College Softball: Ridgewater 1-3 at Florida
COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- The Ridgewater softball team started the 2009 season winning one out of four games at the Cocoa Beach (Fla.) Challenge Saturday and Sunday.
The Lady Warriors lost three games to NJCAA Division II opponents Lakeland (Ill.) 13-4, Lansing (Mich.) 8-0 and Northern Iowa (10-2). They triumphed in Sunday's final game 9-0 against Division III Rock Valley (Ill.).
Saturday's Games
Lakeland 13, Ridgewater 4
Ridgewater expended all of its bullets in the first inning, scoring four runs. Ashley Schmeling drove in two run and Sam Drees had two hits overall.
Ridgewater 400 00 -- 4 6 4
Lakeland (Ill.) 170 05 -- 13 10 0
HITTING - Ridgewater: Dani Stoufer 1-for-2; Tara Thielke 1-for-2; Jodi Merritt 1-for-2; Ashley Schmeling 1-for-2, 2 rbi; Sam Drees 2-for-2 ... Lakeland: Erica Jarvis 3-for-3, 2 2b, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ridgewater: Heather Thoma (L) 4Zc-8-12-8-1-2; Molly Anderson Xc-2-1-1-0-0 ... Lakeland: Jen Grahm (W) 5-6-4-4-6-3
Lansing 8, Ridgewater 0
Tara Thielke had the only hit for the Lady Warriors.
Ridgewater 000 00 -- 0 1 1
Lansing (Mich.) 030 32 -- 8 10 0
HITTING - Ridgewater: Tara Thielke 1-for-2 ... Lansing: Liz Veltman 2-for-2, 2 2b, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ridgewater: Kristin Kahle (L) 3-3-3-3-0-2; Patina Queenan 1-5-4-4-2-2; Molly Anderson 0-2-1-1-0-0 ... Lansing: Brianna Carpenter (W) 5-1-0-0-0-12
Sunday's Games
N. Iowa 10, Ridgewater 2
Ridgewater churned out nine hits, led by Dani Stoufer and Patina Queenan with two each.
Northern Iowa 330 020 3 -- 10 16 1
Ridgewater 000 101 0 -- 2 9 5
HITTING - Northern Iowa: Allyson Gross 4-for-5, 2b, 3 rbi ... Ridgewater: Dani Stoufer 2-for-4; Tara Thielke 1-for-4; Aubrey Wren 1-for-2; Patina Queenan 2-for-3, rbi; Molly Anderson 1-for-2; Sam Drees 1-for-3, rbi; Steph Rhea 1-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Northern Iowa: Laci Pustina (W) 7-9-2-2-2-8 ... Ridgewater: Molly Anderson (L) 4-9-5-4-4-2; Patina Queenan 3-7-5-2-0-1
Ridgewater 9, Rock Valley 0
Ridgewater broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the seven by plating all nine runs. Steph Rhea drove in three runs. Kristin Kahle went the distance for the win. She allowed eight hits, struck out four and walked two.
Ridgewater 000 000 9 -- 9 11 3
Rock Valley (Ill.) 000 000 0 -- 0 8 3
HITTING - Ridgewater: Dani Stoufer 1-for-4, 2b; Patina Queenan 2-for-4, rbi; Tara Thielke 1-for-4, rbi; Aubrey Wren 1-for-4; Jodi Merritt 3-for-4, 2 2b; Ashley Schmeling 1-for-3; Steph Rhea 2-for-4, 3 rbi; Kristin Kahle 1-for-4, rbi ... Rock Valley: Jenn Repp 2-for-3; Cassie Whitcamp 2-for-3
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ridgewater: Kristin Kahle (W) 7-8-0-0-2-4 ... Rock Valley: Bethany Semovda (L) 7-11-9-7-3-0
