May 9, 2008

Final Stats

PEMBROKE - After managing only one hit over the first five innings the Bravesof UNC Pembroke rallied for six runs on five hits in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat top-seeded Carson-Newman, 6-3, at the 2008 NCAA South Atlantic Regional on Friday afternoon at LRA Field.

With the win UNCP (46-13) eliminated the Lady Eagles (47-8) from regional play, ending the season of the 2008 South Atlantic Conference Champions. Pembroke's Brittany Berrier went 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of runs batted in while C-N's Jessie Howard collected three hits in five at bats against the Braves.

Whitney Landwermeyer picked up the win in relief to improve to 10-5 on the season. She pitched three shutout innings giving up six hits and two walks with one strikeout. Martika Elmore got the start for the Braves giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits with four walks and seven K's in the no-decision.

The Lady Eagles' Zoe Heim (31-7) dominated the Braves' bats over the first five innings, only to have the Black & Gold tally five hits in the sixth. Pembroke was also aided in the inning by three C-N errors, leading to UNCP's six runs, all unearned.

Carson-Newman struck first in the game scoring two runs in the top of the third. The Lady Eagles then loaded the bases in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, coming away with only one run.

With two on and one out in the sixth Loren Bartz singled to left, only to have the C-N leftfielder misplay the ball allowing both runners on base to score. Katie Linkous then singled to center to tie the game at three runs apiece. Pinch-hitter Randi Pruitt then doubled to left-center to plate Linkous and give the Braves a 4-3 lead.

While still in the sixth Brittany Berrier doubled to right-center to give UNCP two more runs, making the score 6-3 after six complete innings. In the top of the seventh with two outs Landwermeyer walked centerfielder Whitney Kee and then gave up an infield single to Howard to give C-N two base runners with the tying run at the plate. Jessie Kuhlman then flew out to centerfield on an 0-2 pitch to end the game.

2008 NCAA South Atlantic Regional
#4 Carson-Newman at #13 UNC Pembroke
May 09, 2008 at Pembroke, NC (LRA Softball Field)

Carson-Newman 3 (47-8)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jessie Howard ss......... 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 3
Jessie Kuhlman lf........ 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Brianne Coon ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Hickam 2b........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Hope Stanley pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandy Stevens 3b......... 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 3
Sara Little dp........... 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
Stephanie Templeton 1b... 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 5
Elisha Collins rf........ 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Amber Palmer c........... 3 0 1 0 1 1 7 0 0
Amber Hewitt pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Kee cf........... 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
Zoe Heim p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 30 3 9 2 6 8 18 7 14

UNC Pembroke 6 (46-13)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Brittany Berrier cf...... 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1
Addie Caballero pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anna Williamson 2b....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Jelena Shaw 3b........... 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1
Candace Evans dp......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Courtney Hill ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
Samantha King pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loren Bartz c............ 3 0 1 1 0 1 9 1 0
Carissa Dancer pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katie Linkous 1b......... 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Christy Freeland lf...... 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Randi Pruitt ph......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Morgan Patrick rf........ 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Martika Elmore p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Whitney Landwermeyer p.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 6 6 5 2 7 21 4 5

Score by Innings R H E
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Carson-Newman....... 002 100 0 - 3 9 4
UNC Pembroke........ 000 006 X - 6 6 1
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E - Howard 2(17); Kuhlman(3); Stevens(9); Shaw(10). DP - UNCP 1. LOB - C-N 14; UNCP 5. 2B - Howard(4); Kee(8); Berrier 2(23); Shaw(7); Pruitt(5). HBP -Hickam. SH - Kuhlman(18); Williamson(9). SB - Howard(54); Kuhlman(14); Stevens(16).

Carson-Newman IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Zoe Heim............ 6.0 6 6 0 2 7 26 29 95

UNC Pembroke IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Martika Elmore...... 4.0 3 3 2 4 7 16 22 86
Whitney Landwermeyer 3.0 6 0 0 2 1 14 16 67

Win - Landwermeyer (10-5). Loss - Heim (31-7). Save - None.
HBP - by Elmore (Hickam). PB - Bartz(8). Inherited runners/scored: None.
Pitches/strikes: Heim 95/67; Elmore 86/49; Landwermeyer 67/44.
Umpires - HP: Arnaze Cantrell 1B: Craig Stone 3B: Denis Mucha
Start: 11 am Time: 2:19