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FOR IMMEDIATE
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May 6, 2006 |
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The
2006 Little East Conference
Softball Tournament
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The Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex at Rhode Island College
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Providence, RI
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Game Nine
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#6 UMass
Dartmouth (16-13-1) |
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#5 Southern
Maine (23-19) |
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Huskies Eliminate Corsairs, 4-3
Mainville Remains Undefeated in LEC Tournament Play
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Providence, RI—Fifth-seeded
Southern Maine eliminated sixth-seeded UMass Dartmouth from the 2006
Little East Conference Softball Tournament. The Huskies are 3-1 in the
tournament, while the Corsairs bow out with a 2-2 mark. |
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Southern
Maine freshman designated player Sabrina Mills (Westford, MA)
led off the bottom of the first inning with a single and eventually
scored on senior first baseman Caterina Riitano’s (Sangerville, ME)
sacrifice fly to left field. |
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The Corsairs
came back in the top of the second to tie the contest at 1-1. Freshman
right fielder Meghan Mansor (Methuen, MA) reached on a
fielder’s choice and scored on a throwing error. |
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USM stormed
right back with two runs in the bottom of the frame, scoring on
Corsair errors. Junior catcher Danica Martin (Bridgton, ME)
singled in the fourth inning, stole second, and eventually scored on
sophomore third baseman Dawn Ross’s (Gray, ME) RBI single to
build a 4-2 lead at the time. |
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UMass
Dartmouth kept it close all game as freshman first baseman
Christine White (Worcester, MA) singled and scored on a USM error
in the top of the fourth, and then walked and scored on senior second
baseman Amanda Leal’s (New Bedford, MA) triple in the sixth
inning. |
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Southern
Maine senior pitcher Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills, ME) got
White to pop out with two outs and runners on first and second in the
seventh to secure her 11th (11-7) win of the season.
Mainville went the distance, allowing one earned run on ten hits to go
along with four strikeouts. UMass Dartmouth freshman pitcher Amie
Nickerson (Wrentham, MA) took the loss (8-4), allowing two earned
runs on 14 hits. |
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The Huskies,
who face elimination with one loss, will play top-seeded Rhode Island
College at noon. |
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