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SIU Edwardsville outlasts Lock Haven in softball
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Every taut moment of the more than three-hour marathon championship game was worth the anguish for the Southern Illinois Edwardsville softball team.
The 12 innings it took for the Cougars to finally post a 3-2 victory and overcome the NCAA Division II defending softball champion Lock Haven Lady Eagles won’t soon be forgotten.
This one will be hard for the participants to embellish in later years when re-telling the story after the two teams played the longest Division II softball championship game May 21 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.
The longest previous title game was in 1991 when Augustana (South Dakota) defeated Bloomsburg in 10 innings.
The Cougars didn’t appear to be on the verge of breaking the tie score in the top of the 12th after their first two batters grounded out against Lock Haven all-American pitcher Kristin Erb. Lead-off hitter Jodie Ohlau singled to right field and advanced to second on a single by Courtney Mall.
That set the stage for right fielder Ashley Price, who singled to left to score Ohlau and break the 2-2 deadlock. Price’s game-winning hit came after a brief meeting with coach Sandy Montgomery and on Erb’s 199th pitch of the game.
“Coach said to poke it through and that’s all we needed,” Price said.
After catcher Libby Lenart grounded out, it was up to Cougars pitcher Kaitlin Colosimo to close out the game. She allowed a one-out single by Lock Haven’s Sarah Norris but was able to complete her ninth inning of scoreless relief to give Southern Illinois Edwardsville its first softball crown.
The Cougars, 49-8, ended the year with a 16-game win streak.
“We peaked at the end of the season and played our best (in the final),” Montgomery said.
Colosimo, who won three games and saved another at the finals site, was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. Her performance also included a no-hitter against Lock Haven, which dropped the Lady Eagles into the consolation bracket.
“Everybody’s still asking if this is real, if it’s not a dream,” Colosimo told the Associated Press. “It’s just crazy, but I knew we could do it.”
Colosimo entered the championship game in the fourth inning and allowed only four hits while striking out 14 en route to her 29th win of the season.
Erb, who struck out nine, was equally impressive for the Lady Eagles. She went all 12 innings, allowing two earned runs on 13 hits and one walk.
Lock Haven was disappointed with the result, but the Lady Eagles were 52-5 on the season with two of the losses coming at the hands of the Cougars in the double-elimination format used at the finals site.
“I am very happy with my team — only five losses this whole year and a national runner-up,” said Lock Haven coach Kelly Green. “A lot of teams would dream of that position. It was a wonderful season.”
Colosimo, Ohlau and Lenart were joined on the all-tournament team by shortstop Kaeleigh Rousey. Erb, Julia Popovich and Eisenbise were all-tourney selections for Lock Haven.
Game No. 1
Columbus St. 000 000 0 — 0 2 1
Lock Haven 002 001 0 — 3 5 0
Amber Browning and Amber Lanier; Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa. W — Erb; L — Browning. HR — Erb (LH), Gleason (LH).
Game No. 2
Angelo St. 002 000 0 — 2 4 2
C.W. Post 100 000 0 — 1 8 3
Kari Galm and Laura Lopez; Samantha Yodowitz and Christie Softy. W — Galm; L — Yodowitz.
Game No. 3
Fla. Southern 000 001 0 — 1 6 1
SIU Edwardsville 003 000 x — 3 6 0
Megan Brown and Leah English; Kaitlin Colosimo and Libby Lenart. W — Colosimo; L — Brown. HR — Ohlau (SIU).
Game No. 4
Neb.-Omaha 000 000 0 — 0 6 0
Cal St. Stanislaus 010 101 x — 3 6 0
Melissa Negrete, Cheris Kuster (4) and Brianna Cataudella; Jessica Gaumnitz and Jessica Scholl. W— Gaumnitz; L — Negrete. HR — Stephenson (CSS) 2.
Game No. 5
C.W. Post 000 000 0 — 0 4 1
Columbus St. 001 001 x — 2 5 1
Samantha Yodowitz and Christie Softy; Rachael Darr and Amber Lanier. W — Darr; L — Yodowitz.
Game No. 6
Fla. Southern 010 012 0 — 4 8 0
Neb.-Omaha 000 000 0 — 0 3 0
Megan Brown and Leah English; Melissa Negrete, Cheris Kuster (6) and Brianna Cataudella. W — Brown; L — Negrete.
Game No. 7
Angelo St. 000 005 0 — 5 10 1
Lock Haven 020 030 1 — 6 10 2
Kari Galm and Laura Lopez; Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa. W — Erb; L — Galm. L. HR — Lopez (AS), I. Lopez (LH), Norris (LH), Gutmaker (LH).
Game No. 8
Cal St. Stanislaus 000 000 0 — 0 7 0
SIU Edwardsville 100 000 x — 1 3 0
Omaira Estremera and Jessica Scholl; Sabra McCune, Kaitlin Colosimo (6) and Libby Lenart. W — McCune; L — Estremera.
Game No. 9
Angelo St. 000 010 0 — 1 6 0
Fla. Southern 120 200 x — 5 6 0
Kari Galm, Brittany Cargill (4) and Laura Lopez; Megan Brown and Leah English. W — Brown; L — Galm. HR — Alpizar (FS), Tatlock (FS).
Game No. 10
Columbus St. 000 222 1 — 7 10 1
Cal St. Stanislaus 000 100 0 — 1 2 4
Amber Browning and Amber Lanier; Jessica Gaumnitz, Omaira Estremera and Jessica Scholl. W — Browning; L — Gaumnitz.
Game No. 11
SIU Edwardsville 220 000 0 — 4 6 0
Lock Haven 000 000 0 — 0 0 1
Kaitlin Colosimo and Libby Lenart; Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa. W — Colosimo; L — Erb. HR — Ohlau (SIU).
Game No. 12
Fla. Southern 000 000 0 — 0 6 2
Columbus St. 010 000 x — 1 5 1
Megan Brown and Leah English; Rachael Darr and Amber Lanier. W — Darr; L — Brown.
Game No. 13
Columbus St. 000 000 0 — 0 6 0
Lock Haven 010 010 x — 2 5 2
Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa; Amber Browning and Amber Lanier. W — Erb. L — Browning. HR — Eisenbise.
Championship game
SIU Edwardsville AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jodie Ohlau, lf 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Mall, cf 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Ashley Price, rf 6 0 3 1 0 1 1 0
Chaleen Rumpf, pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libby Lenart, c 6 0 2 0 0 1 13 3
Haylee Eubanks, pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaeleigh Rousey, ss 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 7
Mallory Ruggles, dp 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Katy Biggs, pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amanda Pucel, pr/dp 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nicole Beecher, 2b 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 3
Emily Lenert, 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 16 0
Lauren Zembruski, 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sabra McCune, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaitlin Colosimo, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 48 3 13 2 1 9 36 17
Lock Haven AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Julia Popovich, lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 0
Kristin Erb, p 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Devin Glezen, 2b 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 8
Amanda Roosa, c 5 0 1 0 0 0 9 2
Brittany Pavelski, pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilia Lopez, ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 3
Sarah Norris, 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 2
Erica Eisenbise, rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Amanda Gutmaker, dp 5 0 1 1 0 4 0 0
Nancy O’Connor, cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 1
Krystin Montoro, 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Totals 40 2 6 2 3 16 36 19
SIU Edwardsville 000 101 000 001 — 3 13 0
Lock Haven 001 100 000 000 — 2 6 2
E — Roosa, Lopez. LOB — SIU Edwardsville 10; Lock Haven 6. 2B — Rousey 2; Glezen, Lopez. SH — Lopez. SB — Eubanks, Biggs, Popovich, Lopez. CS — Mall, Rumpf; Popovich.
SIU Edwardsville IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Sabra McCune 3 2 2 2 3 2 11 14
Kaitlin Colosimo 9 4 0 0 0 14 29 30
Lock Haven IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Kristin Erb 12 13 3 2 1 9 48 49
W — Colosimo; L — Erb. PB — L. Lenart. Umpires — Cindi Brunot, Glenda Bates, Ed Whipple. Attendance — 204.
The 12 innings it took for the Cougars to finally post a 3-2 victory and overcome the NCAA Division II defending softball champion Lock Haven Lady Eagles won’t soon be forgotten.
This one will be hard for the participants to embellish in later years when re-telling the story after the two teams played the longest Division II softball championship game May 21 at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio.
The longest previous title game was in 1991 when Augustana (South Dakota) defeated Bloomsburg in 10 innings.
The Cougars didn’t appear to be on the verge of breaking the tie score in the top of the 12th after their first two batters grounded out against Lock Haven all-American pitcher Kristin Erb. Lead-off hitter Jodie Ohlau singled to right field and advanced to second on a single by Courtney Mall.
That set the stage for right fielder Ashley Price, who singled to left to score Ohlau and break the 2-2 deadlock. Price’s game-winning hit came after a brief meeting with coach Sandy Montgomery and on Erb’s 199th pitch of the game.
“Coach said to poke it through and that’s all we needed,” Price said.
After catcher Libby Lenart grounded out, it was up to Cougars pitcher Kaitlin Colosimo to close out the game. She allowed a one-out single by Lock Haven’s Sarah Norris but was able to complete her ninth inning of scoreless relief to give Southern Illinois Edwardsville its first softball crown.
The Cougars, 49-8, ended the year with a 16-game win streak.
“We peaked at the end of the season and played our best (in the final),” Montgomery said.
Colosimo, who won three games and saved another at the finals site, was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. Her performance also included a no-hitter against Lock Haven, which dropped the Lady Eagles into the consolation bracket.
“Everybody’s still asking if this is real, if it’s not a dream,” Colosimo told the Associated Press. “It’s just crazy, but I knew we could do it.”
Colosimo entered the championship game in the fourth inning and allowed only four hits while striking out 14 en route to her 29th win of the season.
Erb, who struck out nine, was equally impressive for the Lady Eagles. She went all 12 innings, allowing two earned runs on 13 hits and one walk.
Lock Haven was disappointed with the result, but the Lady Eagles were 52-5 on the season with two of the losses coming at the hands of the Cougars in the double-elimination format used at the finals site.
“I am very happy with my team — only five losses this whole year and a national runner-up,” said Lock Haven coach Kelly Green. “A lot of teams would dream of that position. It was a wonderful season.”
Colosimo, Ohlau and Lenart were joined on the all-tournament team by shortstop Kaeleigh Rousey. Erb, Julia Popovich and Eisenbise were all-tourney selections for Lock Haven.
Game No. 1
Columbus St. 000 000 0 — 0 2 1
Lock Haven 002 001 0 — 3 5 0
Amber Browning and Amber Lanier; Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa. W — Erb; L — Browning. HR — Erb (LH), Gleason (LH).
Game No. 2
Angelo St. 002 000 0 — 2 4 2
C.W. Post 100 000 0 — 1 8 3
Kari Galm and Laura Lopez; Samantha Yodowitz and Christie Softy. W — Galm; L — Yodowitz.
Game No. 3
Fla. Southern 000 001 0 — 1 6 1
SIU Edwardsville 003 000 x — 3 6 0
Megan Brown and Leah English; Kaitlin Colosimo and Libby Lenart. W — Colosimo; L — Brown. HR — Ohlau (SIU).
Game No. 4
Neb.-Omaha 000 000 0 — 0 6 0
Cal St. Stanislaus 010 101 x — 3 6 0
Melissa Negrete, Cheris Kuster (4) and Brianna Cataudella; Jessica Gaumnitz and Jessica Scholl. W— Gaumnitz; L — Negrete. HR — Stephenson (CSS) 2.
Game No. 5
C.W. Post 000 000 0 — 0 4 1
Columbus St. 001 001 x — 2 5 1
Samantha Yodowitz and Christie Softy; Rachael Darr and Amber Lanier. W — Darr; L — Yodowitz.
Game No. 6
Fla. Southern 010 012 0 — 4 8 0
Neb.-Omaha 000 000 0 — 0 3 0
Megan Brown and Leah English; Melissa Negrete, Cheris Kuster (6) and Brianna Cataudella. W — Brown; L — Negrete.
Game No. 7
Angelo St. 000 005 0 — 5 10 1
Lock Haven 020 030 1 — 6 10 2
Kari Galm and Laura Lopez; Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa. W — Erb; L — Galm. L. HR — Lopez (AS), I. Lopez (LH), Norris (LH), Gutmaker (LH).
Game No. 8
Cal St. Stanislaus 000 000 0 — 0 7 0
SIU Edwardsville 100 000 x — 1 3 0
Omaira Estremera and Jessica Scholl; Sabra McCune, Kaitlin Colosimo (6) and Libby Lenart. W — McCune; L — Estremera.
Game No. 9
Angelo St. 000 010 0 — 1 6 0
Fla. Southern 120 200 x — 5 6 0
Kari Galm, Brittany Cargill (4) and Laura Lopez; Megan Brown and Leah English. W — Brown; L — Galm. HR — Alpizar (FS), Tatlock (FS).
Game No. 10
Columbus St. 000 222 1 — 7 10 1
Cal St. Stanislaus 000 100 0 — 1 2 4
Amber Browning and Amber Lanier; Jessica Gaumnitz, Omaira Estremera and Jessica Scholl. W — Browning; L — Gaumnitz.
Game No. 11
SIU Edwardsville 220 000 0 — 4 6 0
Lock Haven 000 000 0 — 0 0 1
Kaitlin Colosimo and Libby Lenart; Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa. W — Colosimo; L — Erb. HR — Ohlau (SIU).
Game No. 12
Fla. Southern 000 000 0 — 0 6 2
Columbus St. 010 000 x — 1 5 1
Megan Brown and Leah English; Rachael Darr and Amber Lanier. W — Darr; L — Brown.
Game No. 13
Columbus St. 000 000 0 — 0 6 0
Lock Haven 010 010 x — 2 5 2
Kristin Erb and Amanda Roosa; Amber Browning and Amber Lanier. W — Erb. L — Browning. HR — Eisenbise.
Championship game
SIU Edwardsville AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jodie Ohlau, lf 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Mall, cf 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Ashley Price, rf 6 0 3 1 0 1 1 0
Chaleen Rumpf, pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libby Lenart, c 6 0 2 0 0 1 13 3
Haylee Eubanks, pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaeleigh Rousey, ss 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 7
Mallory Ruggles, dp 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Katy Biggs, pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amanda Pucel, pr/dp 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nicole Beecher, 2b 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 3
Emily Lenert, 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 16 0
Lauren Zembruski, 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sabra McCune, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaitlin Colosimo, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 48 3 13 2 1 9 36 17
Lock Haven AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Julia Popovich, lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 0
Kristin Erb, p 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Devin Glezen, 2b 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 8
Amanda Roosa, c 5 0 1 0 0 0 9 2
Brittany Pavelski, pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilia Lopez, ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 3
Sarah Norris, 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 2
Erica Eisenbise, rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Amanda Gutmaker, dp 5 0 1 1 0 4 0 0
Nancy O’Connor, cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 1
Krystin Montoro, 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Totals 40 2 6 2 3 16 36 19
SIU Edwardsville 000 101 000 001 — 3 13 0
Lock Haven 001 100 000 000 — 2 6 2
E — Roosa, Lopez. LOB — SIU Edwardsville 10; Lock Haven 6. 2B — Rousey 2; Glezen, Lopez. SH — Lopez. SB — Eubanks, Biggs, Popovich, Lopez. CS — Mall, Rumpf; Popovich.
SIU Edwardsville IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Sabra McCune 3 2 2 2 3 2 11 14
Kaitlin Colosimo 9 4 0 0 0 14 29 30
Lock Haven IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Kristin Erb 12 13 3 2 1 9 48 49
W — Colosimo; L — Erb. PB — L. Lenart. Umpires — Cindi Brunot, Glenda Bates, Ed Whipple. Attendance — 204.
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