Dan Fisher

Assistant Director, NESCAC

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SOFTBALL Weekly Release #6 - April 26, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Recent Results 2010 Standings NESCAC Overall

Monday, April 19
Tufts 1 at UMass Lowell 6
EAST W L T W% RF RA W L T W% RF RA
Bates 13 at Me.-Farmington 3 1 Tufts 6 2 0 .750 47 21 16 11 0 .593 135 97
Bates 15 at Me.-Farmington 6 5 inn 2 Trinity 8 3 0 .727 61 39 19 10 0 .655 165 105
Tuesday, April 20
Amherst 5 vs. Hamilton 1 * 3 Bowdoin 6 3 0 .667 44 42 27 10 0 .730 191 108
Manhattanville 0 at Trinity 8 6 inn 4 Colby 3 6 0 .333 42 40 11 16 0 .407 114 138
Bowdoin 10 at Thomas 0 5 inn 5 Bates 0 9 0 .000 12 64 4 19 0 .174 98 163
Rensselaer 1 at Williams 6
Amherst 4 vs. Hamilton 2 8 inn *
Bowdoin 10 at Thomas 2 5 inn WEST W L T W% RF RA W L T W% RF RA
Rensselaer 12 at Williams 12 6 inn
Manhattanville 0 at Trinity 4
1 Williams 7 2 0 .778 56 45 14 18 1 .439 153 204
Wednesday, April 21 2 Middlebury 6 3 0 .667 50 21 17 10 0 .630 134 80
Colby 5 at Southern Me. 3 Wesleyan 6 3 0 .667 69 40 17 13 1 .565 193 168
Union 0 at Middlebury 1
Trinity 6 at Amherst 4 4 Amherst 4 4 0 .500 27 38 16 14 0 .533 155 121
Colby 9 at Southern Me. 5 5 Hamilton 0 11 0 .000 15 73 4 21 0 .160 60 156
Union 10 at Middlebury 6
Thursday, April 22
Tufts 0 at Williams 3 Softball Player of the Week Softball Pitcher of the Week
Tufts 12 at Williams 3 5 inn
Friday, April 23 Cedar Blazek, Williams Lauren Becker, Colby
Colby 11 at Bates 2 * (First Year, CF - Highlands Ranch, Colo.) (First Year, RHP - Falls Church, Va.)
Trinity 12 at Bowdoin 9 * Blazek batted .813 (13-for-16), with six of Becker made four appearances last week,
Wesleyan 6 at Amherst 7 * her 13 hits going for extra bases during a allowing three earned runs over 21.1 IP (0.98)
Williams 8 at Hamilton 1 *
Saturday, April 24 5-1-1 week for the Ephs. She set a new and earning a 3-0 record. She recorded 19
Amherst 4 at Wesleyan 9 * program mark for home runs in a season strikeouts to just five walks. Becker picked
Bates 0 at Colby 5 * (8) with two last week. Blazek also walked up two of the Mules’ three wins over Bates
Williams 6 at Hamilton 2 * five times and reached base on 18-of-21 tossing 5.2 innings of relief in an 11-2 come-
Trinity 5 at Bowdoin 6 * from-behind win on Friday, then hurling a
appearances at the plate (.857 OBP). She
Castleton 1 at Middlebury 0
Amherst 2 at Wesleyan 8 * drove home 11 runs in the six games she four-hit shutout with five strikeouts in a 6-0
Bates 0 at Colby 6 * played and also scored nine. victory over the Bobcats on Saturday.
Williams 8 at Hamilton 0 5 inn *
Trinity 0 at Bowdoin 4 * Notes: Amherst first year Reilly Horan (Darien, Conn.) safely hit in each of her six games last week and batted in at
Castleton 6 at Middlebury 7 least one run in five of the six during a 3-3 showing for the Jeffs. She batted .550 (11-for-20) with an on-base percentage of
Upcoming Games .571 and a slugging mark of .750. She hit four doubles, scored four runs, and drove in six. First year RHP Theresa Kelley
Monday, April 26 (Los Angeles, Calif.) did not allow an earned run in a 4-2 win over Hamilton, giving up four hits and striking out eight over
Trinity at Tufts 4:00 * 8.0 IP...Bates soph. 2B Lauren Dobish (Chambersburg, Pa.) batted .467 (7-for-15) with a .556 on-base percentage and a
Husson at Bates 4:00/DBL .867 slugging mark during a 2-3 week for the Bobcats. Dobish drove in five runs and scored six while hitting three doubles
Tuesday, April 27 and a home run. First year Caroline Gattuso (North Reading, Mass.) went 1-1 with a 4.04 ERA in 17.1 innings over three
E. Conn. St. at Trinity 3:00/DBL games last week...Bowdoin soph. CF Hillary Smyth (Hollis, N.Y.) batted .500 (7-for-14) in a 4-1 week for the Polar Bears,
Hamilton at St. Lawrence 4:00/DBL including a .556 mark in the three-game series with Trinity. She single-handedly led her squad to victory in the first game
Wednesday, April 28 on Saturday, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and throwing out the game-tying runner at the plate to end the contest. Kara Nilan
Babson at Tufts 3:00/DBL (Pittsfield, Mass.) went 2-0 with a 1.83 ERA last week, including a complete-game shutout of Trinity in the third game of
Wesleyan at Trinity 3:30/DBL the series on Saturday...Colby junior CF Alex Essman (Littleton, Mass.) hit three home runs in three games against Bates
Southern Me. at Bates 3:30/DBL over the weekend. She batted .412 (7-for-17) in a 5-0 week for the Mules. Junior 1B Alyssa Lepore (Victor, N.Y.) batted
Williams at Skidmore 4:00/DBL .562 (9-for-16) with six runs scored and six driven in. She also earned a save and was flawless on 39 chances in the field...
Middlebury at Plymouth St. 4:30/DBL Hamilton first year Lisa Faraci (Cranbury, N.J.) has recorded a hit in seven straight games, raising her batting average from
Thursday, April 29 .233 to .292 over that stretch. She batted .412 (7-for-17) with three runs scored and two driven in over five games last week.
Tufts at Rivier 6:00/DBL Faraci also handled 16 chances at second base flawlessly...Middlebury rookie Jessica Poracky (Ramsey, N.J.) hit .455
Friday, April 30 with three doubles and three RBI last week for the Panthers. Junior pitcher Ali McAnaney (Northbrook, Ill.) owned a 0.50
Utica at Hamilton 3:30/DBL ERA with a dozen strikeouts over 14 innings last week...Trinity junior Katherine Stoltenberg (Montgomery, N.J.) had four
Tufts at Colby 4:00 * multi-hit games during a 4-2 week for the Bantams, including a four-hit performance in a 12-8 win over Bowdoin on Friday.
Bates at Bowdoin 4:00 * She batted .611 (11-for-18) with a .667 OBP and a .722 slugging mark, scoring five runs and driving in seven. Junior RHP
Wesleyan at Middlebury 5:00 * Kristen Anderson (West Haven, Conn.) earned two of the Bantams’ four wins last week, highlighted by a six-hit shutout
Amherst at Williams 5:00 * of Manhattanville on Tuesday. In a 2-1 week overall, Anderson posted an ERA of 3.70...Tufts soph. 1B Lena Cantone
Saturday, May 1 (Southington, Conn.) batted .500 (5-for-10) in three games for the Jumbos last week, with three runs scored and a stolen
Wesleyan at Middlebury 12:00/DBL * base...Wesleyan soph. 3B Alexis Kral (Northvale, N.J.) had a hit in each of the Cardinals’ games against Amherst over
Tufts at Colby 12:00/DBL * the weekend, including a 3-for-3 effort with a pair of homers in the 9-4 win. She batted .556 (5-for-9) with four runs scored
Williams at Amherst 12:00/DBL * and four driven in during a 2-1 week. After being relieved in the first inning of Saturday’s second game, soph. Dana Levy
Bowdoin at Bates 12:00/DBL * (Westport, Conn.) returned for the final six innings and allowed just five hits and one run as the Cardinals won, 8-2...Wil-
Sunday, May 2 liams first year RHP Megan Casey (Greenwood Village, Colo.) tossed two shutouts last week for the Ephs. After recording
RIT at Hamilton 1:00/DBL a two-hitter in blanking Tufts, she came back in her next start and shut out Hamilton. Going 3-0 on the week, Casey had
* - NESCAC 20 strikeouts over 21.1 IP while giving up six earned runs over four appearances.

AMHERST · BATES · BOWDOIN · COLBY · CONNECTICUT COLLEGE · HAMILTON · MIDDLEBURY · TRINITY · TUFTS · WESLEYAN · WILLIAMS
New England Small College Athletic Conference SOFTBALL Weekly Release #6 - April 26, 2010

2010 NESCAC SOFTBALL STATISTICS

Through games of April 25, 2010 (All games)
TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT HITS
Trinity 29 .320 796 165 255 49 13 19 55 105 32-41 Kara Nilan BOW 47
Wesleyan 31 .319 891 193 284 58 5 12 77 105 61-69 Cedar Blazek WIL 46
Middlebury 27 .315 775 134 244 27 20 3 59 104 21-25 Caroline Dewar BOW 42
Bowdoin 37 .313 1030 191 322 52 19 8 81 148 78-86 Chrissy Bello WES 42
Tufts 27 .304 723 135 220 33 5 18 71 91 52-61 Alyssa Lepore COL 39
Williams 33 .289 903 153 261 39 7 17 41 119 37-43
Amherst 30 .288 846 156 244 40 5 12 86 85 28-30 RUNS SCORED
Bates 23 .287 642 98 184 31 4 4 47 85 37-44 Allee Beatty WES 33
Colby 27 .283 748 114 212 34 5 8 58 118 31-36 Jessica Tait TRI 32
Hamilton 25 .249 610 60 152 17 5 1 45 105 12-19 Carly Dudzik AMH 29
Cedar Blazek WIL 29
TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Meaghan Dendy WES 29
Bowdoin 37 2.30 27 10 8 246.1 231 108 81 90 192
RUNS BATTED IN
Middlebury 27 2.38 17 10 0 182.0 177 80 62 48 137
Cedar Blazek WIL 34
Trinity 29 2.51 19 10 3 192.2 210 105 69 44 79
Meaghan Dendy WES 29
Amherst 30 2.87 16 14 3 200.0 214 121 82 35 116
Carly Ameen WIL 27
Wesleyan 31 3.02 17 13 0 210.2 242 168 91 92 107
Caroline Blanchard TRI 25
Tufts 27 3.07 16 11 1 173.1 191 97 76 46 86 Carly Dudzik AMH 25
Colby 27 3.93 11 16 2 178.0 234 138 100 51 107
Williams 33 4.68 14 18 0 208.0 287 204 139 81 128 DOUBLES
Bates 23 5.73 4 19 0 149.0 238 163 122 54 55 Clare Ronan BOW 12
Hamilton 25 5.87 4 21 0 152.2 229 156 128 57 63 Lauren Dobish BAT 11
Caroline Blanchard TRI 11
TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SB-ATT Meaghan Dendy WES 10
Middlebury 27 545 225 33 .959 4 6 22-32 Reilly Horan AMH 10
Tufts 27 520 256 35 .957 5 11 27-35
Hamilton 25 458 177 33 .951 2 11 54-62 TRIPLES
Bowdoin 37 739 258 55 .948 9 7 24-30 Jessica Tait TRI 9
Trinity 29 578 305 51 .945 12 7 45-46 Gen Barlow BOW 5
Bates 23 447 218 39 .945 9 5 28-33 Jessa Hoffman MID 5
Colby 27 534 215 46 .942 2 9 23-30 Hillary Smyth BOW 5
Amherst 30 600 251 59 .935 2 13 35-36 Alyson Downing MID 4
Wesleyan 31 632 299 66 .934 6 8 35-38
Williams 33 624 270 68 .929 8 13 47-54 HOME RUNS
Cedar Blazek WIL 8
INDIVIDUAL BATTING Nicole Nardella TRI 8
Min 2.0 AB/Team game G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB Casey Sullivan TUF 8
Alyssa Lepore COL 27 .470 83 16 39 23 9 1 2 10 Carly Ameen WIL 7
Cedar Blazek WIL 33 .465 99 29 46 34 7 2 8 8 Patricia Cipicchio TRI 5
Chrissy Bello WES 31 .462 91 14 42 18 9 0 1 11
Geena Constantin MID 22 .455 66 13 30 14 2 3 1 3 TOTAL BASES
Emily Beinecke TUF 24 .434 76 19 33 16 5 0 2 7 Cedar Blazek WIL 81
Lauren Dobish BAT 23 .432 74 16 32 18 11 0 1 3 Casey Sullivan TUF 72
Megan Margel MID 27 .422 90 9 38 15 3 2 0 7 Jessica Tait TRI 70
Nicole Nardella TRI 65
Casey Sullivan TUF 27 .419 86 28 36 22 8 2 8 7
2 tied with 56 total base(s)
Caroline Blanchard TRI 29 .400 95 18 38 25 11 2 1 5
K. Stoltenberg TRI 29 .398 88 18 35 24 3 1 0 6
STOLEN BASES SB
Allee Beatty WES 34-36
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Amy Hackett BOW 16-18
Min 1.0 IP/Team game App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Hillary Smyth BOW 16-19
Tricia Thibodeau BOW 11 1.34 5-2 1 52.1 40 17 10 29 37 Lizzy Iuppa TUF 15-17
Dana Levy WES 10 1.48 4-3 0 42.2 42 32 9 24 18 Jackie Tyler AMH 14-15
Kara Nilan BOW 13 1.66 8-2 0 67.2 58 25 16 18 67
Ali McAnaney MID 12 1.69 7-4 0 70.1 71 22 17 13 46 STRIKEOUTS IP SO
Geena Constantin MID 13 1.96 6-4 0 75.0 55 26 21 20 77 Geena Constantin MID 75.0 77
Kristen Anderson TRI 17 2.02 11-4 0 76.1 79 35 22 23 11 Megan Casey WIL 97.2 69
Aly Moskowitz TUF 6 2.17 4-0 0 29.0 21 15 9 17 16 Julia Jacobs BOW 86.2 67
Alex Chang-Graham AMH 17 2.28 7-7 1 95.1 104 54 31 10 49 Meaghan Dendy WES 93.0 67
Julia Jacobs BOW 19 2.50 9-5 2 86.2 83 39 31 29 67 Kara Nilan BOW 67.2 67
Lauren Becker COL 16 2.53 6-5 0 66.1 65 35 24 25 51

Abbreviation Code
Amherst AMH Middlebury MID
Bates BAT Trinity TRI
Bowdoin BOW Tufts TUF
Colby COL Wesleyan WES
Hamilton HAM Williams WIL