The 1999 URI Softball Season
The 1998 URI Softball Season
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Head coach: Melissa Jarrell
Hometown: Florence, SC
Birthdate: November 11, 1963
Education: B.A (Health & Physical Education), UNC, Chappel
Hill, 1987
M.E. (Education, Trenton State College, 1989
Residence: Saunderstown, RI
Appointed: December 28, 1992
Member: Women's Softball Coaches Association
Awards: "1995 URI Female Coach of the Year"
"1994 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year"
Coaching Experience: 1992 - Present ... URI, Head Coach
1990 - 1992 ...... Head coach of University of
California - San Diego (Div. III)
for three seasons.
Guided the Tritons to a regional
playoff berth in 1991 and a Top 20
ranking.
1987 - 1990 ...... Graduate assistant at Trenton State
College
1986 - 1987 ...... Volunteer assistant coach at
University of North Carolina,
Chappel Hill.
1983 - 1987 ...... U.N.C. Co-captained the 1986 team
and earned Most Valuable Player
along with several all-tournament
team honors.
The 1996-1997 season will be Melissa's fifth at URI. Last year was her
most successful season ever with a 21-5 record and the team's first
invitation to the "NCAA's". The team finished third in the Atlantic-10
Conference.
Melissa puts academic achievement on the highest plateau.
Assistant coach: Beth Stavru
Hometown: Concord, NH
Birthdate: March 19, 1972
Education: Plymouth State, Plymouth, NH - 1994
Master's Degree from Ithaca College, NY - 1995
Residence:
Appointed:
Member:
Awards:
Coaching Experience: 1996 - Present ... URI, Assistant
- 1996 ...... St. Anslem, Volunteer Assistant
- 1995 ...... Ithaca, Graduate Assistant
- 1993 ...... Concord High School, Volunteer
Assistant
Beth is new to URI for the '96-'97 season.
Volunteer assistant coach: Lori Franchina
Hometown: Jamestown, NY
Birthdate: January 7, 1972
Education: Eastern Connecticut State College
Residence:
Appointed:
Member:
Awards: 1994 Eastern College Athletic Conference Award
of Valor
Coaching Experience: 1996 - Present ... URI, Assistant
1995 - 1996 ...... Assumption College, Assistant
Softball Coach
1995 - 1996 ...... Windham Regional Vo. Tech, Junior
Varsity Volleyball Coach
1993 - 1996 ...... Windham Regional Vo. Tech, Head
Basketball Coach
Lori was a four year starter at Eastern Connecticut State College.
Team manager: Becky Trexler
Becky Trexler is the team manager.
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No Name Pos T/B Ht Class H.S./Home Town
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4 Kellie Cookus 2B R/R 5-6 '98 Pittston, PA
7 Kimberly Camara C R/R 5-1 '00 Rumford, RI
8 Samantha Zigmont 3B R/R 5-2 '97 Moosic, PA
10 Robin Davies OF R/R 5-4 '00 Moosic, PA
11 Sue Kessler OF/C R/R 5-6 '97 E. Northport, NY
12 Jennifer Klinglesmith 2B R/R 5-9 '99 Aurora, CO
14 Mary McCloskey 2B/3B R/R 5-2 '97 East Greenwich, RI
15 Courtnie Hyland C R/R 5-6 '00 Agawam, MA
16 Susan Chymbor P/1B R/R 5-11 '00 Bristol, CN
20 Lisa Smith 1B R/R 5-9 '97 Barrington, RI
21 Kathy Bailey P/OF R/R 5-5 '98 Portland, ME
22 Heather Reifinger 2B/P R/R 5-5 '99 Slatington, PA
23 Johanna Boisselle P R/R 5-5 '00 Somerset, MA
24 Merrie Cloutier SS R/R 5-9 '98 Middletown, RI
Kathy Bailey: Likes classical music.
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Day Date Opponent Location Time Results
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Fri Mar 07-16 Rebel Spring Games Orlando
Sat Mar 08? St. John's Orlando W 12- 3
Sat Mar 08? Tenn-Martin Orlando L 6- 0
Tue Mar 11? Fairfield Orlando L 4- 3
Tue Mar 11 Maine Orlando 2:15 W 10- 5
Thu Mar 13 UNC-Wilmington Orlando L 9- 8
Thu Mar 13 PC Orlando W 5- 4
Sat Mar 15 Hartford Orlando W 4- 0
Sat Mar 15 Ryder Orlando W 3- 2
Wed Mar 19 Boston University Away 2:30 L 5- 4
L 9- 0
Fri Mar 21-23 Winthrop Invit Tour Away T:BA
Fri Mar 21 George Mason S.C. W 10- 1
Fri Mar 21 Gleveland State S.C. L 8- 5
Sat Mar 22 UTenn-Chattanooga S.C. L 12- 4
Sat Mar 22 UNC-Greensboro S.C. L 4- 1
Wed Mar 26 Yale Away 2:30 W 5- 2
L 2- 1
Sat Mar 29 ST. BONAVENTURE Home 12:00 W 4- 1
Rain - See 4/20
Sun Mar 30 DAYTON Home 12:00 L 1- 0
T 3- 3
Tue Apr 01 Harvard Home 3:00 Snow
Thu Apr 03 UConn Home 3:00 Snow
Sat Apr 05 Brown Home 12:00 W 10- 0
L 7- 3
Sun Apr 06 Dartmouth Away 1:00 W 10- 5
W 4- 1
Tue Apr 08 Boston College Away 3:00 L 1- 0
L 5- 0
Thu Apr 10 Holy Cross Away 3:00 W 6- 4
W 3- 0
Sat Apr 12 VIRGINIA TECH Home 12:00 L 4- 2
W 5- 1
Sun Apr 13 Marist Home 12:00 Rain-Cx
Tue Apr 15 Central Conn Away 3:00 W 11- 1
W 12- 4
Thu Apr 17 UMASS Home 3:00 4/25
Sat Apr 19 ST. JOSEPH'S Away 12:00 W 4- 3
L 3- 1
Sun Apr 20 ST. BONAVENTURE Philly 12:00 W 10- 2
From 3/29
Sun Apr 20 TEMPLE Away 12:00 W 6- 2
L 2- 1
Tue Apr 22 Providence College Home 3:00 W 10- 1
W 2- 0
Thu Apr 24 Hartford Away 3:00 W 11- 1
W 2- 1
Fri Apr 25 UMASS Home 3:00 L 9- 1
L 3- 2
Sat Apr 26 LaSALLE Home 12:00 L 4- 2
L 2- 0
Sun Apr 27 FORDHAM Home 12:00 W 4- 3
W 8- 1
Thu May 01-04 Atlantic 10 Champ URI T:BA
Current record: 25-20-1 (Overall); 7-8-1 (Atlantic 10)
Mar 08, 1997 (Game #01): URI vs St. John's at Orlando
URI 0 0 5 7 0 x x -- 12 10 3
St. John's 0 1 0 2 0 x x -- 3 4 3
Bailey and Hyland; Reiners, Sandoval (4) and Sandoval, Dambrosia (4).
Mar 08, 1997 (Game #02): URI hosts Tenn-Martin at Orlando
Tenn-Martin 1 0 2 0 3 0 x -- 6 13 2
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 x -- 0 3 2
Crusser and Leatherwood; Boisselle, Reifinger (5) and Camara.
Mar 11, 1997 (Game #03): URI vs Fairfield at Orlando
URI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -- 3 6 2
Fairfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -- 4 7 2
Bailey and Hyland; Dudujczgk and Booth.
Mar 11, 1997 (Game #04): URI hosts Maine at Orlando
Maine 0 0 0 5 0 x x -- 5 8 3
URI 8 0 2 0 x x x -- 10 9 4
Sawyer, Persson (1) and Harrington; Reifinger, Boisselle (4) and Hyland.
Mar 13, 1997 (Game #05): URI hosts UNC-Wilmington
at Orlando
UNC-Wilmington 1 2 1 0 5 x x -- 9 12 2
URI 0 1 0 6 1 x x -- 8 6 6
Finn and Wilson; Bailey, Chymbor (4), Bailey (5), Boisselle (5) and Hyland.
Mar 13, 1997 (Game #06): URI vs PC at Orlando
URI 0 0 3 0 2 x x -- 5 5 1
PC 1 0 0 3 0 x x -- 4 4 1
Chymbor, Reifinger (4) and Camara. Nathan, Smith (5) and Quaglia.
Mar 15, 1997 (Game #07): URI hosts Hartford at
Orlando
Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 x x -- 0 3 2
URI 0 0 0 3 1 x x -- 4 4 0
Simoneau and Hewitt; Bailey and Hyland.
Mar 15, 1997 (Game #08): URI vs Ryder at
Orlando
URI 1 0 0 0 2 0 x -- 3 7 2
Ryder 0 0 2 0 0 0 x -- 2 3 0
Chymbor, Reifinger and Camara; Dahl and Massingill.
Mar 19, 1997 (Game #09): URI vs BU at BU
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 -- 4 10 3
BU 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 -- 5 10 0
Bailey and Hyland; Tolmasoss and Gamache.
Mar 19, 1997 (Game #10): URI vs BU at BU
URI 0 0 0 0 0 x x -- 0 2 1
BU 1 1 7 0 x x x -- 9 9 2
Refinger, Boisselle (4) and Hyland, Camara (4); Colleran and Gamache.
Mar 21, 1997 (Game #11): URI vs George Mason at
Rockhill
URI 0 5 4 0 1 x x -- 10 14 1
GM 0 0 0 1 0 x x -- 1 7 3
Boiselle and Camara; Sanders and Dahkis.
Mar 21, 1997 (Game #12): URI hosts Cleveland State at
Rockhill
Cleveland State 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 -- 8 9 3
URI 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 5 12 2
Pittman, Johnson (4) and Javert; Bailey, Refinger (3), Chymbor (5) and Camara.
Mar 22, 1997 (Game #13): URI hosts UTC at
Rockhill
UTC 0 1 5 3 3 x x -- 12 13 1
URI 0 0 0 4 0 x x -- 4 6 1
Staton and Housewright; Bailey, Reifinger (3), Boisselle (5) and Hyland,
Camara (3).
Mar 22, 1997 (Game #14): URI vs UNC at Rockhill
URI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1 4 5
UNC 0 0 0 2 2 0 x -- 4 8 0
Bailey, Boisselle (4) and Camara; Hornack and Quilla.
Mar 26, 1997 (Game #15): URI vs Yale at Yale
URI 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 -- 5 9 1
Yale 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -- 2 3 2
Bailey and Hyland; Hickey and Ware.
Mar 26, 1997 (Game #16): URI vs Yale at Yale
URI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- 1 4 2
Yale 0 0 0 0 2 0 x -- 2 7 1
Boisselle, Reifinger (5) and Camara; Johnson and Peters.
Mar 29, 1997 (Game #17): URI hosts St.
Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- 1 4 1
URI 3 0 1 0 0 0 x -- 4 8 3
Ingham and Boree; Bailey and Hyland.
Mar 30, 1997 (Game #18): URI hosts Dayton
Dayton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 5 0
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 5 4
McCincy and Mallet; Bailey and Hyland.
Mar 30, 1997 (Game #19): URI hosts Dayton
Dayton 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- 3 8 4
URI 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 -- 3 5 1
Pease, Hatcher (5) and Rizzo; Boisselle, Chymbor (3) and Hyland.
Apr 05, 1997 (Game #20): URI hosts Brown
Nice day and much better music than at the basketball games. They even
played John Fogarty's "Centerfield". Merrie Cloutier is out with a
possible fracture in her left wrist. Second baseman, Jennifer Klinglesmith
is playing with a mask over her broken nose. The pitcher from California,
Correna Berlinger (?), went back to CA; she couldn't stand RI weather.
It was a strange start for Brown's Kelly Maloy. She struck out Kellie
Cookus on three straight pitches. Then Sam Zigmont lined to centerfield
for two outs. Then all hell broke loose as URI eventually batted around,
scoring six runs. The inning included back-to-back doubles by Robin Davies
and Kathy Bailey along with an infield hit by Lisa Smith that was called
out but after both teams had left the field, Melissa Jarrell's request for
a second opinion had the home plate umpire reversing the decision.
URI's third baseman, Zigmont looked good on defense, getting a "5-6"
force at third, snaring a line drive headed for her belly button while 35
feet from home, and avoiding losing her head on another shot that wizzed
passed her right ear. Centerfielder Sue Kessler also looked good on D as
she snared a line drive while running to her left and almost doubled the
runner off first.
Kellie Cookus just missed a homer as her shot hit the centerfield fence,
220 feet away. Kessler, Davies, Bailey, and Smith all had two hits.
Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 3 0
URI 6 0 3 1 x x x -- 10 13 0
Maloy, ? (2) and ?; Bailey, Boisselle (5) and Hyland, Camara (5).
Apr 05, 1997 (Game #21): URI hosts Brown
Kelly Maloy also started the second game. SCFun stayed for two innings.
Number seven for Brown had a nice two run homer over the fence in
right-center. The wind was blowing that way but the blow didn't need any
help. The ProJo's box was incomplete.
Brown 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 -- 7 12 2
URI 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 -- 3 7 2
Maloy ... and ?; Chymbor, Reifinger (3) ... and Hyland.
Apr 06, 1997 (Game #22): URI vs Dartmouth at
Dartmouth
URI 0 0 5 2 0 1 2 -- 10 18 3
Dartmouth 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 -- 5 8 3
Bailey and Kessler; Sanders, Rath (3), Maybann (6) and Peachy.
Apr 06, 1997 (Game #23): URI vs Dartmouth at
Dartmouth
URI 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 -- 4 12 0
Dartmouth 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1 8 3
Boisselle, Chymbor (4) and Kessler; Mills and Peachy.
Apr 08, 1997 (Game #24): URI vs BC at BC
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 4 2
BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 2 1
Bailey and Kessler; Maikos and Vicari.
Apr 08, 1997 (Game #25): URI vs BC at BC
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 1 2
BC 0 2 0 0 3 0 x -- 5 5 1
Bailey, Reifinger (?) and Kessler; Tishetti and Vicari.
Apr 10, 1997 (Game #26): URI vs Holy Cross at
Holy Cross
URI 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 -- 6 10 3
Holy Cross 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -- 4 8 2
Bailey and Hyland; Grousch, Heywood (7) and Lyon
Apr 10, 1997 (Game #27): URI vs Holy Cross at
Holy Cross
URI 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -- 3 4 2
Holy Cross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 4 1
Boisselle, Reisinger (2) and Kessler; Heywood and Meno
Apr 12, 1997 (Game #28): URI hosts Virginia
Tech
Virginia Tech 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 -- 4 8 2
URI 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 2 10 2
Weist and McKibben; Bailey and Kessler.
Apr 12, 1997 (Game #29): URI hosts Virginia
Tech
Virginia Tech 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 -- 1 5 2
URI 0 1 0 2 2 0 x -- 5 8 5
Chymbor and Kessler; Johnson, McKibben (5) and Kallio, McKibben (2?).
Apr 15, 1997 (Game #30): URI vs Central Conn at
Central Conn
URI 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 -- 11 10 2
Central Conn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1 5 4
Bailey and Hyland; Coleman and Melendez.
Apr 15, 1997 (Game #31): URI vs Central Conn at
Central Conn
URI 0 0 6 2 0 0 4 -- 12 11 1
Central Conn 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 -- 4 8 4
Chymbor and Hyland; Bennett and Melendez.
Apr 19, 1997 (Game #32): URI vs St Joe's at
St Joe's
URI 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 -- 4 7 3
St. Joe's 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -- 3 6 2
Bailey, Boisselle (6), Bailey (7) and Kessler; Kowalski, Hoffman (7) and
Clark.
Apr 19, 1997 (Game #33): URI vs St. Joe's at
St. Joe's
URI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- 1 5 0
St. Joe's 0 0 0 3 0 0 x -- 3 7 0
Chymbor, Boisselle (4) and Kessler; Hoffman and Clark.
Apr 20, 1997 (Game #34): URI hosts St.
Bonaventure in Philly
St. Bonaventure 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 2 3 3
URI 4 3 0 0 0 3 x -- 10 13 1
Dennis, Isett (3) and Bobee; Chymbor and Hyland.
Apr 20, 1997 (Game #35): URI vs Temple at Temple
URI 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 -- 6 11 1
Temple 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -- 2 5 3
Bailey and Kessler; Bederske and Freels.
Apr 20, 1997 (Game #36): URI vs Temple at Temple
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 5 0
Temple 0 0 2 0 0 0 x -- 2 5 2
Chymbor and Kessler; Broog and Freels.
Apr 22, 1997 (Game #37): URI hosts PC
Beautiful day. Let's "play two". Lots of hitting. Kellie Cookus had three
hits, one a home run that cleared the left field fence by 30 feet. She had
three rbi's and a run scored. Sue Kessler also hat three hits. Everyone in
the lineup had at least one hit except for one player. The game was called
after five because of the "eight run rule". Cookus showed great range at
second base.
Kathy Bailey chalked up another win. She just missed a shut-out. The lone
PC run scored on a passed ball. Beth Stavru is no longer an assistant
coach.?
PC 0 0 0 1 0 x x -- 1 2 1
URI 2 4 3 1 x x x -- 10 15 1
Smith and Lyman; Bailey and Kessler.
Apr 22, 1997 (Game #38): URI hosts PC
A closer game. PC may have scored in the first. It looked like the ump
missed the call as the PC runner on third attempted to score on a passed
ball. She avoided the tag and got the plate with her hand, didn't she?
Jen Klinglesmith decoyed a PC runner going for a double by "pretending"
to bobble the ball in right field and then throwing a strike to second at
the last second to nail the runner.
Sam Zigmont played well at third. Kellie Cookus has a great, quick
release. Merrie Cloutier had three hits, one a double, and scored one run.
Jen Klinglesmith had two hits.
PC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 2 0
URI 1 1 0 0 0 0 x -- 2 8 0
Nathan and Lyman; Boisselle and Kessler.
Apr 24, 1997 (Game #39): URI vs Hartford at
Hartford
URI 0 2 2 0 0 1 6 -- 11 12 5
Hartford 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1 3 7
Bailey and Kessler; Love and Hewitt.
Apr 24, 1997 (Game #40): URI vs Hartford at
Hartford
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -- 2 10 0
Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 7 0
Boisselle and Hyland; Dvorak and Hewitt.
Apr 25, 1997 (Game #41): URI hosts UMass
Thunder and lightning (or is it Denise Davis' flash camera?) and then the
sun is out. Weird weather day. URI did not look good. They did, however,
turn a nice 6-4-3 double play. Seemed like they made more than three
errors. There was some mental errors especially on covering third on the
steal. The first play of the game was a UMass bunt that was thrown wide,
by Cookus covering first. Then Merrie Cloutier booted one. UMass scored
five in the first inning. UMass has a lot of variety in their offense. It
helps to have a lot of lefty batters. URI has none.
Danielle Henderson was over powering for UMass. She struck out fourteen
of a possible eighteen. She struck out the side in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th.
She struck out every URI batter at least once, a couple twice, and one,
three times.
UConn, went up by eight in the top of the sixth, but, unlike RI High
Schools, URI gets their "last at bat". In the top of the sixth, third
baseman Samantha Zigmont had an easy play at home but couldn't get the
ball out of her glove quick enough. Her throw couldn't be handled by
Kessler and two runs scored on the play.
Henderson lost her perfect game when centerfielder Robin Davies blooped
one off the handle over the first baseman's head down the right field line.
Davies went to third when Heather Reifinger's bunt was fielded by Henderson
and thrown wide left of the first baseman. The throw also got by the right
fielder backing up. Davies scored on a wild pitch. But Reifinger never made
it home in time for URI to escape the "eight run" rule.
Johanna Boisslle relieved Bailey who may have had a blister problem.
UMass 5 1 0 0 0 3 x -- 9 8 1
URI 0 0 0 0 0 1 x -- 1 1 3
Henderson and Buckley; Bailey, Boisselle (3) and Kessler.
Apr 25, 1997 (Game #42): URI hosts UMass
Merrie Cloutier displayed some great defense. She also led off the game
for URI with a double and scored on a single down the left field line by
Kellie Cookus after Zigmont reached on an error. A chance at a big inning
went down the drain when Sue Kessler lined to the first baseman who then
reached back to tag first, doubling up Cookus.
It didn't help when UMass brought Henderson back in, to start the third
inning.
UMass 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 -- 3 8 1
URI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 2 3 1
Wagner, Henderson (3) and Buckley; Chymbor, Boisselle (2) and Kessler.
Apr 26, 1997 (Game #43): URI hosts La Salle
Great game. URI made a great comeback attempt but if fell short.
La Salle's win knocked URI out of the Atlantic-10 playoffs. Down by two,
URI led off the sixth with a double over the centerfielder's head by
Kellie Cookus. Sue Kessler reached when La Salle's pitcher, Debbie
Klawiter, misplayed a ground ball. Robin Davies grounded out pitcher to
first. Then Lisa Smith laid down a bunt with Cookus on third and Kessler
on second. Klawiter fielded the ball but didn't quite know what to do
with it. She finally threw Smith out at first but Cookus took off for home
and beat the throw.
Kathy Bailey then had a great at bat, finally getting four balls. With
Heather Reifinger at the plate, Klawiter uncorked a wild pitch. Kessler
made a great slide to beat the throw and tie the game at 2-all. Bailey
went all the way to third in the confusion. Unfortunately, she was unable
to score as Reifinger grounded out, pitcher to first.
In the top of the eighth, La Salle's first batter beat out a slap to
third. The next batter laid down a bunt that stopped right on the right
line, five feet from home with no play made by Kessler. Bailey then struck
out the next batter, got the next to fly to center. Then La Salle's third
baseman, Kristin Biddle lofted a fly to right that carried and carried,
just getting by Jenn Klinglesmith's diving attempt in the right field
corner. Two runs scored and that was the ball game.
Merrie Cloutier had two hits, one a double. Klawiter pitched well
although she was a little wild at times. She is only a freshman.
La Salle 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -- 4 8 2
URI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- 2 3 1
Klawiter and Fenyus; Bailey and Kessler.
Apr 26, 1997 (Game #44): URI hosts La Salle
Debbie Klawiter pitched two in a row, getting a 2-0 shutout on her second
attempt of the day. She even pinch hit and got an rbi on a squigly ground
ball to the left side that couldn't be handled. Robin Davies had a lead off
triple to start the fourth but was stranded after two strikeouts and a
ground out. Johanna Boisselle pitched well for URI.
The umpiring was poor all day. There were at least four bad calls.
La Salle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 2 5 0
URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 4 1
Klawiter and Fenyus; Boisselle and Hyland.
Apr 27, 1997 (Game #45): URI hosts Fordham
Fordham 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -- 3 8 0
URI 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 -- 4 8 1
Curley and Valvano; Bailey and Kessler.
Apr 27, 1997 (Game #46): URI hosts Fordham
SCFun missed the dramatics in the first game - a Kellie Cookus lead-off
homer in the bottom of the eighth to give URI a 4-3 victory.
In the second game, URI had a fairly easy win. Fordham had Merrie
Cloutier, who had singled to lead off the game, picked off second in the
first inning but blew the easy out with an overthrow of the third
baseman as Merrie made it to third. Merrie then scored when Sue Kessler
got into a run down on her way to second in the "1st and 3rd" situation.
Merrie not only scored but Sue made it back to first.
URI scored two more in the second inning. With one out and the bases
loaded, Merrie Cloutier hit a pop-up but the infield fly was not called
and the ball dropped (unintentionally) on the edge of the outfield grass
behind second base. Fordham probably could have gotten a double play but
all they got was a tag on Jen Klinglesmith who was running from first.
Kathy Bailey scored on that play. Sam Zigmont then hit a shot down the
left field line to plate Lisa Smith for the second run of the inning.
In the third, Kessler (single), Davies (bunt for hit), and Smith (single)
scored on a hit (by Smith), error, and a sacrifice fly (by Klinglesmith).
Kellie Cookus, who had walked, scored in the fourth on a Robin Davies
single to center and in the sixth, Sue Kessler, who had singled to
left-center, scored on a sacrifice fly by Kathy Bailey.
Sam Zigmont and Sue Kessler with two hits each and Robin Davies with
three hits led the offense. Sue Kessler made a fine sliding catch in
centerfield. Zigmont, Cookus and the whole team looked good defensively.
Sue Chymbor looked good in going the distance for URI. Megan Georgovich
scored the lone Fordham run on a double, steal of third, and an rbi by
Angela DiNatale.
Fordham 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- 1 0 0
URI 1 2 3 1 0 1 x -- 8 0 0
DeLuca, Curley (3) and Valvano; Chymbor and Hyland.
League Standings & Results
(Thru May 03, 1997)
| Overall | Atlantic 10 |
|---|
| West | Wins | Losses | Wins | Losses | GBL | Pct
|
|---|
| East | Wins | Losses | Wins | Losses | GBL | Pct
|
|---|
| Rhode Island (3) | 25 1/2 | 20 1/2 | 7 1/2 | 8 1/2 | _ | .469
|
Coaches Pre-season picks in parentheses [NOT]
Atlantic 10 logo courtesy of NandO
| |
Playoffs ... #1 UMass, #2 St. Joseph's, #3 La Salle,
#4 Temple - Double Elimination
5/2/97
UMass 4, Temple 0 (No-hitter for UMass' Danielle Henderson)
St. Joseph's x, La Salle x
Stats
Batting Avg AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI
---- --- ---- ---- -- -- -- ---
Kellie Cookus .387 155 33 60 25 2 5 44
Sue Kessler .324 148 31 48 11 2 1 30
Merrie Cloutier .300 130 33 39 12 1 0 10
Kellie Cookus is the Atlantic-10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Pitching ERA W - L App GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg
---- ----- --- -- -- -- ----- ---- --- --- --- --- -----
Boisselle 1.66 5- 3 20 9 4 0 67.2 75 24 16 12 7 .292
Kathy Bailey 2.38 12-11 25 25 17 0 147.1 132 74 50 29 43 .239
Chymbor 2.38 5- 4 14 10 5 1 61.2 49 26 21 11 16 .214
Reifinger 3.80 2- 2 11 2 0 2 31.1 34 27 17 9 8 .260
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