Box Score ANGOLA, Ind. - In a
stunning opening game of the 2013 NCAA Division III Angola Softball
Regional, No. 8-seed Anderson University knocked off No. 1-seed
Trine University by a score of 5-1, delivering the Trine Thunder
its first loss since April 3 when it fell to Defiance in
non-conference play.
Trine's top pitcher and MIAA Most Valuable
Pitcher of the Year senior Andi Gasco was called for multiple
illegal pitch in the first two innings, giving Anderson extra
opportunities to plate four runs.
“We didn't play our game,”
Trine head coach Donnie Danklefsen told a reporter who asked if the
illegal pitch calls lost Trine the game. “It was all on
us.”
“You can't discount the fact we hit
the ball and we had runners,” Anderson head coach Tony
Holloway said. “Trine's a great program and
they're not done in this tournament yet.”
At 2 p.m. Friday May 10, the Ravens will play the
winner of the Aurora vs. Mount Union game.
Trine plays again Friday as well at 10 a.m. when
it takes on the loser of the of the Aurora-Mount Union game.
The Ravens came out strong, scoring two runs in
the first inning. Trine managed a single in the first inning, but
didn't score.
The Raven bats were hot in the second inning as
the team scored two more runs on three hits. The start of the
inning looked promising for the Thunder as it caught two balls in
the outfield to retire the first two Raven batters. Sophomore
Samantha Steel got on base and advanced to second after senior
Megan Ream hit a single. A double to left field by senior Amy
Wuestefeld brought in a runner, bringing the score to 4-0.
Sophomore Bree Fuller replaced Gasco on the mound
in the third inning and the Ravens did not score.
Trine scored its lone run in the bottom of the
third when sophomore Carly Searles hit a single and made her way to
third on a fly ball hit by teammate freshman Kaitlyn Clark. She
steamed into third and scored after the Ravens failed to cover the
plate.
Trine kept the Ravens from scoring until the
seventh inning, when Steele bunted to get to first. Trine threw out
the next batter, before Wuestefeld hit a single. A single to
centerfield by senior Katy Ogden left the bases loaded and
sophomore Yardley Collett smacked a single to drive in a runner,
bringing the score to 5-1.
Anderson starter, Right-hander freshman Sami
Frazier was the winning pitcher allowing an earned run on three
hits while striking out six.