University of Oregon
18-2
St. Mary's
6-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| St. Mary's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Ducks Fall in Extra Innings to St. Mary's, 2-1
03/02/07 | Softball
HONOLULU – The No. 17-ranked University of Oregon softball team's 18-game win streak came to an end after a dramatic extra-inning 2-1 loss to St. Mary's Friday afternoon in the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Invitational at Wahine Stadium on the University of Hawai'i-Manoa campus.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, St. Mary's catcher Jenna Smith drove a double deep to left center field with two outs that scored runners from second and third base.
Oregon (18-2) had taken a 1-0 lead in the top half of the inning when senior designated player Ann Marie Topps scored on a sacrifice fly to left field by junior third baseman Joanna Gail.
“We knew we would eventually lose a game, and St. Mary's came up with a big hit when they needed it,” Oregon head coach Kathy Arendsen said. “We had some opportunities of our own, but couldn't quite convert. I was proud how players played and hung in there in some tight situations We need to pick our heads up and come back tomorrow with the right attitude and be hungry to start a new streak.”
The Ducks were without starting freshman shortstop Jen Salling who didn't play because of a stomach virus that appeared early Friday morning. Junior left fielder Lovena Chaput moved to shortstop and smoothly handled several challenging plays up the middle, and her outfield replacement, freshman Blair Williamson, went 2-4 at the plate.
Topps also stroked two singles early and went 2-4, and Gail ended 1-2 at the plate with a walk.
Oregon stranded 10 runners, including runners in scoring position with less than two outs in the second, third and fifth innings.
St. Mary's left eight runners of its own on base, and looked ready to end the game in the eighth inning with a runner on third base with only one out. Rice intentionally walked the bases loaded, then forced outfielder Lauren Mello into a double play on a chopper back to the mound that she threw for a force at home, followed by a quick throw by catcher Courtney Shlee to first base.
Duck sophomore starting pitcher Melissa Rice suffered her first loss of the year (8-1) and allowed one earned run, walked five and struck out five.
The Gaels (6-6) starting pitcher, Lauren Gardner improved to 3-3 on the season and gave up seven hits and one walk, and struck out one in the complete game effort.
UO's extra inning affair was its second of the day and season after it claimed a1-0 eight-inning decision earlier Friday vs. Kent State.
With its 3-1 record Thu.-Fri., Oregon returns as the tourney's top seed Saturday morning and will play at 4 p.m.(HT) / 6 p.m. (PT) Saturday against the fifth seed. The remaining team draws will be determined after three more games Friday afternoon between Georgia and Kent Sate, and a pair of Hawai'igames vs. St. Mary's and Georgia.
Live stats for Saturday's games will be available at the www.HawaiiAthletics.com website via the school's softball main page.
STATISTICS
Boxscore
#17 Oregon vs St. Mary's
Mar 02, 2007 at Honolulu, Hawai'i (Wahine Stadium)
Oregon 1 (18-2) St. Mary's 2 (6-6)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Barnes, S 2b............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 RUSSELL,B. 2b............ 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 6 0
Jenkins, S cf............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLARK,L. ss.............. 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
Salling, J ss............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MELLO, L. cf............. 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Williamson ss/lf........ 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 DOLCINI, S. dh........... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Bryant, N rf............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 GALLOWAY,M. rf........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1
Chaput, L lf/ss.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 LOFTIS,C. 1b............. 2 0 0 0 2 1 13 1 0
Topps, A dh.............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALDRIDGE, K. pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leiter, K 1b............. 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 SMITH, J. c.............. 2 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 1
Gail, J 3b............... 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 DELPIT, K. 3b............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Shlee, C c............... 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 6 BARRETTO, M. pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rice, M p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 EISENBIES, H lf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
GARDNER, L. p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 31 1 7 1 1 1 26 17 10 Totals................... 24 2 3 2 7 5 27 12 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Oregon.............. 000 000 001 - 1 7 0
St. Mary's.......... 000 000 002 - 2 3 1
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - GARDNER, L.. DP - Oregon 1; SMCSB 1. LOB - Oregon 10; SMCSB 8. 2B - SMITH, J.. HBP - Leiter, K. SH - Chaput, L; Leiter,
K; CLARK,L.; GALLOWAY,M.; SMITH, J.. SF - Gail, J. SB - Barnes, S. CS - RUSSELL,B..
Oregon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF St. Mary's IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Rice, M............. 8.2 3 2 1 7 5 24 34 GARDNER, L.......... 9.0 7 1 0 1 1 31 36
Win - GARDNER, L. (3-3). Loss - Rice, M (8-1). Save - None.
HBP - by GARDNER, L. (Leiter, K).
Umpires - HP: Tim Baier 1B: Walter Yamatsuka 3B: Steve Arnold
Start: Time: 2:10 Attendance: 112
Game: MSMBCORE
Play-by-Play
Mar 02, 2007 at Honolulu, Hawai'i (Wahine Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
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Oregon.............. 000 000 001 - 1 7 0
St. Mary's.......... 000 000 002 - 2 3 1
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Oregon starters: 1/2b Barnes, S; 2/cf Jenkins, S; 27/ss Salling, J; 6/rf Bryant, N; 5/lf Chaput, L; 22/dh
Topps, A; 13/1b Leiter, K; 9/3b Gail, J; 3/c Shlee, C; 16/p Rice, M;
St. Mary's starters: 4/2b RUSSELL,B.; 20/ss CLARK,L.; 7/cf MELLO, L.; 24/dh DOLCINI, S.; 10/rf GALLOWAY,M.;
14/1b LOFTIS,C.; 15/c SMITH, J.; 6/3b DELPIT, K.; 2/lf EISENBIES, H; 33/p GARDNER, L.;
Oregon 1st - Barnes, S flied out to cf. Jenkins, S grounded out to 1b unassisted. Williamson to ss for
Salling, J. Williamson singled to shortstop. Bryant, N grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
St. Mary's 1st - Williamson to lf. Chaput, L to ss. RUSSELL,B. walked. CLARK,L. struck out looking.
RUSSELL,B. out at second c to ss, caught stealing. MELLO, L. struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon 2nd - Chaput, L grounded out to 2b. Topps, A singled to center field. Leiter, K hit by pitch; Topps,
A advanced to second. Gail, J fouled out to 1b. Shlee, C grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
St. Mary's 2nd - DOLCINI, S. grounded out to p. GALLOWAY,M. struck out looking. LOFTIS,C. walked. SMITH, J.
out at first c to p to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon 3rd - Barnes, S reached on an error by p. Barnes, S stole second. Jenkins, S grounded out to 2b;
Barnes, S advanced to third. Williamson popped up to ss. Bryant, N flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
St. Mary's 3rd - DELPIT, K. grounded out to 3b. EISENBIES, H flied out to rf. RUSSELL,B. lined out to 3b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon 4th - Chaput, L grounded out to 2b. Topps, A singled to third base. Leiter, K out at first 1b to 2b,
SAC, bunt; Topps, A advanced to second. Gail, J walked. Shlee, C reached on a fielder's choice; Gail, J
advanced to second; Topps, A out at second ss unassisted, interference. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
St. Mary's 4th - CLARK,L. grounded out to ss. MELLO, L. grounded out to 2b. DOLCINI, S. singled to center
field. GALLOWAY,M. reached on a fielder's choice; DOLCINI, S. out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon 5th - Barnes, S singled to third base. Jenkins, S grounded out to p; Barnes, S advanced to second.
Williamson struck out swinging. Bryant, N grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
St. Mary's 5th - LOFTIS,C. walked. SMITH, J. grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; LOFTIS,C. advanced to second.
ALDRIDGE, K. pinch ran for LOFTIS,C.. DELPIT, K. grounded out to 1b unassisted; ALDRIDGE, K. advanced to
third. EISENBIES, H grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon 6th - LOFTIS,C. to 1b for ALDRIDGE, K.. Chaput, L flied out to lf. Topps, A popped up to 1b. Leiter,
K singled to second base. Gail, J singled to third base; Leiter, K advanced to second. Shlee, C popped up
to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
St. Mary's 6th - RUSSELL,B. singled to shortstop. CLARK,L. out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; RUSSELL,B.
advanced to second. MELLO, L. grounded out to 2b; RUSSELL,B. advanced to third. DOLCINI, S. struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon 7th - Barnes, S grounded out to 2b. Jenkins, S grounded out to 1b unassisted. Williamson singled to
shortstop. Bryant, N flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
St. Mary's 7th - GALLOWAY,M. grounded out to 3b. LOFTIS,C. flied out to rf. SMITH, J. walked. DELPIT, K.
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon 8th - Bryant, N placed on second. Chaput, L out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Bryant, N advanced to
third. Topps, A fouled into double play rf to c; Bryant, N out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
St. Mary's 8th - DELPIT, K. placed on second. BARRETTO, M. pinch ran for DELPIT, K.. EISENBIES, H grounded
out to ss; BARRETTO, M. advanced to third. RUSSELL,B. intentionally walked. CLARK,L. intentionally
walked; RUSSELL,B. advanced to second. MELLO, L. grounded into double play p to c to 1b; BARRETTO, M. out
on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oregon 9th - DELPIT, K. to 3b for BARRETTO, M.. Topps, A placed on second. Leiter, K grounded out to 2b;
Topps, A advanced to third. Gail, J flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Topps, A scored. Shlee, C popped up to 3b.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
St. Mary's 9th - MELLO, L. placed on second. DOLCINI, S. walked. BARRETTO, M. pinch ran for DOLCINI, S..
GALLOWAY,M. out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt; BARRETTO, M. advanced to second; MELLO, L. advanced to
third. LOFTIS,C. struck out swinging. SMITH, J. doubled to center field, 2 RBI; BARRETTO, M. scored;
MELLO, L. scored. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GARDNER, L. (3-3)
L: Rice, Melissa (8-1)
Batting:
RBI: Gail, Joanna 1
SH: Chaput, Lovena 1 ; Leiter, Kristi 1
SF: Gail, Joanna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Topps, Ann Marie 1
SB: Barnes, Suzie 1
HBP: Leiter, Kristi 1
Batting:
2B: SMITH, J. 1
RBI: SMITH, J. 2
SH: CLARK,L. 1 ; GALLOWAY,M. 1 ; SMITH, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MELLO, L. 1 ; BARRETTO, M. 1
CS: RUSSELL,B. 1
