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The win makes Mobile 3-1 in pool play and ensures the Lady Rams will join Simon Fraser as the two teams to advance out of Pool C into the eight-team double elimination bracket that will take place Monday-Wednesday and determine the national champion. Much like the previous two victories at the tourney, the Lady Rams used some thunder to back brilliant starting pitching to pick up the “w”. Ginger Reeser (21-2) went the distance and limited Simon Fraser to 6 hits, while fanning 7 to pick up the win and remain undefeated in 2008 postseason play. With the game scoreless through two frames, the Lady Rams blew it wide open with a five-spot in the top of the 3rd inning and cruised from there. Cristina Rodriguez and Anadys Suarez got the scoring started with back-to-back RBI singles and Keyln Mendoza followed two batters later with a 2-out, 3-run blast to stake Mobile to the 5-0 lead. Yaicey Sojo continued the Lady Rams’ power display with a solo shot in the 4th inning and then a pair unearned runs ended the game in the 6th inning. Sojo finished 2-for-4 with a homer, Suarez finished 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, Mendoza finished 1-for-2 with a 3-run homer and Taylor Lee Phillips went 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored. Sojo and Mendoza both have three homers at the tournament. Game 3: Lady Rams fall to defending National Champs DECATUR, Ala— Small-ball and miscues doomed the University of Mobile softball team to its firstloss at the 2008 NAIA Softball National Championships in Decatur, AL as Oklahoma City walked away with a 7-4 victory. The loss puts the Lady Rams record at the tournament at 2-1 with one game in pool play remaining. The game started out harmlessly enough as the Stars of Oklahoma City went down 1-2-3 in the 1st inning, but then the game turned for the worse for Mobile. A hit-batsman and error set the Stars up with a pair of runners on base and then Mindy Crabaugh Mobile got a run back in the bottom of the 3rd on a RBI-single from the hot-hitting Jennifer Gomez, but the Stars came right back and accounted for the winning tallies in the 4th inning. The Lady Rams were only able to manage that one run through the first six innings despite drawing 10 walks in the ball game. In that 4th inning, the Stars turned to small ball, swiping four bags and scoring on a double-steal and a suicide squeeze. Mobile finally got the bats going with 3 runs in the 6th inning as Kelyn Mendoza and Yaicey Sojo homered for the second straight day, but it was too little to late. Nikki Madden took the loss, allowing 5 earned runs and 8 hits over 7 innings of work, while fanning five. Julie Harvey got the win for Oklahoma City by allowing 1 run over 2.1 innings of work. Sojo finished 2-for-3 with the solo homer for Mobile, while Crabaugh and Laurin Hess finished with 2 hits apiece for the Stars.Game 2: Mobile uses pitching and timely hitting to pick up a win
Game 1: Lady Rams Win in Extra Innings DECATUR, Ala—The 4th-ranked University of Mobile softball team take outlasted Walsh on day one of pool play at the 2008 NAIA Softball National Championships. The Lady Rams picked up a 2-1 victory in a 9-inning ball game to move to 1-0 in pool play, with three games remaining. The top two teams from the four pools advance to a double-elimination bracket Monday-Wednesday. Fans in attendance witnessed a spectacular pitcher’s duel as Walsh’s Dana Hartings dueled with Mobile’s Nikki Madden early, and Ginger Reeser late, in relief. Hartings went the 8+ innings, limiting Mobile to 2 runs on 8 hits, while fanning 8 Lady Ram hitters. Madden threw a 4-hitter over 7.1 innings of work, fanned 6 and allowed only 1 unearned tally. Ginger Reeser picked up the victory in relief, tossing 1.2 scoreless frames. Reeser’s entrance in the ball game came at a crucial time as Walsh put runners at the corners with only 1 out thanks to a walk and an error. It took the lefty only 1 batter to end the frame, as the Lady Rams picked off the runner at third (2-4-5) and then Reeser polished off Krystal Sherry with a strikeout to prevent any damage. Mobile made that effort stand up two innings later with a tally in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the game. Jineth Pimentel walked, Abby Campbell reached on a fielder’s choice and Yaicey Sojo walked to load the bags with nobody out. Jennifer Gomez stepped to the plate and singled home Pimentel for the victory. The game started when Sojo lead off the bottom of the 1st inning with a homer on the second pitch to put Mobile ahead 1-0. Walsh answered in the 4th inning as Brittany Sostre singled home Krystal Sherry for an unearned run and a 1-1 ball game. Gomez finished 3-for-5 with 1 RBI while batting in the two-hole in the lineup and Sojo finished 1-for-4 with the solo homer. Kelyn Mendoza added a 2-hit day for Mobile. Sherry led Walsh with a 1-for-3 effort. |
DECATUR, Ala—The University of Mobile softball team punched its ticket to the next round of the 2008 NAIA Softball National Championships by eight-run ruling Simon Fraser 8-0 in 6 innings Saturday evening.
DECATUR, Ala—The University of Mobile softball team picked up a big win Friday evening to move to 2-0 in pool play at the 2008 NAIA Softball National Championships by downing Columbia College 4-2.