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Wingate Defeats Queens in NCAA Softball
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Complete Box Score Revised Tourney Schedule Columbus, Ga.----Wingate University senior shortstop Grace Cunningham (Camden, S.C.) hit a walk-off two-run homer to give the Bulldogs a 5-3 victory over Queens University of Charlotte in Saturday’s NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional tournament at South Commons Park. With the victory, Wingate (47-10 overall) will play Armstrong Atlantic State University Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. (please note time change). The Royals complete the 2006 season 34-24 overall. “I feel emotionally, our hearts were hurting last night (after a tough 4-3 loss to GC&SU),” Wingate head coach Michelle Caddigan said. “I feel we did regroup and to the team’s credit, we found a way.” In Caddigan’s opinion, Wingate’s experience helped. “I think it’s the veteran attitude with Kimee (Lewis) on third base and Grace stepping up to the box. I think everyone in our program felt a calm and that good things were going to happen.” A junior outfielder from Farmington, Utah, Lewis started the bottom of the seventh with an infield single and advanced to second on a throwing error. After a sacrifice bunt moved Lewis to third base, Queens junior starting pitcher Lauren Berst (Mooresville, N.C.) was lifted for senior reliever Jennifer Churchill (Lake Forest, Calif.). Following the pitching change, Cunningham hit her team-leading 16th homer of the season over the left-field fence to end the game. With the dramatic round-tripper, Cunningham sets the South Atlantic Conference record for home runs in a single season. Carson-Newman’s Staci Fish held the previous record of 15, set in 2001. Wingate started the scoring in the second inning, taking advantage of a pair of Queens’ errors to score two unearned runs. The Royals cut the deficit in half in the fourth on an RBI single by freshman second baseman Noel Belk (Charlotte, N.C.). The Bulldogs took a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning. Cunningham doubled and scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by junior catcher Mandi Chester (Charlotte, N.C.). Queens would battle back in the top of the seventh, tying the game at 3-3 on a two-run single by senior designated player Erika Brummel (La Quinta, Calif.). Bulldog junior pitcher Ashley Green (27-7 overall) picked up the win in relief, allowing two runs on four hits in four innings of work. Green’s ledger included three strikeouts and two walks. Berst (4-6 overall) took the loss for Queens, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits. She had two strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings of action. “They left everything on the field,” Queens head coach Adrian Ochoa said. “They showed much heart to come back with two runs in the top of the seventh. The second inning errors came back to hurt us, but the kids didn’t get down on themselves. I’m very proud of them.” Offensively, Cunningham finished three-for-four with a home run, a double and two RBI. Lewis contributed a two-for-three performance for the victors. For the Royals, Brummel was one-for-three with two RBI. Queens freshman first baseman MaryLee Giurintano (Greensboro, N.C.) was two-for-four with a double. |
2006 Wingate University Softball Queens vs #22 Wingate May 13, 2006 at Columbus, Ga. (South Commons Park) Queens 3 (34-24) Wingate 5 (47-10) Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Erin Crager ss............. 2 1 1 0 Kimee Lewis cf............. 3 1 2 0 Rachel Wessman rf.......... 2 0 0 0 Hallie Pettigrew 3b........ 3 0 1 1 Margaret Eastwood ph...... 1 0 0 0 Grace Cunningham ss........ 4 2 3 2 Ricci Coultas ph/rf....... 0 1 0 0 Sarah Carleton 1b.......... 3 0 0 0 Danielle Woodford lf....... 4 0 0 0 Mandi Chester c............ 1 0 0 1 Erika Brummel dh........... 3 0 1 2 Megan McPhail 2b........... 3 0 1 0 Shea Chaffee pr........... 0 0 0 0 Joy Henry lf............... 2 1 0 0 MaryLee Giurintano 1b...... 4 0 2 0 Courtney Wagner dh......... 3 1 0 0 Brittany Harkey 3b......... 3 1 1 0 Heather Winchester rf...... 3 0 0 1 Kari Kmetic c.............. 2 0 0 0 Lauren Powell p............ 0 0 0 0 Cynthia Ochoa cf........... 3 0 1 0 Ashley Green p............ 0 0 0 0 Noel Belk 2b............... 2 0 1 1 Lauren Berst p............. 0 0 0 0 Jennifer Churchill p...... 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 26 3 7 3 Totals..................... 25 5 7 5 Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Queens.............. 000 100 2 - 3 7 3 Wingate............. 020 010 2 - 5 7 0 ----------------------------------------- Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended. E - Erin Crager; B. Harkey; Noel Belk. LOB - Royals 9; Bulldogs 6. 2B - Giurintano; Cunningham. HR - Cunningham(16). SH - Erin Crager; Kimee Lewis; H. Pettigrew. SF - M. Chester. SB - Cunningham. Queens IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lauren Berst L,4-6........ 6.1 6 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 24 29 1 16 Jennifer Churchill ........ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Wingate IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lauren Powell ............. 3.0 3 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 10 15 3 2 Ashley Green W,27-7....... 4.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 16 18 5 4 WP - Lauren Berst; L. Powell 2. Strikeouts - M. Eastwood; D. Woodford; Giurintano; B. Harkey; Noel Belk; M. McPhail; Winchester. Walks - Erin Crager; R. Coultas; E. Brummel; B. Harkey; Kari Kmetic; Noel Belk; M. Chester; Joy Henry. Umpires - HP: Jeff Blanken 1B: Ernest Pryor 3B: Robert Burell Start: 11 a.m. Time: 2:12 Attendance: 58 L. Powell faced 1 batter in the 4th. J. Churchill faced 1 batter in the 7th. |
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