Weekend college games 

Lady Vol, Broncs, Cavaliers, 

Hornets, Retrievers, all win

Press clippings about hometown Maryland players...


► TENNESSEE LADY VOL

Lauren Gibson

“With heavy rain just a few minutes from delaying things on Sunday for the second straight afternoon at Lee Softball Stadium, senior designated player Shelby Burchell beat the weather by blasting a two-run, walk-off HR as the #9 Tennessee Lady Vol softball team (27-8, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) secured a series victory over Kentucky, 4-2...

“Junior second baseman Lauren Gibson (Pasadena, Md) was 2-for-3 at the plate, scoring two runs while blasting her team-leading 10th HR of the season in the bottom of the third.”

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► RIDER BRONCS

“The Rider University softball team is in first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. 

Sam Pugh

 On April fool's day, the Broncs used two complete games from senior Rachael Matreale (Williamstown) to sweep Manhattan College in a MAAC doubleheader, 4-0 and 6-4...

“"These are games we had to win," said head coach Tricia Carroll. 'We want to make sure we get the wins where we feel we should be getting the wins and we went out and did that. With only 16 conference games, every one of them is important. And at home especially, we should be winning.'” 

Amanda Irving

 In the opener, “Junior Sam Pugh (Elkton, Md./Elkton) broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly...”

In the nightcap... “After Manhattan (1-20, 0-2 MAAC) cut the Rider lead to 3-1 in the top of the third inning, the Broncs rallied in the bottom half of the inning with two runs on four hits, the big blow a two-run home run by freshman Amanda Irving (Westminster, Md./ Westminster), the first of her career as Rider increased its lead to 5-1. “

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►VIRGINIA CAVALIERS

Melanie Mitchell

“The Virginia softball team (18-13, 5-4 ACC) defeated Boston College 5-1 Sunday at Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass., to win the series with the Eagles two games to one... junior pitcher Melanie Mitchell (White Plains, Md) finished with 10 strikeouts in the winning effort.”

Melanie “threw her 16th complete game of the season en route to earning her 12th win. She allowed one run on four hits and only walked one batter in addition to her 10 strikeouts.”

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► SHENANDOAH HORNETS

“The Shenandoah University softball team completed a busy weekend of action with a non-league sweep at Catholic University of America Sunday afternoon.

“Shenandoah (17-10) won game one 6-0 before finishing off the sweep over the Cardinals (13-11) with 4-0 victory in the nightcap. 

Denise Mitchell

Emily Wilson

"Denise Mitchell (Ellicott City, Md) and Emily Wilson (Frederick, Md) both had three hits in game one with Mitchell scoring what proved to be the game-winning run.

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Caitlin Chance

 ► UMBC RETRIEVERS 

“UMBC sophomore Caitlin Chance (Easton, Md./Easton) laid down a squeeze bunt with no outs in the bottom of the seventh... as the Retrievers scored two runs in the inning to earn a walk-off victory against the St. Peter’s Peahens, 4-3...

 

 “Sophomore Jessica Warner (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown)” doubled, “her second hit of the game advancing” a runner to third. “Chance then laid down the bunt... with the winning run.

Heather Brown

 “Junior pitcher Heather Brown (Pasadena, Md./Northeast) threw a complete game for UMBC and fanned nine batters to improve to 6-5 on the season.”

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