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Nebraska-Omaha packed a game's worth of scoring in the first inning of the Division II Women's Softball Championship game and rode out a 4-0 win over Lewis May 21 in Salem, Virginia.
Krista Unger tossed the shutout, giving up just two hits and striking out five batters to help lead the Mavericks to their first softball title and a 55-6 season under second-year coach Jeanne Tostenson.
When Tostenson and her team touched down at Omaha's Eppley Airfield with the championship in tow, a small, yet enthusiastic crowd greeted the Mavericks back to Nebraska, which 16 of the 17 players on the roster claim as their home state.
"If you can win nationals with an all-Nebraska team, there's no reason to look elsewhere," Tostenson told an Omaha World-Herald reporter. "We have great talent here in Nebraska, and that's a tribute to all of the coaches in the younger ages, the high-school coaches and the summer coaches.
"I love winning nationals, but I don't enjoy the attention on me. It is a total team effort. The players are the ones who did all the work. When we got to the national tournament, all I had to do was write the names on the lineup."
The first name Tostenson wrote on her lineup card got the Mavericks rolling right away. Lead-off batter Jenny Redlinger singled to open the bottom of the first and scored after two more hits and an error. Another error and a double by catcher Sarah Scheppers produced three more runs.
Unger and Lewis pitcher Kim Mackinson then took over the game.
Nebraska-Omaha would leave just two other runners on base in the next six innings, while Mackinson proceeded to strike out seven batters.
Unger, Scheppers, Kelly Moats and Kelsey Duckworth were named to the all-tournament team for the national champions. Lewis placed Mackinson, Jill Karwoski, Mandy Driscoll and Katie Schaefer. Audrey Williams from Alabama-Huntsville, Melanie Baker and Brandi Cope of Humboldt State and Erica Miller from Bloomsburg also were honored.
Game No. 1
| Bloomsburg | 000 | 001 | 0 -- 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Humboldt St. | 002 | 000 | x -- 2 | 6 | 0 |
Amber Cowher and Liza Pepper; Jessame Kendall and Christen Hardee. W -- Kendall. L -- Cowher.
Game No. 2
| Kennesaw St. | 000 | 001 | 0 -- 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Neb.-Omaha | 000 | 100 | 1 -- 2 | 5 | 0 |
Lisa Macki and Blake Baskin; Krista Unger and Sarah Scheppers. W -- Unger. L -- Macki.
Game No. 3
| Lewis | 010 | 000 | 0 -- 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Eastern N.M. | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 2 | 3 |
Kim Mackinson and Jen DiGiacomo; Jennifer Harrer and Sarah Rempp. W -- Mackinson. L -- Harrer.
Game No. 4
| Ala.-Huntsville | 000 | 000 | 5 -- 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Dowling | 100 | 000 | 0 -- 1 | 4 | 1 |
Lane Davis and Renea Harrison; Sherran Wilson, Nicole Porter (7) and Leslie Bonello. W -- Davis. L -- Wilson.
Game No. 5
| Kennesaw St. | 000 | 200 | 0 -- 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Bloomsburg | 010 | 002 | x -- 3 | 4 | 2 |
Lisa Macki and Blake Baskin; Kerri Cooper, Amber Cowher (4) and Liza Pepper. W -- Cowher. L -- Macki.
Game No. 6
| Dowling | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Eastern N.M. | 020 | 000 | x -- 2 | 7 | 0 |
Sherran Wilson and Holly Wagoner; Jennifer Harrer and Sarah Rempp. W -- Harrer. L -- Wilson.
Game No. 7
| Humboldt St. | 040 | 110 | 0 -- 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Neb.-Omaha | 001 | 010 | 0 -- 2 | 7 | 1 |
Jessame Kendall and Christen Hardee; Krista Unger, Michelle Manthei (2) and Sarah Scheppers. W -- Kendall. L -- Unger.
Game No. 8
| Lewis | 004 | 000 | 1 -- 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Ala.-Huntsville | 100 | 200 | 0 -- 3 | 6 | 4 |
Emily Granath, Carrie Paradzinski (5), Kim Mackinson (7) and Jen DiGiacomo; Lane Davis, Katrina Fomich (3) and Renea Harrison. W -- Granath. L -- Davis.
Game No. 9
| Neb.-Omaha | 003 | 000 | 0 -- 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Eastern N.M. | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 1 | 1 |
Krista Unger and Sarah Scheppers; Jennifer Harrer, Lauren King (5) and Sarah Rempp. W -- Unger. L -- Harrer.
Game No. 10
| Bloomsburg | 300 | 000 | 0 -- 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Ala.-Huntsville | 001 | 000 | 0 -- 1 | 6 | 1 |
Amber Cowher and Liza Pepper; Lane Davis and Renea Harrison. W -- Cowher. L -- Davis.
Game No. 11
| Humboldt St. | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lewis | 200 | 000 | x -- 2 | 6 | 0 |
Jessame Kendall and Sarah Delsman; Kim Mackinson and Jen DiGiacomo. W -- Mackinson. L -- Kendall.
Game No. 12
| Bloomsburg | 100 | 000 | 0 -- 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Humboldt St. | 001 | 100 | x -- 2 | 6 | 0 |
Amber Cowher and Liza Pepper; Jessame Kendall and Christen Hardee, Sarah Delsman (4). W -- Kendall. L -- Cowher.
Game No. 13
| Lewis | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Neb.-Omaha | 300 | 000 | x -- 3 | 6 | 0 |
Emily Granath and Jen DiGiacomo; Michelle Manthei, Krista Unger (7) and Sarah Scheppers. W -- Manthei. L -- Granath. S -- Unger.
Game No. 14
| Neb.-Omaha | 011 | 003 | 0 -- 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Humboldt St. | 000 | 010 | 0 -- 1 | 3 | 2 |
Michelle Manthei and Sarah Scheppers; Jessame Kendall and Christen Hardee. W -- Manthei. L -- Kendall.
Championship game
| Lewis | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | ||||
| Melissa Swiatek, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Katie Schaefer, cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Mandy Driscoll, 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jill Karwoski, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Laurie Markatos, 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Miranda Fudge, lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Wendy Rochon, dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jen DiGiacomo, c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Gina Blackwell, rf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kim Mackinson, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Neb.-Omaha | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A | ||||
| Jenny Redlinger, cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kelsey Duckworth, rf | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jennifer Carson, dh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kelly Moats, lf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Tiffany Jones, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Sarah Scheppers, c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Erin Drinnin, ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jenne Averill, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Beth Abramson, ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jill Peterson, ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Kelli Lentz, 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Krista Unger, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| TOTALS | 24 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 13 | ||||
| Lewis | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Neb.-Omaha | 400 | 000 | x -- 4 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
E -- Driscoll, Fudge, Averill, Peterson. DP -- Lewis. LOB -- Lewis 4, Neb.-Omaha 3. 2B -- Scheppers. SH -- Carson.
| Lewis | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| Kim Mackinson | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 25 |
| Neb.-Omaha | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| Krista Unger | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 |
W -- Unger. L -- Mackinson. U -- Angel Elizalde, Sonny Pompilii, Dan Rogers, Laura Nesteriak. T -- 1:29. A -- 166.
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