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Colonial Athletic Association Softball Tournament at Hempstead, NY - Day One George Mason 2, Delaware 1 May 8, 2003 Early Homer Leads GMU to Win in Opener HEMPSTEAD, NY - The University of Delaware softball team fell in the opening game of the Colonial Athletic Association softball tournament Thursday afternoon as George Mason's Kim Braxton hit a two-run home run in the first inning for a 2-1 victory at Hofstra University Softball Stadium. Braxton clouted her third homer of the season with one out in the opening inning to give George Mason a 2-0 lead and the Patriots held on for the victory. No. 3 tournament seed Delaware, which had a two-game win streak snapped, fell to 20-20-1 on the season and will play in Friday's elimination game at 10 a.m. against No. 4 Towson, which lost to top seed and Hofstra 4-2 in Thursday's other first round game. Hofstra and George Mason will meet in the winner's bracket game Friday at 12:30 p.m. The third game of the day will play played at 3 p.m. The Patriots, the tournament No. 2 seed, improved to 30-20 on the season as pitcher Dianna Austin allowed just four hits for the game and one earned run in the seventh inning to improve to 12-6. She walked just two and struck out five. Delaware starter Jenn Joseph (12-9) took the loss as she allowed two hits and two runs in three and a third innings of work. Freshman Lindsay Jones held George Mason scoreless over the final two and two-thirds innings of relief. George Mason got all the runs it needed in the opening inning. Shortstop and CAA Player of the Year Stacy James led off the bottom of the first with an infield single. After Missy Hartman popped out to second base, Braxton came up and hit her two-run shot. The Patriots managed just three hits the rest of the way, including a fifth inning triple by James, but could not score. Delaware, which lost two of three meetings to the Patriots during the regular season, scored its only run in the seventh inning when Lauren Gardner walked with one out and advanced to second on a groundout to second by Sarai Lavandero. Gardner then scored when Joseph lofted a fly ball to right field that Miranda Fox mishandled for an error. However the rally ended when Austin struck out pinch-hitter Kinsey Lowrey to end the game. The Hens had an opportunity to score a run in the third inning when Joseph and Jenny Gilkins collected singles. But shortstop Laura Streets, Delaware's leading hitter at .343, fouled out to left field with two outs to end the threat. AGATE: Delaware vs George Mason (May 08, 2003) Box score Play-by-Play Box score U. of Delaware Softball Delaware vs George Mason May 08, 2003 at Hempstead, NY (HU Softball Stadium) Delaware 1 (20-20-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Joseph, Jenn p........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pastic, Kelley rf........ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Lowrey, Kinsey ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Gilkins, Jenny 2b........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 Streets, Laura ss........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 3 Basilio, Melissa 3b...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Winslow, Liz 1b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 1 Erickson, Laurie c....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Gardner, Lauren lf....... 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 May, Brooke ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lavandero, Sarai cf...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jones, Lindsay dh........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals................... 26 1 4 0 2 5 18 12 7 George Mason 2 (30-20) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ James ss................. 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 Hartman 2b............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 Braxton 1b............... 3 1 1 2 0 0 12 0 0 Schultz 3b............... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Galecki lf............... 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Ayers c.................. 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 Austin p................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 Clawson cf............... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fox rf................... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Leveque dh............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 21 2 4 2 2 2 21 15 3 Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Delaware............ 000 000 1 - 1 4 0 George Mason........ 200 000 X - 2 4 2 ----------------------------------------- E - Braxton(7); Fox(5). LOB - Delaware 7; George Mason 3. 3B - James(3). HR - Braxton(3). SH - Pastic(9). CS - Clawson(3). Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Joseph, Jenn........ 3.1 2 2 2 2 1 12 14 Jones, Lindsay...... 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 9 9 George Mason IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Austin.............. 7.0 4 1 0 2 5 26 29 Win - Austin (12-6). Loss - Joseph (12-9). Save - None. Umpires - Start: 2 p.m. Time: 1:35 Attendance: Game: UD41 Game notes: 2003 CAA Softball Championship - Game 1 Play-by-Play U. of Delaware Softball Delaware vs George Mason - Play-by-Play May 08, 2003 at Hempstead, NY (HU Softball Stadium) Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Delaware............ 000 000 1 - 1 4 0 George Mason........ 200 000 X - 2 4 2 ----------------------------------------- Delaware - inning 1 Joseph grounded out to ss. Pastic walked. Gilkins reached on a fielder's choice; Pastic out at second p to ss to 2b. Streets grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Mason - inning 1 James singled to shortstop. Hartman popped up to 2b. Braxton homered to left center, 2 RBI; James scored. Schultz lined out to ss. Galecki struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware - inning 2 Basilio grounded out to ss. Winslow grounded out to ss. Erickson singled to center field. Gardner grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Mason - inning 2 Ayers grounded out to ss. Austin grounded out to ss. Clawson out at first 1b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware - inning 3 Lavandero grounded out to ss. Joseph singled to right center. Pastic out at first p to 2b, SAC; Joseph advanced to second. Gilkins singled to shortstop; Joseph advanced to third. Streets fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. George Mason - inning 3 Fox out at first 3b to 2b, bunt. James grounded out to ss. Hartman out at first 1b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware - inning 4 Basilio grounded out to ss. Winslow grounded out to 1b unassisted. Erickson flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. George Mason - inning 4 Braxton grounded out to 3b. Schultz walked. Galecki walked; Schultz advanced to second. Joseph to dh. Jones to p. Ayers grounded out to p; Galecki advanced to second; Schultz advanced to third. Austin struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Delaware - inning 5 May pinch hit for Gardner. May struck out looking. Lavandero struck out swinging. Joseph reached on an error by 1b, assist by ss. Pastic grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. George Mason - inning 5 Gardner to lf for May. Clawson singled to shortstop. Clawson out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Fox out at first 3b to 2b, bunt. James tripled to left center. Hartman popped up to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Delaware - inning 6 Gilkins struck out swinging. Streets singled to second base. Basilio reached on a fielder's choice; Streets out at second 3b to 2b. Winslow struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. George Mason - inning 6 Braxton fouled out to 1b. Schultz grounded out to 3b. Galecki grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Delaware - inning 7 Erickson grounded out to p. Gardner walked. Lavandero grounded out to 2b; Gardner advanced to second. Joseph reached on an error by rf; Gardner scored, unearned. Lowrey pinch hit for Pastic. Lowrey struck out, out at first c to 1b. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.