#3
UW-Eau Claire 2, #1 Louisiana College 1
The Blugolds Come
from Behind for the Win
May 18, 2008
SALEM, Va. --- UW-Eau Claire went
scoreless for four innings but posted
enough runs to defeat Louisiana College
today in the 2008 NCAA Division III
Softball Championship.
UW-Eau
Claire trailed Louisiana College 1-0
going into the fifth inning but the
Blugolds found their offense and were
able to post three hits and two runs on
the inning. The first Blugold
score came after Sara Baumgartner took
advantage of a Louisiana College wild
pitch and slid into home plate.
Then Casey Leisgang gave the Blugolds a
permanent 2-1 lead after she sent a
single to right center, allowing for
teammate Katie Stalker to cross home
plate.
"Looking at
the big picture, each person is a small
piece of this puzzle when it comes down
to this team," said Leisgang. "I
think the focus come from that we all
know that each person on this squad just
needs to contribute in anyway possible
for us to be successful. It took
us awhile to figure it out during the
regular season and now we are all
finally at that point where everyone
knows, eyes on the prize. Bottom
line, we are ready to get it!"
Jenny Ross
picked up her twenty-sixth win on the
season after pitching all seven innings
and giving up five hits and just one
run.
Louisiana
College's registered five hits, but only
yielded one run which came in the fourth
frame off of Aimee Dubroc's homerun over
the right field fence.
Rene'
Schwartzenburg pitched the entire game
for the Lady Wildcats and permitted six
hits and two runs.
"It was a
good game with great defensive plays on
both sides of the ball and it was a good
softball game to watch," said head
Louisiana College coach, Tim Whittman.
"We just came up a little short at the
end."
UW-Eau
Claire (35-11) will take the field again
Monday at 2:30 p.m. against the winner
of the #5 UW-Whitewater and #1 Louisiana
College game. Louisiana College
(44-6) returns to action in Game 13 on
Monday at Noon and will face #5
UW-Whitewater.