April 27, 2008

Box Score

Ashland, Ohio - Grand Valley State University ended the regular season with a 27-14 (12-8 GLIAC) record after dropping two games against Ashland. The Lakers scored three runs in each game, but fell by scores of 8-3 and 11-3. GVSU will go into next week's GLIAC Tournament as the No. 5 seed.

In game one, Lori Andjelich (11-8) went six innings, giving up nine hits and eight runs. She struck out one and walked one. Offensively, the Lakers scored three runs on six hits with no errors. Rebecca Plummer went 2-3 at the plate with one run batted in.

After Ashland scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, Grand Valley State tied the game with three runs of their own in the top of the fourth inning. Nichole Woityra doubled down the left-field line to start the inning, followed by a single by Kristin Moleski that sent her to third. The bases were loaded after Elizabeth Smith was hit by a pitch. Plummer singled to the shortstop, scoring Woityra. Breanne Kronberg reached on a fielder's choice that scored Moleski and advanced pinch-runner Lesley Bates to third. Another fielder's choice, this one off the bat of Lisa Preuss, scored Bates and tied the score at 3-3. The comeback ended quickly though, as Ashland scored four in the bottom half of the frame to put the game out of reach. The Eagles tacked on one more run in the bottom of the sixth to make the final score 8-3.

In game two, Stephanie Cole (13-5) went 6.1 innings and gave up 11 runs on 15 hits. She also struck out four and walked two. The Lakers tallied 11 hits, but could only score three runs. Preuss went 2-3 with a triple and a run scored. Lauren Rohan pitched the last two outs, striking out one.

Once again, Ashland jumped out to an early lead, going up 2-0 after one inning. GVSU tied it at 2-2 in the bottom of the second inning. Plummer singled to the shortstop to start the inning and then went to second on a sacrifice by Kronberg. Preuss singled and then Becky Rudenga walked to load the bases with one out. With two outs, Sarah Holland singled to left-center field to make the score 2-2. The Eagles kept scoring, and when the Lakers came up the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, the score was 11-2. With two outs, Moleski doubled to right-center and then Smith singled through the left side to score the Lakers' final run of the game and make the final score 11-3.