Maine (28-23) was eliminated from the NCAA Nebraska Regional Friday at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. after losing 2-0 to Iowa (39-23) in the loser’s bracked of the double elimination tournament. It was the second trip to the NCAA Regional in school history and first since 1994.
Iowa scored in the second inning when Kylie Murray led off with a double to right center. Pinchrunner Abby Ruff scored on a misplayed throw on a bunt single by Lisa Birocci. The Hawkeyes added a second run in the third inning with a pair of bunt singles by Laura Chipman and Natalie Johnson. Chipman then scored on a pair of sacrifice bunts.
Maine had a its best opportunity to score in the third when Jess Brady had a one-out walk, but a potential base-hit by Lauren Dulkis hit Brady. Maine also had a pair of baserunners in the fifth when Dana Grimm led off with a single and Brady walked a second time in the game.
Iowa 2 (39-23)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Johnson rf............... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hentges lf............... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Heidgerken ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
May ss................... 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Murray dh................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Birocci p................ 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Spratt pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomson 1b............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Baugh c.................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0
Gerlick 2b............... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
Chipman cf............... 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ruff 3b.................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals................... 23 2 7 1 2 1 21 3 6
Maine 0 (28-23)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BRADY, Jessica cf........ 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
DULKIS, Lauren 3b........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2
CHENEY, Brittany ss...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
McKINNEY, Molly rf....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
KUHL, Amy dh............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
TAYLOR, Nicole 1b........ 2 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0
GRIMM, Dana lf........... 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
TIBBETTS, Lindsey c...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1
ASADOORIAN, Sara 2b...... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0
FOLTZ, Elizabeth ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
BENNIS, Sarah p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Totals................... 23 0 3 0 3 10 21 16 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Iowa................ 011 000 0 - 2 7 0
Maine............... 000 000 0 - 0 3 1
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E - DULKIS(6). LOB - IOWA 6; MAINE 6. 2B - Murray(12). HBP - GRIMM. SH -
Hentges(15); May(5); Thomson 2(4). SB - Chipman(9).
Iowa IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Birocci............. 7.0 3 0 0 3 10 23 27
Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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BENNIS, Sarah....... 7.0 7 2 1 2 1 23 29
Win - Birocci (22-13). Loss - BENNIS (10-11). Save - None.
WP - BENNIS(18). HBP - by Birocci (GRIMM).
Umpires - HP: Patti Gunst 1B: Smokey Eeds 3B: Rick Havercroft
Start: 9:56am Time: 1:45 Attendance:
Game notes:
NCAA Region 5 Game 6