| 5/3/2003 4:33:16 PM
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The defending NCAA Division III National Champion Ithaca College softball team showed why it captured the crown last season with a 9-0 victory against Rochester Institute of Technology in the Empire 8 Championship game Saturday afternoon.
Ithaca which soundly swept RIT in the regular season doubleheader 7-1 and 6-2, picked up where it left off with a run in the top of the third inning and three in the fourth and then piled on five runs in the top of the sixth to win via the eight-run rule.
Ithaca certainly has the number of 2002 Empire 8 Player of the Year Shari McNamara (Rome, NY/Rome Catholic) as she was touched for all nine runs (six earned) on 13 hits (including five extra-base hits). In the two earier meetings against Ithaca this year, McNamara allowed all seven earned runs on 10 hits including three home runs in a 7-1 loss and then allowed all six earned runs on five hits in a 6-2 defeat.
RIT will look for a bid to the ECAC tournament on Monday.
Box score (NCAA)
The Automated ScoreBook
Ithaca at RIT
May 03, 2003 at Ithaca, N.Y. (Kostrinsky Field)
Ithaca 9 (28-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Sara Coddington 2b....... 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 0
Kimberly Stephens lf..... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Elizabeth Yentema 1b..... 4 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0
Leigh Bonkowski cf....... 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Sara Durant ss........... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0
Kerri Barber c........... 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2
Madeline Kraemer dh...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaitlyn Dulac 3b......... 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1
Meg Hannon rf............ 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amanda Illinger pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sara Hanrahan p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Totals................... 29 9 13 7 0 0 18 6 6
RIT 0 (27-7-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Tonya Campbell (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) 2b........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
Megan Varner lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Elaine Vonderembse (Oak Harbor, OH/Genoa Area) cf.... 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
Kate Berens cf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashley Kennedy c......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Kelly Iagulli (Eagle River, AK/Chugiak) 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Danielle Miller rf....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Caitlin Krumm (Buffalo, NY/Williamsville North) 1b......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 0
Shari McNamara (Rome, NY/Rome Catholic) p......... 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4
Jennifer Miazga (Fairview, Pa./Fairview) ss....... 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
Totals................... 23 0 5 0 1 4 18 9 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Ithaca.............. 001 305 - 9 13 1
RIT................. 000 000 - 0 5 2
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E - Dulac(7); Iagulli 2. LOB - Ithaca 6; RIT 8. 2B - Yentema(5); Durant
2(20); Kraemer(4); Dulac(5). HBP - Barber; Krumm. SH - Coddington 2(5);
Kraemer(3); Campbell. SB - Bonkowski(8).
Ithaca IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Sara Hanrahan....... 6.0 5 0 0 1 4 23 26
RIT IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Shari McNamara (Rome, NY/Rome Catholic)...... 6.0 13 9 6 0 0 29 33
Win - Hanrahan. Loss - McNamara. Save - None.
HBP - by McNamara (Barber); by Hanrahan (Krumm).
Umpires -
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Game notes:
Empire 8 championship game. Ithaca, ranked 18th nationally, wins its third
straight Empire 8 title and earns the conference's automatic bid to the
NCAA playoffs. Pairings will be announced late Sunday night; the Bombers
are the defending national champions.
Game: 050303B
Play-by-Play
The Automated ScoreBook
Ithaca at RIT - Play-by-Play
May 03, 2003 at Ithaca, N.Y. (Kostrinsky Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Ithaca.............. 001 305 - 9 13 1
RIT................. 000 000 - 0 5 2
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Ithaca starters: 9/2b Coddington; 22/lf Stephens; 11/1b Yentema; 8/cf
Bonkowski; 25/ss Durant; 21/c Barber; 20/dh Kraemer; 15/3b Dulac; 18/rf
Hannon; 10/p Hanrahan;
RIT 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;
Ithaca - inning 1
Coddington singled to pitcher, bunt. Stephens popped up to 1b, bunt.
Yentema flied out to cf to left center. Bonkowski fouled out to lf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
RIT - inning 1
Campbell fouled out to 3b. Varner grounded out to ss. Vonderembse singled
to second base. Kennedy fouled out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ithaca - inning 2
Durant grounded out to ss. Barber fouled out to 1b. Kraemer doubled to
right center. Dulac flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
RIT - inning 2
Iagulli struck out swinging. Miller popped up to p. Krumm walked.
McNamara struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ithaca - inning 3
Hannon singled to right field. Illinger pinch ran for Hannon. Coddington
out at first p to 2b, SAC; Illinger advanced to second. Stephens out at
first 1b to 2b to 1b; Illinger advanced to third. Yentema singled to left
field, RBI; Illinger scored. Bonkowski flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
RIT - inning 3
Hannon to rf for Illinger. Miazga singled down the lf line, bunt.
Campbell out at first 3b to 2b, SAC; Miazga advanced to second. Varner
popped up to 2b. Vonderembse flied out to cf to right center. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ithaca - inning 4
Durant doubled to center field. Barber hit by pitch. Kraemer out at first
3b to 2b, SAC; Barber advanced to second; Durant advanced to third. Dulac
doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Barber scored; Durant scored. Hannon
flied out to cf. Coddington singled up the middle, advanced to second on
the throw, advanced to third, RBI; Dulac scored. Stephens grounded out to
1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
RIT - inning 4
Kennedy singled to right center. Iagulli popped up to p. Miller popped up
to p. Krumm hit by pitch; Kennedy advanced to second. McNamara struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ithaca - inning 5
Yentema singled up the middle. Bonkowski reached on a fielder's choice;
Yentema advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, out at second 2b
unassisted. Bonkowski stole second. Durant grounded out to 2b; Bonkowski
advanced to third. Barber popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
RIT - inning 5
Miazga singled up the middle. Campbell reached on a fielder's choice;
Miazga out at second ss to 2b. Varner singled to shortstop; Campbell
advanced to second. Vonderembse grounded out to 2b; Varner advanced to
second; Campbell advanced to third. Kennedy grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ithaca - inning 6
Kraemer grounded out to 2b. Dulac singled through the right side. Hannon
singled down the lf line; Dulac advanced to third. Coddington reached on
a fielder's choice, SAC, bunt, RBI; Hannon advanced to second, out at
second c to ss; Dulac scored. Stephens singled to third base; Coddington
advanced to second. Yentema doubled down the rf line, RBI; Stephens
advanced to third; Coddington scored. Bonkowski reached on a dropped fly
by 3b; Yentema scored, unearned; Stephens scored, unearned. Durant
doubled to left center, RBI; Bonkowski scored, unearned. Berens to cf for
Vonderembse. Barber grounded out to ss. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
RIT - inning 6
Iagulli grounded out to 2b. Miller fouled out to ss. Krumm reached on a
fielding error by 3b. McNamara struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
