2011

ECCC... Continued from 4B... a single to drive in five runs for the Skyhawks, 35-12. Kerrie Tenboer

walks to go with eight strikeouts. EC 1 Kirkwood (Iowa) 0 Taylor Bailey threw a four-hit shutout as EC knocked off the third– seeded Eagles Friday afternoon. EC got the game's only yun in the top of the fifth as Lauren Nicholas hit a two-out single to center field, moved up to second on an infield hit by Kasie Buckley, and scored on a single to center field by Summer Alexander. Bailey (32-9) struck out one and walked one. EC, 37-14, had seven hits with Nicholas, Buckley, and Alexander each getting two singles. She lby Dougher ty took the loss for Kirkwood, 54-11. She struck out seven and allowed one walk and seven hits. Nicole Fisher had a single and a double for the Eagles. Owens (Ohio) 2 EC 0 Owens scored single runs in the third and sev– enth frames to eliminate EC in Friday's third game. Elizabeth Weber and Jordan Ratliff combined to toss a two-hit shutout for the Express with both allowing one hit. Owens scored in the top of the third when Kristen Roznoski sin– gled, stole second, and scored on a two-out throwing error. Michelle Hollister added an insurance run for the Express in the seventh with a solo homer to left ~eld. EC, 37-15, had just two hits - both singles - in the season-ending loss. Lauren Nicholas and Kasie Buckley accounted for the two hits. Taylor Bailey (32-10) took the loss. She allowed nine hits and struck out five with no walks. ·'·· Roz1 ,oski and Matea

Rice both had three sin- .... gles for Owens, 42-4. Owens reached the championship game where it lost 10-0 to LSU– Eunice. LSU-Eunice defeated EC earlier for the Region 23 championship, sweep– ing the Lady Warriors in the finals after EC had beaten the Lady Bengals in their first meeting. "One of the tl;lings that we can say is that we did have a win over the national champions," said EC coach Scott Hill. "That's something to be proud of as well."

had singles . Hannah Schmidt had a single and a triple. Jacie Young took the loss. She gave up eight hits, but issued a dozen three

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