April 22, 2009
SBALL: DOLPHINS RETURN TO NATIONAL RANKINGS AT #23
Starkville, Miss. – The Le Moyne College softball team
returned to the NFCA poll this week ranked #23rd in the nation. The
Dolphins went 6-2 as they played eight games in five days.
In the first games of the week, Le Moyne dropped both games of a
doubleheader to Southern Connecticut State by scores of 1-0 and
3-1. The Dolphins were limited to only nine hits over the two games
and were led by junior second baseman Kelly Schweikert
(Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport), who finished the day
going 2-for-7 with a home run and the day’s only RBI.
Le Moyne, which is also ranked first in the latest NCAA East
Region rankings, went on the road for a doubleheader at American
International, in which the Dolphins took both games by scores of
7-3 and 5-1. Senior Jennifer Farrelly (Latham,
N.Y./Shaker) led the Dolphins on the day, both offensively
and in the circle. Farrelly went 4-for-7 with two homers and three
RBI, while going seven innings in game one, yielding three runs and
strik
ing out five.
After a day off, the Dolphins returned home for doubleheaders
against Franklin Pierce and UMass-Lowell. Against Franklin Pierce,
the Dolphins won both games, 8-1 and 1-0. Many players contributed
in the game including junior outfielder Danielle VanGorder
(Vestal, N.Y./Vestal), who went 4-for-7 with three
RBI, Schweikert, who went 3-for-7 with a run scored and an RBI and
sophomore catcher Kim Baker (Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta
Valley), who went 3-for-3 with three runs scored.
In the games against UMass-Lowell, the Dolphins took both games,
winning 3-0 and 12-4. Freshman first baseman Leah Ford
(Pulaski, N.Y./Pulaski) hit a three-run homer in the first
game for the game's only score and Farrelly pitched the
complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts. Junior outfielder
Bailey Phillips (Rochester, N.Y./Greece-Arcadia)
and freshman shortstop Barb Shea (Clifton Park,
N.Y./Shenendehowa) both went 3-for-6 on the day. Phillips
scored once and batted one run in, while Shea tallied three runs
and knocked two batters in.
The Dolphins return to action on Saturday for a doubleheader at
Southern New Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. Le Moyne closes out the regular
season by hosting Pace on Monday, April 27. The start time for the
doubleheader, which is a make-up from April 9, is still to be
determined.
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| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Alabama-Huntsville (5) | 44-1 | 390 | 1 |
| 2 | North Georgia (5) | 43-3 | 382 | 2 |
| 3 | Lock Haven | 39-5 | 365 | 3 |
| 4 | Southeastern Oklahoma | 48-9 | 351 | 5 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 38-8 | 314 | 4 |
| 6 | Ferris State | 30-6 | 306 | 6 |
| 7 | Valdosta State | 42-6 | 298 | 7 |
| 8 | Humboldt State | 33-14 | 282 | 8 |
| 9 | Winona State | 34-9 | 275 | 9 |
| 10 | Kutztown | 41-8-1 | 268 | 10 |
| 11 | Metro State | 32-8 | 230 | 12 |
| 12 | Abilene Christian | 39-11 | 194 | 13 |
| 13 | Dixie State | 34-10 | 169 | 19 |
| 14 | C.W. Post | 28-12 | 167 | 14 |
| 15 | USC Aiken | 34-14 | 152 | 18 |
| 16 | Hawaii Pacific | 36-10 | 143 | 11 |
| 17 | Florida Southern | 34-10 | 135 | 17 |
| 18 | Bloomsburg | 29-7 | 128 | 16 |
| 19 | Wayne State (Mich.) | 31-11 | 125 | nr |
| 20 | Minnesota State Mankato | 31-10 | 77 | t23 |
| 21 | Nebraska-Omaha | 35-10 | 71 | 19 |
| 22 | Lenoir Rhyne | 34-9 | 69 | t23 |
| 23 | Le Moyne | 28-9 | 62 | nr |
| 24 | California (Pa.) | 32-6 | 61 | 22 |
| 25 | Saginaw Valley State | 31-9 | 51 | nr |
Others receiving votes:
West Florida 25, Georgian Court 21, Missouri-St. Louis 20, Central
Missouri 20, Caldwell 16, Ashland 7, Francis Marion 5, Nova
southeastern 4, Montana State-Billings 4, Midwestern State 4, New
Haven 4, NYIT 3, West Texas A&M 1, Tampa 1
