| 5/2/2003 6:03:14 PM
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Rochester Institute of Technology advanced to Saturday play in the Empire 8 Final Four softball tournament with a 4-2 victory against Elmira Friday afternoon from Kostrinsky Field.
McNamara struck out two of three in the bottom of the inning to preserve the win. RIT will face the loser of the No. 1-seed Ithaca vs. No. 2-seed St. John Fisher game which leads off action Saturday at 10 a.m.
The Tigers fell in the first game of the double-elmination tournament to No. 2-seed St. John Fisher 3-0. Shari McNamara (Rome, NY/Rome Catholic) gave up more than one earned run for just the third time this season in 23 appearances. The other two times were against the top-seed of the tournament and host Ithaca College which is ranked No. 18 in the nation.
McNamara improved to 17-5 on the season with a complete-game three hitter against Elmira allowing two runs (unearned), a walk and struck out four batters.
Danielle Miller, who went 4-for-6 on the afternoon, was 2-for-3 in the Tigers victory against the Soaring Eagles witha run scored, while McNamara and Jennifer Miazga (Fairview, Pa./Fairview) collected two hits apiece.
RIT trailed 2-0 after two innings, when the Soaring Eagles scored single unearned-runs in the bottom of each inning. The Tigers battled back with a run via Elmira blunders in the top of the third inning after Kelly Iagulli (Eagle River, AK/Chugiak) reach on an error by the first baseman. Miller followed with a single to third, then Caitlin Krumm (Buffalo, NY/Williamsville North) reached on an by the left fielder and Iagulli scored.
The Tigers added a run in the top of the sixth to tie the game when Miller led off the inning with a single, then after a strikeout by Krumm, McNamara singled advancing Miller to third. Miazga singled to right field scoring Miller from second.
RIT added two runs in the top of the seventh to secure the victory. Vonderembse singled to center field to lead off the inning, then advanced to second on Ashley Kennedy's sacrifice bunt and advanced to third via smart base-running catching a napping Elmira defense. Miller walked to put runners on first and second, then Krumm delivered an RBI single down the left field line plating Iagulli to end the scoring.
Box score (NCAA)
The Automated ScoreBook
Roch. Inst. of Tech at Elmira College
May 02, 2003 at Ithaca, N.Y. (Kostrinsky Field)
Roch. Inst. of Tech 4 (26-6-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Tonya Campbell (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) 2b........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Megan Varner lf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Elaine Vonderembse (Oak Harbor, OH/Genoa Area) cf.... 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ashley Kennedy c......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 0
Kelly Iagulli (Eagle River, AK/Chugiak) 3b......... 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Danielle Miller rf....... 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 3
Caitlin Krumm (Buffalo, NY/Williamsville North) 1b......... 4 0 1 1 0 1 11 0 0
Shari McNamara (Rome, NY/Rome Catholic) p......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
Jennifer Miazga (Fairview, Pa./Fairview) ss....... 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 2
Totals................... 33 4 10 3 1 3 21 13 11
Elmira College 2 (12-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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MARTIN cf................ 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
GILL lf.................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
SZALACH 1b............... 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0
ATLAS 3b................. 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
GORMAN 3b............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
THIBADEAU ss............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
BENNETT c................ 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2
RIVERS dh................ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
SLIVINSKI rf............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DAYTON 2b................ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
MUSIC ph................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CONTANT p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals................... 25 2 3 1 1 4 21 12 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Roch. Inst. of Tech. 001 001 2 - 4 10 5
Elmira College...... 110 000 0 - 2 3 3
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E - Kennedy; Iagulli 2; Miller; Miazga; GILL; SZALACH; BENNETT. LOB - RIT
11; Elmira 5. SH - Campbell; Kennedy; SZALACH. SF - SZALACH. CS - GILL.
Roch. Inst. of Tech IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Shari McNamara (Rome, NY/Rome Catholic)...... 7.0 3 2 0 1 4 25 28
Elmira College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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CONTANT............. 7.0 10 4 3 1 3 33 36
Win - McNamara (17-5). Loss - CONTANT (5-4). Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 4:15 p.m Time: 5:45 p.m Attendance: 68
Game: 050203B
Play-by-Play
The Automated ScoreBook
Roch. Inst. of Tech at Elmira College - Play-by-Play
May 02, 2003 at Ithaca, N.Y. (Kostrinsky Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Roch. Inst. of Tech. 001 001 2 - 4 10 5
Elmira College...... 110 000 0 - 2 3 3
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Roch. Inst. of Tech starters: 5/2b Campbell; 1/lf Varner; 11/cf Vonderembse;
17/c Kennedy; 13/3b Iagulli; 8/rf Miller; 9/1b Krumm; 12/p McNamara;
20/ss Miazga;
Elmira College starters: 17/cf MARTIN; 14/lf GILL; 24/1b SZALACH; 25/3b
ATLAS; 16/ss THIBADEAU; 8/c BENNETT; 26/dh RIVERS; 10/rf SLIVINSKI; 12/2b
DAYTON; 15/p CONTANT;
Roch. Inst. of Tech - inning 1
Campbell flied out to lf. Varner singled to right field. Vonderembse
fouled out to 1b. Kennedy singled to left field; Varner advanced to
second. Iagulli reached on an error by c; Kennedy advanced to second;
Varner advanced to third. Miller struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1
error, 3 LOB.
Elmira College - inning 1
MARTIN singled to second base. GILL singled; MARTIN advanced to second,
advanced to third on an error by 3b. SZALACH flied out to rf, SF, RBI;
MARTIN scored, unearned. GILL out at second c to ss, caught stealing.
ATLAS grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Roch. Inst. of Tech - inning 2
Krumm flied out to cf. McNamara singled up the middle. Miazga singled to
shortstop; McNamara advanced to second. Campbell popped up to ss. Varner
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Elmira College - inning 2
THIBADEAU grounded out to p. BENNETT walked. RIVERS struck out swinging.
SLIVINSKI reached on an error by rf; BENNETT advanced to second, advanced
to third on an error by rf. DAYTON reached on an error by c; SLIVINSKI
advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by c; BENNETT scored,
unearned. MARTIN grounded out to ss. 1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Roch. Inst. of Tech - inning 3
Vonderembse grounded out to ss. Kennedy grounded out to ss. Iagulli
reached on an error by 1b. Miller singled to third base; Iagulli advanced
to second. Krumm reached on an error by lf; Miller advanced to third;
Iagulli scored, unearned. McNamara grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 2
errors, 2 LOB.
Elmira College - inning 3
GILL reached on an error by 3b. SZALACH out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
GILL advanced to second. ATLAS popped up to c. THIBADEAU singled to
center field; GILL advanced to third. BENNETT grounded out to p. 0 runs,
1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Roch. Inst. of Tech - inning 4
Miazga grounded out to ss. Campbell grounded out to ss. Varner grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Elmira College - inning 4
RIVERS grounded out to 2b. SLIVINSKI struck out swinging. DAYTON fouled
out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Roch. Inst. of Tech - inning 5
Vonderembse struck out swinging. Kennedy lined out to 3b. Iagulli
grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Elmira College - inning 5
GORMAN to 3b for ATLAS. MARTIN grounded out to 3b. GILL grounded out to
ss. SZALACH grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Roch. Inst. of Tech - inning 6
Miller singled to shortstop. Krumm struck out swinging. McNamara singled;
Miller advanced to second. Miazga singled to right field, RBI; McNamara
advanced to second; Miller scored. Campbell out at first p to 2b, SAC,
bunt; Miazga advanced to second; McNamara advanced to third. Varner
grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Elmira College - inning 6
GORMAN grounded out to c. THIBADEAU popped up to ss. BENNETT grounded out
to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Roch. Inst. of Tech - inning 7
Vonderembse singled to center field. Kennedy grounded out to c, SAC,
bunt; Vonderembse advanced to third. Iagulli reached on a fielder's
choice, RBI; Vonderembse scored. Miller walked; Iagulli advanced to
second. Krumm singled down the lf line, RBI; Miller advanced to second;
Iagulli scored. McNamara reached on a fielder's choice; Krumm advanced to
second; Miller out at third p to 3b. Miazga popped up to 1b. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Elmira College - inning 7
RIVERS struck out swinging. SLIVINSKI reached on an error by ss. MUSIC
pinch hit for DAYTON. MUSIC grounded out to p; SLIVINSKI advanced to
second. MARTIN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
