Softball
2007 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships
May 3-5, 2007 - at Kutztown, PA
all games at North Campus Field

updated September 03, 2008 04:53 PM

Game Recaps

Game 1 - Bloomsburg 5, California (PA) 0

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Stacy Krupiewski was 3-for-3 with two RBI to lead Bloomsburg to a  5-0 win over California (PA) in the opening game of the 2007 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Softball Championship at Kutztown University.

Ashley Lynn (19-3) scattered four hits over seven innings, striking out nine to pick up the win for Bloomsburg, which advances to game three against West #1 Lock Haven at 2:30 PM.

The Huskies batted around and scored four runs in the second inning.  Kayleen Sidiskey hit a two-run single to score Casey Massimini and Alyssa English.  After a Vulcan error extended Bloomsburg's rally, Krupiewski drove in two more runs for a 4-0 lead.

Bloomsburg added another run in the sixth on an RBI double by Jess Rosin.

Nikki Shiko scored two runs for Bloomsburg (33-11)

Kayleigh Braim was 2-for-3 for California (14-16).  Meghan Johnson (7-5) took the loss, striking out four. 

The Vulcans drop to the losers bracket, where they will face the loser of game two (Edinboro/East Stroudsburg)

Game 2 - East Stroudsburg 1, Edinboro 0 (8 innings)

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Alianna Hale's RBI single in the eighth inning gave East Stroudsburg a 1-0 win over Edinboro in game two of the PSAC Softball Championship at Kutztown University.

Candice Pastor doubled to start the eighth.  Pinch runner Laura Snyder advanced on Shannon Dietrich's sacrifice.  Hale then laced a single to the wall in left field to drive in Snyder for the winning run.

Kristen Halverson won the pitcher's dual against Edinboro's Vanessa Rose.  Halversen (11-14) struck out five over eight shutout innings.  Rose (13-13) had eight strikeouts in 7.1 innings.

Jen Veronesi was 3-for-4, Pastor was 2-for-4 and Eliza Morosco was 2-for-3 for the Warriors, who advance to face Kutztown at 4:30 PM Thursday.

Danielle Arno was 2-for-3, Jessica Lindamood and Alicia Gorden were 2-for-4 for Edinboro, which will face California in Friday's game five at 10AM.

Game 3 - Lock Haven 1, Bloomsburg 0 (9 innings)

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Ilia Lopez scored on a two-out error in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Lock Haven a 1-0 win over Bloomsburg in game three of the PSAC Championship at Kutztown University.

It was the second-straight 1-0 extra-inning decision after East Stroudsburg defeated Edinboro 1-0 in eight innings earlier.

Kristin Erb, in the Exeter HS grad's first collegiate appearance in Berks County, struck out eight over nine innings.  Bloomsburg pitcher Ashley Lynn struck out 11 over 8.2 innings.  There were seven hits in the game, four by Bloomsburg and three by Lock Haven

Lopez walked and stole second with one out in the ninth.  She advanced to third on a flyout.  Erica Eisenbise hit a grounder, but the Huskie short stop misplayed the ball, allowing Lopez to score the game winner. 

Julia Popovich was 2-for-4 for LHU. 

Lock Haven advances to face the winner of Thursday's final game between Kutztown and East Stroudsburg at 2:30 Friday.  Bloomsburg plays the loser of that game at noon Friday.

Game 4 - Kutztown 6, East Stroudsburg 1

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Ashley Fitzgerald was 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead Kutztown to a 6-1 won over East Stroudsburg in game three of the PSAC Championship at Kutztown University.

Fitzgerald knocked in her first run in the afternoon in the first inning.  Adriane Willmer started with a single before being knocked in by Fitzgerald.

The third inning started the same.  Willmer singled, and was bunted to second by Maria Schiavo.  Kim Morrison was hit by a pitch and Steph Denlinger walked.  Fitzgerald singled to knock in her second run.  Krista Cameron hit a two-run single for KU to take a 4-0 lead.

The Golden Bears added a run in the fourth and Cameron hit a solo home run in the fifth.  East Stroudsburg scored its only run in the bottom of the seventh.

Kaitlin Arbogast (26-7) pitched a four-hit complete game for the win.  Crissy Wontroba (13-9) started the game for ESU, going five innings in the loss.  Jennifer Bensinger pitched the remaining two innings.

Cameron was 2-for-4 with three RBI.  Willmer went 3-for-4 and scored two runs.

For ESU, Jen Veronesi had a hit and knocked in the Warriors' only run.

Kutztown will face Lock Haven tomorrow at 2:30 PM.  East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg will take the field at noon.  California and Edinboro will start the day with a 10am game.

Game 5 - California 3, Edinboro 1

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Amanda Collins hit a two-run double in the fourth inning to give California lead and the eventual 3-1 win.

Danielle Arno hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth to give the Fighting Scots a 1-0 lead.

California struck in the bottom on the fourth.  Deanna Valentino started the inning with a single up the middle.  Heather Bihler doubled to left center to knock in the first run.  Collins followed with a two-run double.

Meghan Johnson (8-5) pitched 4.1 innings for California for the win.  Katie Francart came in for the final 2.2 innings for her second save on the season.  Vanessa Rose (13-14) went the distance for Edinboro in the loss.

Valentino was 2-for-3 for the Vulcans.

Alicia Gordon was 2-for-3 for the Fighting Scots.

California will face the winner of the Bloomsburg / East Stroudsburg game at 4:30.  Edinboro has been eliminated.

Game 6 - Bloomsburg 3, East Stroudsburg 2

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Casey Massimino beat a throw home on a grounder to short and scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Bloomsburg defeated East Stroudsburg 3-2 in game six of the PSAC softball championship.

 Kayleen Sidisky hit a one out double to start the winning rally.  Jen Miller singled to advance pinch runner Massimino to third.  Tara Reed then grounded to ESU short stop Jen Veronisi, whose throw home was knocked away as Massimino slid into the catcher.  She touched home to record the run.

Miller finished 2-for-3, the only player with more than one hit.

BU took a 2-0 lead in the second on RBI hits by Alyssa English and Miller.

ESU got on the board with an RBI single by Alianna Hale in the fourth, then knotted the score on a run-scoring double by Jess Schmoyer in the fifth.

Ashley Lynn was the winning pitcher.  She tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief to improve to 20-4.  The Huskies (34-12) advance to Friday's game eight against California (PA).

Kristen Halvorsen was the loser, falling to 12-15 on the year.  ESU (26-26) is eliminated from the tournament.

Game 7 - Kutztown 3, Lock Haven 0

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Kaitlin Arbogast pitched a two-hitter and Kutztown University scratched across three unearned runs to defeat #2 Lock Haven, 3-0, in game seven of the PSAC Softball Championship Friday.

The Golden Bears (42-14), ranked #15 in the nation, advance to Saturday's championship game at 1:00 PM.   KU, the sole undefeated team remaining in the tournament, needs to win just once to claim its first-ever PSAC softball title.  A loss in the 1:00 PM game would force a decisive game at 3:00 PM.

 Lock Haven (42-3) will face the winner of Friday's final game between Bloomsburg and California (PA) at 11:00 AM.  The winner of that game advances to face KU.

Arbogast struck out nine batters to pick up her 27th victory.  She has now won her last 21 decisions as KU has won 23 of their last 24. 

LHU pitcher Kristen Erb (29-2) suffered the loss, despite not allowing an earned run.  The three runs allowed matched a career high vs. Erb.

Kutztown got on the board in the second inning.  Steph Denlinger walked, advanced to second on a sacrifice and went to third on a passed ball.  Krista Cameron trickled a grounder to short to plate Denlinger.

In the sixth, Maria Schiavo reached on a fielding error.  Kim Morrison singled to move her to second, and Denlinger roped a single to left center to score Schiavo. 

KU extended the lead in the seventh.  Cameron reached on an error to leadoff.  Lindsay Bennett hit an infield single.  After the runners advanced on a wild pitch, Kathy Gregg laid down a squeeze bunt to drive in Cameron.

Arbogast then pitched a perfect bottom of the seventh.  She retired her last eight batters, and 13 of the final 15 she faced.

Adriane Willmer, Morrison, Denlinger, Cameron and Bennett had KU's five hits.  Julia Popovich, who was 2-for-3, was the only Lady Eagle to get a hit.

Game 8 - Bloomsburg 3, California (PA) 0

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Tara Reed pitched a six-hit shutout to lead Bloomsburg to a 3-0 win over California (PA) in game eight of the PSAC Softball Championship at Kutztown University.

Bloomsburg survives to advance to Saturday's game nine (11AM) against Lock Haven in the double-elimination tournament.  The winner faces undefeated Kutztown at 1PM.

California (PA) is eliminated, finishing with a season record of 15-17.

Reed struck out six and allowed three walks over seven innings for the Huskies (35-13). 

Bloomsburg got on the board in the third inning when Nikki Shiko doubled and scored on a single by Jess Rosin.  Bloom added two in the fifth on a two-out, two run error by Cal's second baseman.

The Lady Vulcans stranded 10 runners in the game, including a bases-loaded situation in the second.  Kayleigh Braim was thrown out at home to end the fifth inning, after a Julie MacKenzie single, to end another Vulcan scoring threat.

Shiko finished 2-for-3 for BU, while Amanda Collins was 2-for-3 and Braim 2-for-4 to lead Cal.

Game 9 - Lock Haven 3, Bloomsburg 1

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Kristen Erb pitched a five-hit complete game as Lock Haven defeated Bloomsburg 3-1 to advance to the championship game against Kutztown.

Erb struck out four and got out of two late jams to keep the Lady Eagles alive. 

Lock Haven was led at the plate by Amanda Roosa, who was 2-for-3 with an RBI. 

LHU took the lead in the first when Roosa belted an RBI double to plate Erb, who had singled.

The Lady Eagles added a run in the fourth on an RBI single by Erica Eisenbise.  LHU then made it 3-0 on an RBI single by Ilia Lopez in the fifth.

The Huskies loaded the bases in the fifth, but came up empty.  Bloomsburg got on the board in the top of the sixth.  Tiff Corliss laced a one-out single up the middle to drive in Casey Massimini, but Alyssa English was thrown out attempting to advance from first to third on the play.  Erb got a groundout to end the threat.

The Huskies then went down in order in the seventh.

Tara Reed was 2-for-4 for Bloomsburg, which exits the tournament with a season record of 35-13.

Game 10 - Lock Haven 7, Kutztown 5 (15 innings)

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Kristen Erb hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 15th inning to give Lock Haven the 7-5 win over Kutztown and force a deciding championship game.

The game winning homer capped an incredible game between the two teams, as Lock Haven needed the win to force a decisive game 11. The teams were scoreless through seven extra innings, what is normally a regulation game, before Erb sent the two-out pitch from Kaitlin Arbogast over the left field fence.

Kutztown led 5-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, and Arbogast got the first two outs before Julia Popovich singled.  Erb followed with a single, and a walk by Devin Glezen loaded the bases. 

Amanda Roosa blooped a single to left field, where Maria Schiavo dove and almost made the catch, but couldn't come up with it.  Roosa and pinch runner Brittany Pavelsky scored.  The Lady Eagles tied it on a single through the left side by Ilia Lopez.

Kutztown's best chance to score in extra innings came in the 11th.  Kathy Gregg singled to start the inning and Willmer beat out an infield single.  After a sacrifice, Erb got the next two batters to ground out.  KU had just one base runner after that.

Erb, who was 4-for-7 at the plate, pitched 15 innings, allowing 15 hits and a career-high five earned runs.  She struck out eight.  Her opponent, Arbogast, went 14.2 innings, allowing 17 hits and seven runs.  She struck out 11.  Arbogast's streak of 21 straight decisions without a loss was snapped.  She falls to 27-8.

Roosa was 3-for-7 with four RBI. 

Steph Denlinger was 3-for-7 with an RBI, her PSAC single-season record 69th of the season.  Kathy Gregg was 4-for-6.

Game 11 - Lock Haven 5, Kutztown 2

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KUTZTOWN, PA - Lock Haven University defeated Kutztown 5-2 to win its second straight PSAC Softball Championship behind workhorse pitcher and tournament MVP Kristen Erb.

Erb, who pitched 22 innings over two games earlier in the day, struck out five in the complete-game four-hitter.  She did not allow a run until the seventh inning - her 29th and final inning of the day.  She was also 1-for-4 at the plate, driving in two runs. 

Julia Popovich was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Erica Eisenbise and Krystin Montoro were 2-for-3 with an RBI each.

LHU broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single by Eisenbise.  Erb knocked in two on a single in the fifth.  KU stretched its lead to 5-0 on RBI singles by Montoro and Popovich in the sixth.

KU scored its runs in the seventh on a two-run home run by Krista Cameron, her 16th of the season.

Lock Haven improves to 45-3.  It is LHU's second-straight PSAC championship, and the third in school history (1982).

Rachel Weidensaul (14-7) took the loss.  She struck out three over six innings. 

Kutztown falls to 42-16.  The Golden Bears finish second in the PSAC Championship for the fourth time, the first since 1996.  KU has never won the conference tournament.

KU will serve as host of the NCAA Division II Mid-Atlantic Regional, May 10-14.  Lock Haven claims the PSAC's automatic berth into the NCAA Regional tournament.