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Error in 10th Scores Cariello with Game-Winner

 

Amanda Cariello

NEWARK, DE -- Kerri Snyder's single to center field in the bottom of the 10th was misplayed, allowing Amanda Cariello to score from second in the bottom of the 10th ending a near-three hour marathon and giving Delaware a win, 4-3, and split in its doubleheader with Towson Wednesday afternoon. Towson won the opener, 3-2.

Kristi O'Connell, who took the loss in the opener, came on to pitch the 10th and pick up the win in relief of Susan Dugan. Dugan scattered 11 hits over nine innings. Towson's Julie Hughes was the tough-luck loser. Hughes, after allowing three runs in the second inning, did not allow a hit in innings three through seven, retiring 10 in a row at one point.

However, after Towson left the bases loaded in the top of the 10th, Delaware's Lauren Mark, who earlier in the day became the first Blue Hen to record 50 hits in two seperate seasons, led off with a single to center in the bottom half of the inning. Cariello then hit a slow roller, on which Mark beat the throw to second. Chris Brady, playing in her school record 175th consecutive game (all starts), followed with a ground ball to third, where Mark was forced on a close play for the first out.

Snyder, playing for the injured Christy Wilkins (back spasms), followed with a single to center. Cariello stopped at third momentarily, until seeing Ruth Wilson bobble the ball. Cariello then raced home without a throw to score the game-winner.

In the opener, Delaware took a 2-0 lead in the first on a two-run single by Cariello. With the bases loaded and two outs, Cariello hit a sinking liner to right field that Towson's Fran Early could not hold onto, scoring Mark and Krissy Chrisztopoulosz.

Towson rallied, however, to score single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings, the eventual game-winner coming on a RBI single by Lisa Pollock to score Early.

Delaware is now 32-11, 15-5 in America East. In order to have shot at the America East regular season title, the Blue Hens will need to win at least three out of four from Boston University and have Hofstra drop three out of four to Hartford this weekend. Boston University (32-14) and Hofstra (33-18) are both 18-4 in league play after they split a doubleheader on Wednesday in Boston.

Towson is now 28-27, 11-13 in league play. The Tigers hold a two-game lead over Maine for the fourth and final spot in the America East Tournament. However, Maine does hold the tie-breaker over Maine. Towson hosts Drexel this weekend, while Maine hosts Vermont.


Box Score

                     U. of Delaware Softball 2000
             Towson University at U. of Delaware (Game 1)
              May 03, 2000 at Newark, DE (Delaware Field)
         
Towson University 3 (28-26,11-12)
         
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
Ruth Wilson cf............  3  0  1  0    0  1  0  0   0      
Lisa Pollack ss...........  3  0  1  1    0  0  2  1   0      
Julie Ciccarelli 2b.......  3  1  0  0    0  0  1  4   0      
Kara Kitchen 1b...........  3  1  1  0    0  0 11  1   0      
Brooke CLyde lf...........  3  0  2  1    0  0  1  0   0      
Stacey Smith 3b...........  2  0  0  0    0  1  1  3   1      
Julia Cappelli c..........  2  0  0  1    0  1  3  0   1      
Chris Navarro dp..........  3  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   1      
Fran Early rf.............  3  1  1  0    0  0  1  0   0      
Kathleen O'Hara p.........  0  0  0  0    0  0  1  2   0      
Totals.................... 25  3  6  3    0  3 21 11   3 
         
         
U. of Delaware 2 (31-11,14-5)
         
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
Mandy Welch 1b............  4  1  1  0    0  0  9  1   1  .304
Krissy Chrisztop'los lf...  4  1  0  0    0  0  1  1   1  .319
Chris Brady cf............  4  0  2  0    0  1  1  0   0  .290
Lauren Mark rf............  3  0  1  0    1  0  0  0   0  .420
Erin Kelly 2b.............  3  0  0  0    1  0  3  1   3  .248
Amanda Cariello dp........  3  0  1  2    0  0  0  0   1  .181
Kerri Snyder c............  3  0  1  0    0  0  4  0   2  .250
 Beth Baugher pr........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0  .125
Melissa Basilio 3b........  3  0  1  0    0  1  1  3   0  .211
Carolyn Wasilewski ss.....  1  0  0  0    1  0  1  4   1  .263
Kristi O'Connell p........  0  0  0  0    0  0  1  3   0      
Totals.................... 28  2  7  2    3  2 21 13   9 
         
         
         
Score by innings:                   R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Towson University     010 110 0  -  3  6  0
U. of Delaware        200 000 0  -  2  7  2
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E - Welch(1); O'Connell(6). 
LOB - Towson 3; Delaware 9. 
2B - Brady(9). 
SB - Ciccarelli(8). 
SH - Smith(4); Wasilewski(7). SF - Cappelli(4). 
         
Towson University      IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
Kathleen O'Hara.....  7.0   7   2   2   3   2  28 32         -
         
         
U. of Delaware         IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
Kristi O'Connell....  7.0   6   3   2   0   3  25 27  0.76   -
         
         
         
Win - O'Hara 12-14.  Loss - O'Connell 13-9.  Save - None.
Umpires - 
Start: 3 pm   Time: 1:35   Attendance: 150
         

 

Play-by-play

                     U. of Delaware Softball 2000
             Towson University at U. of Delaware (Game 1)
              May 03, 2000 at Newark, DE (Delaware Field)
         
         
Score by innings:                   R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Towson University     010 110 0  -  3  6  0
U. of Delaware        200 000 0  -  2  7  2
-------------------------------------------
         
Towson University inning 1
         
  Wilson struck out swinging.  Pollock flied out to cf.  Ciccarelli grounded
  out to 3b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 1
         
  Welch singled to right field.  Chrisztopulo reached on a fielder's choice;
  Welch advanced to second.  Brady fouled out to c, bunt.  Mark walked;
  Chrisztopulo advanced to second; Welch advanced to third.  Kelly lined out
  to lf.  Cariello singled to right field, 2 RBI; Mark advanced to second;
  Chrisztopulo scored; Welch scored.  Snyder grounded out to ss.  2 runs, 2
  hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 2
         
  Kitchen singled up the middle.  Clyde singled to left field; Kitchen
  advanced to second.  Smith out at first p to 2b, bunt, SAC; Clyde advanced
  to second; Kitchen advanced to third.  Cappelli flied out to lf, SF, RBI;
  Clyde advanced to third; Kitchen scored.  Navarro fouled out to 1b.  1 run,
  2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 2
         
  Basilio singled up the middle.  Wasilewski out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
  Basilio advanced to second.  Welch grounded out to 2b.  Chrisztopulo
  grounded out to p.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 3
         
  Early popped up to 2b to right field.  Wilson out at first p to ss to 1b. 
  Pollock grounded out to 3b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 3
         
  Brady struck out looking.  Mark popped up to ss.  Kelly walked.  Cariello
  grounded out to 3b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 4
         
  Ciccarelli reached on a fielding error by 1b.  Ciccarelli stole second. 
  Kitchen grounded out to ss.  Clyde singled to center field, advanced to
  second, RBI; Ciccarelli scored, unearned.  Smith struck out looking. 
  Cappelli struck out swinging.  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 4
         
  Snyder flied out to rf.  Basilio struck out swinging.  Wasilewski walked. 
  Welch grounded out to 2b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 5
         
  Navarro lined out to p.  Early singled to center field.  Wilson singled to
  second base; Early advanced to second.  Pollock singled, RBI; Wilson
  advanced to second, out at third lf to 1b to 2b to 3b; Early scored. 
  Pollock out at first 1b unassisted, runner left early.  1 run, 3 hits, 0
  errors, 0 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 5
         
  Chrisztopulo grounded out to 2b.  Brady singled to left field.  Mark popped
  up to ss.  Kelly grounded out to p.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 6
         
  Ciccarelli reached on an error by p.  Kitchen reached on a fielder's choice;
  Ciccarelli out at second 3b to 2b.  Clyde fouled out to c.  Smith popped up
  to ss.  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 6
         
  Cariello grounded out to 3b.  Snyder singled to center field.  Baugher pinch
  ran for Snyder.  Basilio popped up to p.  Wasilewski popped up to 3b.  0
  runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 7
         
  Snyder to c for Baugher.  Cappelli grounded out to ss.  Navarro grounded out
  to p.  Early grounded out to ss.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 7
         
  Welch grounded out to 2b.  Chrisztopulo grounded out to 3b.  Brady doubled
  to center field.  Mark singled to left field, advanced to second; Brady
  advanced to third.  Kelly fouled out to 1b.  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
  LOB.
         


Box Score

                     U. of Delaware Softball 2000
             Towson University at U. of Delaware (Game 2)
              May 03, 2000 at Newark, DE (Delaware Field)
         
Towson University 3 (28-27,11-13 AM EAST)
         
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
Ruth Wilson cf............  5  0  4  0    0  0  2  0   0      
Lisa Pollack ss...........  5  1  1  0    0  1  4  4   1      
Julie Ciccarelli 2b.......  4  0  0  0    0  1  5  2   2      
Kara Kitchen 1b...........  3  1  3  1    2  0 10  2   0      
 Nikki Hirsch pr........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
Brooke CLyde lf...........  4  1  3  0    0  0  0  0   1      
Stacey Smith 3b...........  4  0  1  1    0  0  1  3   0      
Julia Cappelli c..........  3  0  0  1    1  0  5  0   1      
Marisa Moore dp...........  5  0  0  0    0  3  0  0   5      
Fran Early rf.............  4  0  0  0    0  1  1  0   1      
Julie Hughes p............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  4   0      
Totals.................... 37  3 12  3    3  6 28 15  11 
         
         
U. of Delaware 4 (32-11,15-5 AM EAST)
         
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A LOB   Avg
Mandy Welch 1b............  5  0  1  0    0  0 12  0   0  .298
Krissy Chrisztop'los lf...  4  0  2  1    1  0  1  0   1  .327
Chris Brady cf............  5  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   5  .277
Lauren Mark rf............  4  0  2  0    1  0  0  0   1  .423
Amanda Cariello dp........  5  2  1  0    0  1  0  0   0  .182
 Beth Baugher pr........... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0  .125
Erin Kelly 2b.............  4  0  0  0    0  1  3  3   1  .240
Kerri Snyder c............  5  0  1  0    0  1  4  3   1  .245
Melissa Basilio 3b........  2  1  0  0    2  0  2  7   0  .206
 Jennifer Nicolais pr...... 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0  .169
Carolyn Wasilewski ss.....  3  1  0  1    1  1  6  3   0  .255
Susan Dugan p.............  0  0  0  0    0  0  2  2   0      
 Kristi O'Connell p........ 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0   0      
Totals.................... 37  4  7  2    5  4 30 18  11 
         
         
         
Score by innings:                       R  H  E
-----------------------------------------------
Towson University     000 210 000 0  -  3 12  3
U. of Delaware        030 000 000 1  -  4  7  0
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Note: 1 out, 2 runner(s) LOB when the game ended.
         
E - Wilson(2); Smith 2(10). 
LOB - Towson 11; Delaware 11. 
CS - Wilson(1). 
SH - Ciccarelli(4); Clyde(3); Smith(5); Kelly(11). SF - Cappelli(5). 
         
Towson University      IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
Julie Hughes........  9.1   7   4   0   5   4  37 43         -
         
         
U. of Delaware         IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF   ERA  NP
Susan Dugan.........  9.0  11   3   3   1   4  33 38  1.12   -
Kristi O'Connell....  1.0   1   0   0   2   2   4  6  0.75   -
         
         
         
Win - O'Connell 14-9.  Loss - Hughes 14-13.  Save - None.
WP - Hughes(29). 
Umpires - 
Start: 4:55 pm   Time: 2:53   Attendance: 100
         

 

Play-by-play

                     U. of Delaware Softball 2000
             Towson University at U. of Delaware (Game 2)
              May 03, 2000 at Newark, DE (Delaware Field)
         
         
Score by innings:                       R  H  E
-----------------------------------------------
Towson University     000 210 000 0  -  3 12  3
U. of Delaware        030 000 000 1  -  4  7  0
-----------------------------------------------
         
Towson University inning 1
         
  Wilson singled to center field.  Wilson out at second c to ss, caught
  stealing.  Pollock struck out, out at first c to 1b.  Ciccarelli popped up
  to 3b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 1
         
  Welch grounded out to 1b unassisted.  Chrisztopulo walked.  Brady reached on
  a fielder's choice; Chrisztopulo out at second ss to 2b.  Mark grounded out
  to 2b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 2
         
  Kitchen walked.  Clyde singled to center field; Kitchen advanced to second. 
  Smith out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Clyde advanced to second; Kitchen
  advanced to third.  Cappelli popped up to ss.  Moore struck out swinging.  0
  runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 2
         
  Cariello singled up the middle.  Kelly reached on a throwing error by 3b,
  SAC, bunt; Cariello advanced to second, advanced to third on the error. 
  Snyder grounded out to 3b; Kelly advanced to second.  Basilio reached on a
  fielding error by 3b.  Wasilewski walked, RBI; Basilio advanced to second;
  Kelly advanced to third; Cariello scored, unearned.  Welch reached on a
  fielder's choice, bunt; Wasilewski advanced to second; Basilio advanced to
  third; Kelly out at home p to c.  Welch advanced to second; Wasilewski
  advanced to third; Basilio scored on a wild pitch, unearned.  Chrisztopulo
  singled to third base, RBI; Welch advanced to third; Wasilewski scored,
  unearned.  Brady grounded out to 3b.  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 3
         
  Early popped up to 3b.  Wilson singled to second base.  Pollock reached on a
  fielder's choice; Wilson out at second 2b to ss.  Ciccarelli grounded out to
  3b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 3
         
  Mark flied out to cf to right center.  Cariello struck out swinging.  Kelly
  struck out swinging.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 4
         
  Kitchen singled to right field.  Clyde singled to left field; Kitchen
  advanced to second.  Smith singled to right field, advanced to second on the
  throw, RBI; Clyde advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw;
  Kitchen scored.  Cappelli flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Smith advanced to third;
  Clyde scored.  Moore grounded out to 3b.  Early popped up to p.  2 runs, 3
  hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 4
         
  Snyder struck out swinging.  Basilio popped up to ss.  Wasilewski grounded
  out to p.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 5
         
  Wilson grounded out to p.  Pollock singled to center field.  Ciccarelli out
  at first 3b to 2b, SAC; Pollock advanced to second.  Kitchen singled to left
  field, advanced to second, RBI; Pollock scored.  Clyde grounded out to ss. 
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 5
         
  Welch grounded out to 3b.  Chrisztopulo grounded out to p.  Brady flied out
  to cf.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 6
         
  Smith grounded out to p.  Cappelli popped up to ss.  Moore struck out, out
  at first c to 1b.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 6
         
  Mark walked.  Cariello reached on a fielder's choice; Mark out at second ss
  to 2b.  Baugher pinch ran for Cariello.  Kelly reached on a fielder's
  choice; Baugher out at second ss to 2b.  Snyder grounded out to 2b.  0 runs,
  0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 7
         
  Early struck out looking.  Wilson singled to center field.  Pollock reached
  on a fielder's choice; Wilson out at second 2b to ss.  Ciccarelli lined out
  to p.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 7
         
  Basilio walked.  Nicolais pinch ran for Basilio.  Wasilewski struck out,
  bunt.  Welch reached on a fielder's choice; Nicolais out at second 1b to ss.
   Chrisztopulo grounded out to p.  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 8
         
  Basilio to 3b for Nicolais.  Kitchen singled through the left side.  Hirsch
  pinch ran for Kitchen.  Clyde out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Hirsch
  advanced to second.  Smith grounded out to 2b; Hirsch advanced to third. 
  Cappelli grounded out to 3b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 8
         
  Kitchen to 1b for Hirsch.  Brady lined out to ss.  Mark singled down the lf
  line.  Cariello to dp for Baugher.  Cariello reached on a fielder's choice;
  Mark out at second 1b to ss.  Kelly grounded out to 1b unassisted.  0 runs,
  1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 9
         
  Moore fouled out to ss.  Early grounded out to ss.  Wilson singled to left
  field.  Pollock grounded out to 3b.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 9
         
  Snyder flied out to rf.  Basilio walked.  Wasilewski reached on a fielder's
  choice; Basilio out at second ss to 2b.  Welch singled to right field;
  Wasilewski advanced to second.  Chrisztopulo singled to third base; Welch
  advanced to second; Wasilewski advanced to third.  Brady popped up to 2b.  0
  runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
         
Towson University inning 10
         
  O'Connell to p for Dugan.  Ciccarelli struck out swinging.  Kitchen walked. 
  Clyde singled to second base; Kitchen advanced to second.  Smith grounded
  out to ss; Clyde advanced to second on a fielder's choice; Kitchen advanced
  to third on a fielder's choice.  Cappelli walked.  Moore struck out
  swinging.  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
         
U. of Delaware inning 10
         
  Mark singled to center field.  Cariello reached on a fielder's choice; Mark
  advanced to second.  Kelly reached on a fielder's choice; Cariello advanced
  to second; Mark out at third 3b unassisted.  Snyder singled; Kelly advanced
  to second; Cariello advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by cf,
  unearned.  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
         


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