 George
Mason Rallies To Defeat Delaware, 10-6, In
CAA Softball Opener
Date:
March 25, 2005
FAIRFAX,
VA -- The George Mason University softball
team rallied for five runs in the fifth
and sixth innings to rally for a 10-6
victory over the University of Delaware
Friday afternoon at George Mason Field in
the Colonial Athletic Association opener
for both teams.
The
Patriots, who improved to 10-15 overall
and 1-0 in the league, trailed 3-0 heading
into the bottom of the fifth but scored
five runs off of Delaware sophomore
starter Carolynn Sloat (Ballston Lake,
NY/Shenendehowa). Emily Grapel singled to
left field with one out, and Amanda Bach
followed with a two-run homer to left to
cut the Blue Hens lead to one.
Stacy
James and Emily Miller each singled, and
on a double steal James came around to
score while Miller ended up at third when
Delaware freshman catcher Natalie Savona
(Stamford, CT/Stamford) committed a
throwing error. Megan Farrell followed
with an RBI groundout to score Miller and
give George Mason a 4-3 lead. Katlyn
Winter then singled, and following a walk
by Arielle Weinkofsky, Lesley Hassen
singled to left to plate Winter with the
Patriots' fifth run of the
inning.
However
Delaware, which fell to 9-12 overall and
0-1 in the conference, answered with a
pair of runs in the top of the sixth to
tie the game. Senior first baseman Jenn
Joseph (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) led off
by singling to second base, and after
freshman Melissa Morris (Millsboro,
DE/Sussex Central) pinch ran for Joseph,
freshman designated player Barbara Traynor
(Wheaton, IL/Wheaton Warrenville South)
-above- singled to center to put runners
on the corners with nobody out. Sophomore
third baseman Michelle Plant (Woodbridge,
VA/Woodbridge) then hit a sacrifice fly to
left to score Morris, and an error by
Grapel on a ground ball hit by UD freshman
shortstop Kimberly Williams (Circleville,
OH/Circleville) put runners on second and
third. Savona followed with a sacrifice
fly to score Traynor and move Williams to
third and knot the game at 5-5, but senior
leftfielder Lauren Gardner (Chelmsford,
MA/Chelmsford) grounded out to third to
end the inning.
George
Mason then put the game away by scoring
five more runs in the bottom of the
inning. Bach started the rally by working
a walk with one out, and advanced to
second on a balk. James then singled to
center to score Bach, and she advanced to
third on an error by Delaware
centerfielder Katie Lee (Manassas,
VA/Osbourn). After Miller followed with a
single to plate James and put the Patriots
up 7-5, and Farrell singled to left to
knock Sloat out of the game.
Blue Hen
sophomore Kelsey Knapp (Leechburg,
PA/Kiski Area) relieved Sloat and got
Winter to hit into a fielder's choice, but
a single by Jenna Cooksey loaded the bases
and Hassen followed with a three-run
double to make it a 10-5 game.
Delaware
added a run in the seventh as senior
rightfielder Kelley Pastic (Centreville,
VA/Chantilly) led off with an infield
single, moved to second on a single by
freshman second baseman Allison Borchers
(Fallston, MD/Fallston), and scored one
out later on a single by
Joseph.
Farrell
allowed nine hits and six runs, although
only two runs were earned, to pick up the
win and improve to 6-3 on the season.
Sloat gave up 12 hits and nine runs, all
earned, in 5.1 innings of work while
falling to 6-5 this year.
The Blue
Hens took the lead in the top of the third
by scoring three runs. Gardner led off by
singling to left, and after Pastic
sacrificed her to second, she came around
to score when Borchers reached on an
error. Lee then singled and moved to
second while Borchers went to third on
another Patriots error, and one out later
Traynor singled to right to score both
runners.
Borchers,
Joseph, and Traynor each went 2-for-4 for
the Blue Hens, while Lee, Gardner, and
Pastic added a hit apiece. James led the
George Mason attack by going 3-for-4 with
two runs scored and an RBI, while Hassen
was 2-for-4 with four runs batted
in.
The teams
were scheduled to play a doubleheader
Friday, but played just one game due to
poor field conditions. The Blue Hens and
Patriots will now play two games on
Saturday beginning at 12 noon.
Box score (NCAA)
2005 University of Delaware Softball
Univ. of Delaware at George Mason (Game 1)
Mar 25, 2005 at Fairfax, Va. (George Mason Field)
Univ. of Delaware 6 (9-12,0-1 CAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Borchers, Allison 2b..... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lee, Katie cf............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Joseph, Jenn 1b.......... 4 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 0
Morris, Melissa pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Traynor, Barbara dh...... 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1
Plant, Michelle 3b....... 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3
Williams, Kimberly ss.... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Savona, Natalie c........ 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
Gardner, Lauren lf....... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pastic, Kelley rf........ 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0
Sloat, Carolynn p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Knapp, Kelsey p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 27 6 9 5 1 3 18 8 5
George Mason 10 (10-15,1-0 CAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Bach, A. 2b.............. 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 0
James, S. ss............. 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 0
Miller, E. dh............ 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
Farrell, M. p............ 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2
Winter, K. cf............ 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Weinkofsky rf............ 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Cooksey, J. rf.......... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hassen, L. c............. 4 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 0
Dickel, K. 1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 3
Grapel, E. 3b............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 2
Bailey, C. lf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 33 10 14 9 2 3 21 12 7
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Univ. of Delaware... 003 002 1 - 6 9 3
George Mason........ 000 055 X - 10 14 3
-----------------------------------------
E - Lee(4); Williams(8); Savona(2); James, S.(10); Grapel, E. 2(8). DP -
George Mason 1. LOB - Delaware 5; George Mason 7. 2B - Hassen, L.(4). HR -
Bach, A.(1). SH - Lee(2); Pastic(5). SF - Plant(1); Savona(1). SB - James,
S. 3(8); Miller, E.(3).
Univ. of Delaware IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Sloat, Carolynn..... 5.1 12 9 9 2 3 29 31
Knapp, Kelsey....... 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 4 4
George Mason IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Farrell, M.......... 7.0 9 6 2 1 3 27 32
Win - Farrell, M. (6-3). Loss - Sloat (6-5). Save - None.
BK - Sloat(1).
Umpires - HP: Jim Morfino 1B: Anthony Tutt
Start: 2:04 pm Time: 2:07 Attendance: 45
Game: UDSB-21
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Play-by-Play
2005 University of Delaware Softball
Univ. of Delaware at George Mason (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
Mar 25, 2005 at Fairfax, Va. (George Mason Field)
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Univ. of Delaware... 003 002 1 - 6 9 3
George Mason........ 000 055 X - 10 14 3
-----------------------------------------
Univ. of 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;
George Mason starters: 2/2b Bach, A.; 4/ss James, S.; 25/dh Miller, E.; 6/p Farrell,
M.; 8/cf Winter, K.; 9/rf Weinkofsky; 13/c Hassen, L.; 16/1b Dickel, K.; 5/3b
Grapel, E.; 1/lf Bailey, C.;
Univ. of Delaware 1st - Borchers singled to right field. Lee out at first 3b
to 2b, SAC; Borchers advanced to second. Joseph grounded out to p; Borchers advanced
to third. Traynor struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
George Mason 1st - Bach, A. grounded out to 3b. James, S. singled to third
base. Miller, E. popped up to rf. James, S. stole second. Farrell, M. struck out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Delaware 2nd - Plant grounded out to 3b. Williams struck out
looking. Savona grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
George Mason 2nd - Winter, K. singled to right field. Weinkofsky singled to
left field; Winter, K. advanced to second. Hassen, L. reached on a fielder's choice;
Weinkofsky advanced to second; Winter, K. out at second 3b to ss. Dickel, K. struck
out looking. Grapel, E. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Delaware 3rd - Gardner singled to left field. Pastic out at first 3b
to 2b, SAC; Gardner advanced to second. Borchers reached on an error by ss, advanced
to second; Gardner scored, unearned. Lee singled to left field, advanced to second
on an error by 3b; Borchers advanced to third. Joseph grounded out to 3b. Traynor
singled to right field, 2 RBI; Lee scored, unearned; Borchers scored, unearned.
Plant popped up to c. 3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
George Mason 3rd - Bach, A. reached on an error by ss. James, S. reached on a
fielder's choice; Bach, A. out at second 2b to ss. Miller, E. struck out; James, S.
stole second. Farrell, M. grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Univ. of Delaware 4th - Williams grounded out to 1b unassisted. Savona popped
up to 1b. Gardner grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
George Mason 4th - Winter, K. grounded out to 3b. Weinkofsky flied out to cf.
Hassen, L. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Delaware 5th - Pastic walked. Borchers grounded into double play 3b
to 2b to 1b; Pastic out on the play. Lee grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
George Mason 5th - Dickel, K. grounded out to 2b. Grapel, E. singled to left
field. Bach, A. homered to left field, 2 RBI; Grapel, E. scored. James, S. singled
to center field. Miller, E. singled to center field; James, S. advanced to second.
Miller, E. stole second, advanced to third on an error by c; James, S. stole third,
scored on an error by c. Farrell, M. grounded out to c, RBI; Miller, E. scored.
Winter, K. singled to shortstop. Weinkofsky walked; Winter, K. advanced to second.
Hassen, L. singled to left field, RBI; Weinkofsky advanced to third; Winter, K.
scored. Dickel, K. grounded out to p. 5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Delaware 6th - Cooksey, J. to rf for Weinkofsky. Joseph singled to
second base. Morris pinch ran for Joseph. Traynor singled to center field; Morris
advanced to third. Plant flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Morris scored. Williams reached
on an error by 3b, advanced to second; Traynor advanced to third. Savona flied out
to cf, SF, RBI; Williams advanced to third; Traynor scored, unearned. Gardner
grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
George Mason 6th - Joseph to 1b for Morris. Grapel, E. flied out to rf. Bach,
A. walked. Bach, A. advanced to second on a balk. James, S. singled to center field,
advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by cf, RBI; Bach, A. scored.
Miller, E. singled to center field, RBI; James, S. scored. Farrell, M. singled to
left field; Miller, E. advanced to second. Knapp to p for Sloat. Winter, K. reached
on a fielder's choice; Farrell, M. advanced to second; Miller, E. out at third p to
3b. Cooksey, J. singled to right field; Winter, K. advanced to second; Farrell, M.
advanced to third. Hassen, L. doubled to center field, 3 RBI; Cooksey, J. scored;
Winter, K. scored; Farrell, M. scored. Dickel, K. grounded out to 1b unassisted.
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Delaware 7th - Pastic singled to pitcher. Borchers singled to left
field; Pastic advanced to second. Lee grounded out to ss; Borchers advanced to
second; Pastic advanced to third. Joseph singled to left field, RBI; Borchers
advanced to third; Pastic scored. Traynor struck out. Plant popped up to 3b. 1
run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
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