CHESTNUT HILL, MA -- The Rutgers softball team (25-18,
7-9) defeated Boston College (27-17, 11-4), 4-2 and 5-2 in its first BIG EAST
sweep of the season at Shea Field on Tuesday, April 29.
In the first game, Nichole Cruz (Bremerton, WA) sent home Crystal Vargas (Jersey
City, NJ) on a line drive to left field for the first run of the game in the
top of the second inning. The Eagles tied the score with a solo home run in
the third.
Brittney Neer (Tallahassee, FL) broke the tie in the sixth inning with a long
sacrifice fly to left field to send home Jenny Card (Miami, FL) in the sixth
inning and Courtney Love (Seabrook, TX) sliced a pitch out to left center with
two outs to bring home Megan Antonucci (Warrington, PA) and increase the lead
to 3-1.
Vargas fought back from an 0-2 count, finishing her at bat with a bomb over
the left center field fence. Her seventh home run of the season, fifth in conference
action, made the score 4-2. Vargas was 1-for-3 in the game, with two runs and
one RBI. Card was 2-for-4 with one run scored and Cruz and Antonucci were each
1-for-2.
Andria Koehler (Sellersville, PA) pitched a complete game and improved to
12-5 with the win, allowing two runs (one earned), walking four and striking
out three.
In the second game, Love had stellar defensive efforts before leaving due
to injury. In right field, she turned a double play, running to catch a fly
and then gunning a throw to first base. In left field, she saved a long shot
by sacrificing herself into the wooden fence.
After four scoreless innings, the Scarlet Knights had an offensive surge of
power to take the lead. Neer drove in Antonucci with a rip up the middle, took
second on the throw and scored, followed by Love, on a catching error by the
first baseman. Cruz scored on a shot up the middle by Jen Jacoby (Agoura Hills,
CA) to make the score, 4-0. Childress had a hard base hit to the third baseman,
sending home Melissa Bradford (Pennsville, NJ) and the Scarlet Knights left
the inning with a five-run lead.
A two-run home run by the Eagles in the sixth inning made the score 5-2. Brielle
Cosentino (Carlstadt, NJ) improved to 8-9, pitching 5.2 innings in the nightcap,
allowing three hits, two runs, one walk and striking out one. Christina Gillman
(Valencia, CA) earned her first save of the season, pitching 1.1 innings and
allowing one hit.
The Scarlet Knights will continue the last leg of their season with a doubleheader
at the University of Delaware at 3 p.m. on April 30. The Scarlet Knights will
then travel to Syracuse, NY, to play the Orangewomen in a doubleheader at noon
on May, 2, followed by their final BIG EAST doubleheader against Notre Dame
at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 4.
POST GAME NOTES
-- The Scarlet Knights are now 8-13 in the all-time series against the Eagles,
under head coach Pat Willis.
-- Crystal Vargas and Nikki Childress are fighting for the title as team home
run leader. Currently Childress is up with eight home runs, but Vargas is right
behind her with seven.
-- Head coach Pat Willis is one win away from her 600th victory at Rutgers.
-- Entering today’s doubleheader, Nikki Childress led the team in several
offensive categories, including: batting average (.457), runs scored (24),
hits (42), doubles (6), home runs (eight), runs batted in (23), total bases
(74), on-base percentage (.500) and maintained the highest fielding percentage
of the starters (.981).
-- The Eagles came into today’s doubleheader ranked third in the BIG
EAST,
while the Scarlet Knights entered the game in ninth place in the conference.
Boston College Softball
Rutgers at Boston College (Game 1)
Apr 29, 2003 at Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Shea Field)
Rutgers 4 (24-18,6-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LOVE, Courtney rf........ 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
ASSELTA, Meaghan ss...... 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2
BRADFORD, Melissa dp..... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHILDRESS, Nikki lf...... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
VARGAS, Crystal 3b....... 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 2
CARD, Jenny c............ 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 0
CASEY, Nicole pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ANTONUCCI, Megan 1b...... 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 0
CRUZ, Nichole cf......... 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
NEER, Brittany 2b........ 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2
KOEHLER, Andria p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 28 4 9 4 3 5 21 11 8
Boston College 2 (27-16,11-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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GOODCHILD, Jacqui rf..... 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3
ASBURY, Jen 2b........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0
BLUMFIELD, Cara ss....... 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
FISCHER, Lisa 1b......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 2
MACKEY, Erin lf.......... 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0
KELLNER, Sara pr/lf..... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIELD, Lisa c............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5
DALY, Michelle dp........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FERRERO, Elena ph....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOPKIN, Kimmy cf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ALLAIN, Kristin 3b....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
MEREDITH, Elyse 3b...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RYAN, Kim p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 27 2 6 1 4 3 21 4 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Rutgers............. 010 002 1 - 4 9 2
Boston College...... 001 001 0 - 2 6 0
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E - Asselta; Neer. LOB - Rutgers 8; BC 10. 2B - Bradford; Card; Cruz. HR -
Vargas; BLUMFIELD. HBP - ALLAIN. SH - Antonucci; FERRERO. SF - Neer.
Rutgers IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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KOEHLER, Andria..... 7.0 6 2 1 4 3 27 33
Boston College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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RYAN, Kim........... 7.0 9 4 4 3 5 28 33
Win - Koehler (12-5). Loss - RYAN (13-5). Save - None.
HBP - by Koehler (ALLAIN).
Umpires -
Start: 2:05
Boston College Softball
Rutgers at Boston College (Game 2)
Apr 29, 2003 at Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Shea Field)
Rutgers 5 (25-18,7-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LOVE, Courtney rf/lf..... 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0
JOHANNSEN, Stephanie lf. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CRUZ, Nichole cf......... 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
BRADFORD, Melissa dp..... 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
VARGAS, Crystal 3b....... 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
CARD, Jenny c............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JACOBY, Jen rf.......... 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
CHILDRESS, Nikki lf/c.... 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
ANTONUCCI, Megan 1b...... 3 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 4
ASSELTA, Meaghan ss...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
NEER, Brittany 2b........ 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 0
COSENTINO, Brielle p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
GILLMAN, Christina p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 5 4 3 3 9 21 12 5
Boston College 2 (27-17,11-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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GOODCHILD, Jacqui rf..... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ASBURY, Jen 2b........... 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0
BLUMFIELD, Cara ss....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
FISCHER, Lisa 1b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1
MACKEY, Erin lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIELD, Lisa c............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0
FERRERO, Elena dp........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KELLNER, Sara pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOPKIN, Kimmy cf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
MEREDITH, Elyse 3b....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DALY, Michelle 3b....... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MALANDRIS, Tekae p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RYAN, Kim p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 25 2 4 2 1 1 21 9 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Rutgers............. 000 050 0 - 5 4 1
Boston College...... 000 002 0 - 2 4 3
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E - Vargas; FIELD; MEREDITH; MALANDRIS. LOB - Rutgers 5; BC 3. 2B - DALY. HR
- ASBURY. CS - Cruz.
Rutgers IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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COSENTINO, Brielle.. 5.2 3 2 2 1 1 19 20
GILLMAN, Christina.. 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6
Boston College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MALANDRIS, Tekae.... 4.2 4 5 0 3 6 21 24
RYAN, Kim........... 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 7 7
Win - Cosentino (8-9). Loss - MALANDRIS (9-7). Save - Gillman (1).
Umpires -
Start: Time: 2:15 Attendance: 75
Game: 44BCRU
