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Liddy van der Linden |
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Alysn Ludwig '09 |
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Alyssa Dunn '11 |
NEWTON, MA - Saint Joseph's College (25-15, 19-7 GNAC)
was defeated by Simmons College (31-9, 21-5 GNAC), 6-5, on Saturday
afternoon in the elimination round of the GNAC Softball Tournament
to end the team's playoff run. SO Liddy van
der Linden (Worcester, MA) was 2-4 with 2 runs, 2 RBI’s
and 2 doubles and both JR Alysn Ludwig
(Waldoboro, ME) and FY Alyssa Dunn
(Standish, ME) went 2-4 in the loss. FY Kiera Walsh
(Benton, ME) takes the loss for the Lady Monks and falls to 14-7 on
the season.
St. Joe’s came out firing in the first inning to take a 4-0
lead. Ludwig led off with a single and scored on a SO Jillian
Kimball (Albany TWP, ME) fielder’s choice and
van der Linden sent home both SO Anna Willis
(Gorham, ME) and Kimball with a double. SR Megan
Farrell (Abington, MA) grounded out to second base
to score van der Linden to give the Lady Monks a
four-run cushion in the early going.
The Royal Blue went on to add a run in the third with back-to-back
doubles from van der Linden
and Dunn to take a 5-0 advantage.
Simmons put a run on the board in the bottom of the fourth when FY
Dannie Szabo (White Plains, NY) opened the inning with a double and
later scored on a groundout to second base off the bat of SR Natalie
West (East Bridgewater, MA) to reduce the SJC lead to 5-1.
The Sharks showed their teeth in the fifth inning by scoring five
runs off six hits, including home runs from FY Annie Thompson (Pacific
Palisades, CA), a three-run blast, and Szabo to take a 6-5 lead.
St. Joe’s was unable to score a run in the top of the seventh
and saw their tournament championship hopes come to an end.
Outfielder Anna Willis and shortstop
Liddy van der Linden
were both named to the 2008 GNAC All-Tournament Team for their play
in the three tourney contests. van der Linden was 7-10 with three
runs and four RBI's in the tourney and Willis played
spectacular defense in right field for the Lady Monks to earn the
honor.
The Lady Monks will play the final games of their season in a doubleheader
at Colby College on Saturday, May 3rd with the first game scheduled
to begin at 12:00 PM.
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