Dan Fisher

Assistant Director, NESCAC

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Hadley, MA 01035
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SOFTBALL Weekly Release #5 - April 19, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Recent Results 2010 Standings NESCAC Overall

Monday, April 12
Springfield 1 at Williams 4
EAST W L T W% RF RA W L T W% RF RA
Hamilton 0 at Rensselaer 2 1 Trinity 7 1 0 .875 44 20 15 8 0 .652 130 82
Springfield 15 at Williams 7 5 inn 2 Tufts 6 2 0 .750 47 21 15 9 0 .625 122 85
Hamilton 0 at Rensselaer 12 5 inn
Tuesday, April 13 3 Bowdoin 4 2 0 .667 25 25 23 9 0 .719 152 89
Colby 8 at Me.-Farmington 2 4 Colby 0 6 0 .000 20 38 6 16 0 .273 78 128
SUNY Cobleskill 1 at Hamilton 9 5 inn Bates 0 6 0 .000 10 42 2 16 0 .111 68 132
Amherst 0 at Clark 8 5 inn
Bowdoin 4 at UNE 5
Bridgewater St. 3 at Tufts 1 WEST W L T W% RF RA W L T W% RF RA
Colby 5 at Me.-Farmington 3
SUNY Cobleskill 0 at Hamilton 4
1 Middlebury 6 3 0 .667 50 21 15 8 0 .652 120 63
Amehrst 0 at Clark 7 Wesleyan 4 2 0 .667 46 27 15 12 1 .554 170 155
Bowdoin 3 at UNE 0 Williams 4 2 0 .667 34 42 9 17 0 .346 107 176
Wednesday, April 14
W. Conn. St. 1 at Trinity 8 4 Amherst 1 2 0 .333 5 12 13 11 0 .542 129 89
Williams 1 at Keene St. 10 5 Hamilton 0 6 0 .000 9 42 4 16 0 .200 54 125
Southern Me. 5 at Bowdoin 9
Amherst 13 at Smith 0 5 inn
Williams 7 at Keene St. 10 Softball Player of the Week Softball Pitcher of the Week
Southern Me. 4 at Bowdoin 6
W. Conn. St. 4 at Trinity 9 Cedar Blazek, Williams Kara Nilan, Bowdoin
Amherst 14 at Smith 2 5 inn (First Year, CF - Highlands Ranch, Colo.) (Junior, RHP - Pittsfield, Mass.)
Thursday, April 15 Blazek had a hit in all seven of the Ephs’ Nilan set a program record for scoreless in-
E. Conn. St. 4 at Wesleyan 1 games last week, batting .500 (12-for-24) nings last week (27.2), as she earned three
E. Conn. St. 2 at Wesleyan 2 7 inn
Friday, April 16 with three home runs, two doubles, 10 runs wins over three appearances. On Tuesday,
Bowdoin 5 at Colby 4 10 inn * scored and five driven in. Against Middle- Nilan tossed a complete-game three hitter,
Middlebury 6 at Williams 2 * bury in a 2-1 series victory over the week- recording 11 strikeouts in the shutout victory
Middlebury 5 at Williams 7 * end, Blazek was 7-for-12 with two homers, over UNE. For the week, Nilan posted a 1.79
Saturday, April 17 ERA over 15.2 IP, allowing 12 hits, four earned
four RBI and five runs scored. She was also
Brandeis 8 at Wesleyan 0
Brandeis 17 at Wesleyan 4 5 inn 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts and perfect runs, and six walks as she struk out 19 while
Sunday, April 18 on 13 fielding opportunities last week. limiting opposing batters to a .211 average.
Trinity 6 at Tufts 5 *
Middlebury 6 at Williams 7 10 inn * Notes: Amherst first year RHP/LF Theresa Kelley (Los Angeles, Calif.) was the Jeffs’ leader at the plate
Colby 6 at Bowdoin 8 * and in the circle during a doubleheader sweep of Smith. In addition to going 5-for-7 with four runs scored and
Trinity 2 at Tufts 3 8 inn * seven driven in, Kelley pitched a five-inning one-hitter in the opener. She finished Amherst’s 2-2 week bat-
Colby 3 at Bowdoin 4 * ting .500 (6-for-12) with four runs scored and seven driven in while going 1-1 with a 3.82 ERA over 11.0 IP...
Bowdoin soph. 2B Amy Hackett (Bangor, Maine) led the Polar Bears at the plate during a 6-1 week, batting
Upcoming Games .600 (12-for-20) while reaching base at a .640 rate and posting a .950 slugging mark. She hit two doubles, a
Monday, April 19 triple, a home run, walked four times, scored six runs and drove in six more. She was also 3-for-4 in stolen
Tufts at UMass Lowell 1:00 base attempts...Colby outfielder Barbara Santos hit .429, scored four runs, and had six RBI in a 2-3 week
Bates at Me.-Farmington 3:00/DBL for the Mules...Hamilton junior OF/P Mandy Hyne (Bloomfield, Conn.) led the Continentals with seven total
Hamilton at Cazenovia 3:30/DBL bases and two doubles while tying for the team lead with five hits as her team split four games last week. She
Tuesday, April 20 batted .455 (5-for-11) and handled seven chances without an error. First year pitcher Amy Appel (Mendham,
Manhattanville at Trinity 3:30/DBL N.J.) won both games in a doubleheader against SUNY Cobleskill on Tuesday, tossing a two-hit shutout in
Rensselaer at Williams 3:30/DBL the nightcap. The shutout was her second this season. Over three appearances last week, Appel allowed
Bowdoin at Thomas 3:30/DBL nine hits and three earned runs while striking out 14 batters, as she held opponents to a .143 average over
Wednesday, April 21 18.0 IP...Middlebury soph. Alyson Downing (Rumney, N.H.) batted .417 with two runs scored and four batted
Union at Middlebury 3:30/DBL in during a three-game set at Williams, while first year Jessa Hoffman (Golden, Colo.) went 4-for-8...Trinity
Trinity at Amherst 4:30 senior SS Patricia Cipicchio (Southmont, S.C.) managed two home runs and a double in 11 at-bats last week
Thursday, April 22 for a 1.000 slugging mark. She batted .364 (4-for-11) with four walks for an on-base percentage of .727, as
Tufts at Endicott 4:00 she scored two runs and drove in four others. Sophomore RHP Lindsay Gibbons (Basking Ridge, N.J.) went
Friday, April 23 1-1 with a save over three appearances last week. Through 12.0 IP, Gibbons recorded a 1.75 ERA, allowing
Colby at Bates 4:00 * 11 hits and three earned runs while striking out three batters. She recorded the save by tossing three innings
Trinity at Bowdoin 4:00 * of relief against Western Conn. St., allowing just one hit...Tufts senior RF Stefanie Tong (Burlingame, Calif.)
Wesleyan at Amherst 5:00 * continued her transition from successful pitcher to productive regular by hitting .500 (5-for-10) with three RBI
Williams at Hamilton 5:00 * in three games last week for the Jumbos. Junior pitcher Izzie Santone (Madison, Conn.) recorded an extra-
Saturday, April 24 innings complete-game victory over Trinity in Sunday’s second game against Trinity, 3-2, as she allowed nine
Amherst at Wesleyan 12:00/DBL * hits and one earned run while striking out five over eight innings...Wesleyan soph. LF Chrissy Bello (Upper
Bates at Colby 12:00/DBL * Brookville, N.Y.) extended her hitting streak to 15 games with a hit in each of the Cardinals’ four games last
Williams at Hamilton 12:00/DBL * week. She drove in two of her team’s seven runs, including the tying run against Eastern Conn. St. in the
Trinity at Bowdoin 12:00/DBL * bottom of the seventh, as the game was called due to darkness. Senior Meaghan Dendy (Swansea, Mass.)
Castleton at Middlebury 12:00/DBL allowed nine hits and no earned runs over a stretch of 13 innings against Eastern Conn. St. and Brandeis,
* - NESCAC as she held the Warriors and Judges to a cumulative batting average of .176 over the stretch.

AMHERST · BATES · BOWDOIN · COLBY · CONNECTICUT COLLEGE · HAMILTON · MIDDLEBURY · TRINITY · TUFTS · WESLEYAN · WILLIAMS
New England Small College Athletic Conference SOFTBALL Weekly Release #5 - April 19, 2010

2010 NESCAC SOFTBALL STATISTICS

Through games of April 18, 2010 (All games)
TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT HITS
Middlebury 23 .324 669 120 217 21 17 3 53 98 17-21 Chrissy Bello WES 39
Trinity 23 .315 615 130 194 35 11 15 48 86 30-38 Kara Nilan BOW 36
Wesleyan 28 .315 798 170 251 52 5 9 75 96 54-62 Caroline Dewar BOW 35
Tufts 24 .308 642 122 198 30 4 18 60 79 42-50 Casey Sullivan TUF 33
Amherst 24 .293 665 130 195 30 5 10 72 75 21-23 Megan Margel MID 33
Bowdoin 32 .286 880 152 252 45 15 4 77 133 63-70
Bates 18 .284 504 68 143 26 2 1 32 73 32-37 RUNS SCORED
Williams 26 .272 712 107 194 24 2 14 30 106 28-33 Allee Beatty WES 28
Colby 22 .266 594 78 158 25 4 3 48 98 24-28 Casey Sullivan TUF 25
Hamilton 20 .252 481 54 121 13 4 1 42 77 10-17 Jessica Tait TRI 25
Meaghan Dendy WES 25
TEAM PITCHING G ERA W L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Carly Dudzik AMH 23
Middlebury 23 2.18 15 8 0 154.0 145 63 48 34 119
RUNS BATTED IN
Bowdoin 32 2.21 23 9 8 215.1 194 89 68 82 166
Meaghan Dendy WES 26
Trinity 23 2.28 15 8 3 153.2 157 82 50 36 62
Cedar Blazek WIL 23
Amherst 24 2.73 13 11 3 159.0 158 89 62 33 88
Casey Sullivan TUF 22
Tufts 24 2.87 15 9 1 156.1 168 85 64 44 80
Carly Dudzik AMH 21
Wesleyan 28 2.91 15 12 0 190.0 218 155 79 80 102 Talia Bernstein WES 21
Colby 22 4.60 6 16 1 143.0 202 128 94 46 82
Williams 26 5.16 9 17 0 164.0 229 176 121 66 95 DOUBLES
Bates 18 6.05 2 16 0 118.0 187 132 102 48 41 Clare Ronan BOW 10
Hamilton 20 6.08 4 16 0 118.2 177 125 103 49 57 Carly Dudzik AMH 9
Talia Bernstein WES 9
TEAM FIELDING G PO A E Pct DP PB SB-ATT 4 tied with 8 double(s)
Middlebury 23 461 195 25 .963 2 4 19-28
Hamilton 20 356 139 20 .961 1 11 44-51 TRIPLES
Tufts 24 469 230 33 .955 4 11 25-32 Jessica Tait TRI 7
Bowdoin 32 646 224 46 .950 8 7 24-29 Hillary Smyth BOW 4
Bates 18 354 173 29 .948 8 4 27-31 Jessa Hoffman MID 4
Trinity 23 461 257 41 .946 11 6 33-34 Gen Barlow BOW 4
Colby 22 429 175 39 .939 2 9 23-28 3 tied with 3 triple(s)
Amherst 24 477 199 47 .935 1 11 24-25
Williams 26 492 218 53 .931 6 12 38-44 HOME RUNS
Wesleyan 28 570 268 64 .929 6 8 33-36 Casey Sullivan TUF 8
Cedar Blazek WIL 6
INDIVIDUAL BATTING Nicole Nardella TRI 6
Min 2.0 AB/Team game G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB Carly Ameen WIL 6
Chrissy Bello WES 28 .476 82 13 39 16 7 0 1 10 2 tied with 4 home run(s)
Geena Constantin MID 21 .462 65 13 30 14 2 3 1 3
Alyssa Lepore COL 22 .448 67 10 30 17 6 1 1 8 TOTAL BASES
Emily Beinecke TUF 21 .448 67 17 30 14 4 0 2 5 Casey Sullivan TUF 69
Megan Margel MID 23 .429 77 9 33 13 2 1 0 6 Jessica Tait TRI 58
Lauren Dobish BAT 18 .424 59 10 25 13 8 0 0 1 Cedar Blazek WIL 55
Casey Sullivan TUF 24 .423 78 25 33 22 8 2 8 4 Nicole Nardella TRI 50
Chrissy Bello WES 49
Jessica Tait TRI 23 .411 73 25 30 14 8 7 2 10
Mary Beth Daub WIL 21 .409 66 10 27 6 2 1 0 0
STOLEN BASES SB
Stefanie Tong TUF 21 .388 67 6 26 14 3 1 3 1
Allee Beatty WES 30-32
Lizzy Iuppa TUF 14-16
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Amy Hackett BOW 13-15
Min 1.0 IP/Team game App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO 3 tied with 12 stolen base(s)
Dana Levy WES 9 1.36 3-3 0 36.0 37 30 7 18 16
Tricia Thibodeau BOW 10 1.48 5-2 1 47.1 37 17 10 26 31 STRIKEOUTS IP SO
Kara Nilan BOW 10 1.61 6-2 0 52.1 40 17 12 18 55 Geena Constantin MID 75.0 77
Alex Chang-Graham AMH 13 1.68 6-5 1 75.0 70 34 18 8 37 Meaghan Dendy WES 86.0 64
Kristen Anderson TRI 14 1.72 9-3 0 65.0 65 29 16 18 10 Julia Jacobs BOW 77.0 59
Geena Constantin MID 13 1.96 6-4 0 75.0 55 26 21 20 77 Kara Nilan BOW 52.1 55
A. McAnaney MID 10 1.99 6-3 0 56.1 57 21 16 9 34 Megan Casey WIL 76.1 49
Julia Jacobs BOW 17 2.09 8-4 2 77.0 69 29 23 25 59
Aly Moskowitz TUF 6 2.17 4-0 0 29.0 21 15 9 17 16
Katherine Poulos TRI 12 2.27 4-3 1 61.2 58 33 20 13 44

Abbreviation Code
Amherst AMH Middlebury MID
Bates BAT Trinity TRI
Bowdoin BOW Tufts TUF
Colby COL Wesleyan WES
Hamilton HAM Williams WIL