Softball Anyone?

[ngineer]

Lehigh's juggernaut of a softball team has been sent to do battle with #3 Arizona State in the NCAA tournement first round. Lehigh finished 41-8 for the season. Coming from the Patriot League, Lehigh is unranked, but could surprise some people as they did Nebraska a few years ago after almost upsetting Okie State. Anyone have any good softball programs that are in the NCAA's? I know Princeton is representing the Ivy, and could meet Lehigh in the same regional.

[polsongrizz]

No college teams here, but I am partial to UCLA and Stanford as backups...

[wkuhillhound]

Western Kentucky is almost breaking through against Louisiana-Lafayette. The softball tournament was in Bowling Green this year. WKU was in the championship game against Louisiana-Lafayette but lost 2 - 1, but did not get an at-large bid WKU finished with a 34 - 23 record. UL Lafayette was 50 - 8 and was shipped to Norman, OK as a #3 seed to play Oregon they had the exact same record as WKU :confused:. This absolutely stumps me. UL Lafayette is ranked #9 in the nation :confused: :confused: :eek: :eek: .

[bonarae]

Sorry my Fullerton didn't make it :(

[saint0917]

The Umass softball team (37-14-1) will be heading to Austin, Texas to participate in the NCAA Regional Tournament, May 20-22, as announced by the selection committee Sunday evening. Umass will be seeded fourth in their four team regional and will face top-seeded Texas......

Umass Softball (http://umassathletics.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/051505aaa.html)

[polsongrizz]

Sorry my Fullerton didn't make it :(
They had a great team also...

[Retro]

McNeese State plays 5 seed Texas a&m Friday after winning the SLC tourney last week..

http://pic12.picturetrail.com/VOL417/1033117/4994568/96800434.jpg

[saint0917]

Umass softball falls to No. 4 Texas 1-0, In NCAA Tournament. Texas ace Cat Osterman throws her second no-hitter in three games while fanning 14. Cat Osterman?? Is that Cap' n Cats sister?

Umass Softball (http://umassathletics.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/052005aaa.html)

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

BCC beat Florida yesterday 3-2 and is currently beating UCF 8-4
here is a link to the game.
http://www.ncaasports.com/softball/womens/gamecenter/boxscore/13/03?refresh_rate=30
Bethune-Cookman 3, Florida 2


May 20, 2005



The Florida Softball team (41-22) lost their first game of NCAA Regional action, 3-2, to Bethune-Cookman Friday afternoon. Florida attempted a late comeback in the bottom of the seventh, but it was not enough as they brought the score to 3-2 with a runner in scoring position, but could not push the game-tying run across.

Florida got several breaks in the bottom half of the seventh. The Gators came into their half of the final inning down 3-1 with their nine, one and two hitters due up. Mary Ratliff entered the game to pinch hit for Lindsay Norfleet. Ratliff did her job as she drove a base hit just inside the left field line to start a Gator rally. Norfleet reentered the game to run for Ratliff. She advanced to second on a Michelle Diaz strikeout as the third strike got past the Wildcat catcher. Shelley Stevens reached first on an infield base hit. Norfleet reached third on the hit and headed home on an error by the Bethune-Cookman first baseman to bring the score to 3-2. Stevens went to second on the error. Lindsey Cameron stepped up and hit a blooper that looked like it was going to fall in shallow left field, but Wildcat short stop Amber Jackson got to the ball just in time to make the second out of the inning. Melissa Zick struck out swinging for the final out of the game.

Bethune-Cookman was the first team to put a run on the board as Jackson scored on a Sarde Stewart base hit through the left side to put the Wildcats up 1-0 in the top of the first.

Florida tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Stacie Pestrak was hit by Lauren McCoy pitch to lead off the inning. She advanced to second on a Shelley Stevens base hit. Lindsey Cameron hit into a double play to retire Stevens, but Pestrak moved to third. Pestrak scored on a Zick RBI single to center field to make the score 1-1.

Capree Williams reached base on an error to lead off the top of the third for Bethune-Cookman and moved all the way to second on the play. Jackson drove a base hit back to Florida pitcher Stacey Stevens to advance Williams to third. Williams came in on a sacrifice by Andrea Thomas to give Bethune-Cookman the 2-1 lead.

The Wildcats final run came in the top of the seventh as Williams scored on three consecutive BCC base hits.

The Gators tallied seven hits on the day. Zick and Shelley Stevens each went 2-for-4.

Florida’s starting pitcher, Stacey Stevens, pitched 6.2 innings in the loss to move her record to 24-13 on the year. Mandy Schuerman pitched the final third of an inning. McCoy earned the win for Bethune-Cookman to improve her record to 19-12.

Florida will now face game one’s losing team, UCF, at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. UCF lost to USF 14-3 in the first game of the day. All of Florida’s NCAA Tournament games are broadcast live on WRUF AM 850 in Gainesville and www.wruf.com worldwide. Live video is also available free on GatorVision Online through www.GatorZone.com

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

BCC won 8-4 :D

[ngineer]

Well our Lady Mountain Hawks got eliminated yesterday in one of the western regionals. Got beat by Arizona and Princeton. Had the winning runs on base the last two innings but couldn't get them home. They had a tremendous and record year, though, 41-10. Hope Princeton can pull off the upset for the East.

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

BCC Lady Wildcats advanced to the super regionals and they will face #4Texas. They beat UCF 5-2 .BCC went undefeated in the regionals. BCC becomes the first HBCU team to advance to a super regional.

[wkuhillhound]

BCC Lady Wildcats advanced to the super regionals and they will face #4Texas. They beat UCF 5-2 .BCC went undefeated in the regionals. BCC becomes the first HBCU team to advance to a super regional.

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