SOFTBALL FALLS TO TOP-SEED C.W. POST AT NCAA REGION TOURNAMENT
5-13-05
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Friday's action
SYRACUSE,
N.Y. - C.W. Post's Kristen Berdinka hit a two-run home run in the bottom of
the fifth inning to lead the Pioneers to a 2-1 victory over No. 2 Caldwell
College in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Softball Tournament on
Friday afternoon at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex. The loss dropped
the Cougars to 40-10 and moved them into tomorrow's elimination game at
12:00 p.m. against Le Moyne College.
The Pioneers (39-11) are one win away from the region title and will face
the winner of tomorrow's first game.
The Cougars got on the scoreboard first when junior Katie Jackson
(Pennsville, NJ/Pennsville) hit a home run to centerfield in the top of the
fourth for her sixth round-tripper of the season. Sophomore pitcher Anna
Dahl (Lindenwold, NJ/Camden Catholic) cruised through the first four
innings for Caldwell, allowing just one hit while striking out five. Then in
the bottom of the fifth, C.W. Post's Kelsey Cooley led off with a double to
left center. After a groundout, Berdinka hit an 0-1 pitch over the left
field fence to put the Pioneers up 2-1. The Cougars managed to put a pair of
runners on base in the sixth and another in the seventh, but were unable to
tie the game, as C.W. Post handed Caldwell its first loss in the Northeast
Region Tournament.
Dahl (15-5) allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out eight
in defeat. Junior Kim Birmingham (Pine Hill, NJ/Overbrook) went
2-for-3 at the plate for Caldwell. The Pioneers' Danielle Stallone (9-3)
hurled 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief while giving up only two hits to
earn the victory.
The Cougars are no strangers to being on the verge of elimination. Last
weekend in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament, Caldwell
lost to Georgian Court University on the tournament's second day, then
defeated Goldey-Beacom College in 12 innings, and took two straight from
Georgian Court to capture its second straight CACC Tournament crown.
NCAA NORTHEAST REGION TOURNAMENT, MAY 12-15, SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Thursday, May 12
Game 1: #4 Dowling 9, #5 Bryant 0 (5 innings) -
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Game 2: #3 Le Moyne 4, #6 New Haven 3 - box score
Game 3: #1 C.W. Post 3, #4 Dowling 0 -
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Game 4: #2 Caldwell 2, #3 Le Moyne 0 -
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Friday, May 13
Game 5: #3 Le Moyne 1, #5 Bryant 0 -
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Game 6: #6 New Haven 1, #4 Dowling 0 -
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Game 7: #1 C.W. Post 2, #2 Caldwell 1 -
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Game 8: #3 Le Moyne (39-9) vs. # 6 New Haven (30-16), 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 14
Game 9: Caldwell #2 (40-10) vs. Winner of Game 8, 12:00 pm
Game 10: #1 C.W. Post (39-11) vs. Winner of Game 9, 2:30 pm
Sunday, May 15
Game 11: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 9, Sunday, 12:00 pm (if
necessary)
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