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Vikings double up Nichols 6-3

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team wrapped up its spring break trip to Florida with a 6-3 nonconference win over Nichols College on Friday.

Lawrence pulled out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play as Ali Heiring and Tess Vogel won at No. 2 and Brenna Decker and Allison Juda were victorious at No. 3.

The Vikings then won four of the six singles matches. Christina Schaupp (No. 1), Tess Vogel (No. 4), Melissa Heeren (No. 5) and Decker (No. 6) all picked up victories. Heeren didn’t drop a game en route to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Kasie Chapin at No. 5, and Vogel was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Michelle Keklik at No. 4.

Nichols College vs Lawrence University
3/22/2013 at Orlando, Fla.

Lawrence University 6, Nichols College 3

Singles competition
1. Christina Schaupp (LU) def. Anna Dyakiv (NC) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-1)
2. Lindsay Benoit (NC) def. Jennifer Roesch (LU) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-4)
3. Alex Cifone (NC) def. Ali Heiring (LU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
4. Tess Vogel (LU) def. Michelle Keklik (NC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Kasie Chapin (NC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Brenna Decker (LU) def. Amber McCarthy (NC) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Anna Dyakiv/Lindsay Benoit (NC) def. Christina Schaupp/Jennifer Roesch (LU) 8-5
2. Ali Heiring/Tess Vogel (LU) def. Alex Cifone/Michelle Keklik (NC) 8-4
3. Brenna Decker/Allison Juda (LU) def. Kasie Chapin/Amber McCarthy (NC) 8-2

Match Notes:
Nichols College 14-6
Lawrence University 9-10
T-3:00  A-25

Vance, Murray team up to shut out Framingham State 2-0

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Lawrence University softball team rode the shutout pitching of Kara Vance and Shannon Murray to a 2-0 nonconference victory over Framingham State University on Thursday at the National Training Center.

Vance and Murray combined to allow only six hits as Lawrence (6-4) posted its third shutout of the young season. Vance started and went five innings, allowing five hits. Murray picked up the save by pitching two innings, allowing one hit, striking out two and walking one.

Cathy Kaye paced Lawrence’s offense by going 2-for-3 and driving in a run.

Lawrence got all the offense it would need against Framingham State starter Yaya Faria in the third inning. Vance started the rally with a single and went to second on a sacrifice bunt. After a strikeout, Kaye delivered a run-scoring single and Lawrence led 1-0.

The Vikings made it 2-0 with a run in the fifth. Savanna Marsicek drew a one-out walk and stole second after a fly out. Tierney Duffy then came through with a double down the left field line to score Marsicek.

Faria went the distance for the Rams (0-8), allowing six hits, striking out seven and walking one.

Lawrence wraps up its spring break trip to Florida with games on Friday against Hope College and D’Youville College.

Vikings top Knox to end spring break trip on winning note

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team jumped out to an early lead and rolled to a 7-3 nonconference victory over Knox College on Thursday.

The Vikings got another stellar pitching performance from sophomore Drew Doares. He went seven innings, allowed five hits, struck out eight and did not walk a batter en route to the victory. Marty Salazar pitched the first three innings for Knox (3-2) and took the loss.

Gabe Henriques went 2-for-3, scored two runs and drove in a pair of runs to pace the Vikings (6-3). Marc Linger went 2-for-4 for the Vikings, and Davis Ogilvie drove in a pair of runs.

The Vikings grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first. Henriques walked, and Aaron Benz followed with a single. The runners executed a double steal, and Ogilvie then grounded to third. Henriques scored on the ground ball, and Benz also came around to score on an errant throw to first.

Lawrence stretched the lead to 6-1 with four runs in the bottom of the second. Richie Foreman led off with a single, stole second and scored on Linger’s single to give Lawrence a 3-1 edge. Joel Birch and Davide Harris followed with walks to load the bases.

Henriques grounded into a fielder’s choice at second that allowed Linger to score, but an error after the out also allowed Birch to score for a 5-1 lead. After another ground out, Ogilvie singled and Henriques scored for a 6-1 advantage.

Knox scored twice in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 6-3, but the Vikings added another run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom half of the inning. Lawrence closed out the win by allowing Knox only two more hits, both singles, in the final four innings.

Lawrence ended with the most wins on its spring break trip since the Vikings went 6-6 back in 2006. This was the first time the Vikings had posted a winning mark on their spring break trip since the team went 4-0 back in 1989.

Marsicek homer lifts Vikings past Babson

CLERMONT, Fla. — Freshman Savanna Marsicek hit her first collegiate home run to lift the Lawrence University softball team to a 2-1 victory over Babson College on Thursday at the National Training Center.

Marsicek broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth inning with a one-out inside-the-park homer to right field. Marsicek finished the game 2-for-2. Another rookie, outfielder Tierney Duffy, went 2-for-3 for the Vikings (5-4).

Shannon Murray went the distance to pick up the win for Lawrence. She allowed six hits, struck out three and walked one.

Lawrence took a 1-0 lead in the third after Marsicek reached on error after laying down a sacrifice bunt. Babson (4-5) later threw out lead runner Cory Paquette, but the Vikings got a single from Duffy and a run-scoring single from Murray to plate Marsicek.

The Beavers tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth when Catie Funk doubled and scored on Emily Morris’ double.

After the Vikings took the lead in the fifth, Murray allowed only a two-out walk in the fifth and a two-out double in the sixth.

Christina Miquel went the distance and took the loss for Babson. She gave up eight hits, struck out four and walked one.

Walk-off win gives Vikings doubleheader split with Bethany

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning of the nightcap on Wednesday to pick up a nonconference doubleheader split with Bethany (W.V.) College.

Lawrence (5-3) took the nightcap 2-1 in nine innings, and the Bison (2-6) won the opener 11-10.

Lawrence starter Atley Gay tossed eight shutout innings before Bethany got to reliever Dan Taylor in the ninth. A single and a two-out double gave the Bison a 1-0 lead.

Bethany brought in closer Brad Kubis but the Vikings got lead-off hitter Gabe Warshaw aboard on an error. After a sacrifice bunt, Gabe Henriques singled to score Warshaw and tie the game at 1-1.

Aaron Benz followed with a single to put runners at the corners, and Kubis then intentionally walked Tanner DeBettencourt to load the bases. Sam Kossow then singled past the drawn-in infield to score Henriques and win it for Lawrence.

Kossow finished 2-for-3, and Benz went 2-for-4. Davide Harris paced the Lawrence offense by going 3-for-3.

Bethany took a 6-0 lead in the first inning of the opener against Lawrence starter Brian King, who went 2.2 innings.

Lawrence grabbed the lead back with eight runs in the top of the second. The big blow for the Vikings was Davis Ogilvie’s grand slam, which also was his first collegiate home run. Lawrence pushed the lead to 10-6 in the top of the third when Benz hit his first collegiate homer, a two-run blast.

Bethany cut the lead to 10-9 with three runs in the bottom half of the third, and the Bison tied it at 10-10 with a run in the fifth.

The Bison won it in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Miles Link. An error, a single and an infield single loaded the bases with one out, and Chuck Ziants’ fly ball over the drawn-in outfield scored the winning run.

Phil Wisniewski paced the Lawrence offense by going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and Harris went 2-for-5 and drove in a run. 

Lawrence wraps up its trip to Florida with a single game against Knox College on Thursday.

Lawrence shuts out Loggers

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University swept the singles matches on Wednesday and posted a 6-0 nonconference victory over the University of Puget Sound.

The doubles matches were not completed due to rain.

Cooper Smith, Max Zlevor and Craig Sherwood all won in straight sets. Smith beat Graham Baker 6-3, 6-0 at No. 1, Zlevor downed Daniel Deuel 6-2, 7-5 at No. 3 and Sherwood topped Jake Peterson 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4. Jason Dunn won at No. 2, Brian DeCorte was a winner at No. 5 and Jeremy Andereck won at No. 6.

Box score

Vikings roll past Minnesota-Morris 14-1

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team scored in every inning but the first and rolled to a 14-1 nonconference victory over the University of Minnesota-Morris on Tuesday.

The Vikings (4-2) racked up 12 hits and rode the solid pitching of Kelton Jenkins for the victory. Jenkins went six innings, allowed five hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter.

The Vikings were up 1-0 when they struck for four runs in the third. Gabe Henriques, who finished 2-for-4, smacked a two-run double in the inning as Lawrence pushed its lead to 5-0.

Minnesota-Morris (1-3) answered with an unearned run in the top of the fourth, but the Vikings countered with two more runs in the bottom half of the inning to go up 7-1.

The Vikings then scored four more times in the fifth. Lawrence loaded the bases on a pair of singles and walk, and junior Aaron Benz cashed in. Benz belted a three-run double as Lawrence pushed its lead to 11-1 after five innings.

The Vikings then closed out the game via the run rule by scoring three more times in the sixth. Morris walked in a run, and the Vikings got a pair of infield singles to go up 14-1.

Freshman pitcher Miles Link came on in the seventh and struck out a pair to finish the game.

Kaye drives in six as Vikings rout Macalester

CLERMONT, Fla. — Cathy Kaye drove in six runs to lead the Lawrence University softball team to a 9-1 nonconference victory over Macalester College on Tuesday at the National Training Center.

The six runs batted in by Kaye, who finished 2-for-4, matches the second-highest game total in Lawrence history. The record of seven was set by Jenny Schmidt against Wisconsin Lutheran College back in 1990.

The game was tied at 1-1 heading to the bottom of the fourth when Lawrence (4-4) loaded the bases on two errors and a walk. Kaye then cleared the bases with a three-run double to give the Vikings a 4-1 edge.

The Vikings then ended the game with five runs in the fifth. Anna Wawiorka, who went 2-for-3, started the rally with a double. Alex Chiodo, who also went 2-for-3, followed with a single. Cory Paquette’s bunt single loaded the bases, and Katie Schumacher drew a bases-loaded walk to put Lawrence up 5-1.

After a passed ball scored another run, Savanna Marsicek walked to load the bases again. Kaye blasted another three-run double to give the Vikings a 9-1 lead to end the game on the eight-run rule.

Shannon Murray went the distance to pick up the win. She allowed six hits, struck out one and walked one. Alisha Barritt started and took the loss for Macalester (7-4).

Vikings rally for 7-6 win over Geneseo

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Lawrence University softball team rallied for a thrilling 7-6 nonconference victory over SUNY-Geneseo on Monday at the National Training Center.

The Vikings (3-3) were down 5-0 after two innings but struck for four runs in the third and three more in the sixth. Geneseo (2-4) scored once in the first and got four more in the second against Lawrence starter Jessica Demski.

Demski got Lawrence back in the game in the top of the third when she belted a bases-loaded, three-run double. The Vikings scored four times in the inning and trimmed the lead to 5-4.

Geneseo added another run on a solo homer in the fifth against reliever Shannon Murray to go up 6-4.

The Vikings then rallied in the top half of the sixth. Tierney Duffy led off the inning with a single and Savanna Marsicek followed with a walk. Cathy Kaye then beat out a bunt for a base hit to load the bases.

Anna Wawiorka then singled to score Duffy to cut the lead to 6-5. Murray drew a bases-loaded walk to score Marsicek and the game was tied 6-6. After a strikeout, Mary Diduch hit a chopper over the mound. The shortstop threw out Diduch, but Kaye scored on the play to give Lawrence a 7-6 lead.

After Murray retired the side in order in the sixth, the Knights mounted a rally in the bottom of the seventh. Geneseo loaded the bases on a one-out single and a pair of walks. Murray then got a pop up for the second out and struck out Lexi Williams swinging to end the game.

Murray pitched the final three innings to get the win. She allowed two hits, struck out two and walked two.

Kaye paced Lawrence by going 2-for-4 with a double, and Duffy went 2-for-3. Alex Chiodo had a double and drove in a run for the Vikings.          

Lawrence returns to action on Tuesday when it faces Oswego State and Macalester College.

Murray fires one-hitter as Lawrence tops Benedictine

CLERMONT, Fla. — Shannon Murray fired a one-hitter as the Lawrence University softball team beat Benedictine (Ill.) University 2-0 on Saturday.

Murray struck out five and didn’t walk a batter in the first one-hitter of her career. Murray tossed a no-hitter against Grinnell College on April 14, 2012.

The only hit for Benedictine (0-1) was a one-out bunt single in the seventh inning. That runner was erased when she was thrown out attempting to steal so Murray faced the minimum of 21 batters.

Lawrence (2-1) scored both of its runs in the fifth inning. Cathy Kaye started the rally with a one-out walk, and Alex Chiodo followed with a single. Murray then doubled to score both runners with the only runs of the game.

Lawrence was limited to only four hits in the game by the Eagles, who won 33 games and the Northern Athletics Conference in 2012.