2011

Empire 8 Championship Tournament

#1 #2 Rochester Institute of Technology #3 St. John Fisher College #4 Stevens Institute of Technology

Friday, May 6 – Sunday, May 8, 2011 Kostrinsky Field • Ithaca College Ithaca, N.Y. 2011 Schedule/Results March 13 vs. Pine Manor !...... W 9-0 (5) # 1 - ITHACA (26-10, 12-2 Empire 8) March 13 vs. Saint Joseph !...... W 9-5 March 14 vs. Concordia (Wis.) !...... W 5-0 March 14 vs. Wisconsin-Stout !...... W 10-0 (6) March 16 vs. UMass Boston !...... W 3-2 No. Name Pos. B/T Class Ht. High School/Hometown March 16 vs. Geneseo !...... L 5-6 6 LILLIE, Britt P/OF R/L Sr. 5-8 Honeoye Falls-Lima/Mendon March 17 vs. Rhode Island College !...... L 1-7 7 WALTERS, Adrienne OF S/R So. 5-2 Solon/Solon, Ohio March 17 vs. FDU-Florham !...... W 4-2 March 18 vs. Babson !...... W 15-7 8 GREANEY, Allison P/3B R/R Sr. 5-6 John F. Kennedy/Iselin, N.J. March 18 vs. Plattsburgh !...... W 5-4 9 BIONDI, Jennifer SS/OF R/R So. 5-5 Morris Knolls/Rockaway, N.J. April 2 at Stevens (DH) *...... W 4-0 10 O’DONNELL, Molly 3B/1B R/R So. 5-7 Niskayuna/Niskayuna ...... L 4-5 (8) April 3 Rochester (DH)...... L 0-1 11 VINCENT, Julianne OF/2B R/R Fr. 5-2 Westhill/Stamford, Conn...... W 5-4 12 BENDER, Sam P R/R Fr. 5-4 Neshaminy/Levittown, Pa. April 7 at Cortland (DH)...... W 7-4 13 OLMSTEAD, Jillian P R/R Fr. 5-7 Caesar Rodney/Magnolia, Del...... L 5-6 April 9 at Alfred (DH) *...... W 6-0 14 FORENZA, Annmarie SS/OF R/R Jr. 5-6 Hunterdon Central/Whitehouse Station, N.J...... W 4-1 15 DELL’ORTO, Rachel OF L/R Fr. 5-3 East Islip/East Islip April 10 at RIT (DH) *...... L 2-3 16 JACOBI, Erinn C R/R Jr. 5-4 Penfield/Penfield ...... W 8-1 April 14 Oneonta (DH) ...... W 1-0 18 KISSINGER, Meghan OF R/R So. 5-5 Country Day/Havertown, Pa...... W 8-1 19 DOLAN, Kait 2B R/R Sr. 5-7 Victor/Farmington April 17 Nazareth (DH) *...... W 12-0 (5) 20 FOLK, Sydney C/3B R/R Fr. 5-6 Long Beach/Long Beach ...... W 9-1 (6) April 20 at RPI (DH)...... W 8-5 21 NASH, Jamie C R/R Fr. 5-3 John F. Kennedy/Cheektowaga ...... L 6-8 22 BARGER, Kerry C R/R Sr. 5-5 Carmel/Carmel April 22 at Utica (DH) *...... W 10-0 (5) 23 AMYOT, Danielle P R/R Fr. 5-8 Shenendehowa/Clifton Park ...... W 10-4 April 27 Cornell (DH)...... L 2-5 25 NOSTER, Courtney 1B/DP R/R Sr. 5-8 Clearview/Lorain, Ohio ...... L 3-6 (8) 26 JOHNSON, Lindsey C R/R So. 5-5 Manchester/Manchester, Conn. April 28 Elmira (DH) *...... W 3-2 27 D’ALESSANDRO, Carianne 1B R/R So. 5-7 Bridgewater-Raritan/Bound Brook, N.J...... W 2-1 April 30 St. John Fisher (DH) *...... W 9-4 28 BRANCO, Jackie DP/3B R/R Fr. 5-9 West Essex Roseland, N.J...... W 2-1 May 1 at Buffalo State (DH)...... W 6-4 Head Coach: Deb Pallozzi ...... L 2-3 Assistant Coaches: Dan Raymond, Hannah Shalett, Emily Stanley * Empire 8 Game Graduate Assistant Coach: Sarah Spellman ! at Clermont, Fla. Student Assistant Coach: Sal Arena 2011 Schedule/Results Feb. 27 Sul Ross !...... W 11-2 # 2 - RIT (21-10, 9-3 Empire 8) Feb. 27 William Penn !...... L 0-8 (5) Feb. 28 Milwaukee Engineering !...... W 7-0 Feb. 28 Wartburg !...... W 8-0 (5) No. Name Pos. Class Ht. High School/Hometown March 1 William Penn !...... W 6-5 March 3 Wartburg !...... W 13-5 (6) 1 O’CONNELL, Megan C/IF So. 5-3 Hilton/Hilton March 3 Capital !...... W 8-2 2 McCORMICK, Shannon OF Jr. 5-3 Auburn/Auburn March 4 Capital !...... L 5-9 March 4 Cornerstone !...... L 4-9 3 McMANUS, Kelsey C/OF Fr. 5-5 Pittsford Mendon/Pittsford March 22 at Rochester (DH)...... L 5-10 ...... L 0-1 4 LAVOIE, Brittany OF So. 5-3 Ticonderoga/Plattsburgh April 2 at St. John Fisher (DH) *...... L 1-4 5 TABISZ, Michelle 1B Jr. 5-8 Paint Branch/Silver Spring, Md...... W 11-4 April 7 at Buffalo State (DH) ...... W 2-1 6 EMMI, Allee 2B/3B Jr. 5-4 Cicero-North Syracuse/Cicero ...... W 8-1 7 SAMPSON, Sarah 1B/OF Fr. 5-6 Northstar Academy/Rochester April 9 Utica (DH) *...... W 4-0 ...... W 2-0 8 GRIFFIN, Brittany 3B/1B Fr. 5-10 Park View/Sterling, Va. April 10 Ithaca (DH) *...... W 3-2 ...... L 1-8 9 GUNDLER, Tiffany P/2B Fr. 5-7 Drury/North Adams, Mass. April 12 at Brockport (DH)...... L 0-5 10 LINK, Arielle 3B So. 5-1 Weston/Weston, Conn...... L 0-9 April 17 at Stevens (DH) *...... W 3-1 11 KEMP, Brittany P/3B So. 5-6 Wayland-Cohocton/Dansville ...... W 3-2 12 COLE, Carlissa P/1B Sr. 5-7 Alden/Alden April 22 at Alfred (DH) *...... W 3-2 ...... W 5-2 13 COURTNEY, Emily C/OF So. 5-7 Kingswood-Oxford/Berlin, Conn. April 27 Geneseo (DH)...... W 7-5 ...... W 10-1 (6) 15 NADOW, Tori SS So. 5-8 Shepherd Hill/Charlton, Mass. April 29 at Elmira (DH) *...... W 5-4 (8) ...... L 0-1 May 1 Nazareth (DH) *...... W 4-0 Head Coach: Rebecca Stryker ...... W 6-0 Assistant Coach: Mary Lynn Arlotta * Empire 8 Game ! at Tuscon, Ariz. 2011 Schedule/Results Feb. 27 vs. Milwaukee Eng. (DH) !...... W 7-4 # 3 - ST. JOHN FISHER (25-11-1, 9-5 Empire 8) ...... W 18-2 Feb. 28 Capital !...... L 5-6 (9) Feb. 28 Sul Ross State !...... W 16-5 March 1 Wartburg !...... W 3-1 No. Name Pos. B/T Class Ht. High School/Hometown March 1 William Penn !...... L 3-11 (6) 2 ROGERS, Megan OF R/R Jr. 5-6 Clarence/Clarence March 2 Canton (DH) !...... W 9-0 (6) 3 VANN, Alicia 3B/OF L/R Fr. 5-4 G. Ray Bodley/Fulton ...... W 8-4 March 3 Capital !...... L 1-4 4 McCOY, Kristin OF R/R Sr. 5-6 Holy Names/Newtonville March 3 Wartburg !...... W 12-10 5 MARTIN, Jennifer OF L/R Fr. 5-3 Sacred Heart Academy/North Tonawanda March 29 Medaille (DH)...... W 9-1 (5) ...... W 12-0 (5) 6 GOODBERLET, Kayla 3B R/R So. 5-6 Bishop Ready/Columbus, Ohio March 30 Rochester (DH)...... W 1-0 7 FORDYCE, Sarah 1B L/L So. 5-6 Jordan-Elbridge/Jordan ...... W 12-0 (5) April 2 RIT (DH) *...... W 4-1 8 ROBARGE, Krista P/2B R/R So. 5-6 Saratoga Springs/Greenfield Center ...... L 4-11 9 HARMON, Jamie C/OF R/R Sr. 5-5 South Portland/South Portland, Maine April 6 at Oswego (DH)...... W 7-1 ...... W 18-0 (5) 11 TOWNSEND, Michelle OF R/R Fr. 5-5 Cato-Meridian/Cato April 7 Brockport (DH)...... L 1-2 13 VANEK, Jennifer OF L/R Jr. 5-8 Smithtown West/Smithtown ...... W 5-0 April 9 Stevens (DH) *...... L 3-4 14 LEONE, Danielle P R/R So. 5-8 Manchester/Manchester, Conn...... W 5-2 15 MARIE, Shelby C R/R So. 5-2 Washington/Washington, Iowa April 10 Elmira (DH) *...... W 2-1 18 O’BRIEN, Lauren OF R/R St. 5-5 Williamsville North/East Amherst ...... W 4-0 April 12 Pittsburgh-Bradford (DH)...... W 5-3 20 D’ANGELO, Jessica C/3B R/R Fr. 5-6 Falconer/Jamestown ...... W 7-2 21 CARLSON, Carissa 1B/OF R/L Jr. 5-8 Bolivar-Richburg/Little Genesee April 17 at Utica (DH) *...... W 9-3 ...... W 10-0 24 MERCHANT, Leanne C R/R So. 5-8 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake/Scotia April 19 Cortland (DH)...... L 0-12 25 STEFANON, Sarah P R/R So. 5-7 Perry/Perry ...... L 1-6 April 22 at Nazareth (DH) *...... W 4-0 32 JONES, Kelly SS/2B R/R Jr. 5-7 Lancaster/Lancaster ...... W 13-1 (5) 33 ZOERB, Megan 2B/3B/SS R/R Jr. 5-6 Corning West/Painted Post April 23 Alfred (DH) *...... L 3-9 ...... W 7-6 4/30/2011 at Ithaca (DH) *...... L 4-9 Head Coach: Len Maiorani ...... L 1-2 Assistant Coaches: Dan Dorscheid, Roger Hotel, Bari Mance 5/2/2011 at Keuka...... T 3-3 * Empire 8 Game ! Tucson, Ariz.

2011 Schedule/Results March 13 vs. St. Lawrence !...... W 3-2 # 4 - STEVENS (21-17, 7-7 Empire 8) March 13 vs. Albright !...... W 3-2 (9) March 14 vs. Amherst !...... L 3-9 March 14 vs. North Park !...... L 0-6 March 15 vs. Nichols !...... L 1-7 No. Name Pos. B/T Class High School/Hometown March 15 vs. Norwich !...... W 13-0 (5) 00 SENKEVICH, Stephanie OF/1B S/R Fr. Westwood/Washington, N.J. March 17 vs. Heidelberg !...... W 1-0 March 17 vs. Salem State !...... L 3-4 1 STICCO, Krista 2B R/R Jr. Leonia/Leonia, N.J. March 26 at New Jersey City (DH)...... W 12-1 (5) ...... L 0-11 (5) 2 STICCO, Brianna C/OF R/R Jr. Leonia/Leonia, N.J. March 27 Fairleigh Dickinson (DH)...... L 1-4 ...... W 4-1 3 STROM, Clair C R/R So. Cpt. John L. Chapin/El Paso, Texas March 29 at Rutgers-Newark (DH)...... W 12-2 (5) ...... W 11-3 4 DeFEO, Danielle 2B L/R Fr. Newton/Andover, N.J. March 30 N.Y. Technology (DH)...... W 18-0 (5) ...... W 19-0 (5) 7 HERFORTH, Molly P R/R So. Montclair Kimberly Acad./Pompton Plains, N.J. April 2 Ithaca (DH) *...... L 0-4 ...... W 5-4 (8) 11 SACKS, Naomi SS R/R Sr. Parkland/Schnecksville, Pa. April 4 Drew (DH)...... W 3-2 13 HURLEY, Lauren OF R/R So. Pope John XXIII/Sparta, N.J...... L 3-4 (8) April 7 at Richard Stockton (DH)...... L 0-3 16 ROSENBERG, Sherri OF R/R Sr. St. Dominic’s Academy/Bayonne, N.J...... L 1-3 April 9 at St. John Fisher (DH) *...... W 4-3 18 PARKER, Sarah OF R/R Jr. Colonial Forge/Fredricksburg, Va...... L 2-5 April 10 at Nazareth (DH) *...... W 4-1 22 WEBBER, Victoria 3B R/R Jr. Ocean Township/Silver Spring, Md...... W 13-4 April 16 Alfred (DH) *...... L 1-5 23 JORDAN, Noreen OF R/R Fr. Pearl River/Orangeburg ...... W 12-11 April 17 RIT (DH) *...... L 1-3 25 WOJTYS, Jennifer OF L/L Fr. Wallington/Wallington, N.J...... L 2-3 33 BERARDI, Kayla P L/L Fr. Brookfield/Brookfield, Conn. April 20 Polytechnic (DH)...... W 3-0 ...... L 3-5 34 HAWKE, Caitlin OF R/R Jr. South Eugene/Eugene, Ore. 4/22 at Elmira (DH) *...... W 5-3 ...... W 14-9 (8) 4/28 Mt. St. Vincent (DH)...... W 7-0 (F) ...... W 12-0 (5) Head Coach: Erica Mehalick 4/30 at Utica (DH) *...... L 6-7 Assistant Coaches: Daria Glynos, Monica Grinage ...... L 9-11 * Empire 8 Game ! at Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic, Ft. Myers, Fla. ABOUT ITHACA EMPIRE 8 TOURNAMENT HISTORY Ithaca placed first in the Empire 8 with a 12-2 record and is 26-10 overall. The Bombers are ranked 26th nationally in the latest edition 2002: Ithaca, N.Y. 2007: Ithaca, N.Y. RIT 2, St. John Fisher 1 St. John Fisher 4, RIT 1 of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III poll. Ithaca Ithaca 5, Elmira 0 Ithaca 4, Utica 0 has won seven of the 10 all-time Empire 8 playoff championships, St. John Fisher 2, Elmira 1 RIT 3, Utica 0 and has won or shared the regular-season title nine times in the last Ithaca 4, RIT 0 Ithaca 2, St. John Fisher 0 10 years. Ithaca has hit 20 home runs on the year and 11 different St. John Fisher 9, RIT 0 (6) St. John Fisher 8, RIT 0 (5) Ithaca 2, St. John Fisher 1 St. John Fisher 4, Ithaca 3 players have contributed to that total. Jackie Branco has hit four Ithaca 1, St. John Fisher 0 homers and has a .403 batting average on the year. Jennifer Biondi 2003: Ithaca, N.Y. leads the team in hits with 37 and shares the team lead in doubles St. John Fisher 3, RIT 0 2008: Ithaca, N.Y. (10) with . is batting .349 on the season. Three Ithaca 8, Elmira 0 (5) St. John Fisher 2, Alfred 1 Kerry Barger Barger RIT 4, Elmira 2 Ithaca 10, Nazareth 2 (5) Ithaca pitchers have handled the bulk of the pitching and all three Ithaca 2, St. John Fisher 0 Alfred 11, Nazareth 3 (6) have an earned-run average of 2.18 or better. Britt Lillie and Allison RIT 4, St. John Fisher 3 Ithaca 6, St. John Fisher 0 Greaney have combined to make 23 starts, and each has nine wins. Ithaca 9, RIT 0 (6) St. John Fisher 4, Alfred 3 Jillian Olmstead is 6-3 with a team-leading 1.27 ERA. St. John Fisher 3, Ithaca 2 2004: Ithaca, N.Y. St. John Fisher 2, Ithaca 1 St. John Fisher 3, RIT 2 ABOUT RIT Ithaca 13, Elmira 3 (5) 2009: Ithaca, N.Y. Rochester Institute of Technology was second in the Empire 8 RIT 8, Elmira 1 St. John Fisher 3, Alfred 2 (11) with an 9-3 conference record and is 21-10 overall. RIT won the Ithaca 2, St. John Fisher 1 RIT 1, Ithaca 0 (16) inaugural Empire 8 softball title in 2001 and shared the regular- St. John Fisher 1, RIT 0 Ithaca 1, Alfred 0 Ithaca 15, St. John Fisher 0 (5) St. John Fisher 4, RIT 1 season championship with Ithaca in 2005. The Tigers are 9-1 Ithaca 4, RIT 1 in their last 10 games and have won 20 games or more for the 2005: Rochester, N.Y. Ithaca 2, St. John Fisher 1 first time since that 2005 season. Michelle Tabisz has a .356 Ithaca 2, St. John Fisher 1 St. John Fisher 1, Ithaca 0 (8) Elmira 2, RIT 1 batting average and leads the team with four home runs. Emily St. John Fisher 2, RIT 1 2010: Alfred, N.Y. McCourtney holds the team lead in batting average (.364) and also Ithaca 3, Elmira 0 St. John Fisher 2, Ithaca 0 has 11 doubles. Shannon McCormick leads the team in stolen St. John Fisher 1, Elmira 0 Alfred 10, RIT 4 bases (13-for-13) and runs scored (24). RIT pitchers Carlissa Cole Ithaca 5, St. John Fisher 2 Ithaca 2, RIT 0 (8) and Brittany Kemp have carried the duties in the circle. Cole is Alfred 5, St. John Fisher 1 2006: Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca 7, St. John Fisher 3 12-3 overall and 8-0 over her last nine appearances. Kemp has a St. John Fisher 7, Utica 5 Ithaca 3, Alfred 2 9-6 overall record and 2.53 earned-run average, and has struck out Ithaca 7, Alfred 1 Ithaca 12, Alfred 5 118 batters in 91 innings pitched. Utica 8, Alfred 0 Ithaca 4, St. John Fisher 1 Utica 5, St. John Fisher 2 ABOUT ST. JOHN FISHER Ithaca 13, Utica 0 St. John Fisher finished third in the Empire 8 with a 9-5 conference record and is 25-11-1 overall. The Cardinals were Empire 8 tournament champions in 2008 and 2009. St. John Fisher’s offense is paced by Jenn Vanek who owns a .431 batting average and 2011 EMPIRE 8 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE has started all 37 games. She leads the team in hits (53), runs Friday, May 6: (34) and triples (5). Kayla Goodberlet has a team-high 11 doubles Game 1: #2 RIT vs. #3 St. John Fisher...... 10 a.m. and has a .418 batting average. Leanne Merchant leads the team Game 2: #1 Ithaca vs. #4 Stevens...... 12 p.m. with nine home runs and 29 runs batted in. The Cardinals have Game 3: Losers of games 1 & 2...... 2 p.m. successfully stolen 15 bases in 17 stolen-base attempts. Sarah Game 4: Winners of games 1 & 2...... 4 p.m. Stefanon leads the pitching staff with a 2.11 earned-run average Saturday, May 7: and has a 10-3 record in the circle. She has struck out 87 batters Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. game 4 loser...... 11 a.m. in 93 innings. Danielle Leone is 11-7 overall and has a 2.49 ERA Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. game 5 winner...... 1 p.m. with 72 strikeouts. Sunday, May 8: ABOUT STEVENS Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. game 6 loser if necessary...... TBA Stevens Institute of Technology was 7-7 in Empire 8 play and carries a 21-17 overall record into this weekend’s tournament. It is the program’s first appearance in the Empire 8 softball playoffs. The 2011 EMPIRE 8 STANDINGS Ducks are led by Kayla Berardi, who carries a .433 batting average and has appeared in 30 games this season. Naomi Sacks has a Team E8 Overall .400 average and leads the team with 48 hits, including a team- Ithaca 12-2 26-10 high 15 doubles. Clair Strom and Stephanie Senkevich have RIT 9-3 21-10 each slugged five home runs, and Sacks and Strom share the St. John Fisher 9-5 25-11-1 team lead with 31 RBIs. Berardi has been the top-performer in the Stevens 7-7 21-17 pitching circle for the Ducks, with a 14-6 record and 1.94 earned- Alfred 7-7 16-9 run average. She has allowed 103 hits in 129.2 innings, and just 36 Utica 5-9 18-17 earned runs on the season. Molly Herforth has started 18 games Elmira 4-10 8-14 and has a 6-11 record and 3.84 earned-run average. Nazareth 1-13 5-29

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