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Softball Downs Elms, 8-0 in NCAA First Round Match-Up

Elms vs Rensselaer (05/11/06)



Box score (NCAA)

                                Ithaca Softball
                            #3 Elms vs #6 Rensselaer
                  05/11/06 at Ithaca, N.Y. (Kostrinsky Field)

Elms 0 (27-0)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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K. Guzzo p...............  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  1   0
K. Palomba ss............  3  0  1  0   0  1  1  1   0
A. DeSimone 3b...........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
T. Tremblay lf...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
J. LeDoux 2b.............  2  0  1  0   0  1  5  0   0
K. Duarte rf.............  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
J. Parslow 1b............  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
J. Smith c...............  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  1   1
D. LaPlante cf...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
Totals................... 20  0  2  0   0 10 16  5   2

Rensselaer 8 (35-4)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Stephanie Vanek cf.......  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
Sara Finkbeiner ss.......  4  1  3  1   0  0  1  0   0
Amy Huling lf............  4  0  2  3   0  0  2  0   2
Julianne Bass c..........  3  0  0  0   0  0 10  0   2
Beth Gargon 1b...........  3  1  2  1   0  1  4  0   0
Katherine Valenta 3b.....  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
Logan Russell 2b.........  3  2  1  0   0  1  0  1   1
Courtney Sweeney rf......  2  2  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
Ann Cosgrove dh..........  2  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Michelle Street p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 28  8 13  8   0  2 18  5   6

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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Elms................ 000 000 -  0  2  3
Rensselaer.......... 001 016 -  8 13  1
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.

E - K. Palomba(10); A. DeSimone(10); T. Tremblay(4); B Gargon(4). DP - Elms
1. LOB - Elms 2; Rensselaer 6. 2B - S Vanek(4); A Huling(9); C Sweeney(6).
HR - B Gargon(4). SH - A Cosgrove(2). SF - C Sweeney(3).

Elms                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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K. Guzzo............  5.1 13  8  7  0  2 28 30  85

Rensselaer             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Michelle Street.....  6.0  2  0  0  0 10 20 20  76

Win - M Street (17-2).  Loss - K. Guzzo (22-6).  Save - None.
WP - K. Guzzo 2(8). Pitches/strikes: K. Guzzo 85/58; M Street 76/55.
Umpires - HP: Dan Hart  1B: Jim Subach  3B: Steve Kattell
Start: Noon   Time: 1:07   Attendance:
Game notes:
NCAA regional Game 2. Rensselear plays the winner of the #2 Ithaca versus
#7 Penn State-Behrend game at 2 p.m. on May 11. Elms will play the loser of
the #1 Plattsburgh versus #5 Western Connecticut game on May 11 at noon.
Game: NCAAR2


Play-by-Play

                                Ithaca Softball
                    #3 Elms vs #6 Rensselaer - Play-by-Play
                  05/11/06 at Ithaca, N.Y. (Kostrinsky Field)


Score by Innings                R  H  E
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Elms................ 000 000 -  0  2  3
Rensselaer.......... 001 016 -  8 13  1
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Elms starters: 21/p K. Guzzo; 5/ss K. Palomba; 27/3b A. DeSimone; 22/lf T. Tremblay;
14/2b J. LeDoux; 16/rf K. Duarte; 15/1b J. Parslow; 12/c J. Smith; 11/cf D.
LaPlante;
Rensselaer starters: 14/cf S Vanek; 5/ss S Finkbeiner; 7/lf A Huling; 19/c J Bass;
11/1b B Gargon; 6/3b K Valenta; 9/2b L Russell; 10/rf C Sweeney; 8/dh A Cosgrove;
22/p M Street;

Elms 1st - K. Guzzo fouled out to lf (2-2). K. Palomba struck out swinging
(1-2). A. DeSimone grounded out to 3b (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rensselaer 1st - S Vanek grounded out to 3b (1-1). S Finkbeiner out on
batter's interference (1-1). A Huling lined out to ss (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.

Elms 2nd - T. Tremblay grounded out to p (3-2). J. LeDoux struck out swinging
(0-2). K. Duarte struck out looking (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rensselaer 2nd - J Bass popped up to 2b (1-2). B Gargon struck out swinging
(2-2). K Valenta flied out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Elms 3rd - J. Parslow grounded out to 2b (1-1). J. Smith grounded out to 3b
(0-1). D. LaPlante struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Rensselaer 3rd - L Russell singled up the middle (2-0). C Sweeney popped up
to 1b, SAC, bunt (0-0); L Russell no advance. A Cosgrove reached on a fielder's
choice (0-2); L Russell advanced to second on an error by ss. S Vanek singled, bunt
(1-0); A Cosgrove advanced to second; L Russell advanced to third. S Finkbeiner
singled to left field, RBI (0-1); S Vanek advanced to second; A Cosgrove advanced to
third; L Russell scored. A Huling grounded into double play p to c to 1b (1-1); A
Cosgrove out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Elms 4th - K. Guzzo struck out looking (2-2). K. Palomba singled to left
field (3-2). A. DeSimone reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on an
error by 1b (0-2); K. Palomba out at second p to ss. T. Tremblay struck out looking
(1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Rensselaer 4th - J Bass grounded out to ss (0-0). B Gargon singled through
the left side (1-2). K Valenta lined out to 2b (0-0). L Russell struck out looking
(2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Elms 5th - J. LeDoux singled, bunt (2-0). K. Duarte struck out swinging
(0-2). J. Parslow struck out swinging (1-2). J. Smith struck out swinging (2-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rensselaer 5th - C Sweeney singled through the left side (0-0). A Cosgrove
out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); C Sweeney advanced to second. S Vanek lined
out to cf (1-1). S Finkbeiner singled, bunt (0-1); C Sweeney advanced to third. A
Huling singled to left field, RBI (0-0); S Finkbeiner advanced to second; C Sweeney
scored. J Bass popped up to 2b (2-1). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Elms 6th - D. LaPlante flied out to lf (0-0). K. Guzzo struck out swinging
(2-2). K. Palomba popped up to 3b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rensselaer 6th - B Gargon homered, RBI (1-1). K Valenta flied out to cf
(2-1). L Russell reached on an error by 3b (2-2). C Sweeney doubled, RBI (2-2); L
Russell scored, unearned. C Sweeney advanced to third on a wild pitch. A Cosgrove
singled to left field, advanced to second on an error by lf, RBI (1-0); C Sweeney
scored. S Vanek doubled to left center, RBI; A Cosgrove scored. S Finkbeiner singled
to left field (2-2); S Vanek no advance. S Finkbeiner advanced to second on a wild
pitch; S Vanek advanced to third. A Huling doubled to center field, 2 RBI (2-1); S
Finkbeiner scored; S Vanek scored. 6 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.