E-mail this pagePlattsburgh State Softball
2006 SUNYAC Champions 
2006-07 NCAA Regional
2007 NCAA World Series
2008 NCAA Division III Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional
May 8-12; Cardinal Park at the Fieldhouse
Click on the links below for information on the category:
Directions
, Campus Map
, Tickets
, NCAA Championships
, NCAA Statistics
,
Plattsburgh Area
, Plattsburgh Bracket
, NFCA III Top 25 Poll
,
College World Series
,
Linescores and game recaps will be posted directly onto the softball page...Thank you for visiting.
May 9, 2008
2008 NCAA Division III Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Jennifer Jimenez went 3-for-4 from the plate, hit two homeruns, and drove home four RBI to help lead Montclair State to a 6-0 win over Springfield College Friday afternoon in Game 6 of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship at the Plattsburgh regional at Cardinal Park. The loss eliminated the Pride from the tournament. The Red Hawks improve to 43-5, while the Pride end their season at 29-17.
With no score heading into the top of the fourth, Jimenez led off the inning with a homerun just over the center field fence to give the Red Hawks a 1-0 lead. Montclair took advantage of a couple of errors made by the Pride in the fifth; tallying two more runs to increase the lead, 3-0. The Red Hawks finished out their scoring in the seventh off a solo-homerun by Jackie Ferranti and a two-run long ball by Jimenez over the right field fence.
Michelle Wlosek, Jaimie Moran and Aimee Cassella each had a hit for Springfield.
Carolyn McCrea (24-4) earned the win for the Red Hawks. In six innings pitched, She allowed three hits, walked two and struck out six. Elia Persico pitched the final inning of the game for Montclair and retired all three batters faced.
Montclair State 6, Springfield College 0 (May 9, 2008 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Montclair State..... 000 120 3 - 6 10 1
Springfield College. 000 000 0 - 0 3 2
-----------------------------------------
E - L. Gonzalez; Fumicello; Hillman. LOB - Red Hawks 6; Pride 5. 2B - M. Durkin. 3B
- K. Karp. HR - J. Ferranti; J. Jimenez 2. HBP - K. Karp. SB - J. Ferranti; Kogut.
CS - A. Lustenber.
Pitchers: Pitchers: Montclair State - McCrea; Persico. Springfield - Rhodes; Anderson.
Win-McCrea (24-4) Loss-Rhodes (22-7)
Start: 12:35 pm Time: 2:15 A: 0
May 9, 2008
2008 NCAA Division III Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Rachel Denny and Ashley Sullivan each had two hits to help lead Eastern Connecticut to a 4-3 victory Friday morning in Game 5 of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship here at the Plattsburgh regional at Cardinal Park, eliminating the Storm (23-9) from the tournament.
Trailing 2-1 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Warriors pushed across three runs to take a 4-2 lead. Krystle Denny had a RBI triple, Sullivan followed with a RBI double and pinch-hitter Kelly Finlay added a run-scoring double.
Caitlin Cravens picked up the win (11-4) in relief, scattering four hits and a run in 4-1/3 innings of work. Lisa Cody pitched the last two outs to record her second save of the season.
Things started well enough for the Storm, who take a 2-0 advantage in the top of the first by scoring twice on a throwing error. Amanda Witter, Jen Shaughnessy, Jessica VanScooter, Kate Kraus and Liz Ripp each had a hit in the game.
Eastern Connecticut 4, Keuka College 3 (May 09, 2008 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Keuka College....... 200 001 0 - 3 5 2 (23-9)
Eastern Connecticut. 010 030 X - 4 8 1 (27-13)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
E - Witter; Fredricks; R. Denny. DP - Warriors 1. LOB - Storm 5; Warriors 7. 2B -
Shaughnessy; R. Denny; Sullivan; Finlay; Mahoney. 3B - K. Denny. SH - Bilbow;
Engelbert; Ripp; Caswell.
Pitchers: Keuka College - Shaughnessy. Eastern Connecticut - Pensiero; Cravens(3); Cody(7).
Win-Cravens(11-4) Save-Cody(2) Loss-Shaughnessy(12-6) T-1:42 A-0
May 8, 2008
2008 NCAA Division III Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Shara Evanter doubled home pinch-runner Rose Morrison in the top of the sixth inning to help Cortland to a 2-0 upset of top-seeded Montclair State in a battle of Top 25 teams during Game 4 of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship here at the Plattsburgh regional at Cardinal Park.
The 22nd-ranked Red Dragons (36-11), who are the fourth seed, wrapped up Thursday's opening play having to win two games today (14-5 over Eastern Connecticut State in a 10 a.m. contest). The Red Hawks, who are No. 5 in the nation, dip to 42-5.
Cortland scored what proved to be the winning run when Emily Ringen doubled with one out to set up Evanter driving in Morrison. The Red Dragons added an insurance run when Donnalyn Cross scored on a wild pitch in the seventh.
Katie Finch went the distance to pick up her 19th win in 26 decisions. She scattered four singles, walked three and struck out six.
Leslie Gonzales, Kelly Karp, Kelly Nance and Cheryl Bodak each had a hit for Montclair.
Cortland State 2, Montclair State 0 (May 08, 2008 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cortland State...... 000 001 1 - 2 7 0 (36-11)
Montclair State..... 000 000 0 - 0 4 3 (42-5)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Cortland State - K.FINCH. Montclair State - C. McCrea; E. Persico(7).
Win-K.FINCH(19-7) Loss-C. McCrea(23-4) T-6:54 A-400
Game notes:
Game 4 - NCAA Division III Softball Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional Site.
Rankings are seedings in the first round tournament.
NFCA National Rankings: Montclair No. 5 and Cortland No. 22.
No. 2 seed Endicott compiled 12 hits in the game to help carry them over No. 7 Keuka College by a score of 7-1 in Game 3 of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship regional tournament at Cardinal Park on the campus of Plattsburgh State. The Gulls improve to 39-4 while the Storm drop to 23-8.
Keuka scored their only run of the game in the top of the first inning when Jen Shaughnessy singled down the right field line to score Denise Bilbow who led off the inning with a bunt-single.
Endicott tied the game in the bottom of the first, when Maria Mangine hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Danielle Sargent who had singled through the left side earlier in the inning. The Gulls scored two unearned runs in the second and added four insurance runs in the sixth. The Gulls were led by Paula McGinn with three hits, including a triple in the bottom of the sixth. McGinn and Sargent each scored two runs.
Endicott did not make an error while the Storm finished with four.
Jen Elwell (15-3) earned the win, striking out four and not walking anyone, while Jen Shaughnessy (12-5) took the loss.
Endicott 7, Keuka College 1 (May 08, 2008 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Keuka College. 100 000 0 - 1 7 4 (23-8)
Endicott..... 120 004 X - 7 12 0 (39-4)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Endicott - Elwell. Keuka - Shaughnessy.
Win-ELWELL (15-3) Loss-Shaughnessy (12-5) T-1:45 A-0
Game notes:
Game 3 - NCAA Division III Softball Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional Site.
Rankings are seedings in the first round tournament.
No. 3 seed Saint John Fisher scored three times in the bottom of the first inning to hang on for a 5-3 victory Thursday over No. 6 Springfield College in Game 2 of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship regional tournament here at Cardinal Park on the campus of Plattsburgh State. The Cardinals improve to 25-19 while the Pride fall to 29-16.
After the Pride to a 1-0 lead in the top half, the Cardinals answered with three runs on a hit, two errors and three walks.
Michelle Wlosek cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third with a single to left field, bringing home Denise Fumicello who led off the inning with a single through the left side. Wlosek paced the Pride with three hits and Danielle Spiro had two, including a double.
But in the next frame, Kelly Hausler gave the Cardinals some insurance with a two-run blast over the center field fence. She led the team with two hits, including a double, and three RBI.
Springfield outhit Fisher 10-5, but left eight runners on base.
Amanda Shevchuk (15-12) earned the win while Samantha Rhodes (22-6) took the loss.
St. John Fisher 5, Springfield College 3 (May 08, 2008 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Springfield College. 101 001 0 - 3 10 2 (29-16)
St. John Fisher..... 300 200 X - 5 5 0 (25-19)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Springfield College - Rhodes. St. John Fisher - SHEVCHUK.
Win-SHEVCHUK(15-12) Loss-Rhodes(22-6) T-1:26 A-0
HR FISHER - HAUSLER (2).
Game notes:
Game 2 - NCAA Division III Softball Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional Site.
Rankings are seedings in the first round tournament.
On Thursday, No. 4-seed Cortland (35-11) handed No. 5 Eastern Connecticut (26-13) its first loss, 14-5, in Game 1 of the 2008 NCAA Division III Softball Regional at Cardinal Park on the Plattsburgh State campus.
Cortland's Donnalyn Cross hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to end the game and help the Red Dragons clinch the victory by the softball run-rule.
Cortland scored in every inning except the fifth and scattered 17 hits for the game. Cross led the Red Dragons with four hits, and added four runs scored and three RBI. Amanda Barnett and Kim Whitman each tallied three hits. Barnett led the team with four RBI.
Ashley Marchitto led Eastern Connecticut's offensive attack with three hits and two RBI. Ashley Sullivan and Kate Livingston contributed to the Warrior's 11-hit performance, each with two hits and one RBI.
Eastern Connecticut scored four runs in the top of the third to take their only lead for the game, 5-4. The Red Dragons put up 10 unanswered runs from that point forward.
Reliever Maria Carucci earned her first win of the season after entering the game with her team behind, 5-4, and with runners on first and second with two outs in the third inning. Carucci faced just one batter and allowed a hit, but Eastern Connecticut's pinch hitter, Kelly Finlay, tried to score on the play and was thrown out at home. Starter Katie Finch reentered and totaled 5.2 innings pitched earning her second save of the season, allowing 10 hits, walking two and striking out six for the Red Dragons.
Cortland State 14, Eastern Connecticut 5 (May 08, 2008 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eastern Connecticut. 014 000 - 5 11 2 (26-13)
Cortland State...... 132 503 - 14 17 0 (35-11)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pitchers: Eastern Connecticut - Pensiero; Cravens(5). Cortland State - K.FINCH; M.CARUCCI(6).
Win-M.CARUCCI(1-0) Save-K.FINCH(2) Loss-Pensiero(13-5) T-1:33 A-0
HR CORTW - D.CROSS (3).
Game notes:
Game 1 - NCAA Division III Softball Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Regional Site
Rankings are seedings in the first round tournament.
May 5, 2008
Plattsburgh Regional Field Set for NCAA Softball
INDIANAPOLIS - Plattsburgh State will serve as host of one of eight regional sites in the 59-team NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament, the Selection Committee announced on Monday. No. 1 seed Montclair State (42-4 overall), No. 2 Endicott (38-4), No. 3 Saint John Fisher (24-19), No. 4 Cortland State (34-11), No. 5 Eastern Connecticut State (26-12), No. 6 Springfield (29-15) and No. 7 Keuka (23-7) will descend on Cardinal Park from Thursday through Sunday, May 8-11. NCAA RELEASE
The No. 24 nationally-ranked Cardinals (30-13, 19-3 SUNYAC/T-1st Place) did not receive an at-large bid after losing in the semifinals of the State University of New York Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday, snapping a two-year streak of NCAA tournament appearances. Plattsburgh finished fourth in the nation a year ago after capturing its first-ever regional championship, and was a regional runner-up in the 2006 NCAAs in its tournament debut.
May 4, 2008
Cortland Edges Buffalo State for SUNYAC Softball Crown
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Nationally-ranked Cortland captured its second straight State University of New York Athletic Conference softball championship with a 3-1 victory Sunday afternoon over Buffalo State at Cardinal Park on the Plattsburgh State campus. The second-seeded Red Dragons (34-11 overall) receives the SUNYAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament that begins with regional play at eight sites next week. The No. 3 Bengals likely ended their season at 28-15 overall, but will await word on an at-large bid from the NCAA Selection Committee.
Cortland scored three times in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead. Brooke Weidman scored on an error and Amanda Barnett smacked a two-run blast over the left field fence. Barnett's first home run of the season was also her first hit of the tournament in 12 at-bats.
Cortland pitcher Katie Finch, the tournament's Most Valuable Player, allowed just four singles, three walks and she struck out nine in going the distance.
Buffalo State drew first blood on the scoreboard pushing across a run in the top of the second when Karen Oste singled home Christina Tschari from second base.
The Bengals had a golden opportunity to tie the game 3-3 in the fourth, but stranded two runners in scoring position after one out. They also had another chance in the fifth with two runners on base, but couldn't convert.
In addition to Oste, Jordan Banach, Carly Lopez and Tschari also had hits for Buffalo State.
2008 SUNYAC All-Tournament Team (First year selected)
Katie Finch--Cortland, Most Valuable Player; Dale Cornelius--New Paltz; Melissa Boyle--Brockport; Shara Evanter--Cortland; Jordan Banach--Buffalo State; Stephanie Geer--Brockport; Christina Tschari--Buffalo State; Courtney Keleher--Buffalo State; Jolene Banach--Buffalo State; Jackie Begnoche--Cortland; Andrea Stupp--Plattsburgh
May 3, 2008
Buffalo State, Cortland to Meet for SUNYAC Championship
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - No. 2-seed Cortland and third-seed Buffalo State will meet at noon Sunday at Cardinal Park on the Plattsburgh State campus for the 2008 State University of New York Athletic Conference Softball Championship. On Saturday, the Red Dragons (33-11 overall) handed No. 4 Brockport its first loss of the tournament in Game 9, 2-1, and then the Bengals (28-14) dispatched the Golden Eagles (24-14) in Game 10, 10-6.
Cortland's Brooke Weidman doubled home pinch-runner Crystal Carlson with the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth inning to back a superb pitching performance by Katie Finch, who improved to 17-7. She scattered four hits, walked one and struck out nine.
Hilary Dank led Brockport with two hits and Courtney Pavlock had a solo home run to tie the score at 1-all in the second inning.
The Bengals scored six times in the bottom of the third inning to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 9-4 lead against the Golden Eagles.
Christina Tschari led Buffalo State's 12-hit attack with a 2-hit, 1-run, 3-RBI performance. Reliever Aimee Fisher earned a save after entering the game with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and preserving a 9-5 lead at the time, retiring five of the last seven batters to end it.
Rachel Maxon and Rachael Zimmerman had three hits apiece for Brockport, and Amanda Smith chipped in two hits and a pair of runs batted in.
May 2, 2008
Red Dragons Eliminate Cardinals
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - For the third time this season, top-seed Plattsburgh faced #2 seed Cortland, but perhaps no game more important than today's Eighth game of the State University of New York Athletic Conference Softball Championship Game. Both teams entered the game with one loss in a double-elimination tournament. In the prior two games, these teams split wins by identical scores of 1-0. Today, the Red Dragons defeated the Cardinals, 1-0 at Cardinal Park eliminating Plattsburgh from the tournament.
With just four hits the entire game, two from each squad, one run was all the Red Dragons would need to clinch the victory.
Katie Finch pitched a complete game and received her 16th win for the season, striking out 10 batters and walking two. Jaclyn Leitze (14-8), struck out five and walked two in the loss.
With one out and a runner on second, freshman Donnalyn Cross hit a sacrifice fly to left field picking up the lone RBI for the game.
Andrea Stupp and Jennifer Nescio recorded Plattsburgh's only hits.
May 2, 2008
Bengals Set Back Cardinals
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The #3 seed, Buffalo Bengals set back top-seed, Plattsburgh State Cardinals in game five, 2-1, in the State University of New York Athletic Conference Softball Championship Tournament on Friday morning at Cardinal Park.
The Cardinals only run came in the second inning when catcher Tiffany Burek hit an RBI single to right field scoring Erin Jamieson who scored from second after singling and stealing a base.
Plattsburgh compiled five hits: one more than the Bengals for the game. Kirby Davids, Amy Woo and Andrea Stupp were the other offensive contributors for the Cardinals.
Buffalo State scored both of their runs in the fourth inning. Center fielder, Christina Tschari doubled to right center scoring teammate Jolene Banach, who had reached base on balls to lead off the inning. With one out and a runner on first and third, Becky Shank hit into a fielder's choice as third baseman, Jamieson threw out Tschari who was trying to score on the play. On the throw to home, Shank advanced to second on a close tag-play and Keleher came around to score an unearned run: the eventual game-winner.
Jenna Freiling (11-7) earned the win for the Bengals, allowing five hits, walking one and striking out two. In the loss, Stepanie Zweig (16-5) allowed four hits, walked three and struck out nine.
Plattsburgh will face the winner of Game six (#2 Cortland vs. #4 Brockport) at 3 p.m. today.
May 1, 2008
Host Plattsburgh Advances, Oswego Eliminated
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The first day of the State University of New York Athletic Conference Softball Championship Tournament concluded on Thursday with host Plattsburgh State advancing to the next round and Oswego eliminated after two losses. Here's a brief recap of games played at Cardinal Park...
The day began with Amy Woo blasting a walk-off two-run homer off the scoreboard in left field to lift the Cardinals (30-11) over the sixth-seeded Lakers, 2-1. Kirby Davids led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a walk, setting up the game-winning heroics for the next batter in Woo.
Stephanie Zweig scattered four hits, walked four and struck out nine to earn the win. Oswego starter Michelle Jackson pitched well, holding the Cardinals to three hits and getting six strikeouts.
The Lakers (17-18), who were making their first-ever appearance in the conference's postseason tournament, went ahead 1-0 in the sixth on a RBI-bunt single by Melissa Ryan with the bases loaded.
No. 5 seed New Paltz (25-17) eliminated Oswego with an 8-0 win in five innings in Game Four, outhitting the Lakers 9 to 2. Dale Cornelius paved the way with three hits, including a home run, and four runs batted in. Elizabeth May chipped in a double, three RBI and two walks to back a two-hitter by Michelle Reinke, who walked one and struck out seven.
In the second game, the Hawks lost to defending SUNYAC champion and No. 2 seed Cortland, 3-0. Katie Finch tossed a no-hitter while walking four and striking out 11. The Red Dragons (31-10) took advantage of a fielding error in the bottom of the first inning to plate two unearned runs.
Annemarie Nelson had two of Cortland's three hits.
The third game featured No. 4 Brockport (23-12) upsetting third-seed Buffalo State (25-14), 4-0. Melissa Boyle led the Golden Eagles with two hits and two RBI.
Courtney Turchan doubled home a run and Hilary Dank had a RBI single to give Brockport a 2-0 advantage in the top of the first inning.
Arielle Austin led the Bengals with a pair of hits. Buffalo State outhit Brockport 8-6, but stranded nine baserunners.
Apr. 28, 2008
Cardinals Sweep Blue Knights; Will Host SUNYAC Tournament
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State softball team finished with a 19-3 record in the State University of New York Athletic Conference after defeating the Geneseo Blue Knights in both game of the doubleheader Monday morning at Cardinal Park. Geneseo ended its season at 13-19 overall and 10-12 in the conference.
Plattsburgh defeated the Blue Knights 8-0 (6 innings) and 9-1 (5 innings) respectively. With the two victories, the Cardinals, for the second time in the program's history have clinched the SUNYAC regular-season title. This season, Plattsburgh shares the title with SUNY Cortland.
In game one, Plattsburgh compiled 11 hits, scoring runs in all but one inning of play. Plattsburgh started their rally by putting up four runs in the first. Tiffany Burek and Corinne Gioia led the way with two hits apiece. Amy Woo tallied three RBI and two runs scored. Burek also scored two runs.
Stephanie Zweig (15-4) pitched a complete game finishing with eight strike outs, allowing four hits and walking just one in the win.
Janine Montera took the loss for Geneseo as she allowed five runs on five hits. She struck out two and walked two. Lindsay Norton relieved Montera, pitching three and a third innings. She allowed three runs, six hits, struck out one and walked two.
In game two, the Cardinals took a quick lead once again, putting up four runs in the first. They continued their rally, scoring three more times in the second and finished the game by getting the last two runs they would need in the bottom of the fifth to end the game by the run-rule, 8-0.
Nicole Diemer led the way offensively for the Cardinals with three hits, two runs scored, and a stolen base. Kirby Davids followed with two hits, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Woo and Danielle Gjergji each had two RBI.
Jaclyn Leitze (14-7) received the win as she allowed five hits, one run and struck out eight. In two and one third innings pitched, Kerry Kuhn allowed 10 hits, seven runs, walked two and struck out two in the loss.
Lindsay Norton had two hits and registered the only RBI for the Blue Knights.
Plattsburgh (#1 seed) will host the SUNYAC Tournament beginning Thursday, May 1 at 10 a.m. For additional information about the tournament, visit: http://www.sunyac.com/softball/index.html .
Apr. 26, 2008
Cardinals Shutout Wildcats on Senior Day
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State softball team (27-11 overall, 17-3 SUNYAC) shutout the Wildcats of SUNYIT in both games of the conference doubleheader by identical scores of 8-0 in five innings, due to the softball run-rule, at Cardinal Park on Saturday afternoon.
Head Coach, Sean Cotter and his coaching staff honored six seniors as they competed in their last scheduled regular season contest. In words of Coach Cotter, "Today we honor one of the great classes in the long history of athletics at Plattsburgh State." The seniors that were recognized were Tiffany Burek, Kirby Davids, Jennifer Nescio, Jaclyn Leitze, Andrea Stupp and Stephanie Zweig.
In game one, Stepanie Zweig fanned 10-of-17 batters faced to improve to 14-4. She only allowed one hit and walked no one.
The Cardinals finished with eight hits in the game, led by Davids and Stupp each with two. The first inning was the only inning Plattsburgh didn't score. Amy Woo, Danielle Gjergji, Nescio, and Corinne Gioia all chipped in with one hit apiece. Erin Jamieson scored two runs.
In the nightcap, Leitze (13-7) was just as impressive from the pitching circle, striking out 12-of-16 batters face. She allowed just one hit and allowed no one to reach base on balls.
Davids, Woo and Burek led the way offensively for the Cardinals each with two hits. A pair of homeruns from Woo highlighted the game. She compiled five RBI with two runs scored. Nicole Diemer, Jamieson, Lauren Clark and Nescio all tallied a hit apiece.
Tracy Lee and Stacey Phelps had the only two hits on the day for the Wildcats. Halie Tyler allowed 10 hits, walked one and struck out two in the loss.
Plattsburgh returns to conference action tomorrow at Cardinal Park at 1 p.m. when they host the Blue Knights of Geneseo to finish out their regular season schedule.
Apr. 25, 2008
Plattsburgh Downs Lakers, Win Twelfth Straight
OSWEGO, N.Y . - The Plattsburgh State softball team defeated Oswego 4-2 and 7-0 respectively in a State University of New York Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday afternnoon at Laker Field to win their twelfth straight game. The Cardinals improve to 25-11 overall and 15-3 in the conference, while the Lakers fall to 15-16 overall and 10-10 in SUNYAC.
The Lakers scored first in the top of the fourth on a solo homer by Sarah Castaldo, but Plattsburgh answered in the top of the fifth scoring one run of their own. The run came after Andrea Stupp singled, and pinch-runner Kelly Combs came in to score on a sacrifice bunt by Tiffany Burek and two wild pitches.
The Cardinals scored three unearned runs in the top of the sixth to extend their lead 4-1. The first run of the inning was scored by Nicole Pomponio who was pinch-running for Nicole Diemer whom had reached on an error. Freshman, Erin Jamieson followed with a two-run homerun, her first of her career, scoring pinch-runner Kara Bergeron. The Lakers got a solo homer from Erin Armstrong in the bottom of the seventh but that is as close as Oswego would get. Jaclyn Leitze came in relief of Zweig and recorded the final out to earn the save.
Zweig earned the victory allowing nine hits, walking one and striking out eight. Michelle Jackson took the loss for the Lakers. She allowed six hits, two walks and struck out six batters.
In game two, Leitze allowed just two, walked no one, and struck out ten in the shutout victory from the pitching circle. Erika Ayers pitched a complete game for Oswego, allowing 14 hits and striking out one.
Nicole Diemer and Andrea Stupp each went 3-for-4 from the plate. Diemer tallied a pair of doubles and two RBI. Davids, Jamieson and Corinne Gioia each contributed with two hits apiece.
Apr. 24, 2008
Cardinals Sweep Bears on the Road
Zweig Throws No-hitter
POTSDAM, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State softball team swept Potsdam in a State University of New York Athletic Conference doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. The Cardinals improve to 23-11 overall and 13-3 in SUNYAC, while the Bears fall to 6-22 and 2-14.
In game one, Stephanie Zweig pitched a five-inning, no-hit shutout to lead the Cardinals to a 12-0 victory. Zweig was supported with a solid offensive effort from her teammates. Eight different Cardinals received hits in the game, including two hits from both Amy Woo and Danielle Gjergji. Nicole Diemer, Gjergji, Erin Jamieson, Tiffany Burek, and Corinne Gioia each contributed two RBI. Woo added three runs scored.
Megan Strough pitched a complete game allowing 10 hits, four walks and struck out four in the loss.
In the nightcap, Jaclyn Leitze earned the victory allowing five hits, walking no one and striking out 13. Ashley McCoy allowed 11 hits and struck out one in seven innings in the loss.
The Cardinals held a 4-0 advantage after five innings of play when Potsdam's Jessica Brower hit a two-run homerun to cut into the lead. Jocelyn Cole continue the Bears rally by hitting a RBI double to bring Potsdam within one run. Kirby Davids added an insurance run for the Cardinals tripling to left center scoring pinch runner, Nicole McKee in the top of the seventh. Leitze was able to retire the first three batters in the bottom of the seventh, striking out two of them.
Davids led the Cardinals with three hits. Nicole Diemer and Amy Woo followed with two hits apiece. Woo added two RBI.
Brower finished with a two-hit, two-RBI performance for the Bears.
Apr. 21, 2008
Cardinals Take Two from Golden Eagles
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State softball team moved up the conference standings from fifth to second after today's sweep of the Brockport Golden Eagles in a State University of New York Athletic Conference doubleheader at Cardinal Park on Monday afternoon. The Cardinals improve to 21-11 overall and 11-3 in SUNYAC, while the Golden Eagles drop to 17-11 and 10-6.
The first game took an extra inning and two Cardinal pitchers to get the win. Starting pitcher Stephanie Zweig had faced 22 batters, struck out eight, allowed seven hits through seven innings before giving way to teammate Jaclyn Leitze. The Cardinals led 3-2 entering the inning. With bases loaded due to a single, hit by pitch, and intentional walk, Leitze walked in the tying run. The Cardinals were able to get out of the inning without any further damage.
In the top of the eighth inning, the Golden Eagles had bases loaded and two outs before Leitze struck out Hillary Dank to end the inning. In the bottom of the same inning, following singles from Erin Jamieson and Andrea Stupp, senior catcher Tiffany Burek won the game for the Cardinals with a Bunt single scoring Jamieson.
Jamieson and Burek each had three hits to lead the Cardinal offense. Danielle Gjergji and Stupp each had one hit. Gjergji and Burek both finished with 2 RBI.
Leitze earned the win to improve to 9-7 overall. She allowed three hits, walked three and struck out two in two innings pitched.
In the nightcap, Plattsburgh jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Gjergji hit a double to left center field scoring Amy Woo. Gjergji continued to help the cause in the third when she singled, but this time scoring two runs. Jamieson bunted in what would be the final Cardinal run of the game and Plattsburgh led 4-0 after three innings. Brockport's only run came in the top of the seventh when shortstop, Rachel Maxon hit a double to score teammate Amanda Smith.
Starter Jaclyn Leitze got her second win of the day, allowing five hits in 6.2 innings of work. Zweig picked up her second save of the season retiring the only batter she faced.
Gjergji went 3-for-3 in the second game with three RBI. Amy Woo finished with two hits and two runs scored. Jamieson, Nicole Diemer and Kirby Davids all contributed to the offense with one hit apiece.
Apr. 19, 2008
Cardinal Pitching Shuts Down Bengals
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State softball team swept State University of New York Athletic Conference opponent Buffalo State in a doubleheader by identical scores of 3-0, at Cardinal Park on Saturday afternoon.
In the first game, Danielle Gjergji hit a three-run home run over the centerfield fence scoring Kirby Davids and Amy Woo. Davids reached base with a double, while Woo advanced her to third with a single. Woo finished with two singles and Gjergji picked up a single later in the contest.
The three-run first was all the scoring that the Cardinals (19-11, 9-3 SUNYAC) would need, as pitcher Stephanie Zweig gave up only two hits, striking out 13 batters over seven innings, as she picked up her 11th win of the season. Buffalo State's Courtney Keleher had both hits for the Bengals (17-11, 9-4 SUNYAC), reaching base on two bunt-singles in the third and fifth innings.
In the second half of the doubleheader, Gjergji picked up her fourth run batted in of the day with a double that landed just inside the left field foul line, scoring Davids who had reached on a single. Nicole Diemer went 3 for 4, including a double and two RBI.
Jaclyn Leitze contributed a nearly identical line to Zweig in the first game, striking out 12, while only giving up two hits. Leitze improved her record to 8-7 on the season, winning her last three starts.
Apr. 18, 2008
Cardinals Control Blue Devils in Home Opener
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Pitchers Stephanie Zweig and Jaclyn Leitze combined for 17 strikeouts as Plattsburgh State swept a softball conference home opener doubleheader over Fredonia on Friday, 3-0 and 11-0 (5 innings). The Cardinals improve to 17-11 overall and 7-3 in SUNYAC while the Blue Devils drop to 7-17 and 2-12.
Seniors Kirby Davids and Andrea Stupp combined for eight of the Cardinals 16 total hits on the afternoon.
In the first game, the Cardinals scored in their first at bats when Danielle Gjergji doubled to center field scoring Davids who had reached on a bunt and then stolen a base.
The Cardinals scored the final two runs of the game in the fourth inning when Stupp hit her second homerun of the season over the left field fence scoring Erin Jamieson who had previously reached base on balls. Both Davids and Stupp went 3-for-3 in the game.
Zweig (10-4) pitched a complete game, allowed just one hit, struck out seven and walked one batter.
In game two, the Cardinals rallied to score eight runs on seven hits in the second inning to give Plattsburgh a 9-0 lead heading into the third. The Cardinals scored two additional runs in the third, which was enough to eventually close out the game in five innings due to the eight-run rule.
Tiffany Burek and Amy Woo each went 2-for-2 in the nightcap. One of Woo's hits included a solo homerun over the left field fence to open up the scoring in the first inning. Woo finished with 2 RBI and three runs scored. Burek tallied two RBI and scored one run.
Freshman Nicole Diemer added a hit and three runs batted in. Stupp and Lauren Clark added a hit apiece for the Cardinals. Jaclyn Leitze (7-7) allowed six hits, struck out 10 batters and allowed no walks over five innings.
Maria Siderakis led the Blue Devils with two hits on the day.
Apr. 15, 2008
Softball Sweeps Mustangs on the Road
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. - Erin Jamieson and Amy Woo combined for eight hits as the Plattsburgh State softball team swept host Morrisville State College in a State University of New York Athletic Conference doubleheader, 8-1 and 11-0 in 5 innings, on Tuesday at the Mustangs Softball Park. The Cardinals improve to 15-11 (5-3 SUNYAC) while the Mustangs fall to 4-17 (1-9 SUNYAC). Plattsburgh took advantage of a shaky Morrisville defense that committed 13 errors on the afternoon, resulting in nine of the 19 runs being earned.
In the opener, Stephanie Zweig pitched a complete-game win while tossing a six-hitter. She struck out 11 batters and didn't issue a walk. Jamieson had a RBI-double and Danielle Gjergji stole home to stake Plattsburgh to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
After scoring two more runs in the fourth, the Cardinals added some insurance with four in the sixth for an 8-1 cushion.
Jaclyn Leitze pitched a one-hitter and struck out eight without giving up a walk in the nightcap. Plattsburgh scored seven times in the fifth to break open a close game that was 4-0 at the time in favor of the visitors. Corrine Gioia hit a two-run home run to highlight the outburst.
Apr. 12, 2008
Softball Splits with Oneonta on the Road
ONEONTA, N.Y. - Visiting Plattsburgh State split a State University of New York Athletic Conference softball doubleheader with Oneonta, as the Cardinals won the opener 7-1 and the Red Dragons took the nightcap 2-1. Plattsburgh now stands at 13-11 overall and 3-3 in the SUNYAC while Oneonta is 14-8 and 6-2.
Amy Woo went 3-for-3 with three runs batted in and two runs scored as Plattsburgh took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning of Game 1 and never trailed. Danielle Gjergji chipped in two hits and two RBI. Pitcher Stephanie Zweig went the distance, throwing a two-hitter while allowing two walks. She struck out nine batters.
In the second game, Plattsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Woo led off with a double and later scored on a wild pitch. But the Red Dragons tied it in the home half of the frame on an unearned run.
Oneonta pushed across the winning run in the seventh with one out on a Shannon Egan RBI-single.
Kirby Davids had Plattsburgh's only other hit.
Apr. 11, 2008
Cardinals Split at New Paltz State
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State softball team split a State University of New York Athletic Conference doubleheader at New Paltz State on Friday afternoon, winning the first game 7-3 before losing the nightcap 1-0. The Cardinals are now 12-10 overall, including 2-2 in the SUNYAC, while the host Hawks are 11-14 and 2-7.
In the opener, Danielle Gjergji led the Cardinals' 10-hit attack by going 3-for-3 and drove in two runs on a double and home run. Erin Jamieson chipped in two hits, scored twice and drove home another.
Plattsburgh built a 7-0 lead for starting pitcher Stephanie Zweig, who scattered eight hits, walked three and struck out seven batters in the complete-game victory.
Game 2 starter Jaclyn Leitze threw a strong outing but suffered a heartbreaking loss as the Cardinals' offense was held in check with only three hits by Amy Woo, Nicole Diemer and Andrea Stupp. Leitze struck out 11 and gave up only four hits over six innings.
Elizabeth May knocked in the only run of the contest on a triple in the third inning, scoring Brittany O'Hara.
Apr. 9, 2008
NCAA Awards Plattsburgh State a Regional Site
INDIANAPOLIS -
The NCAA Division III Softball Committee has named Plattsburgh State one of eight regional sites, marking the first time in school history that the Cardinals will host any round of the NCAA Softball Tournament. The seven- or eight-team event will be played May 8-12 at Cardinal Park at the Fieldhouse Complex. Pairings, game times and ticket prices will be announced at a later date. Click here for NCAA.com
The other sites (with host school in parentheses) are Rock Island, Ill. (Augustana College); Ithaca, N.Y. (Ithaca College); Fayetteville, N.C. (Methodist College); Providence, R.I. (Rhode Island College); Glassboro, N.J. (Rowan University); Tyler, Texas (University of Texas at Tyler); and Eau Claire, Wis. (University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire).
Each of the regional champions advance to Salem, Va., for the NCAA World Series on May 16-20. The Cardinals are seeking a return trip to Salem, where they finished fourth in the nation last season, in their third-straight bid to make the NCAA Tournament.
Apr. 8, 2008
Pitching Dominates Plattsburgh Sweep at SLU
CANTON, N.Y. - Pitchers Stephanie Zweig and Jaclyn Leitze combined for 18 strikeouts without issuing a walk as visiting Plattsburgh State swept a softball non-conference doubleheader over Saint Lawrence on Tuesday, 9-2 and 11-0 (6 innings). The Cardinals have won three in a row to improve to 11-9 overall while the Saints are now 3-11 after losing consecutive seven games.
Zweig pitched a complete-game while allowing 11 hits (10 singles) and one earned run with six strikeouts in the opener. Amy Woo led the Cardinals' 11-hit attack by going 4-for-4 at the plate with three runs batted in. Andrea Stupp knocked in three runs on two hits, and Nicole Diemer contributed two hits.
Plattsburgh held a slim 3-1 lead after five innings before breaking the game open with two runs in the next frame and four in the seventh.
In the second game, Leitze threw a two-hit shutout and struck out 12 Saints, which is a season's best.
The Plattsburgh offense erupted for a season-high 16 hits, led by Stupp with three. Danielle Gjergji had two hits, including a triple, and drove-in five runs. Lauren Clark, Corrine Gioia (2 RBI) and Erin Jamieson (1 RBI) each had two hits.
The Cardinals scored seven times in the top of the sixth to key the rout.
Apr. 3, 2008
Cardinals Open SUNYAC Slate with Split on the Road
CORTLAND, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State and Cortland State split a State University of New York Athletic Conference two-game softball series Thursday at Dragon Field by identical 1-0 scores. The host Red Dragons (11-7 overall, 3-1 SUNYAC) won the first contest when Emily Ringen singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. Tiffany Burek went 2-for-3 with a run batted in to help the Cardinals (9-9, 1-1) in the second game and earn the split.
In Game One, Stephanie Zweig pitched a solid outing despite the loss by scattering eight singles and walking three while striking out nine. Danielle Gjergji had two of Plattsburgh's five hits.
Starter Jaclyn Leitze and Zweig combined on the shutout in the nightcap. Leitze allowed four hits and five walks while striking out six over six innings. Zweig pitched the seventh inning and earned her second save.
Mar. 2, 2008
Cardinals End Lone Star Tour 3-3
TYLER, Texas - The third-ranked Plattsburgh State softball team was upset by unranked Texas-Tyler on Sunday when the Cardinals lost both ends of a non-conference doubleheader, 4-0 and 7-2, at UT-Tyler Ballpark. The Cardinals finished their season-opening road swing through the state of Texas with a 3-3 record. The Patriots move to 12-0 in their first season as a full-fledged NCAA Division III member.
In the first game of the afternoon, Plattsburgh could muster four hits off winning pitcher Kelsey Harrington (4-0) including Amy Woo with a double and singles by Kara Imai, Danielle Gjergji and Andrea Stupp.
Woo paced the team in the nightcap with two hits, including a home run.
On Saturday, Plattsburgh concluded the LeTourneau University Tournament at Lear Park with a pair of victories against Austin, 3-1, and Hardin-Simmons, 2-1. Against the Kangaroos, Lauren Clark and Kirby Davids led the team's eight-hit attack with two apiece, and Jaclyn Leitze scattered four hits and struck out eight batters while walking none to notch her first win of the season. Erin Jamieson grounded into a fielder's choice to score Kara Bergeron from third base for the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the two-time defending American Southwest Conference champion Cowgirls, who took a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Stephanie Zweig picked up the win, scattering four hits and striking out five with one walk.
The Cardinals opened the tournament the day before in Longview, Texas, with a split, defeating East Texas Baptist, 5-2, before losing to Texas-Tyler, 12-1. Plattsburgh jumped out to a 4-0 advantage against the Tigers as Woo went 3-for-4 at the plate, including a double, scored three runs and drove home two. Davids had two hits and two runs scored. Zweig walked only one in the complete-game victory. Gjergji and Jamieson had the only hits in the lopsided loss to the Patriots.
Jan. 31, 2008
Several School Records as Preseason No. 3
STARKVILLE, Miss. -
The Plattsburgh State softball team, with 170 points, will begin the season at No. 3 in NCAA Division III in the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association preseason rankings, which were released this week. The program set a number of milestones in the process, including highest preseason ranking (No. 10 in 2007), highest ranking ever (No. 4 in last year's final poll) and poll points (167 on June 11, 2007). NFCA Top 25 Poll
"This is a nice honor for the program and it shows respect that we've received from coaches across the nation about the success we've achieved in the last few years," said coach Sean Cotter, who enters his ninth season at the helm of the Cardinals. "But it'll mean nothing if we don't attain our immediate goal of winning a SUNYAC championship in 2008. We're looking forward to improving each day, and we know that we cannot rest on our past success."
Plattsburgh returns six starters and top two pitchers among 12 players off last season's 37-14 squad that advanced to the National Quarterfinals in only its second NCAA Tournament appearance.
Defending national champion Linfield is ranked No. 1 in the poll, receiving all eight first-place votes and 200 points. Besides Plattsburgh, Buffalo State at No. 19 is the only other State University of New York Athletic Conference institution represented in the preseason national rankings. SUNYAC member Cortland State was in the "others receiving votes" category with 10 points.
The defending NCAA Northeast Regional champion Cardinals will face a challenging schedule that includes four schools ranked in the Preseason Top 25, including No. 4 St. Thomas (Mar. 16), No. 7 Redlands (Mar. 20 DH), No. 19 Buffalo State (Apr. 19 DH) and No. 21 Central (Mar. 21).
Plattsburgh opens the season Feb. 29-Mar. 1 at the LeTourneau Tournament in Longview, Texas.
Coach's Corner
Coach Sean Cotter:
"Our teams at Plattsburgh always have a few things in common. They all have a real determination to be the best, and are always real close knit groups. They have the desire to be the best both on and off the field and that always leads to good team dynamics. Part of that determination and closeness comes from our annual spring trip to California and our many off the field community service activities. We have high expectations for our student-athletes and in return they receive the opportunity to play softball at a highly competitive level, at one of the top facilities in the Northeast, within a highly supportive community." More about Coach Sean Cotter.
Softball
The softball team, established as a full intercollegiate sport in 1998, has already been established as a top conference contender. The team has improved each year, with season win totals of 9, 15, 21, and 31 in the first four seasons. Already in that short period of time, the Cardinals have appeared twice in the SUNYAC
playoffs and earned a bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC
) tournament.
The commitment to excellence is evident in all facets of Cardinal softball, from the pre-season preparation, to their involvement in community service projects, to the all-new Cardinal Softball Field, one of the top softball facilities in the Northeastern United States. Each spring, the Cardinals begin their season with a trip to California, to participate in the highly regarded SunWest Tournament. The team competes in one of the top athletic conferences in the nation, the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC ), and the conference champion gains automatic entry into the NCAA Championship Tournament.
The women’s softball team, like all intercollegiate athletics teams at Plattsburgh State, focuses on a commitment to competitive excellence, academic achievement, and community service.
Contact Information
For more information about Softball at Plattsburgh State, please contact:
Coach Sean Cotter
Phone: (518) 564-4144
E-mail: cottersm@plattsburgh.edu