Connecticut vs RUTGERS (Apr 20, 2008)



Box Score

                             2008 Rutgers Softball
                        Connecticut at RUTGERS (Game 1)
             Apr 20, 2008 at Piscataway, N.J. (RU Softball Complex)

Connecticut 7 (23-16,10-3 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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LUCAS, Melissa rf........  5  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   3
ORTEGA, Jillian ss.......  4  4  4  0   1  0  2  1   0
NEUSCHWANDER, Sarah lf...  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
DEL PONTE, Danielle c....  4  0  2  2   0  0  7  0   0
TRUAX, Micah cf..........  5  2  3  3   0  0  2  0   0
GENDRON, Allie dp........  5  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   5
TOWERS, Julianne 2b......  5  0  2  1   0  0  1  3   1
 BURTNER, Erin pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
ROY, Justyne 1b..........  2  0  0  0   0  1 11  1   1
TIERNEY, Meghan 3b.......  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  4   0
 TOLLES, Kristina ph.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SULLIVAN, Tricia p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 37  7 14  7   1  2 27 11  10

RUTGERS 4 (18-27,3-12 BIG EAST)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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SHAW, Amanda cf..........  5  1  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
HELLER, Amanda lf........  5  1  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
MILLER, Mallory rf.......  4  0  1  1   0  1  1  0   0
KALKA, Sarah 2b..........  4  1  2  1   0  0  6  5   0
VALIANTE, Kate ss........  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  1   2
 ALDEN, Mickenzie pr.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CRAIG, Mandy 1b..........  4  0  0  0   0  1 13  1   0
HARTLEY, Ashley c........  4  0  2  1   0  2  5  0   0
 MEINHEIT, Jen pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
ROYLAND, Christine dp....  4  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   2
DIXON, Shantai 3b........  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  5   3
 HODGES, Kim ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
LINDLEY, Nicole p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  7   0
Totals................... 38  4 11  4   0  7 27 20   7

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Connecticut......... 001 010 203 -  7 14  0
RUTGERS............. 000 004 000 -  4 11  2
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E - KALKA, S.(10); DIXON, S.(3). LOB - UCONN 10; RU 7. 2B - ORTEGA; DEL
PONTE; HELLER, A.(6). HR - TRUAX. HBP - DEL PONTE. SH - NEUSCHWANDER 2; ROY
3. SB - LUCAS; TRUAX.

Connecticut            IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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SULLIVAN, Tricia....  9.0 11  4  4  0  7 38 38

RUTGERS                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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LINDLEY, Nicole.....  9.0 14  7  7  1  2 37 44

Win - SULLIVAN (13-7).  Loss - LINDLEY, N. (7-6).  Save - None.
WP - SULLIVAN. HBP - by LINDLEY, N. (DEL PONTE). Inherited runners/scored: None.
Umpires - HP: Aldo Tonti  1B: Tony Montervino  3B: Bruce Wittman
Start: 12:00 pm   Time: 2:26   Attendance: 188
Game: RU08GM45


Play-by-Play

                             2008 Rutgers Softball
                 Connecticut at RUTGERS (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
             Apr 20, 2008 at Piscataway, N.J. (RU Softball Complex)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Connecticut......... 001 010 203 -  7 14  0
RUTGERS............. 000 004 000 -  4 11  2
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Connecticut starters: 11/rf LUCAS; 20/ss ORTEGA; 33/lf NEUSCHWANDER; 24/c DEL
PONTE; 5/cf TRUAX; 25/dp GENDRON; 7/2b TOWERS; 6/1b ROY; 22/3b TIERNEY; 12/p
SULLIVAN;
RUTGERS starters: 1/cf SHAW, A.; 8/lf HELLER, A.; 21/rf MILLER, M.; 2/2b KALKA,
S.; 18/ss VALIANTE, K.; 88/1b CRAIG, M.; 4/c HARTLEY, A.; 7/dp ROYLAND, C.;
24/3b DIXON, S.; 29/p LINDLEY, N.;

Connecticut 1st - LUCAS singled to shortstop. LUCAS stole second. ORTEGA
walked. NEUSCHWANDER struck out swinging. DEL PONTE hit by pitch; ORTEGA
advanced to second; LUCAS advanced to third. TRUAX reached on a fielder's
choice to pitcher; DEL PONTE advanced to second; ORTEGA advanced to third;
LUCAS out at home p to c. GENDRON grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 3 LOB.

RUTGERS 1st - SHAW, A. grounded out to 3b. UConn Head Coach Karen
Mullins Ejected In First Inning. HELLER, A. struck out swinging. MILLER, M.
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Connecticut 2nd - TOWERS singled to center field. ROY out at first 3b to
2b, SAC, bunt; TOWERS advanced to second. TOLLES pinch hit for TIERNEY. TOLLES
grounded out to c unassisted. LUCAS grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 2nd - TIERNEY to 3b for TOLLES. KALKA, S. lined out to 1b.
VALIANTE, K. flied out to rf. CRAIG, M. grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Connecticut 3rd - ORTEGA doubled to left field. NEUSCHWANDER grounded
out to p. DEL PONTE singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw,
RBI; ORTEGA scored. TRUAX grounded out to p; DEL PONTE advanced to third.
GENDRON grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 3rd - HARTLEY, A. struck out looking. ROYLAND, C. grounded out
to 3b. DIXON, S. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Connecticut 4th - TOWERS reached on a fielding error by 2b. ROY out at
first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; TOWERS advanced to second. TIERNEY out at first p to
2b; TOWERS advanced to third. LUCAS grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 4th - SHAW, A. out at first 1b to 2b. HELLER, A. doubled to
right center. MILLER, M. singled to right field; HELLER, A. advanced to third.
KALKA, S. grounded out to p; MILLER, M. advanced to second. VALIANTE, K. flied
out to cf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Connecticut 5th - ORTEGA singled up the middle. NEUSCHWANDER out at
first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; ORTEGA advanced to second. DEL PONTE doubled to left
center, RBI; ORTEGA scored. TRUAX singled up the middle, advanced to second on
the throw; DEL PONTE advanced to third, out at home cf to c. GENDRON grounded
out to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 5th - CRAIG, M. grounded out to 2b. HARTLEY, A. singled to left
center. MEINHEIT, J. pinch ran for HARTLEY, A.. ROYLAND, C. reached on a
fielder's choice to pitcher; MEINHEIT, J. out at second p to ss. DIXON, S.
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Connecticut 6th - HARTLEY, A. to c for MEINHEIT, J.. TOWERS reached on a
fielding error by 3b. ROY out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; TOWERS advanced to
second. BURTNER pinch ran for TOWERS. TIERNEY grounded out to 2b; BURTNER
advanced to third. LUCAS grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 6th - TOWERS to 2b for BURTNER. SHAW, A. singled to center
field. HELLER, A. singled through the left side; SHAW, A. advanced to second.
HELLER, A. advanced to second on a wild pitch; SHAW, A. advanced to third on a
wild pitch. MILLER, M. grounded out to ss, RBI; HELLER, A. advanced to third;
SHAW, A. scored. KALKA, S. singled up the middle, RBI; HELLER, A. scored.
VALIANTE, K. singled to center field; KALKA, S. advanced to second. CRAIG, M.
struck out swinging. HARTLEY, A. singled up the middle, advanced to second on
the throw, RBI; VALIANTE, K. advanced to third; KALKA, S. scored. ROYLAND, C.
singled to center field, RBI; HARTLEY, A. advanced to third; VALIANTE, K.
scored. DIXON, S. struck out swinging. 4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Connecticut 7th - ORTEGA singled through the left side. NEUSCHWANDER
grounded out to p; ORTEGA advanced to second. DEL PONTE flied out to cf. TRUAX
homered to right field, 2 RBI; ORTEGA scored. GENDRON singled, bunt. TOWERS
flied out to rf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 7th - SHAW, A. grounded out to 2b. HELLER, A. grounded out to 1b
unassisted. MILLER, M. lined out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Connecticut 8th - ROY struck out swinging. TIERNEY grounded out to p.
LUCAS lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

RUTGERS 8th - KALKA, S. singled through the right side. VALIANTE, K.
singled to center field; KALKA, S. advanced to second. CRAIG, M. reached on a
fielder's choice, bunt; VALIANTE, K. advanced to second; KALKA, S. out at
second 3b to ss. ALDEN, M. pinch ran for VALIANTE, K.. HARTLEY, A. struck out
swinging. ROYLAND, C. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Connecticut 9th - VALIANTE, K. to ss for ALDEN, M.. ORTEGA singled to
left field. NEUSCHWANDER out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; ORTEGA advanced to
second. DEL PONTE grounded out to 2b; ORTEGA advanced to third. TRUAX singled
to shortstop, RBI; ORTEGA scored. TRUAX stole second. GENDRON singled up the
middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; TRUAX scored. TOWERS singled up
the middle, RBI; GENDRON scored. ROY grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

RUTGERS 9th - HODGES, K. pinch hit for DIXON, S.. HODGES, K. lined out
to lf. SHAW, A. grounded out to 2b. HELLER, A. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.