University of Oregon
20-2
Georgia
15-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 7 | 1 |
No. 17 Ducks Shutout No. 23 Georgia, 6-0, Win Hawai'i Tourney Championship
03/04/07 | Softball
HONOLULU - The University of Oregon softball team celebrated a 6-0 shutout of No. 23 Georgia Sunday in the championship game of the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Invitational and raised its record to 20-2 on the season.
UO senior second baseman Suzi Barnes hit her first home run of the season – a three-run shot off the right field scoreboard in the second inning – to put the Ducks up 5-0, and senior designated player Ann Marie Topps added a solo shot in the fourth inning for the Ducks' final run.
On the mound, Duck sophomore starting pitcher Melissa Rice raised her record to 10-1 on the season and in the shutout win gave up six hits, no walks and had nine strikeouts. During the tourney, the Colbert, Wash., native went 3-1 with four complete games and one shutout, and allowed only two earned runs in 29 2/3 innings and notched 23 strikeouts.
The Ducks got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when Topps singled in Barnes with one out and freshman shortstop Jen Salling also scored on the same play on an error by the leftfielder.
The Bulldogs' greatest challenge came just before in the top of first inning. Lead-off hitter Charvi Greer singled to shortstop and stole second, and UGA's third and fourth hitters also reached to load the bases with one out. Rice responded by forcing catcher Melissa Wood to hit into a double play.
UGA again looked to get on the scoreboard in the second inning when first baseman Christine Hamilton opened with a double down the right field line. With one out, she advanced to third on a single by designated player Kacey Coonce, who promptly stole second base in the next at bat to put runners on second and third. Rice answered by striking out left fielder Victoria Sanders swinging, and then forced the leadoff batter Greer into a grounder to Salling at shortstop.
Georgia lost to the Ducks for the second time in the tournament and dropped to 15-8 on the season. Bulldog starter Kasi Carroll pitched 1 1/3 innings and gave up four hits, five runs, walked one and had two strikeouts. Reliever Christie Hamilton went the final 4 2/3 innings and allowed three hits, one run, walked one and struck out three.
Oregon finished the four-day tourney 5-1 after round robin wins over No. 23 Georgia (5-0) and No. 25 Hawai'i (7-1) Thursday; an extra inning win vs. Kent State (1-0) and extra inning loss to St. Mary's (2-1) Friday; and a first round championship bracket win vs. St. Mary's (10-1) Saturday.
At the plate for the Ducks in the five games in Hawai'i, three Duck starters hit over .400 for the trip – junior Joanna Gail (6-13, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 6 walks, 3 RBI), Topps (8-19, 1 double, 1 home run, 1 walk, 5 RBI) and Salling (6-15, 4 walks, 3 RBI). * Note: A link to tournament stats is available in the ARTICLE DOWNLOADS link to the right.
On the mound, opposing batters hit only .130 combined against the Rice and Cook who sported a 0.31 ERA and allowed only two earned runs in 44 2/3 innings. The duo also struck out 30 and walked 16 in the same span.
Looking ahead, Oregon next travels to the Eller Media Stadium Classic in Las Vegas, Thu-Sat. March 8-10.
FINAL STATISTICS
The Automated ScoreBook
#21 Georgia vs #22 Oregon
Mar 04, 2007 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
Georgia 0 (15-8) Oregon 6 (20-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Charvi Greer rf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Barnes, S 2b............. 4 2 1 3 0 1 3 1 0
Sojourner Moody 2b....... 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 Jenkins, S cf............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kellie Middleton cf...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Salling, J ss............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Megan McAllister 1b...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Topps, A dh.............. 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa Wood c........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 Chaput, L lf............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Christie Hamilton 3b/p... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Williamson ph/lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alison Horne ss.......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bryant, N rf............. 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Kacey Coonce dh.......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leiter, K 1b............. 3 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 2
Victoria Sanders lf...... 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 Gail, J 3b............... 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Kasi Carroll p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morris, A c.............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
Kristin Schnake 3b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Re, C ph................ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barril, H pr/c.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rice, M p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 26 0 6 0 0 9 18 5 7 Totals................... 25 6 7 5 2 5 21 9 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia............. 000 000 0 - 0 6 2
Oregon.............. 230 100 X - 6 7 2
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E - Sanders; Carroll; Barnes, S; Salling, J. DP - ORE 3. LOB - UG 7; ORE 4. 2B - McAllister; Hamilton; Topps, A. HR -
Barnes, S; Gail, J. HBP - Middleton; Coonce. SH - Williamson. SB - Greer; Coonce; Salling, J.
Georgia IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Oregon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Kasi Carroll........ 1.1 4 5 4 1 2 9 10 Rice, M............. 7.0 6 0 0 0 9 26 28
Christie Hamilton... 4.2 3 1 1 1 3 16 18
Win - Rice, M (10-1). Loss - Carroll (12-3). Save - None.
HBP - by Rice, M (Middleton); by Rice, M (Coonce).
Umpires - HP: Walter Yamatsuka 1B: Steve Arnold 3B: Tim Baier
Start: 8:00am Time: 1:48 Attendance: 122
Game: UGORE
The Automated ScoreBook
#21 Georgia vs #22 Oregon - Play-by-Play
Mar 04, 2007 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia............. 000 000 0 - 0 6 2
Oregon.............. 230 100 X - 6 7 2
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Georgia starters: 21/rf Greer; 14/2b Moody; 6/cf Middleton; 34/1b McAllister; 28/c Wood; 63/3b Hamilton;
25/ss Horne; 10/dh Coonce; 4/lf Sanders; 11/p Carroll;
Oregon starters: 1/2b Barnes, S; 2/cf Jenkins, S; 27/ss Salling, J; 22/dh Topps, A; 5/lf Chaput, L; 6/rf
Bryant, N; 13/1b Leiter, K; 9/3b Gail, J; 8/c Morris, A; 16/p Rice, M;
Georgia 1st - Greer singled to shortstop. Greer stole second. Moody struck out looking. Middleton hit by
pitch. McAllister reached on a fielder's choice to second base; Middleton advanced to second on a
fielding error by 2b; Greer advanced to third. Wood hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; McAllister out
on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Oregon 1st - Barnes, S reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second. Jenkins, S lined out to 2b.
Salling, J singled to pitcher, bunt, stole second; Barnes, S advanced to third. Topps, A singled to left
field, advanced to second, RBI; Salling, J advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by lf, unearned;
Barnes, S scored. Chaput, L struck out swinging. Bryant, N grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors,
1 LOB.
Georgia 2nd - Hamilton doubled down the rf line. Horne struck out. Coonce singled up the middle; Hamilton
advanced to third. Coonce stole second. Sanders struck out swinging. Greer grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oregon 2nd - Leiter, K singled up the middle. Gail, J walked; Leiter, K advanced to second. Morris, A
struck out swinging, bunt. Barnes, S homered to right field, 3 RBI; Gail, J scored; Leiter, K scored.
Hamilton to p. Schnake to 3b for Carroll. Jenkins, S grounded out to 2b. Salling, J popped up to ss. 3
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Georgia 3rd - Moody struck out swinging. Middleton reached on a fielding error by ss. McAllister doubled to
right center; Middleton advanced to third. Wood struck out swinging. Hamilton grounded out to 3b. 0 runs,
1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Oregon 3rd - Topps, A grounded out to 3b. Chaput, L popped up to 2b. Bryant, N walked. Leiter, K struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Georgia 4th - Horne singled to third base. Coonce hit by pitch; Horne advanced to second. Sanders struck
out swinging. Greer lined into double play lf to 2b; Horne out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Oregon 4th - Gail, J homered to left field, RBI. Re, C pinch hit for Morris, A. Re, C singled to second
base. Barril, H pinch ran for Re, C. Barnes, S struck out swinging. Jenkins, S flied out to cf. Salling,
J flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Georgia 5th - Barril, H to c. Moody struck out swinging. Middleton singled to third base. McAllister popped
into double play ss to 1b; Middleton out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon 5th - Topps, A doubled to left field. Morris, A to c for Barril, H. Williamson pinch hit for Chaput,
L. Williamson grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Topps, A advanced to third. Bryant, N struck out swinging.
Leiter, K popped up to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Georgia 6th - Williamson to lf. Wood struck out swinging. Hamilton grounded out to p. Horne lined out to
2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon 6th - Gail, J fouled out to 3b. Morris, A flied out to cf. Barnes, S grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Georgia 7th - Coonce grounded out to ss. Sanders struck out swinging. Greer grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
STATISTICS
The Automated ScoreBook
#21 Georgia vs #22 Oregon
Mar 04, 2007 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
Georgia 0 (15-8) Oregon 6 (20-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------
Charvi Greer rf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Barnes, S 2b............. 4 2 1 3 0 1 3 1 0
Sojourner Moody 2b....... 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 Jenkins, S cf............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kellie Middleton cf...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Salling, J ss............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
Megan McAllister 1b...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Topps, A dh.............. 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa Wood c........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 Chaput, L lf............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Christie Hamilton 3b/p... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Williamson ph/lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alison Horne ss.......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bryant, N rf............. 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Kacey Coonce dh.......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leiter, K 1b............. 3 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 2
Victoria Sanders lf...... 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 Gail, J 3b............... 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Kasi Carroll p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morris, A c.............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
Kristin Schnake 3b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Re, C ph................ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barril, H pr/c.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rice, M p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 26 0 6 0 0 9 18 5 7 Totals................... 25 6 7 5 2 5 21 9 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia............. 000 000 0 - 0 6 2
Oregon.............. 230 100 X - 6 7 2
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E - Sanders; Carroll; Barnes, S; Salling, J. DP - ORE 3. LOB - UG 7; ORE 4. 2B - McAllister; Hamilton; Topps, A. HR -
Barnes, S; Gail, J. HBP - Middleton; Coonce. SH - Williamson. SB - Greer; Coonce; Salling, J.
Georgia IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Oregon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Kasi Carroll........ 1.1 4 5 4 1 2 9 10 Rice, M............. 7.0 6 0 0 0 9 26 28
Christie Hamilton... 4.2 3 1 1 1 3 16 18
Win - Rice, M (10-1). Loss - Carroll (12-3). Save - None.
HBP - by Rice, M (Middleton); by Rice, M (Coonce).
Umpires - HP: Walter Yamatsuka 1B: Steve Arnold 3B: Tim Baier
Start: 8:00am Time: 1:48 Attendance: 122
Game: UGORE
The Automated ScoreBook
#21 Georgia vs #22 Oregon - Play-by-Play
Mar 04, 2007 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia............. 000 000 0 - 0 6 2
Oregon.............. 230 100 X - 6 7 2
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Georgia starters: 21/rf Greer; 14/2b Moody; 6/cf Middleton; 34/1b McAllister; 28/c Wood; 63/3b Hamilton;
25/ss Horne; 10/dh Coonce; 4/lf Sanders; 11/p Carroll;
Oregon starters: 1/2b Barnes, S; 2/cf Jenkins, S; 27/ss Salling, J; 22/dh Topps, A; 5/lf Chaput, L; 6/rf
Bryant, N; 13/1b Leiter, K; 9/3b Gail, J; 8/c Morris, A; 16/p Rice, M;
Georgia 1st - Greer singled to shortstop. Greer stole second. Moody struck out looking. Middleton hit by
pitch. McAllister reached on a fielder's choice to second base; Middleton advanced to second on a
fielding error by 2b; Greer advanced to third. Wood hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; McAllister out
on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Oregon 1st - Barnes, S reached on a throwing error by p, advanced to second. Jenkins, S lined out to 2b.
Salling, J singled to pitcher, bunt, stole second; Barnes, S advanced to third. Topps, A singled to left
field, advanced to second, RBI; Salling, J advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by lf, unearned;
Barnes, S scored. Chaput, L struck out swinging. Bryant, N grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors,
1 LOB.
Georgia 2nd - Hamilton doubled down the rf line. Horne struck out. Coonce singled up the middle; Hamilton
advanced to third. Coonce stole second. Sanders struck out swinging. Greer grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oregon 2nd - Leiter, K singled up the middle. Gail, J walked; Leiter, K advanced to second. Morris, A
struck out swinging, bunt. Barnes, S homered to right field, 3 RBI; Gail, J scored; Leiter, K scored.
Hamilton to p. Schnake to 3b for Carroll. Jenkins, S grounded out to 2b. Salling, J popped up to ss. 3
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Georgia 3rd - Moody struck out swinging. Middleton reached on a fielding error by ss. McAllister doubled to
right center; Middleton advanced to third. Wood struck out swinging. Hamilton grounded out to 3b. 0 runs,
1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Oregon 3rd - Topps, A grounded out to 3b. Chaput, L popped up to 2b. Bryant, N walked. Leiter, K struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Georgia 4th - Horne singled to third base. Coonce hit by pitch; Horne advanced to second. Sanders struck
out swinging. Greer lined into double play lf to 2b; Horne out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Oregon 4th - Gail, J homered to left field, RBI. Re, C pinch hit for Morris, A. Re, C singled to second
base. Barril, H pinch ran for Re, C. Barnes, S struck out swinging. Jenkins, S flied out to cf. Salling,
J flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Georgia 5th - Barril, H to c. Moody struck out swinging. Middleton singled to third base. McAllister popped
into double play ss to 1b; Middleton out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon 5th - Topps, A doubled to left field. Morris, A to c for Barril, H. Williamson pinch hit for Chaput,
L. Williamson grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Topps, A advanced to third. Bryant, N struck out swinging.
Leiter, K popped up to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Georgia 6th - Williamson to lf. Wood struck out swinging. Hamilton grounded out to p. Horne lined out to
2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon 6th - Gail, J fouled out to 3b. Morris, A flied out to cf. Barnes, S grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Georgia 7th - Coonce grounded out to ss. Sanders struck out swinging. Greer grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rice, Melissa (10-1)
L: Carroll (12-3)
Batting:
2B: McAllister 1 ; Hamilton 1
Base Running:
SB: Greer 1 ; Coonce 1
HBP: Middleton 1 ; Coonce 1
Batting:
2B: Topps, Ann Marie 1
HR: Barnes, Suzie 1 ; Gail, Joanna 1
RBI: Barnes, Suzie 3 ; Topps, Ann Marie 1 ; Gail, Joanna 1
SH: Williamson, Blair 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Barnes, Suzie 2 ; Salling, Jenn 1 ; Leiter, Kristi 1 ; Gail, Joanna 2
SB: Salling, Jenn 1
