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May 25, 1998

California (Pennsylvania) wins second straight II softball title

California (Pennsylvania) won its second straight Division II Women's Softball Championship by defeating Barry, 2-1, on May 18 in Pensacola, Florida.

The Vulcans' championship-game victory was their second win over Barry in the tournament. They posted a 5-0 win in Game 11.

Barry held the lead in the fourth inning of the title game after shortstop Cindi Perantoni doubled and crossed home plate on a single by Tanaye Goehring.

But Vulcans catcher Dana Boyer doubled and scored on Kate Vaughan's two-out single in the fifth. Lith Webb scored the game-winning run in the sixth after walking, stealing second and coming home on a single by Nikki Fiedler.

Vulcans pitcher Danielle Penner (46-4) tossed for seven innings for the victory. She permitted only five hits, two walks and struck out two.

"As far as pressure, it was more personal pressure," Penner said of enduring championship expectations. "I think a lot of people didn't expect to see us up here, so there wasn't a lot said about California. Being here last year and having won it, we all knew what it meant to win. So that was our personal pressure."

Vulcans head coach Rick Bertagnolli acknowledged his team's repeat victory.

"Winning two, the first one's very special, and the second one's the same way but with different kids," he said. "We had different student-athletes, and we're going to have different ones next year. This one's very special in my heart, especially the way things were done this year.

"We started out ranked number one in the preseason, then right away, before we could turn around, we were ninth. Going into our conference tournament, we lost the first game, and we came back and won that. That's kind of typical of the teams I've been fortunate enough to coach, that we didn't start very well, but at the end of the season, you really don't want to play us."

Stephanie Caldwell (19-10) of the Buccaneers took the loss despite allowing just two earned runs on seven hits.

California (Pennsylvania) finished a 47-7 season while Barry concluded a 44-17 campaign.

Penner, Boyer and Webb all were selected to the all-tournament team. Others chosen were Perantoni, Stephanie Caldwell and Jenny Bouchard of Barry; Ramona Romero and Michelle Tabarez of Cal State Bakersfield; Casey Munger and Nadine Crowl of Ferris State; Darcie Berry of Nebraska-Kearney; and Karen White of Coker.

Game No. 1

Ferris St. -- 013 -- 000 -- 0--4 -- 10 -- 1

Merrimack -- 000 -- 000 -- 0--0 -- 3 -- 3

-- Nadine Crowl and Shawn Martinez; Carrie Ladebauche and Michele DiVito. W--Crowl. L--Ladebauche.

Game No. 2

Barry -- 020 -- 030 -- 0--5 -- 9 -- 1

Neb.-Kearney -- 000 -- 000 -- 3--3 -- 7 -- 2

Lindsay Anderson and Denise Pressey; Lisa Graff, Amanda Kelly (4) and Becky Sintek. W--Anderson. L--Graff.

Game No. 3

Augustana (S.D.) -- 000 -- 000 -- 1--1 -- 3 -- 2

Calif. (Pa.) -- 002 -- 001 -- x--3 -- 6 -- 0

Kelly Connolly and Nova Butor; Danielle Penner and Dana Boyer. W--Penner. L--Connolly.

Game No. 4

Coker -- 001 -- 000 -- 0--1 -- 6 -- 0

Cal St. Bakersfield -- 000 -- 000 -- 0--0 -- 3 -- 0

Missy Paterson and Amy Nestor; Felena Puentes, Melanie Wood (7) and Brooke Gettig. W--Paterson. L--Puentes.

Game No. 5

Neb.-Kearney -- 200 -- 000 -- 1--3 -- 6 -- 4

Merrimack -- 200 -- 032 -- x--7 -- 7 -- 2

Lisa Graff, Amanda Kelly (4) and Becky Sintek; Jennifer Connolly, Carrie Ladebauche (6) and Tammy Caron. W--Connolly. L--Kelly. S--Ladebauche.

Game No. 6

Cal St. Bakersfield -- 100 -- 010 -- 0--2 -- 7 -- 2

Augustana (S.D.) -- 000 -- 001 -- 0--1 -- 5 -- 2

Melanie Wood and Emily Torres; Heidi Kriech, Kelly Connolly (5) and Nova Butor. W--Wood. L--Kriech.

Game No. 7

Ferris St. -- 100 -- 000 -- 1--2 -- 6 -- 0

Barry -- 000 -- 220 -- x--4 -- 6 -- 1

Nadine Crowl and Shawn Martinez; Lindsay Anderson, Stephanie Caldwell (1) and Denise Pressey. W--Caldwell. L--Crowl.

Game No. 8

Coker -- 001 -- 000 -- 0--1 -- 4 -- 1

Calif. (Pa.) -- 000 -- 002 -- x--2 -- 3 -- 1

Missy Paterson and Amy Nestor; Danielle Penner and Dana Boyer. W--Penner. L--Paterson.

Game No. 9

Ferris St. -- 000 -- 100 -- 4--5 -- 9 -- 2

Cal St. Bakersfield -- 001 -- 020 -- 0--3 -- 9 -- 2

Nadine Crowl and Shawn Martinez; Melanie Wood, Felena Puentes (7) and Brooke Gettig. W--Crowl. L--Puentes.

Game No. 10

Coker -- 010 -- 000 -- --1 -- 6 -- 6

Merrimack -- 002 -- 403 -- --9 -- 7 -- 2

Missy Paterson, Emily Adams (5) and Amy Nestor; Carrie Ladebauche and Michele DiVito. W--Ladebauche. L--Paterson.

Game No. 11

Barry -- 000 -- 000 -- 0--0 -- 4 -- 1

Calif. (Pa.) -- 011 -- 300 -- x--5 -- 10 -- 2

Lindsay Anderson, Stephanie Caldwell (4) and Denise Pressey; Danielle Penner and Dana Boyer. W--Penner. L--Anderson.

Game No. 12

Barry -- 202 -- 004 -- 0--8 -- 13 -- 2

Merrimack -- 010 -- 030 -- 0--4 -- 7 -- 5

Lindsay Anderson, Stephanie Caldwell (1) and Denise Pressey; Jennifer Connolly, Carrie Ladebauche (6) and Michele DiVito. HR--Stephanie Caldwell (Barry). W--Caldwell. L--Connolly.

Game No. 13

Ferris St. -- 030 -- 000 -- 01--4 -- 7 -- 4

Calif. (Pa.) -- 200 -- 010 -- 00--3 -- 12 -- 2

Nadine Crowl and Shawn Martinez; Danielle Penner and Dana Boyer. W--Crowl. L--Penner.

Game No. 14

Barry -- 006 -- 000 -- 0--6 -- 9 -- 1

Ferris St. -- 001 -- 120 -- 1--5 -- 12 -- 5

Lindsay Anderson, Stephanie Caldwell (5) and Denise Pressey; Nadine Crowl and Shawn Martinez. HR--Jody Gifford (Ferris St.). W--Anderson. L--Crowl. S--Caldwell.

Championship game

Calif. (Pa.) -- AB -- R -- H -- RBI -- BB -- SO -- PO -- A

Kate Vaughan, ss -- 4 -- 0 -- 2 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 --

Meaggan Wilton, rf -- 4 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 0

Lith Webb, 3b -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 2 -- 4

Jenn Valeriote, cf -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 0

Nikki Fiedler, lf -- 3 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0

Dana Boyer, c -- 3 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 0

Tara Douglas, 1b -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 11 -- 1

Holly Hall, 2b -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 0

Jill Witt, dh -- 2 -- 0 -- 2 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0

Nora Zimmerman, pr -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0

Danielle Penner, p -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 5

Totals -- 27 -- 2 -- 7 -- 2 -- 2 -- 5 -- 21 -- 12

Barry -- AB -- R -- H -- RBI -- BB -- SO -- PO -- A

Kristi Stockton, cf -- 4 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 2 -- 0

Jenny Bouchard, rf -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 3 -- 0

Cindi Perantoni, ss -- 3 -- 1 -- 2 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 2 -- 0

Stephanie Caldwell,

dh/p -- 3 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0

Tanaye Goehring, lf -- 3 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0

Jennifer Felipe, 1b -- 3 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 -- 0

Laura Broderick, 2b -- 2 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 3 -- 0

Isis Dorado, ph -- 1 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0

Stacey Johnson, 3b -- 2 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 3

Denise Pressey, c -- 2 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 5 -- 1

Lindsay Anderson,

p/dh -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0

Totals -- 26 -- 1 -- 5 -- 1 -- 2 -- 2 -- 21 -- 4

Calif. (Pa.) -- 000 -- 011 -- 0--2 -- 7 -- 1

Barry -- 000 -- 100 -- 0--1 -- 5 -- 0

E--Webb. LOB--Calif. (Pa.) 6, Barry 7. 2B--Boyer, Perantoni. SB--Webb. SH--Johnson.

-- IP -- H -- R -- ER -- BB -- SO

Penner (Winner) -- 7.0 -- 5 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 2

Anderson -- 0.0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0

Caldwell (Loser) -- 7.0 -- 7 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 5

PBBoyer. U--Elizalde, Hayes, Kurnat. T--1:57. A--400.