2008 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Softball Playoffs
May 1-3, 2008
 Lock Haven, Pa.

Post Game Releases

#2 LHU defeats #8 Bloomsburg 3-0, takes home third straight PSAC crown

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Amanda Roosa’s first inning two run homerun was all No. 2 Lock Haven would need as they took home their third straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) softball championship by defeating No. 8 Bloomsburg 3-0 in today’s title tilt at LHU’s Lawrence Field.

Roosa’s two run long ball drove in Lady Eagle pitcher Kristin Erb and gave The Haven an early 2-0 advantage.

Lock Haven (43-6) would add an additional insurance run in the second inning when a Julia Popovich single rounded pinch runner Kristin Schoenig, giving LHU a 3-0 lead.

From that moment on Bloomsburg (48-9) had no answers to Erb’s dominance in the circle as they had two hits on the game but were unable to plate a run.

The Haven’s junior hurler Erb was named the PSAC tournament MVP for her three game performance as she didn’t allow a single run and tossed a perfect game against Bloom on Thursday.

In today’s contest with the Huskies Erb pitched a complete game two hit shutout and struck out eight.

Bloomsburg pitcher Tara Reed picked up the loss as she allowed three runs on six Lock Haven hits and struck out four batters.

With their championship victory today Lock Haven joins Bloom, California and Shippensburg as the only teams to ever win at least three tournaments in a row.

Their championship performance also guarantees them a spot in next weekend’s regional tournament at Kutztown while Bloomsburg will sit at home and wait for the selections to be made to find out if they have an opportunity to take part in the regional tournament.

Regional play at Kutztown begins on Thursday.

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# 8 Bloomsburg defeats #16 Kutztown 2-0 in nine

LOCK HAVEN, Pa.  -   With two out in the top half of the ninth inning a Tiff Corliss single drove in Lacy Mauro as the Huskies of Bloomsburg advanced to the championship game with a thrilling 2-0 victory over Kutztown University.

Following Corliss’ base hit it was looking like Mauro was dead in the rights at home plate but the senior found a way to get around the tag and reach home plate to break the deadlock and give Bloom the late advantage.

Kayleen Sidisky would drive in another run after the initial run was scored to make the score 2-0 during the next at bat.

Bloomsburg ace Ashley Lynn then mowed down the Kutztown side to record the victory and allow BU to advance to the next round.

Bloomsburg scored their two runs off of six hits while Lynn allowed seven hits but was able to hold what is believed by many to be the finest offense in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) to no runs.

Kutztown hurler Katlin Arbogast tossed the first seven innings of action and got a no decision as she allowed two hits and struck out six.

Golden Bear pitcher Monica Glomb recorded the loss as she allowed two runs, four hits and struck out a pair of Bloom batters.
 

Lynn picked up the victory for Bloomsburg as she tossed a complete game seven hit shutout and struck out six.

Bloomsburg advances to take on Lock Haven in the championship contest at 1:30 p.m. If the Huskies are victorious they will force a second and deciding game, while if LHU is victorious they win the PSAC crown for the third consecutive year.

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#8 Bloomsburg advances by defeating IUP 6-0

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – No. 8 Bloomsburg University’s softball squad advanced to action tomorrow as they defeated Indiana University of Pa. (IUP) by a 6-0 today at Lock Haven’s Lawrence Field.

Bloomsburg (47-8) got on top of IUP early as they plated three runs in the first inning off a Mandy Koch homer to give the Huskies a 3-0 advantage.  

Bloom would plates a pair of runs in the fourth inning while also scoring once in the fifth to advance through the loser’s bracket to take on Kutztown who had lost earlier in the day to Lock Haven.

In the circle it was IUP () pitcher Erin Holloway picking up the loss as she tossed five innings while allowing a five runs off of three hits and striking out three Bloom batters.

For the Huskies it was Sheelin Fisher recording the victory as she tossed a complete game three hit shutout and struck out one.

Fisher was nearly taken out of the contest in the fifth as she was line drived to the leg, but recovered to pitch the rest of the contest and get the win.

IUP heads home with a 1-2 tournament record and awaits the announcement of the field for next week’s Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament at Kutztown while Bloomsburg will live to see another game as they take on Kutztown at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, with the winner doing battle with Lock Haven in the championship contest at 1:00 p.m.

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# 2 Lock Haven defeats #16 Kutztown 5-0

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Brittany Muthard’s RBI single in the fifth proved to be the game winning hit as No. 2 Lock Haven defeated Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) foe No. 16 Kutztown, 5-0 in the winner’s bracket of today’s PSAC softball tournament.

After four innings of scoreless ball, back to back to back singles gave LHU a 1-0 advantage in the fifth.

An inning later, The Haven would tack on another run as an Amanda Roosa RBI double scored Sarah Norris and gave Lock Haven a 2-0 lead.

Inning seven would see Lock Haven (44-6) tack on three more runs off an inside the park homerun by Sarah Norris which plated Julia Popovich and Meredith Morris.

It was Kutztown (44-11) ace Katlin Arbogast picking up the loss as she allowed five runs off of eight hits and struck out two Lady Eagles.

Kristin Erb picked up the victory for LHU as she tossed a complete game three hit shutout and mowed down six KU batters.

Lock Haven now advances to the championship game of the PSAC tournament as they have an unblemished 2-0 mark in the tournament.

Kutztown moves to the loser’s bracket to take on the winner of the Bloomsburg and IUP contest slated for 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, with the loser of that game going home. The opening pitch of the final day of PSAC action is slated for 11:00 a.m. while the championship game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

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# 8 Bloomsburg defeats East Stroudsburg 1-0

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Dominate pitching has become the storyline of the second day of play at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) softball tournament as No. 8 Bloomsburg defeated East Stroudsburg 1-0 behind a solid pitching performance by Bloom hurler Ashley Lynn.

BU plated the game’s lone run as a Tara Reed single scored Casey Massamini from second base and broke the deadlock to give the Huskies a 1-0 advantage.

East Stroudsburg (18-30) looked like they would knot the game up in the seventh inning but Bloom would catch Alicea Ashe as she was heading home to record the second out of the frame and then Lynn struck out the final batter of the game to pick up the victory and move on in the tournament’s loser’s bracket.

Lynn tossed a complete game three hit shutout and struckout 11 Warrior batters to record the victory while ESU hurler Kristen Halvorsen picked up the loss while allowing four hits, one run and striking out two Bloomsburg (46-8) batters.

ESU heads home with a 1-2 mark in the conference playoffs and is left to await the announcement of the field for next weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament at Kutztown. Bloomsburg is slated to play one more contest today as they take on IUP who was an earlier victor as they defeated California (Pa.) in the first contest of the day. The opening pitch for the final game of the afternoon pitting IUP with Bloomsburg is slated for 4:30 p.m. at Lawrence Field on the campus of Lock Haven.

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IUP knocks California (Pa.) out of PSAC Tournament

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – In a pitcher’s duel at Lawrence Field it took a ninth inning error on the California (Pa.) shortstop to decide this morning’s contest between Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western division foes Cal and Indiana University of Pa (IUP) as the Crimson Hawks advanced in the loser’s bracket after a thrilling 1-0 victory over the Vulcans.

IUP first baseman Brittany Allman crossed the plate with no outs in the bottom part of the ninth to record the victory while California (26-16) starting pitcher Sonia Petrosoniak and Erin Holloway were dominate throughout the game.

IUP (17-25) would only record three hits on the game while Cal recorded two as they were sent home from PSAC play.

Petrosoniak allowed the run on IUP’s trio of hits while she walked a batter and also struck out one in the loss.

Holloway was tremendous in the circle as she tossed a complete game two hit shutout and mowed down a dozen Vulcan batters.

IUP will continue PSAC tournament play when they take on the winner of the game currently in progress with East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg. IUP will take the field at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon as they look to work their way back into the hunt for a PSAC crown.

California’s tournament slate ends as they head home and wait to see if their name is mentioned among one of the eight teams invited to next weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament at Kutztown University.

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Erb tosses a perfect game and #2 LHU defeats #8 Bloomsburg

 LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Junior Kristin Erb pitched a perfect game to lead the Lock Haven University softball team past Bloomsburg University 3-0 today.

 

Erb stuck out 10 on the way to the perfect game.

 

LHU’s three runs came off seven hits as the Lady Eagles were led by Erb and Ilia Lopez, who both went 2-for-3 at the plate.

 

Bloomsburg pitcher Sheelin Fisher went the complete game for the Huskies, striking out five.

 

Lock Haven advances to face rival Kutztown tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Kutztown advances after downing East Stroudsburg 3-0. Bloomsburg, who is 1-1 in the tournament, faces off against ESU tomorrow at noon.

 

Kutztown tops East Stroudsburg at PSAC Softball Tournament

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – For the third time in a row, the Eastern division team from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) was victorious, but this time they defeated one of their own as the Kutztown Golden Bears defeated the East Stroudsburg Warriors 3-0 at Lawrence Field on the campus of Lock Haven University.

Kutztown knocked in all of their runs in the first inning as KU sluggers Steph Denlinger and Ashley Fitzgerald drove back to back homers out of the yard to give Kutztown a 3-0 advantage early.

With Denlinger’s long shot in the first she is now in a deadlock for the top spot on the all-time PSAC career home runs tally with 56 home runs which ties Bloomsburg alumna Erin Miller who was a 2001 Bloom grad.

Following the first inning the game went silent as neither pitcher would allow a run to cross the plate as Kutztown advanced to tomorrow’s tournament action.

In the circle for KU it was ace hurler Katlin Arbogast recording the victory as she picked up her 23rd win of the season by tossing a complete game four hit shutout while mowing down eight Warrior batters.

ESU was led at the plate by Brittany Racek, Ali Hale, Candace Pastor and Kara Darcey who each went 1-3 on the game.

After recording the victory in ESU’s first outing of the day, Kristen Halvorsen got the loss for East Stroudsburg as she allowed three runs on six hits and struck out two KU batters.

Both teams will be back in action tomorrow as East Stroudsburg takes on the loser of the contest between host Lock Haven and the Huskies of Bloomsburg. The opening pitch for the final game of the afternoon is slated for 4:30 p.m. Kutztown will take on the winner of the 4:30 p.m. game as they will take on the victor at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.

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Bloomsburg tops IUP 3-1 in PSAC Softball Opening Round

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Eastern division supremacy continued to reign supreme in game two of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Softball tournament as the No. 2 seed Bloomsburg University Huskies defeated Western division No. 3 seed Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) by a 3-1 margin at Lock Haven’s Lawrence Field.

Bloom was led at the plate by the top of their order as first baseman Tara Reed and second baseman Danielle Lazorka did the damage for the Huskies.

From her leadoff position, Reed was 1-3 with an RBI, while Lazorka went 1-4 with a pair of RBI’s from her number two spot in the Bloomsburg lineup.

Bloom got all the runs they would need as Lazorka’s double in the third drove in a pair of runs to give BU a 2-0 advantage.

In the circle for the Huskies it was Senior righty Ashley Lynn holding down the IUP offense as she recorded her 21st victory of the season while striking out eight opposing batters.

IUP recorded five hits off of Lynn but were only able to garner one run as an Alex Daughenbaugh triple in the sixth inning scored Dee Eppinger and accounted for the Crimson Hawks’ only tally of the game.

Freshman Erin Holloway recorded the loss for IUP as she allowed a trio of Bloomsburg hits and struck out four.

Bloomsburg will be action again at 4:30 p.m. when they do battle with the Lady Eagles of Lock Haven who come into the tournament as the overall No. 1 seed as they were victorious in regular season Western division play. IUP falls to the losers bracket and will do battle tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. when they play familiar PSAC West opponent California (Pa.).

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East Stroudsburg defeats California (Pa.) to open up PSAC tournament

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Warriors of East Stroudsburg were victorious over California in today’s opening round contest of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Softball tournament championships as they defeated California (Pa.) by a 9-0 margin in five innings.

Leading the way for the Warriors at the plate was freshman Jamie Mingis who was a perfect 3-3 while crossing the plate twice as the Warriors scored their nine runs off of nine hits.

California was only able to manufacture one hit for the game as ESU pitcher Kristen Halvorsen was lights up as she tossed a complete game one hit shutout as she recorded her 14th victory of the season.

After a pair of scoreless innings it was beginning to look like the game would go to the wire, but a string of six, one-out, runs in the home half of the sixth and three two out runs in the bottom of the fifth proved to be the difference as Cal used three pitchers during the two inning stretch.

Cal hurler Sonia Petrosoniak picked up her eighth loss of the year as she threw two and one third innings of action, allowing five hits and striking out two.

East Stroudsburg is back in action this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. when they do battle with PSAC Eastern division nemesis Kutztown, while the Vulcans fall into the losers bracket and will do battle with the loser of the Bloomsburg and IUP game which began at high noon.

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