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Freshmen Lead Blue Hen Softball Over Delaware State, 4-3, On Third Day Of Bash At The Beach

Date: March 20, 2005

GEORGETOWN, DE -- Barbara Traynor (Wheaton, IL/Wheaton Warrenville South) and Natalie Savona (Stamford, CT/Stamford) each hit home runs to lead the University of Delaware softball team to a 4-3 victory over Delaware State Sunday afternoon on the final day of the Bash at the Beach.

The Blue Hens took the lead in the top of the third as freshman Katie Lee (Manassas, VA/Osbourn) singled with one out, senior Jenn Joseph (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) reached on a fielder's choice while Lee was safe at second, and Traynor drilled her first career home run to give Delaware a 3-0 advantage.

The Hornets answered in the bottom of the fourth as Janice Savage singled and Catrina Ansbach followed with a two-run home run. Delaware State then tied the game in the fifth when Shannon Sams reached on an error with one out and eventually scored on a single by Ashley Fisher.

However Savona won it for the Blue Hens in the sixth as she hit her first career home run. Sophomore Carolynn Sloat (Ballston Lake, NY/Shenendehowa) -above- picked up the win to improve to 5-4 after allowing three runs on five hits while striking out five. Ashley Gray relieved Savage in the fifth and was dealt the loss after allowing Savona's game-winning homer.

Savona finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI for Delaware, which improved to 9-11 on the season, while Traynor was 1-for-3 with a run scored and three runs batted in.

The Blue Hens return to action Wednesday when Delaware travels to Lehigh for a doubleheader beginning at 2:30 p.m.

AGATE:

Box score (NCAA)
                           
                      2005 University of Delaware Softball
                           Delaware vs Delaware State
                    Mar 20, 2005 at Georgetown, DE (Field 2)
                           
Delaware 4 (9-11)
                           
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Borchers, Allison 2b.....  4  0  0  0   0  1  6  1   2
Lee, Katie cf............  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Joseph, Jenn 1b..........  4  1  1  0   0  0  5  4   0
Traynor, Barbara dh......  3  1  1  3   1  0  0  0   1
Plant, Michelle 3b.......  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  3   0
Williams, Kimberly ss....  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  1   2
Savona, Natalie c........  3  1  2  1   0  0  6  0   0
Gardner, Lauren lf.......  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Pastic, Kelley rf........  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0
Sloat, Carolynn p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  4  7  4   1  4 21 10   6
                           
Delaware State 3
                           
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Powell, Kathryn ss.......  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
Fisher, Ashley cf........  4  0  1  1   0  0  1  0   0
Hollman, Aisha dh........  3  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   1
Ansbach, Catrina c.......  3  1  2  2   0  0  6  0   1
Demers, Nicole 3b........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
Snow, Sam lf.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Sams, Shannon 1b.........  3  0  1  0   0  0  9  0   1
 Chrabaszcz, Jessica pr..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Keck, Kristina rf........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Murray, Jessica ph/rf...  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Sams, Courtney 2b........  2  1  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 Merrill, Marissa ph.....  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Savage, Janice p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  5   0
Totals................... 29  3  5  3   0  5 21 10   5
                           
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Delaware............ 003 001 0 -  4  7  3
Delaware State...... 000 210 0 -  3  5  2
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E - Borchers; Plant; Sloat; Demers; Savage. LOB - Delaware 6; Delaware St.
5. 2B - Joseph. HR - Traynor; Savona; Ansbach. SB - Borchers.
                           
Delaware               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Sloat, Carolynn.....  7.0  5  3  2  0  5 29 29
                           
Delaware State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Savage, Janice......  7.0  7  4  1  1  4 30 31
                           
Win - Sloat (5-4).  Loss - Savage ().  Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 12:30 pm   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 100
Game: UDSB-20
                           
                           
Play-by-Play
                           
                      2005 University of Delaware Softball
                   Delaware vs Delaware State - Play-by-Play
                    Mar 20, 2005 at Georgetown, DE (Field 2)
                           
                           
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Delaware............ 003 001 0 -  4  7  3
Delaware State...... 000 210 0 -  3  5  2
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Delaware starters: 24/2b Borchers; 4/cf Lee; 23/1b Joseph; 11/dh Traynor; 13/3b
Plant; 9/ss Williams; 15/c Savona; 12/lf Gardner; 10/rf Pastic; 25/p Sloat;
Delaware State starters: 7/ss Powell; 12/cf Fisher; 21/dh Hollman; 4/c Ansbach;
15/3b Demers; 10/lf Snow; 19/1b Sams, S.; 17/rf Keck; 5/2b Sams, C.; 24/p Savage;
                           
Delaware 1st - Borchers reached on a fielding error by 3b. Lee popped up to
c. Borchers stole second. Joseph popped up to ss. Traynor popped up to 1b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware State 1st - Powell reached on a throwing error by p. Fisher out at
first 1b to 2b; Powell advanced to second. Hollman fouled out to 1b. Ansbach lined
out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware 2nd - Plant struck out swinging. Williams singled. Savona lined out
to ss. Gardner struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware State 2nd - Demers grounded out to 2b. Snow out at first rf to 1b.
Sams, S. lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware 3rd - Pastic reached on a throwing error by p. Borchers struck out
looking. Lee singled; Pastic advanced to third. Joseph reached on a fielder's
choice; Lee advanced to second; Pastic out at home p to c. Traynor homered, 3 RBI,
unearned; Joseph scored, unearned; Lee scored, unearned. Plant struck out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware State 3rd - Keck struck out looking. Sams, C. grounded out to 3b.
Powell out at first 1b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware 4th - Williams flied out to cf. Savona singled. Gardner popped up to
p. Pastic singled; Savona advanced to second. Borchers reached on a fielder's
choice; Pastic advanced to second; Savona out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
                           
Delaware State 4th - Fisher grounded out to ss. Hollman singled to right
field. Ansbach homered to left field, 2 RBI; Hollman scored. Demers reached on a
fielding error by 2b. Snow reached on a fielder's choice; Demers out at second 3b to
2b. Sams, S. popped up to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware 5th - Lee grounded out to 3b. Joseph doubled. Traynor walked. Plant
grounded out to p; Traynor advanced to second; Joseph advanced to third. Williams
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
                           
Delaware State 5th - Keck flied out to cf. Sams, C. reached on a fielding
error by 3b. Powell out at first 1b to 2b; Sams, C. advanced to second. Fisher
singled to center field, RBI; Sams, C. scored, unearned. Hollman struck out looking.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
                           
Delaware 6th - Savona homered, RBI. Gardner grounded out to p. Pastic out at
first ss to 2b. Borchers grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware State 6th - Ansbach singled to right center. Demers reached on a
fielder's choice; Ansbach out at second 3b to ss. Snow struck out swinging. Sams, S.
singled to center field; Demers advanced to second. Chrabaszcz pinch ran for Sams,
S.. Murray pinch hit for Keck. Murray struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
                           
Delaware 7th - Sams, S. to 1b for Chrabaszcz. Murray to rf. Lee grounded out
to 2b. Joseph grounded out to 2b. Traynor grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
                           
Delaware State 7th - Merrill pinch hit for Sams, C.. Merrill struck out
looking. Powell out at first 1b to 2b. Fisher popped up to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
- DDD -

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