C, Tasi LP: Perdomo
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack C, Carlie Minichiro, Barbara Santos
3B: None
HR: C, Santos, Minichiro
RBI: C, Minichiro 3, Santos 2, Gillespie, Poulin, Quadir
Repeat Hitters: C, T. Starr 3, Santos 3, Minichiro
At Waterville, Maine – Game Two
Southern Maine (2-16) 000 100 2 3-10-0
Colby (11-3) 010 000 0 1-5-1
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Jessica Hayden C, Britany Tasi, Alyssa Crowell
(5) and Barbara Santos
WP: SM, Deroche LP: C, Crowell
2B: SM, Molly Hopkins 2, Hayden C, Alyssa Lepore
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: SM, Hopkins 2, Hayden C, Minichiro
Repeat Hitters: SM, Hopkins, Hayden
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Southern Maine vs. Western Connecticut Doubleheader Postponed
GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Department of Athletics
announced today that the softball team’s home game doubleheader with Western
Connecticut State University, scheduled for Saturday, April 4 (12:00 p.m.) has
been postponed. The games were postponed due to impending inclement weather.
A make up date and time has not been determined.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
UNE Sweeps Southern Maine 9-4 and 11-2
BIDDEFORD, Maine – The University of New England Nor’easters rode solid
pitching efforts and pounded out 21 hits over two games to earn a double header
sweep over the University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team Thursday
afternoon at Claude Dubois Field in Biddeford, Maine. The Nor’easters took the
first game 9-4 and then cruised to an 11-2 win in five innings.
With the pair of wins the Nor’easters improve to 12-3-1 overall. UNE has
won six out of its last eight games. Suffering its ninth straight loss Southern
Maine falls to 1-15. The games were originally scheduled to be played at the
Huskies’ Towers Fields; however the site was changed to UNE’s home field as
USM’s were deemed unplayable.
UNE scored the first six runs of the opening game plating three each in the
first and the third. In the first inning, seniors OF Megan Gaedje (Tolland,
Conn.) and 1B Ashley DePasquale (Uxbridge, Mass.) each drove in run. Gaedje
connected on a triple to right field, while DePasquale knocked in a run with a
single to right. In the third inning, junior C Caroline Engwer (Wrentham,
Mass.) earned an RBI with an infield single.
The Huskies countered in the home half of the third scoring all four of
their runs. Southern Maine capitalized on three hits, two walks and one UNE
error in the inning. Freshman 3B Laura Leger (Quincy, Mass./Fontbonne Academy)
and senior OF Anita Dixon (Limington, Maine/Bonny Eagle) each drove in runs.
After the third inning, UNE held the Huskies scoreless for the remaining
four innings as senior P Jess Silvio (Beverly, Mass.) entered the game in relief
of starter freshman Katie Knowlen (Winslow, Maine). Silvio limited to USM to
just four hits over its final four times at bat to pick up the win. Knowlen
fired three innings yielding four earned runs on five hits and a pair of walks.
The Nor’easters added three more runs in the top of the seventh to close out the
game.
USM sophomore Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) took the loss
allowing three earned runs in six innings. Deroche walked five and struck out
six while giving up six hits. Freshman P Nani Jacobs (Kahnawake, Quebec/Vermont
Academy) entered the game in the seventh allowing one earned run on three hits.
In the second game, UNE freshman 2B Marie Mantelli (Thompson,
Conn./Tourtellote) and junior OF Jenn Waldecker (Hooksett, N.H./Manchester
Memorial) combined for seven RBI as the Nor’easters rolled to a 11-2 win.
The Nor’easters jumped on top of USM freshman P Alexandra Perdomo
(Portland, Maine) for 10 runs in the first three innings, including a seven run
third inning, to clinch the sweep. Mantelli had three RBI on two hits, while
Waldecker drove in four runs on a pair of hits.
Mantelli spotted UNE a quick two-run lead in the top of the first slamming
a two-out two-run home run to left-center field. In the second inning,
sophomore DH Stephanie Podolski (Coventry, Conn.) doubled in a run to put UNE
ahead 3-0, before the UNE bats came alive four seven runs and five hits in the
third. Mantelli singled in the first run of the inning, before Waldecker
smacked a grand slam home run to account for the Nor’easters next four runs.
UNE’s final two runs of the inning were unearned as the Huskies committed a pair
of field errors.
UNE Amber Zamblowsky (Rochester, Mass./Old Rochester Regional) allowed just
two hits in three inning of work to earn the win before being lifted in favor of
freshman Julie Bigelow (Montpelier, Vt./U-32). Bigelow gave up both of the
Huskies runs allowing a single run in the fourth and fifth inning. Bigelow
finished the game allowing two earned runs on three hits in two innings.
USM freshman OF Lauren DiCecco (South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood) drove in a
run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly and Leger posted an RBI with a run scoring
ground out in the fifth.
Perdomo took the loss for USM giving up 12 hits and three walks in five
innings. She allowed 11 runs, eight earned, in the loss.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (12:00 p.m.) when it hosts
Western Connecticut State University in a Little East Conference double header.
The University of New England is at Nichols College for a Commonwealth Coast
Conference double header on Saturday (12:00 p.m.)
At Biddeford, Maine
Univ. of New England (11-3-1) 303 000 3 9-9-1
Southern Maine (1-14) 004 000 0 4-9-6
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche, Nani Jacobs (7) and Jessica Hayden UNE, Katie
Knowlen, Jess Silvio (4) and Caroline Engwer
WP: Silvio (2-1) LP: Deroche (0-4)
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack, Cerise Humphrey
3B: UNE, Megan Gaedje
HR: None
RBI: SM, Laura Leger, Anita Dixon UNE, Gaedje, Engwer, Ashley DePasquale, Angie
Damon, Stephanie Podolski
Repeat Hitters: SM, Heidi Swett, Humphrey UNE, Engwer, Liz Kelly
Univ. of New England (12-3-1) 217 10 11-12-0
Southern Maine (1-15) 000 11 2-5-4
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Hayden UNE, Amber Zablowsky, Julie Bigelow
(4) and Ashley Gott
WP: Zablowsky (3-1) LP: Perdomo (1-6)
2B: SM, Hayden UNE, Gaedje, Podolski
3B: SM, Swett
HR: UNE, Marie Mantelli, Jenn Waldecker
RBI: SM, Lauren DiCecco, Leger UNE, Waldecker 4, Mantelli 3, Rachel Boutin
Repeat Hitters: UNE, Mantelli, DePasquale, Waldecker, Boutin
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Anchorwomen Take Two From Southern Maine
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – The Rhode Island College Anchorwomen pounded out 29
hits over two games to sweep the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 9-2 and
12-4, in a Little East Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Dayna A.
Bazar Field in Providence, Rhode Island.
With the sweep, Rhode Island College earns its ninth and 10th consecutive
wins to improve to 16-2 overall and 2-0 in the Little East Conference. Losing
its seventh straight game, Southern Maine falls to 1-13 and 0-2 in the
conference.
In the first game, junior OF Michelle Perrin (Saugus, Mass.) connected on
four of RIC’s 15 hits and drove in three runs to lead the Anchorwomen to a 9-2
win. In the second game, sophomore C Laura Kostenblatt (Keene, N.H.) drove in
four runs on three hits, including the game-clinching RBI, to give RIC a five-
inning 12-4 win. The second game was shortened due to the eight-run rule.
USM senior utility player Anita Dixon (Limington, Maine/Bonny Eagle)
spotted the Huskies a 2-0 lead in the first inning connecting on her first home
run of the season. Dixon drove in sophomore OF Sarah Cusack (Wells, Maine) who
led off the inning with a double. However, RIC charged back scoring three runs
in the bottom of the second inning and two runs in the bottom of the third to go
ahead 5-2.
After allowing two runs in the first half, RIC sophomore P Melanie Neece
(Westfield, Mass.) settled in a shut out the Huskies over the next three innings
before being lifted in favor of sophomore Amanda Beard (Swansea, Mass./Joseph
Case). Neece improved to 4-1 yielding four hits without a walk while fanning
two batters. Beard picked up her fifth save of the season firing three hitless
innings with four strikeouts and one walk.
Rhode Island College jumped on top of USM freshman pitcher Nani Jacobs
(Kahnawake, Quebec/Vermont Academy) for six runs in the first inning of the
second game to roll to a 12-4 win. Jacobs fell to 1-4 with the loss, giving up
four earned runs on five hits.
Kostenblatt and sophomore OF Kayla Jandreau (Plainville, Conn.) combined
for seven RBI and seven hits in the game. RIC junior P Jenna Deveines
(Lowville, N.Y./Beaver River Central) remained undefeated in the circle for the
Anchorwomen improving to 7-0. Deveines allowed four hits in four innings
without an earned run. Beard pitched the final inning of the contest.
Southern Maine hosts the University of New England Nor’easters for a non-
conference doubleheader on Thursday (3:30 p.m.). Rhode Island College travels
to Bridgewater State on Tuesday (3:30 p.m.) for a non-conference doubleheader.
At Providence, Rhode Island – Game 1
Southern Maine (1-12, 0-1 LEC) 200 000 0 2-4-2
Rhode Island College (15-2, 1-0 LEC) 032 022 x 9-15-2
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Jessica Hayden RIC, Melanie Neece, Amanda
Beard (5) and Kayla Jandreau
WP: Neece (4-1) LP: Perdomo (1-5)
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack, Lauren DiCecco, Molly Hopkins, RIC, Amanda Perry,
Michelle Perrin, Jandreau, Cristina Bailey
3B: None
HR: SM, Anita Dixon
RBI: SM, Dixon 2 RIC, Perrin 3, Perry 2 Donielle Matton 2, Jaci Lata
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Perrin 4, Mattoon 3, Bailey 2
At Providence, Rhode Island – Game 2
Southern Maine (1-13, 0-2 LEC) 004 00 4-4-4
Rhode Island College (16-2, 2-0 LEC) 704 01 12-14-3
Batteries: SM, Nani Jacobs, Perdomo (1) and Hayden RIC, Jenna Deveines, Beard
(5) and Laura Kostenblatt
WP: Deveines (7-0) LP: Perdomo (1-6)
2B: RIC, Jandreau, Kostenblatt, Trish Koutsulis,
3B: None
HR: RIC, Montoon
RBI: SM, DiCecco 2, Dixon RIC, Kostenblatt 4, Jandreau 3, Montoon 2, Laura
DeNoncour, Kelli McCartin, Koutsulis
Repeat Hitters: RIC, Jandreau 4, Kostenblatt 3, Chelsi Panarelli, Mattoon
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Huskies Drop Three Games to Finish Spring Break Trip
CLERMONT, Fla. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team
closed out its annual Spring Break Trip with a trio of losses Wednesday
afternoon at the U.S. National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. The Huskies
fell to Lawrence University 9-3, Elmhurst College 6-0 and to Mount Mercy College
10-2 in five innings.
Losing its fifth straight game, Southern Maine returns north with a 1-11
record. Lawrence picked up its first win of the season over USM to improve to
1-4 overall. Elmhurst moved to 9-2 with the win, while Mount Mercy climbed
above .500 on the season to stand at 5-4.
In the first game, Lawrence sophomore SS Carli Gurholt (Scandinavia,
Wis./Amherst) drilled a three-run, two-out home run in the bottom of the fourth
inning to break open a 1-0 game. Gurholt finished the day 1-for-2 at the plate
with two walks and two runs scored.
Southern Maine crept to within two runs of Lawrence in the top of the fifth
inning plating two runs on a RBI sacrifice fly from sophomore LF Sarah Cusack
(Wells, Maine) and a RBI single from freshman 2B Cerise Humphrey (Fryeburg,
Maine/Fryeburg Academy), but Lawrence roared back for five runs in the bottom of
the sixth to put the game out of reach. Lawrence took advantage of two walks, a
hit batsman and three singles to plate the decisive five runs.
USM freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) took the loss for the
Huskies. Perdomo gave up the first run of the game and was lifted in favor of
freshman Nani Jacobs (Kahnawake, Quebec/Vermont Academy) in the first inning.
Lawrence freshman Emily Perish (Frankfort, Ill./Providence Catholic) earned the
win allowing nine hits in seven innings with one walk. Perish fanned two
batters.
Elmhurst freshman CF Maggie Yagen (Maple Park, Ill./Kaneland) connected on
the only extra-base hit of the game, a two-run double to center field, to lead
the Blue Jays to a 6-0 shutout win. Elmhurst senior pitcher Vanessa Kalal
(Montgomery, Ill./Oswego) silenced the USM bats yielding just two hits and one
walk, while cutting down four on strikeouts to earn the win. Perdomo allowed
six runs in six hits in the loss for USM.
Led by four RBI from freshman DH Elizabeth Hill (Shellsburg, Iowa/Vinton-
Shellsburg) Mount Mercy plated 10 runs on 10 hits over five innings to cruise to
a 10-2 win over USM. The game was shortened to five innings due to the eight-
run rule. Hill drove in two runs in the first inning for Mount Mercy and then
singled in runs in the third and fourth innings to pace the attack.
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (March 28) at Rhode Island
College for a Little East Conference doubleheader.
At Clermont, Fla. – Game 1
Southern Maine (1-9) 000 020 1 3-9-2
Lawrence (1-4) 100 305 x 9-7-2
Batteries: Alexandra Perdomo, Nani Jacobs (1) and Anita Dixon L, Emily Perish
and Hillary Cheever
WP: Perish LP: Perdomo
2B: none
3B: none
HR: L, Carli Gurholt
RBI: SM, Sarah Cusack, Laura Leger L, Gurholt 2, Lara Wasserman, Perish, Alex
Goodson
Repeat Hitters: SM, Cerise Humphrey 3, Leger L, Perish
Game 2
Southern Maine (1-10) 000 000 0 0-2-3
Elmhurst (9-2) 001 113 x 6-6-1
Batteries: SM, Perdomo and Jess Hayden E, Vanessa Kalal and Jill Karsa
WP: Kalal LP: Perdomo
2B: E, Maggie Yagen
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: E, Yagen 2, Michele Fournier, Rachel Pietrucha, Lauren Ventrella
Repeat Hitters: E, Karsa, Melissa McCarthy
Game 3
Southern Maine (1-11) 011 00 2-3-4
Mount Mercy (5-4) 302 41 10-10-0
Batteries: SM, Jacobs and Hayden M, Mariah Early and Sara Tschetter
WP: Early LP: Jacobs
2B: none
3B: none
HR: none
RBI: SM, Hayden M, Elizabeth Hill 4, Brianna Williams 2, Emily Madsen, Jamie
Vogel
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wellesley and Wisconsin Whitewater Down Southern Maine, 11-3 and 13-0
CLERMONT, Fla. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team
dropped a pair of five-inning games Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. National
Training Center in Clermont, Florida. Southern Maine fell to Wellesley College
11-3 and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks 13-0. Both games were
shortened to five innings due to the eight-run rule.
With the pair of losses Southern Maine falls to 1-8 overall. Wellesley
improved to 3-2 with the win, while Wisconsin-Whitewater earned its seventh win
to increase its record to 7-1 overall.
Wellesley junior P Megan Wood (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School) was
instrumental in the win for the Blue scattering seven hits and limiting the
Huskies to three runs in five innings. Wood was red hot at the plate driving in
six runs including a grand slam home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Wood, who upped her record to 1-1 in the circle, paced an eight-hit Wellesley
attack connecting on a pair of singles and the grand slam. Freshman IF Elora
Daniele (Belle Meade, N.J./Montgomery) drove in two runs for the Blue with a
single and a triple.
Southern Maine sophomore P Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) took the
loss for the Huskies giving up 11 runs on eight hits. Deroche (0-4) drove in
one of the Huskies’ three runs stroking her team-leading fourth double of the
season.
Wisconsin-Whitewater pounded USM for 10 hits and scored 13 runs in five
innings to earn the shutout victory. Junior P Stacy Bahr (Racine, Wisc./Park)
held the USM bats to just four hits and struck out four batters en route to her
second win of the season. Four Warhawks drove in two runs each as seven
different players had RBI. Freshman SS Darcy Foreman (Niles, Ill./North),
sophomore 3B Tina Galuk (Lake in the Hills, Ill./Crystal Lake South), sophomore
1B Kate McDonnell (Aurora, Ill./West) and sophomore OF Haley Krueger (Beach
Park, Ill./Waukegan) each drove in two runs. Krueger and Foreman each had
doubles.
USM freshman P Nani Jacobs (Kahnawake, Quebec/Vermont Academy) yielded 13
hits in the loss.
Southern Maine returns to action on Wednesday (9:30 a.m.) against Lawrence.
At Clermont, Fla. – Game 1
Southern Maine (1-7) 201 00 3-7-2
Wellesley College (3-2) 311 42 11-8-1
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Anita Dixon W, Megan Wood and Megan Townsend
WP: Wood (1-1) LP: Deroche (0-4)
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack, Deroche
3B W, Alison Davis, Elora Danielle
HR: Wood
RBI: SM, Laura Leger, Deroche, Dixon W, Wood 6, Daniele 2, Townsend, Davis,
Repeat Hitters: SM, Cusack W, Wood 3, Daniele
At Clermont, Fla. – Game 2
Wisconsin Whitewater (7-1) 140 62 13-10-1
Southern Maine (1-8) 000 00 0-4-1
Batteries: SM, Nani Jacobs and Dixon WW, Stacy Bahr and Liz Yucuis, Taylor
Rothmund (4)
WP: Bahr (2-0) LP: Jacobs (0-2)
2B: WW, Haley Krueger, Darcy Foreman
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: WW, Kate McDonnell 2, Tina Galuk 2, Krueger 2, Foreman 2, Alli Driscoll,
Kaycee Bartolotta, Amy Gahl
Repeat Hitters: Foreman, Krueger
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Huskies Earn First Win of the Season, Defeats D’Youville 9-6
Southern Maine Falls to Manchester and University of Chicago
CLERMONT, Fla. – Freshman P Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) drove in three
runs and earned her first win of the season to lead the University of Southern
Maine Huskies to a 9-6 win over the D’Youville College Lady Spartans Sunday
afternoon at Legends’ Way Field at the US National Training Center in Clermont,
Fla. The win was the first of the season for the Huskies. Southern Maine fell
to Manchester College 10-6 and the University of Chicago 6-3.
After its three games today, Southern Maine is now 1-6 overall. The
University of Chicago Maroons earned a season-opening win to stand at 1-0, while
the Lady Spartans dropped their second straight of the season at 0-2.
Perdomo cranked out her first career homerun in the second inning to spur a
three-run USM second inning. Perdomo stroked the ball to deep left field to
drive in freshman IF Cerise Humphrey (Fryeburg, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) who
worked her way to one-out walk to put the Huskies ahead 2-0. USM sophomore OF
Sarah Cusack (Wells, Maine) drove in the Huskies third run of the inning with a
sacrifice fly to centerfield scoring sophomore OF Molly Hopkins (Augusta,
Maine/Cony). Hopkins reached base safely with single.
The Lady Spartans rallied to tie the score at 3-3 plating a run in the
second inning on a RBI single from junior OF Shannon McDonnell (Blasdell,
N.Y./Frontier). D’Youville completed the rally to tie the score with two
unearned runs in the third inning. Sophomore Ashley Szpara (Orchard Park,
N.Y./Immaculata Academy) and freshman Brittany Barren (West Seneca, N.Y./West
Seneca West) each had singles in the inning.
USM regained the lead in the fourth inning. Freshman IF Laura Leger
(Quincy, Mass./Fontbonne Academy) led off the inning with a double and came
around to score on a RBI single from senior C Anita Dixon (Limington, Maine).
The Huskies added to their lead plating three more runs in the fifth led by a
two-run single from Hopkins and a sacrifice fly RBI from Cusack.
Perdomo struck out three batters and did not yield a walk to earn her first
collegiate win. D’Youville freshman Hannah Norton (Wyoming, N.Y./Pavillion)
took the loss for the Lady Spartans.
In the first game, Manchester senior 1B Chelsea Kunkel (Bluffton,
Ind./Norwell) and sophomore OF Annie Hernandez (Crown Point, Ind./Griffith)
combined for seven RBI to lead the Spartans to a 10-6 win. The Spartans pounded
out 16 hits and scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break open
a 5-4 game and take the win. Kunkel had a two-run single in the fifth, while
Hernandez drove in all three of her runs in the inning with a triple.
USM freshman P Nani Jacobs (Kahnawake, Quebec/Vermont Academy) took the
loss for the Huskies, allowing five runs in six innings of work. Manchester
junior P Kristi Brown (Veersburg, Ind./Attica) earned the win, spreading out 13
hits in seven innings.
The University of Chicago scored five runs in the first two innings to earn
a 6-3 win over the Huskies in the second game of the day. The Maroons junior P
Kathleen Duffy (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington) drove in two runs and earned
the win in the circle scattering eight hits over seven innings. Duffy fanned six
batters and allowed just one walk. USM sophomore Sarah Deroche (Portland,
Maine/Deering) took the loss yielding six runs on eight hits and four walks.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (9:30 a.m.) against Wellesley
College.
At Clermont, Fla. – Game 1
Southern Maine (0-5) 100 021 2 6-13-2
Manchester College (2-2) 200 215 X 10-16-4
Batteries: SM, Nani Jacobs, Alexandra Perdoma (6) and Anita Dixon M, Kristi
Brown and Sarah Robinson
WP: M, Brown LP: SM, Jacobs
2B: SM, Sarah Cusack, Anita Dixon and Lauren DiCecco M, Rosemary Bond
3B: M, Annie Hernandez and Emily Watkins
HR: None
RBI: SM, Dixon 2, Sarah Deroche M, Chelsea Kunkel 4, Hernandez 3, Katie Scott,
Robinson and Watkins
Repeat Hitters. SM, Sarah Cusack, Dixon, Deroche, Cerise Humphrey and Jacobs
M, Rosemary Bond 3, Chelsea Kunkel 3, Brittney Miller, Katie Scott, Emily Scott
At Clermont, Fla. – Game 2
U. of Chicago (1-0) 320 000 1 6-8-1
Southern Maine (0-6) 110 000 1 3-8-2
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Dixon C, Kathleen Duffy and Sara Whaley
WP: Duffy (1-0) LP: Deroche (0-2)
2B: SM, Deroche C, Duffy 2, Hannah Lighty Sarah Neuhaus
3B: SM, Laura Leger
HR: None
RBI: SM, Deroche M, Duffy 2, Sara Whaley
Repeat Hitters: SM, Cusack, Laura Leger, Molly Hopkins
C, Duffy, Neuhaus
At Clermont, Fla. – Game 3
Southern Maine (1-6) 030 130 2 9-16-3
D’Youville (0-0) 012 010 2 6-15-5
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo, Jacobs (7) and Dixon
D, Hannah Norton and Meagan Shank
WP: Perdomo (1-2) LP: D, Norton
2B: SM, Leger, Dixon D, Shannon McDonnell, Deanna Foose, Brittany Barren,
Danielle Phillips
3B: D, McDonnell
HR: SM, Perdomo
RBI: SM, Perdomo 3, Molly Hopkins 2, Sarah Cusak 2, Leger D, Phillips,
McDonnell, Norton
Repeat Hitters: SM, Leger 3, Dixon, Gilman, DiCecco, Humphrey, Perdomo, Hopkins
D, Barren 4, McDonnell, Ashley Szpara, Foose, Norton
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Huskies Fall to Babson and Buffalo State
CLERMONT, Fla. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team
dropped a pair of games Saturday afternoon at Legends’ Way Field at the US
National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. Southern Maine fell to the Babson
College Beavers 6-3 in its first game of the day and then dropped a 7-3 decision
to the Buffalo State College Bengals.
With the pair of losses Southern Maine remains winless on the season at 0-
4. Babson College improves to 8-5, while the Bengals, playing in their season-
opener, begins their season at 1-0.
In the first game, the Beavers broke open the game in the bottom of the
second inning, plating four runs on three hits, a walk and a USM error to down
the Huskies 6-3. Freshman C Nicole Latini (East Bridgewater, Mass./Cardinal
Spellman) paced the eight-hit Babson attack banging out three hits including a
lead-off double to left field in the second and the third innings. Latini scored
two of the Beavers’ runs in the game.
The Huskies cut the Babson lead in half in the top of the fifth inning
scoring two runs on two-out single up the middle from freshman 3B Laura Leger
(Quincy, Mass./Fontbonne Academy) . However, the Beavers regained their
advantage in the bottom of the inning on a two-run single from junior 2B
Brittany Russo (Middletown, Conn.). Russo plated sophomore 1B Jess Winer
(Longmeadow, Mass.) and Latin who had each singled to reach base safely. The
Huskies took one run back in the top of the sixth on a RBI ground out from
freshman 2B Cerise Humphrey (Fryeburg, Maine/Fryeburg Academy) but it was as
close as they would get as the Beavers closed out the game for the win.
Junior P Nicole Liska (Seymour, Conn.) picked up her sixth win of the
season for Babson. Liska spread out seven hits over seven innings, allowing
just one earned run. Liska struck out eight batters and yielded a single walk.
USM sophomore pitcher Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) took the loss for
the Huskies allowing four earned runs on eight hits and a walk. Deroche struck
out six.
Ahead 2-1 through three innings, the Bengals plated four runs in the bottom
of the fourth to separate themselves from the Huskies and pulled away for the
win. Senior IF Jolene Banach (Cheektowaga, N.Y./Maryvale) connected on three
hits and drove in three runs to lead the 11-hit Bengal attack. Senior OF Carly
Lopez (Oriskany, N.Y.) added two hits and two RBI.
Bengal junior P Jenna Frieling (E. Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North)
earned her first season allowing eight hits over seven innings. Frieling struck
out seven and gave up just one walk. USM freshman Alexandra Perdomo (Portland,
Maine) took the loss for USM yielding 11 hits. Perdomo fanned three batters
and had one walk.
Southern Maine will play three games on Sunday. USM will face Manchester
College (9:30 a.m.), the University of Chicago (11:30 a.m.) and D’Youville (1:30
p.m.).
At Clermont, Fla.
Southern Maine (0-3) 000 021 0 - 3-7-3
Babson College (8-5) 040 020 x - 6-8-2
Batteries: SM, Sarah Deroche and Anita Dixon B, Danielle Lisak and Nicole
Latini
WP: Liska (6-1) LP: Deroche (0-2)
2B: SM, Lauren DiCecco B, Latini 2
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: SM, Laura Leger 2, Cerise Humphrey B, Brittney Russo 2, Kaitlyn Clark,
Lisa Wojnar, Lyn Brewster, Kim D’Agonstino
Repeat Hitters: SM, Leger 3, DiCecco B, Latini
At Clermont, Fla. – Game 2
Southern Maine (0-4) 001 002 0 3-8-4
Buffalo State (1-0) 110 401 x 7-11-2
Batteries: SM, Alexandra Perdomo and Dixon BS, Jenna Frieling and Lindsay Goff
WP: BS, Frieling (1-0) LP: SM, Perdomo (0-2)
2B: BS, Jolene Banach 2, Nicole Sabuda
3B: SM, DiCecco
HR: None
RBI: SM, DiCecco, Humphrey BS, Banach 3, Carly Lopez 2, Sabuda
Repeat Hitters: SM, Perdomo BS, Banach 3, Lopez and Marissa Mariano
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Friday, March 20, 2009
Huskies Fall in Season Opening Games
Farleigh Dickinson Downs USM 6-2; Westfield State Drops Huskies 9-1
CLERMONT, Fla. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team opened
its 2009 season with a pair of losses during its annual southern trip Friday
afternoon at the National Training Complex in Clermont, Florida.
Junior C Amy Beideman (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley) drove in three
runs to help the Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham Devils to a 6-2 win over the
Huskies, while sophomore SS Alicia Gardner (Athol, Mass.) and junior OF Danielle
Lutenegger (Sunderland, Mass./Frontier Regional) each drove in a pair of runs to
lead the Westfield State College Owls to a five-inning 9-1 win. Both the Devils
and the Owls were playing in their final games of their spring training trip.
The Devils improved to 7-2 with the win and the Owls earned their fourth
straight victory to improve to 5-3. Southern Maine opens its 2009 campaign with
a 0-2 record.
Behind an evenly distributed nine-hit attack, Westfield scored three runs
in the first and second inning to take control of the game and cruise to a win.
Senior OF Jackie Mason (Florida, Mass./Drury) was the only Westfield player to
connect on more than one hit in the game finishing 2-for-3 at the plate with a
triple. Mason scored two runs and added an RBI.
In the first inning, sophomore IF Kristyn Carroll (Brockton, Mass.)
knocked in a run with a two-out single while Lutenegger added a two-run single.
Gardner was responsible for all three of the Owls’ runs in the second inning,
slamming a two-run triple before scoring on a sacrifice fly from senior 1B Katie
Gorman (Feeding Hills, Mass./Agawam).
Senior P Chelsea Sylvia (South Dartmouth, Mass./New Bedford) earned the
win for the Owls in three and a third innings. Sylvia fanned four batters while
allowing just three hits. USM freshman Alexandra Perdomo (Portland, Maine) took
the loss for the Huskies allowing five earned runs on eight hits and a walk in
two and two-third innings of action.
In Southern Maine’s opener, the Devils scored four runs in the fifth
inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit.
Freshman P Megan Golembiewski (Beacon, N.Y.) and freshman P Tina Banta (East
Hanover, N.J./Hanover Park) combined for 10 strikeouts in the Devil victory.
Banta, who relieved Golembiewski, struck out four and earned the win for the
Devils.
Southern Maine pounded out nine hits in the loss, led by doubles from
sophomore OF Sarah Deroche (Portland, Maine/Deering) and sophomore SS Heather
Gilman (Fairfield, Maine/Lawrence) and a triple from sophomore OF Sarah Cusack
(Wells, Maine).
Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday. The Huskies face Babson
College at 8:00 a.m. and then faces Buffalo State at 12:00 p.m.
At Clermont, Fla.
Southern Maine (0-1) 000 020 0 2-9-3
Fairleigh Dickinson (7-2) 100 041 x 6-3-1
Batteries: FDU, Megan Golembiewski, Tina Banta (5) and Amy Beideman
SM, Sarah Deroche, Nani Jacobs (4) and Anita Dixon
WP: Banta
LP: Jacobs (0-1)
2B: FDU. Beideman SM, Deroche, Heather Gilman
3B: FDU, Marysa Cole SM, Sarah Cusack
HR: None
RBI: FDU, Beideman (3), Meghan Zaccardi, Cole SM, Cusack, Laura Leger
Repeat Hitters: SM, Leger, Deroche
At Clermont, Fla. - Game 2
Southern Maine (0-2) 000 01 1-4-4
Westfield State (5-3) 332 1x 9-7-0
Batteries: WSC, Chelsea Sylvia, Madeline Tomich (3) and Gia Calabrese, Alex
Thompson (5)
SM, Alexandra Perdomo, Nani Jacobs (2) and Dixon
WP: Sylvia (1-0)
LP: Perdomo (0-1)
2B: WSC, Calabrese, Thompson, Alicia Gardner, Danielle Lutenegger SM, Cusack
3B: WSC, Jackie Mason, Gardner
HR: None
RBI: WSC, Gardner (2), Lutenegger (2), Lindsay Jardin, Kristyn Carroll, Katie
Gorman
SM, Cusack
Repeat Hitters: WSC, Gardner, Carroll and Mason
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
USM Softball Team to Host Fundraising Clinics
GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team
will host a pair of fundraising clinics on Saturday, March 7 and Saturday, March
14. Each day the USM softball coaching staff and team members will give
instruction by presenting offensive clinics, defensive clinics and pitching
clinics.
The pitching and defense clinics will run on both Saturdays from 9:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. Hitting, bunting and base running clinics will be presented from
12:30 to 3:00 p.m. The fee for each session is $25.00. If a player attends
both sessions on March 14th the fee is $45.00.
The clinics will take place in the University of Southern Maine Field House
on the Gorham Campus. Each participant should bring a glove and sneakers.
Cleats are prohibited.
For more information contact USM head coach Bonny Brown-Denico at (207)
780-5519 or e-mail at bbdenico@usm.maine.edu. Information can also be found
online at http://usm.maine.edu/athletics/Softball/09sbclinicform.pdf.
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