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Vikings fall to 13th-ranked Cortland State

CLERMONT, Fla. — The State University of New York-Cortland defeated Lawrence University 7-3 in a nonconference softball game Tuesday at the National Training Center.

The 13th-ranked Red Dragons broke open a 2-2 game by scoring in each of the final three innings.

Lindsay Rowell pitched the first six innings and allowed only one hit, while walking one and striking out four.

Shannon Murray pitched the first six innings and took the loss.

Lawrence (1-1) led 2-1 after the first inning when the Vikings scored a pair of unearned runs in the bottom half of the frame thanks to a pair of Cortland errors.

The game was tied 2-2 when Cortland scored once in the fifth and added two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings.

Lawrence collected only three hits, one apiece by Carli Gurholt, Emily Perish and Mary Diduch, who broke up the no-hitter with her pinch-hit in the fifth.

Box score

Inside LU Athletics: Vikings aim to be contender in MWC softball race

Filling out the lineup card will not be a matter of routine for Lawrence University softball coach Kim Tatro this spring.

With a deeper and more versatile team than she has had in several seasons, Tatro will have more options when she puts pen to paper in the dugout. The hope is that translates into more victories and a return to the Midwest Conference Tournament, a four-team gathering in which Lawrence was a regular participant for most of the last 15 years.

“I think that’s our focus every year,” Tatro said of playing in the MWC Tournament. “We’ve fallen short the last couple of years. Conference play and being one of the top two teams in the North Division is the goal.”

Lawrence finished 16-16 in 2010 and that included a 6-7 mark in conference play. While the Vikings lost four-time all-conference selection Alex Goodson to graduation, the Vikings return the other seven position starters, including three all-conference selections, from last season and their top two pitchers.

The Vikings also have five freshman, and the lone senior is 2009 MWC North Division Player of the Year is shortstop Carli Gurholt.

“We have youth but better depth than we’ve had the past couple of years,” said Tatro, a five-time MWC Coach of the Year. “We’re the type of team that has to stay healthy to be successful. I feel great about the flexibility of our depth. We’ve purposefully recruited the types of kids who can play multiple positions.”

That type of versatility starts with the pitching staff, which will likely be in the lineup whether they are on the mound or not.

Junior Emily Perish and sophomore Shannon Murray split time on the mound last season. Murray, a 2010 all-conference and all-region selection, went 10-6 with a 3.69 earned run average and threw only the second no-hitter in school history. She also played in the infield and outfield and hit .347 with 16 runs batted in. Perish was 6-10 with a 3.55 ERA and played on the infield. She hit .295 and was second on the team with 19 RBI.

“As a junior, Emily has a great understanding of what to expect from the college game,” Tatro said. “Shannon’s only a sophomore, but as a freshman she was out there a ton. With the addition of Cory Paquette, it really gives us a solid three-pitcher rotation and some options.”

Paquette, a former standout at Manitowoc Roncalli, will likely see time at second base with Perish. Murray is likely to play first when she’s not pitching.

Gurholt, who missed the final three weeks of the 2010 season with an injury, returns to play shortstop. She hit .340 with four homers and 18 RBI in only 19 games last season. Tatro said Gurholt has looked good in her return from injury.

Sophomore Courtney Steile and freshman Alissa Geipel will battle for the starting job at third base, and sophomore Gaelen Lombard-Knapp is back behind the plate.

The Vikings return all-conference outfielders Cathy Kaye in left and Katie Simonsen in center, although the latter has yet to join the team after studying in London during the winter term.

Kaye hit .398 with six homers and 17 RBI last season, and Simonsen hit .358 and drove in 13 runs in 2010. Tatro said any number of players could see action in right field.

“I think we’re more balanced and we don’t have to rely on the middle of our lineup to get things done,” Tatro said. “On any given day, one through nine can get it done at a clutch moment. I think that takes the pressure off everyone, but to get it done everyone has to step up.”

Tatro said she plans to use the team’s 10-game spring break trip (March 15-20) to Clermont, Fla., to evaluate how the squad will fit together.

“Everyone on our roster is going play in Florida,” Tatro said. “They are all going to be given opportunities to compete for spots.”

Tepper goes national

Lawrence track and field standout Rose Tepper qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships this weekend at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, in the high jump.

Tepper became a provisional qualifier when she jumped 5 feet, 5.75 inches, on Feb. 5 and broke the school record in the process. She didn’t have much of a chance to improve on that when she injured her knee and was forced to miss the MWC Championships.

It appeared as though Tepper was going to miss the meet when two jumpers went higher than she did at last-chance meets on March 5. Tepper entered last weekend tied for the 10th-best jump in the nation, and the Lawrence coaches anticipated the NCAA would take only 11 jumper. Tepper got her ticket punched to the national championships when the NCAA took 20 jumpers instead of the anticipated 11.

This is the first trip to the NCAA meet for Tepper, a sophomore from Mount Vernon, Iowa, and the 2010 MWC outdoor champ in the high jump.

Sheridan all-tournament

Senior defenseman Jon Sheridan was chosen for the all-tournament team at the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association’s Harris Cup this past weekend.

The Midland, Mich., native and team captain assisted on both goals in Lawrence’s loss to Adrian College in the semifinals. Sheridan finished the season with four goals and 10 assists for 14 points.

DMR record falls

The men’s distance medley relay team broke the school record at the UW-Stevens Point Pointer Qualifier this past Saturday.

The team of Dan Thoresen, Cam Blegen, Mike Mangian and Sam Stevens raced to a time of 10:33.27. That broke the mark of 10:39.83, which was set in 2010 by Stevens, Mark Sprtel, Matt Frelich and Sam Estrem.

Editor’s Note: Inside LU Athletics is a weekly notes package written by Lawrence University Sports Information Director Joe Vanden Acker. It will feature teams and individual players, recap weekly awards or highlights and take a look at what’s ahead for the Vikings.

Goodson, Murray earn NFCA all-region honors

Lawrence University softball stars Alex Goodson and Shannon Murray have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region team.

Alex Goodson
Alex Goodson

Goodson (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield) was a second-team selection and Murray (Lawrenceville, Ga./Dacula) was chosen for the third team.

Goodson, a senior first baseman, was chosen for the third time. A four-time All-Midwest Conference selection, Goodson hit .456 on the season with 11 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 30 runs batted in. Goodson also compiled an .856 slugging percentage.

One of the most prolific hitters in Lawrence history, Goodson finished her career third in batting with a .408 average. She ranks first in Lawrence history with a .735 slugging percentage, first with 41 doubles, first with 21 homers and first with 122 RBIs.

Murray, a freshman infielder, made a big impact for the Vikings at the plate and on the mound.

Murray hit .347 with seven doubles, one triple, one homer and 16 RBIs. She also posted a 10-6 record and threw only the second no-hitter in school history. Murray blanked Alverno College 10-0 on April 1 to toss the first no-hitter for the Vikings since 2004.

Shannon Murray
Shannon Murray

Murray tossed three shutouts and struck out 60 while walking 22 in 93 innings.

Lawrence finished with a 16-16 record on the season.

Trio of Lawrence softball players earn All-Midwest Conference honors

Three Lawrence University softball players have been chosen for the All-Midwest Conference North Division team in a vote by league coaches.

Alex Goodson
Alex Goodson

Senior first baseman Alex Goodson (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield) was selected for the fourth consecutive season. Sophomore outfielder Katie Simonson (Waterford, Wis./Waterford) was chosen for the second year in a row and freshman outfielder Cathy Kaye (Sturgeon Bay, Wis./Sevastopol) also was selected.

In the 13 conference games, Goodson led the league in batting average at .585 and was first in runs batted in (21), home runs (six), triples (two), hits (24) and total bases (50).

For the season, Goodson hit .456 with 11 doubles, two triples, seven homers and 30 RBIs. Goodson finished her career with a .408 batting average, which ranks third in Lawrence history. She finished first in Lawrence history with 122 RBIs, 21 homers, 41 doubles and a .735 slugging percentage.

Simonson, who played center field, finished 10th in the conference with a .442 batting average. Simonsin had two doubles, a homer and eight RBIs.

Simonson finished the season with a .358 average. She had four doubles, four triples, a homer and 13 RBIs on the season. Simonson set a school record with two triples in a game against D’Youville College on Lawrence’s spring break trip to Florida.

Kaye was 14th in conference play with a .417 batting average. Batting in the lead-off spot, Kaye had four doubles, a triple, three homers and seven RBIs.

On the season, Kaye was second on the team with a .398 batting average. She piled up 11 doubles, two triples, six homers and 17 RBIs.

The Vikings finished third in the North Division and compiled a 16-16 record on the season.

Vikings win wild game to split doubleheader with Elmhurst

The Lawrence University softball team won a wild second game of a nonconference doubleheader on Saturday to secure a split with Elmhurst College at Whiting Field.

Lawrence won the nightcap 6-5 in nine innings, and Elmhurst took the opener 9-0.

Lawrence (16-16) had built a 4-2 lead with the help of Cathy Kaye’s two-run single in the second inning. Elmhurst got a run in the fifth and then scored twice in the sixth to take a 5-4 lead.

The Vikings tied it at 5-5 with a run in the bottom of the sixth. Britni Totzke was hit by a pitch to start the inning and went to second on a wild pitch. After a bunt moved Totzke to third, Lindsay Nauman misplayed Kaye’s ground ball and Totzke scored.

Elmhurst then stranded a runner at third in the eighth and runners at second and third in the ninth.

The Vikings won with the help of a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth. Elmhurst (22-16) brought star pitcher Stephanie Iori on in relief, but she walked Katie Simonson to start the inning.

After a pair of strikeouts, Shannon Murray hit a line drive back at Iori. Iori knocked it down but threw wildly past first base, and Simonson came all the way around to score.

Lawrence had only three hits in the nightcap, but took advantage of five walks and six Elmhurst errors. Emily Perish pitched the ninth to pick up the win.

In the opener, Elmhurst broke open a scoreless game with six runs in the fifth inning. Iori went the distance and allowed only five hits to pick up the win.

Amanda Bowlin and Maureen Roderick had three hits apiece to pace the Bluejays.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Warhawks rally late to complete doubleheader sweep of Lawrence

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The UW-Whitewater softball team got a no-hitter from Jessica Stang in the opener and then scored a pair of runs late to complete a nonconference doubleheader sweep of Lawrence University on Thursday.

Whitewater (22-13) won the opener 13-0 and took the nightcap 8-6.

Stang didn’t allow a hit over five innings, struck out three and walked one.

The Warhawks led 3-0 and scored 10 times in the fourth to put the game away. Kate McDonnell, Lauren Rankins and Courtney Baldwin had two hits apiece for Whitewater.

Lawrence (15-15) trailed 3-0 in the nightcap before exploding for six runs in the fifth inning. Courtney Steile had a two-run double in the inning, and Dani Cherry had a run-scoring single. The Vikings also drew three bases-loaded walks in the frame.

Whitewater scored three times in its half of the fifth to tie the score at 6-6. Emily Epifanio hit a solo homer in the inning.

Lauren Cruz then hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to give Whitewater an 8-6 lead.

After Katie Simonson singled and Gaelen Lombard-Knapp walked to start the seventh, Stang came on in relief to get three ground ball outs for the save.

Box scores

http://www.uwwsports.com/custompages/softball/2010/lu1.htm

http://www.uwwsports.com/custompages/softball/2010/lu2.htm

Vikings wrap up conference play with split at Carroll

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Lawrence University softball team wrapped up the Midwest Conference season with a doubleheader split at Carroll University on Wednesday.

The Vikings (15-13, 6-7 MWC) won the opener 11-0, and Carroll (12-19, 6-7) rallied for a 7-6 win in nine innings in the nightcap.

In the opener, Cathy Kaye, Shannon Murray and Alex Goodson all collected three hits, and Kaye and Murray both drove in three runs.

Goodson had a run-scoring triple in a two-run first, and Murray blasted a two-run homer in the fourth to give Lawrence a 4-0 lead.

The Vikings put the game away with seven runs in the sixth. The sixth-inning outburst was highlight by Kaye’s three-run homer.

Murray went five innings, allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked two to pick up the win.

In the nightcap, Kaye, Katie Simonson, Emily Perish and Britni Totzke all had two hits for the Vikings.

Lawrence led 4-1 before Carroll scored three times in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.

Courtney Steile singled to rive in Gaelen Lombard-Knapp to give Lawrence a 5-4 lead in the top of the eighth. Carroll came up with an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth to tie it at 5-5.

Kaye tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the top of the ninth to put Lawrence back up 6-5. Carroll then got two more uneared runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it.

Box scores

http://www.lawrence.edu/athletics/softball/stats10/10-27.htm

http://www.lawrence.edu/athletics/softball/stats10/10-28.htm

Weather concerns force changes to LU softball, baseball schedules

The Lawrence University softball and baseball teams have altered their schedules in anticipation of rain across the state of Wisconsin this weekend.

The Lawrence softball team has postponed its doubleheader at Carroll University on Saturday. The Vikings will now play at Carroll on Wednesday, April 28, at 3 p.m.

The Lawrence baseball team has flipped its two doubleheaders with Beloit College this weekend. Lawrence is now set to play at Beloit at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and the Vikings will host Beloit at Don Hawkins Field at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Vikings battle to doubleheader split with Marian

The Lawrence University softball team battled back to win the first game and split a nonconference doubleheader with Marian University on Thursday at Whiting Field.

Lawrence won the opener 11-10, and Marian broke open a close game late to win the nightcap 7-1.

Emily Perish went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs in the opener to pace Lawrence (14-12). Alex Goodson went 3-for-3 for the Vikings.

Shannon Murray went the distance to pick up the win in the opener. She struck out two and walked one and allowed only three earned runs.

Perish had a two-run single in the first to help Lawrence jump out to a 3-0 lead. The Sabres (16-13) then exploded for seven runs in the second, highlighted by Ashley Engler’s two-run homer.

Lawrence came right back and tied it at 7-7 with four runs in the bottom of the second. Cathy Kaye and Gaelen Lombard-Knapp both hit solo homers in the inning, and Murray and Perish had run-scoring singles.

Marian came back to take a 9-7 lead in the top of the fourth, but the Vikings scored three times in the bottom half of the inning. Courtney Steile hit her first collegiate homer, a three-run blast, to give Lawrence a 10-9 lead.

The Sabres tied it at 10-10 in the fifth, but the Vikings took the back for good in the bottom of the fifth. Katie Simonson was hit by a pitch to start the inning and moved to second on Goodson’s single. Perish then singled up the middle to score Simonson for an 11-10 lead.

Murray then worked around a lead-off single by Marian in the sixth, and the Sabres had runners at second and third with two outs in the seventh. Murray struck out Jenna Whitehead to end the game.

In the nightcap, Cherise Waltz went the distance and allowed only four hits to pick up the win.

The Sabres broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the sixth, highlighted by Emilie Jansen’s two-run homer. Marian added three more runs in the seventh to seal the win. Maria Archie hit a solo homer in the seventh, and Jansen added a run-scoring double.

Whitehead went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs to pace Marian in the second game.

Box score (NCAA)

                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
               Marian University at Lawrence University (Game 1)
                  4/22/2010 at Appleton, Wis. (Whiting Field)

Marian University 10 (15-13)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Wiesman, Emily ss........  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
Malcore, Amy cf..........  4  1  1  1   0  0  3  0   1
Archie, Maria dh.........  2  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Engler, Ashley 2b........  3  1  2  2   0  0  1  2   1
Haen, Brooke 1b..........  2  2  2  1   1  0  5  1   0
Whitehead, Jenna c.......  4  1  1  0   0  0  7  0   0
Jansen, Emilie 3b........  3  1  1  1   0  0  0  3   3
Boehnlein, Emily rf......  4  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   1
Stromski, Kelly lf.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Rose, Kristin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Whitehead, Jamie p......  3  1  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Totals................... 32 10 12  7   1  2 18  6   8

Lawrence University 11 (14-11)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Cathy Kaye lf............  5  2  2  1   0  0  4  0   2
Katie Simonson cf........  4  2  1  1   0  1  1  0   2
Gaelen Lombard-Knapp c...  4  2  2  1   0  1  2  0   0
Alex Goodson 1b..........  3  2  3  0   1  0  2  0   0
Shannon Murray p.........  4  2  2  1   0  1  2  3   0
Emily Perish ss..........  4  0  3  4   0  0  1  0   0
Courtney Steile 3b.......  4  1  1  3   0  1  2  2   3
Ellen French dh..........  3  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   2
 Britni Totzke pr/dh.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Desiree Gehl rf..........  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
 Lara Wasserman ph/rf....  0  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
Meredith Foshag 2b/pr....  0  0  0  0   0  0  6  1   0
Totals................... 34 11 16 11   2  6 21  6   9

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Marian University... 070 210 0 - 10 12  3
Lawrence University. 340 310 X - 11 16  6
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E - Haen; Boehnlein; Stromski; Kaye; Goodson 2; Perish 2; Steile. LOB -
Marian 8; Lawrence 9. 2B - Haen; Kaye. 3B - Wiesman. HR - Engler; Kaye;
LombardKnapp; Steile. HBP - Simonson. SH - Engler; Haen; Jansen; Stromski;
Wasserman. SF - Wiesman; Malcore.

Marian University      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Rose, Kristin.......  1.2  8  6  6  0  4 13 13
Whitehead, Jamie....  4.1  8  5  5  2  2 21 25

Lawrence University    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Shannon Murray......  7.0 12 10  3  1  2 32 39

Win - Murray (9-5).  Loss - Whitehea (5-5).  Save - None.
WP - Rose; Whitehea; Murray. HBP - by Whitehea (Simonson). PB - LombardKnapp.
Umpires - HP: Mike Steidl  1B: Mike Brewer
Start: 3:00 pm   Time: 1:46   Attendance: 199
Game: 10-25

Play-by-Play

                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
        Marian University at Lawrence University (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
                  4/22/2010 at Appleton, Wis. (Whiting Field)

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Marian University... 070 210 0 - 10 12  3
Lawrence University. 340 310 X - 11 16  6
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Marian University starters: 3/ss Wiesman; 11/cf Malcore; 17/dh Archie; 7/2b Engler;
16/1b Haen; 13/c Whitehe; 6/3b Jansen; 10/rf Boehnlein; 4/lf Stromski; 19/p Rose;
Lawrence University starters: 8/lf Kaye; 16/cf Simonson; 13/c LombardKnapp; 15/1b
Goodson; 9/p Murray; 10/ss Perish; 17/3b Steile; 11/dh French; 22/rf Gehl; 5/2b
Foshag;

Marian University 1st - Wiesman flied out to lf. Malcore reached on a
fielding error by ss. Archie popped up to 3b. Engler lined out to p. 0 runs, 0
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 1st - Kaye doubled down the lf line. Kaye advanced to
third on a wild pitch. Simonson singled to right field, RBI; Kaye scored.
LombardKnapp singled through the left side; Simonson advanced to second. Goodson
singled through the left side; LombardKnapp advanced to second; Simonson advanced to
third. Murray struck out swinging. Perish singled to center field, 2 RBI; Goodson
advanced to second; LombardKnapp scored; Simonson scored. Steile struck out
swinging. French fouled out to c. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Marian University 2nd - Haen walked. Whitehe reached on a fielder's choice,
bunt; Haen advanced to second. Jansen reached on a throwing error by 1b, bunt, SAC;
Whitehe advanced to second; Haen advanced to third. Boehnlein singled through the
left side, RBI, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf; Jansen scored,
unearned; Whitehe scored; Haen scored. Stromski out at first p to 2b, bunt;
Boehnlein advanced to third. Wiesman flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Boehnlein scored,
unearned. Malcore singled to left field. Archie singled through the left side,
advanced to second; Malcore advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 1b,
unearned. Engler homered to left field, 2 RBI, unearned; Archie scored, unearned.
Haen singled to center field. Whitehe singled up the middle, advanced to second on
the throw; Haen advanced to third. Jansen lined out to p. 7 runs, 6 hits, 3
errors, 2 LOB.

Lawrence University 2nd - Gehl struck out swinging. Kaye homered to center
field, RBI. Simonson struck out swinging. LombardKnapp homered to right field, RBI.
Goodson singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf.
Whitehea to p for Rose. Murray singled to right field, RBI; Goodson scored. Murray
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Perish singled up the middle, RBI; Murray
scored. Steile grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Marian University 3rd - Boehnlein reached on a fielding error by 3b. Stromski
out at first 3b to 2b, bunt, SAC; Boehnlein advanced to second. Wiesman flied out to
lf. Malcore popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 3rd - French singled to right field, advanced to second
on a fielding error by rf. Totzke pinch ran for French. Gehl struck out swinging.
Kaye flied out to cf. Simonson grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1
LOB.

Marian University 4th - Whitehea to p for Archie. /  for Whitehea. Whitehea
reached on a fielding error by ss. Engler out at first p to 2b, bunt, SAC; Whitehea
advanced to second. Haen doubled to right field, RBI; Whitehea scored, unearned.
Whitehe grounded out to 3b; Haen advanced to third. Jansen singled to left field,
RBI; Haen scored, unearned. Jansen advanced to second on a passed ball. Boehnlein
struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 4th - LombardKnapp flied out to lf. Goodson walked.
Murray singled up the middle; Goodson advanced to second. Perish grounded out to 2b;
Murray advanced to second; Goodson advanced to third. Steile homered to right field,
3 RBI; Murray scored; Goodson scored. Totzke to dh. Totzke reached on a fielding
error by 1b. Wasserman pinch hit for Gehl. Wasserman walked; Totzke advanced to
second. Kaye grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Marian University 5th - Wasserman to rf. Stromski popped up to 2b. Wiesman
tripled to right field. Malcore flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Wiesman scored. Whitehea
grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lawrence University 5th - Simonson hit by pitch. LombardKnapp struck out
swinging. Goodson singled to left field; Simonson advanced to second. Murray flied
out to lf. Perish singled up the middle, RBI; Goodson advanced to second, advanced
to third on the throw; Simonson scored. Steile flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Marian University 6th - Engler singled up the middle. Haen out at first p to
2b, bunt, SAC; Engler advanced to second. Whitehe popped up to ss. Jansen fouled out
to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 6th - French to dh for Totzke. French singled up the
middle. Foshag pinch ran for French. /  for Foshag. Wasserman out at first 1b to 2b,
bunt, SAC; Foshag advanced to second. Kaye flied out to cf. Simonson grounded out to
3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Marian University 7th - Foshag to 2b. Boehnlein flied out to rf. Stromski
singled to right field. Wiesman singled to center field; Stromski advanced to
second. Malcore flied out to lf. Wiesman advanced to second on a wild pitch;
Stromski advanced to third on a wild pitch. Whitehea struck out looking. 0 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Box score (NCAA)

                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
               Marian University at Lawrence University (Game 2)
                  4/22/2010 at Appleton, Wis. (Whiting Field)

Marian University 7 (16-13)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Wiesman, Emily ss........  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  7   2
Malcore, Amy cf..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Archie, Maria c..........  4  1  2  1   0  1  6  0   0
Engler, Ashley 2b........  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   2
Haen, Brooke 1b..........  4  2  2  0   0  0 12  0   1
Whitehead, Jenna dh......  4  1  3  2   0  0  0  0   0
 Stromski, Kelly pr......  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Jansen, Emilie 3b........  3  2  3  3   1  0  0  2   0
Schmidt, Kristyn lf......  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
Mullendore, Rachel rf....  3  0  1  1   0  0  0  1   1
Waltz, Cherise p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 33  7 11  7   1  2 21 14   7

Lawrence University 1 (14-12)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Cathy Kaye lf............  3  0  1  0   0  1  1  1   0
Katie Simonson cf........  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
Gaelen Lombard-Knapp c...  2  0  0  0   1  2  3  0   0
Alex Goodson ss/1b.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  3  2   2
Shannon Murray 1b/p......  3  1  1  0   0  0  9  1   0
Emily Perish p/ss........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  2   1
Courtney Steile 3b.......  3  0  0  1   0  1  1  2   0
Ellen French dh..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Lara Wasserman rf........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
Meredith Foshag 2b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  4   0
Totals................... 24  1  4  1   2  5 21 12   4

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Marian University... 010 003 3 -  7 11  1
Lawrence University. 010 000 0 -  1  4  5
-----------------------------------------

E - Jansen; Kaye; LombardKnapp; Steile; Wasserman; Foshag. DP - Lawrence 1.
LOB - Marian 7; Lawrence 4. 2B - Haen; Jansen; Goodson; Murray. 3B - Haen.
HR - Archie; Jansen. SH - Malcore. SB - Wiesman; Kaye.

Marian University      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Waltz, Cherise......  7.0  4  1  1  2  5 24 26

Lawrence University    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Emily Perish........  6.2 11  7  7  1  2 32 34
Shannon Murray......  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1

Win - Waltz (6-5).  Loss - Perish (5-7).  Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Mike Brewer  1B: Mike Steidl
Start: 5:15 pm   Time: 1:16   Attendance: 199
Game: 10-26

Play-by-Play

                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
        Marian University at Lawrence University (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
                  4/22/2010 at Appleton, Wis. (Whiting Field)

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Marian University... 010 003 3 -  7 11  1
Lawrence University. 010 000 0 -  1  4  5
-----------------------------------------

Marian University starters: 3/ss Wiesman; 11/cf Malcore; 17/c Archie; 7/2b Engler;
16/1b Haen; 13/dh Whitehe; 6/3b Jansen; 20/lf Schmidt; 12/rf Mullendore; 5/p Waltz;
Lawrence University starters: 8/lf Kaye; 16/cf Simonson; 13/c LombardKnapp; 15/ss
Goodson; 9/1b Murray; 10/p Perish; 17/3b Steile; 11/dh French; 1/rf Wasserman; 5/2b
Foshag;

Marian University 1st - Wiesman reached on a fielding error by 3b. Malcore
struck out swinging; Wiesman stole second. Archie struck out swinging. Engler
grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 1st - Kaye grounded out to ss. Dropped foul ball, E5F.
Simonson walked. LombardKnapp struck out swinging. Goodson grounded out to ss. 0
runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Marian University 2nd - Haen grounded out to ss. Whitehe singled to left
field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf. Jansen walked. Schmidt reached
on a fielder's choice; Jansen advanced to second; Whitehe out at third lf to 3b.
Mullendore singled up the middle, RBI; Schmidt advanced to second; Jansen scored.
Wiesman grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Lawrence University 2nd - Murray doubled to left center. Perish grounded out
to ss; Murray advanced to third. Steile grounded out to ss, RBI; Murray scored.
French grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marian University 3rd - Malcore grounded out to 2b. Archie singled down the
lf line. Engler flied out to cf. Haen grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 3rd - Wasserman struck out looking. Kaye struck out
looking. Simonson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marian University 4th - Whitehe popped up to p. Jansen singled to second
base. Schmidt reached on a fielder's choice; Jansen out at second 2b to ss.
Mullendore flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 4th - LombardKnapp walked. Goodson doubled to right
field, advanced to third on the throw; LombardKnapp advanced to third, out at home
rf to ss to 3b to c. Murray lined out to ss. Perish grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Marian University 5th - Wiesman reached on a fielding error by 2b. Malcore
reached on a fielder's choice, bunt, SAC; Wiesman advanced to second on a throwing
error by c, advanced to third. Archie popped up to p. Engler grounded into double
play p to 1b to c; Wiesman out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 5th - Steile grounded out to 3b. French grounded out to
2b. Wasserman lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Marian University 6th - Haen tripled to right center. Whitehe singled to left
field, RBI; Haen scored. Stromski pinch ran for Whitehe. Jansen homered to left
field, 2 RBI; Stromski scored. Schmidt grounded out to ss. Mullendore grounded out
to p. Wiesman grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lawrence University 6th - Whitehe to dh for Stromski. Kaye singled to center
field. Simonson flied out to lf. Kaye stole second. LombardKnapp struck out looking.
Goodson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Marian University 7th - Malcore flied out to rf. Archie homered to center
field, RBI. Engler popped up to ss. Haen doubled to right center. Whitehe singled to
right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf, RBI; Haen scored. Jansen
doubled to left field, RBI; Whitehe scored. Goodson to 1b. Murray to p. Perish to
ss. Schmidt popped up to 1b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 7th - Murray popped up to ss. Perish singled through the
left side. Steile struck out swinging. French grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

Vikings drop pair to St. Norbert

DE PERE, Wis. – The Lawrence University softball team dropped a heartbreaker in the first game of a Midwest Conference doubleheader on Wednesday, and St. Norbert College rolled to a win in the second game to sweep the twinbill at Mel Nicks Field.

St. Norbert (22-6, 12-0 MWC) got a solo homer from Collette Ullmer in the bottom of the seventh to win the first game 1-0. The Green Knights took the nightcap 12-1.

Shannon Murray was the hard-luck losing pitcher in the opener despite allowing only three hits in the contest. Kayla Krueger got the win for St. Norbert after allowing three hits.

In the nightcap, the Green Knights exploded for 11 runs in the first inning. St. Norbert had 10 hits in the inning and took advantage of three Lawrence errors.

Ullmer went 3-for-4 in the nightcap and drove in three runs.

Box score (NCAA)

                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
              Lawrence University at St. Norbert College (Game 1)
                  4/21/2010 at De Pere, Wis. (Mel Nicks Field)

Lawrence University 0 (13-10,5-4 MWC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Cathy Kaye lf............  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   3
Katie Simonson cf........  3  0  1  0   0  2  2  0   0
Gaelen Lombard-Knapp 3b..  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  4   0
Alex Goodson 1b..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   0
Shannon Murray p.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   1
Emily Perish ss..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0
Meredith Foshag 2b.......  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  1   0
Ellen French dh..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Dani Cherry c............  2  0  1  0   0  0  5  0   0
Desiree Gehl rf/pr.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 26  0  3  0   0  7 18  7   5

St. Norbert College 1 (21-6,11-0 MWC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Tracy Palmer ss..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
Stephanie Ortiz cf.......  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Kayla Krueger p..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Brieanne Oehlke c........  2  0  0  0   1  1  7  1   1
Jessica Kropp dh.........  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   2
Collette Ullmer 3b.......  3  1  1  1   0  1  1  1   0
Kristin Zimmerman 1b.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  7  0   0
Alyssa McGray 2b.........  2  0  1  0   0  0  3  2   0
Brittany Narges lf.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Abby Van Straten rf......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 20  1  3  1   1  5 21  7   5

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Lawrence University. 000 000 0 -  0  3  3
St. Norbert College. 000 000 1 -  1  3  2
-----------------------------------------

E - Perish; Foshag 2; Ullmer; McGray. LOB - Lawrence 5; St. Norbert 5. HR -
Ullmer. SH - Ortiz; Zimmerman; Narges.

Lawrence University    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Shannon Murray......  6.0  3  1  1  1  5 20 24

St. Norbert College    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Kayla Krueger.......  7.0  3  0  0  0  7 26 26

Win - Krueger (10-1).  Loss - Murray (8-4).  Save - None.
PB - Oehlke.
Umpires -
Start: 3:00 pm   Time: 1:03   Attendance: 125
Murray faced 1 batter in the 7th.
Game: 10-23

Play-by-Play

                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
       Lawrence University at St. Norbert College (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
                  4/21/2010 at De Pere, Wis. (Mel Nicks Field)

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Lawrence University. 000 000 0 -  0  3  3
St. Norbert College. 000 000 1 -  1  3  2
-----------------------------------------

Lawrence University starters: 8/lf Kaye; 16/cf Simonson; 13/3b LombardKnapp; 15/1b
Goodson; 9/p Murray; 10/ss Perish; 5/2b Foshag; 11/dh French; 2/c Cherry; 22/rf
Gehl;
St. Norbert College starters: 2/ss Palmer; 3/cf Ortiz; 9/p Krueger; 21/c Oehlke;
7/dh Kropp; 6/3b Ullmer; 13/1b Zimmerman; 1/2b McGray; 14/lf Narges; 11/rf Van
Straten;

Lawrence University 1st - Kaye struck out looking. Simonson struck out.
LombardKnapp struck out, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

St. Norbert College 1st - Palmer popped up to 2b. Dropped foul ball, E4.
Ortiz grounded out to p. Krueger reached on an error by ss. Oehlke struck out. 0
runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 2nd - Goodson grounded out to 2b. Murray popped up to 1b.
Perish flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

St. Norbert College 2nd - Kropp struck out. Ullmer struck out looking.
Zimmerman popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lawrence University 3rd - Foshag struck out. French grounded out to 2b.
Cherry singled. Cherry advanced to second on a passed ball. Kaye lined out to 3b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

St. Norbert College 3rd - McGray singled. Narges out at first 3b to 2b, SAC,
bunt; McGray advanced to second. Palmer flied out to cf. Ortiz grounded out to ss.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 4th - Simonson singled. LombardKnapp reached on a
fielder's choice; Simonson out at second 3b to ss. Goodson reached on a fielder's
choice; LombardKnapp out at second ss to 2b. Murray lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

St. Norbert College 4th - Krueger flied out to cf. Oehlke grounded out to 3b.
Kropp grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lawrence University 5th - Perish popped up to 2b. Foshag fouled out to c.
French reached on an error by 2b. Cherry reached on an error by 3b; French advanced
to second. Gehl pinch ran for French. /  for Gehl. Kaye struck out. 0 runs, 0
hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

St. Norbert College 5th - French to dh for Gehl. Gehl to rf. Ullmer reached
on an error by 2b, advanced to second. Zimmerman out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
Ullmer advanced to third. McGray grounded out to 3b. Narges struck out. 0 runs, 0
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lawrence University 6th - Simonson struck out. LombardKnapp struck out.
Goodson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

St. Norbert College 6th - Palmer singled. Ortiz grounded out to 1b
unassisted, SAC, bunt; Palmer advanced to second. Krueger flied out to lf. Oehlke
walked. Kropp struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Lawrence University 7th - Murray popped up to 2b. Perish singled. Foshag
popped up to 1b, bunt. French grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

St. Norbert College 7th - Ullmer homered, RBI. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.


Box score (NCAA)


                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
              Lawrence University at St. Norbert College (Game 2)
                  4/21/2010 at De Pere, Wis. (Mel Nicks Field)

Lawrence University 1 (13-11,5-5 MWC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Cathy Kaye lf/dh.........  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Tierney McBride ph......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Katie Simonson cf........  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   0
Gaelen Lombard-Knapp 3b/c  2  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   0
Alex Goodson 1b/3b.......  2  0  1  1   0  0  2  1   0
Shannon Murray p/ss......  2  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0
Emily Perish ss/p........  1  0  1  0   1  0  0  3   0
Britni Totzke dh/rf......  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Ellen French rf/1b.......  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   3
Dani Cherry c/dh.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Lara Wasserman dh/lf....  2  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
Meredith Foshag 2b.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 19  1  4  1   1  5 12  6   4

St. Norbert College 12 (22-6,12-0 MWC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Tracy Palmer ss..........  3  2  3  1   0  0  3  1   0
Stephanie Ortiz cf.......  4  2  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
Kayla Krueger dh.........  3  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   2
Brieanne Oehlke c........  4  3  2  1   0  0  5  0   1
Brittany Narges lf.......  2  1  2  2   1  0  0  1   0
 Morgan Buboltz lf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Collette Ullmer 3b.......  3  1  3  4   0  0  1  2   0
 Ashtin Schmechel 3b.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Kristin Zimmerman 1b.....  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   2
Alyssa McGray 2b.........  3  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
 Christina Aponte 2b.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Abby Van Straten rf......  3  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
 Alissa Purko rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Kari Corbeille p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 28 12 14  9   2  3 15  6   7

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Lawrence University. 0   01 00 -  1  4  3
St. Norbert College. (11)01 0X - 12 14  1
-----------------------------------------

E - LombardKnapp; Goodson; Murray; Ullmer. LOB - Lawrence 4; St. Norbert 7.
2B - Ortiz; Oehlke; Ullmer 2. HBP - Palmer. SB - Palmer; Oehlke; Narges 2.

Lawrence University    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Shannon Murray......  0.2  6  7  5  0  1  9  9
Emily Perish........  3.1  8  5  1  2  2 19 22

St. Norbert College    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Kari Corbeille......  5.0  4  1  1  1  5 19 20

Win - Corbeille (7-3).  Loss - Murray (8-5).  Save - None.
WP - Murray; Perish; Corbeille. HBP - by Perish (Palmer). BK - Perish.
Umpires -
Start: 4:30 pm   Time: 1:21   Attendance: 125
Game: 10-24






Play-by-Play


                       2010 Lawrence University Softball
       Lawrence University at St. Norbert College (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
                  4/21/2010 at De Pere, Wis. (Mel Nicks Field)

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Lawrence University. 0   01 00 -  1  4  3
St. Norbert College. (11)01 0X - 12 14  1
-----------------------------------------

Lawrence University starters: 8/lf Kaye; 16/cf Simonson; 13/3b LombardKnapp; 15/1b
Goodson; 9/p Murray; 10/ss Perish; 4/dh Totzke; 11/rf French; 2/c Cherry; 5/2b
Foshag;
St. Norbert College starters: 2/ss Palmer; 3/cf Ortiz; 9/dh Krueger; 21/c Oehlke;
14/lf Narges; 6/3b Ullmer; 13/1b Zimmerman; 1/2b McGray; 11/rf Van Straten; 15/p
Corbeille;

Lawrence University 1st - Kaye struck out looking. Simonson struck out
looking. LombardKnapp struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

St. Norbert College 1st - Palmer singled. Palmer advanced to second on a wild
pitch. Ortiz doubled; Palmer advanced to third. Krueger flied out to cf. Oehlke
reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Ortiz advanced to third; Palmer scored. Oehlke
stole second. Narges singled, RBI; Oehlke advanced to third; Ortiz scored. Narges
stole second. Ullmer doubled, advanced to third on the throw, 2 RBI; Narges scored;
Oehlke scored. LombardKnapp to c. Goodson to 3b. Totzke to rf. French to 1b. Cherry
to dh. Zimmerman struck out. McGray singled, RBI; Ullmer scored. Van Straten
singled, advanced to second on an error by 3b; McGray advanced to third. Murray to
ss. Perish to p. Palmer singled, RBI; Van Straten advanced to third; McGray scored,
unearned. Palmer stole second. Ortiz reached on an error by ss, advanced to second
on the throw; Palmer scored, unearned; Van Straten scored, unearned. Krueger walked;
Ortiz advanced to third on an illegal pitch. Krueger advanced to second; Ortiz
scored on an error by c, failed pickoff attempt, unearned. Oehlke singled; Krueger
advanced to third. Narges singled, RBI; Oehlke advanced to third; Krueger scored,
unearned. Ullmer singled, RBI; Narges advanced to second; Oehlke scored, unearned.
Goodson to ss. Murray to 3b. Zimmerman flied out to cf. 11 runs, 10 hits, 3
errors, 2 LOB.

Lawrence University 2nd - Goodson grounded out to 3b. Murray lined out to ss.
Perish walked. Totzke reached on an error by 3b; Perish advanced to second. French
struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

St. Norbert College 2nd - Murray to 1b. French to 3b. Wasserman to dh for
Cherry. McGray grounded out to p. Van Straten struck out. Palmer hit by pitch. Ortiz
singled; Palmer advanced to third. Krueger grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

Lawrence University 3rd - Wasserman singled. Kaye singled; Wasserman advanced
to second. Kaye advanced to second; Wasserman advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Simonson grounded out to 3b. LombardKnapp flied out to cf. Goodson singled, RBI;
Kaye advanced to third, out at third lf to 3b; Wasserman scored. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

St. Norbert College 3rd - Kaye to dh. Wasserman to lf. Oehlke doubled. Oehlke
advanced to third on a wild pitch. Narges walked. Narges stole second. Ullmer
doubled, RBI; Narges advanced to third; Oehlke scored. Zimmerman grounded out to p.
McGray struck out. Van Straten grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Lawrence University 4th - Buboltz to lf for Narges. Purko to rf for Van
Straten. Murray flied out to rf. Perish singled. Totzke reached on a fielder's
choice; Perish out at second p to ss. French grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

St. Norbert College 4th - Palmer singled. Ortiz reached on a fielder's
choice; Palmer out at second 2b to ss. Krueger reached on a fielder's choice; Ortiz
out at second 2b to ss. Oehlke flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Lawrence University 5th - Schmechel to 3b for Ullmer. Aponte to 2b for
McGray. Wasserman struck out looking. McBride pinch hit for Kaye. McBride grounded
out to ss. Simonson popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.