College softball: Ridgewater eliminated from national tourney
ROCHESTER -- Ridgewater's season is over after a 10-inning, 2-1 loss in the consolation bracket to Anne Arundel Community College on Friday in Rochester.
The Warriors finished in fourth place in the NJCAA Division III National Tournament and with a 36-12 overall record.
"We played really well," Ridgewater coach Todd Thorstad said. "We made things happen. Nothing to hold our heads down about."
After losing to Tompkins in the second round of the tournament Thursday, the Warriors moved to the consolation bracket where they beat DuPage 5-1 on Friday.
That win advanced them to the second round of consolation where they lost to Anne Arundel.
Game One
Ridgewater 5, DuPage 1
Kari Shipman and Andrea Krause each doubled and drove in a run in the Warriors' 5-1 win.
Haley Springer was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Krause went the distance to pick up the win, allowing no earned runs and striking out four.
Ridgewater 000 300 2 -- 5 6 1
DuPage 000 100 0 -- 1 7 1
HITTING - Ridgewater: Kari Shipman 1-for-4, 2b, rbi, Haley Springer 1-for-4, rbi, Andrea Krause 1-for-3, 2b, rbi, Aimee Johnson 1-for-3, Brittney Nissen 1-for-3, Yvonne Wani 1-for-3 ... DuPage: Nicole Interrante 2-for-3, Cayla Clark 1-for-3, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ridgewater: Andrea Krause (W) 7-7-1-0-1-4... DuPage: Michelle Interrante (L) 7-6-5-3-1-3
Game Two
Anne Arundel 2, Ridgewater 1
Ridgewater took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Kari Shipman led off with a double.
Haley Springer sacrificed her to third, and Shipman scored when the throw to third scooted past the third baseman.
The Warriors took the lead to the bottom of the seventh. A runner got on base with a fielder's choice, and with two outs Liz Cox hit an RBI-double to right-center to tie the game.
After two scoreless frames, Anne Arundel got two singles from Courtney Bardell and Elaine Nescin to lead off the tenth inning.
The Warriors then recorded two outs, but Bardell would score the winning run on an error.
Ridgewater 000 100 000 0 -- 1 3 2
Anne Arundel 000 000 100 1 -- 2 10 1
HITTING - Ridgewater: Kari Shipman 2-for-4, 2 2b, Aimee Johnson 1-for-4 ... Anne Arundel: Courtney Bardell 3-for-4, Liz Cox 1-for-4, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ridgewater: Andrea Krause 9.2-10-2-1-0-5 ... Anne Arundel: Elaine Nescin (W) 10-3-1-0-1-15
