NC State
7-13
Ohio State - Winthrop Tournament
10-6
Wolfpack Drops Tight Game to Pool Leader Ohio State
3/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 13, 2004
ROCK HILL, S.C. - NC State lost in pool play for the second time, falling to Ohio State in the second day of action at the Winthrop Ringor Invitational on Saturday, March 13. The Wolfpack (7-13) threatened three different times, in the fifth, sixth and seventh inning, but failed to bring a runner home in the 2-0 win by the Buckeyes (10-6).
Shaina Ervin pitched another fine outing from the mound, despite taking the loss. She allowed only four hits and walked two, striking out a pair in six innings of work. Jamee Juarez won her sixth game for Ohio State, also allowing four hits.
NC State almost took advantage of a Jen Chamberlin leadoff double in the top of the fifth, before Moffatt Steele came in to pinch run. Steele advanced to third on a passed ball, and after a groundout and a strikeout, Juarez got Lee Hasper to strikeout swinging to end the first Wolfpack threat.
In the seventh, NC State played the aggressor again, as Miranda Ervin led off the inning with a single, and Beth Poore came in to pinch run at first. Chamberlin hit a hard grounder to third, and Breana Pozzi was unable to get the throw down to second as Poore advanced to second. Shaina Ervin battled in her at bat, fouling off four pitches down the third base side before drawing a walk to load the bases with nobody out.
NC State would fail to score after Jennifer Patterson popped up to second, Hasper struckout and Caroline Blount flied out to centerfield to end the game.
The Buckeyes scored both runs in the first, getting two of its four hits in the inning, one on a bunt single by Nycole Koyano, who stole second before being sacrificed to third. Ashley Cutcliff walked, and was pinch ran for. Jennifer Johnson pinch ran and stole second, and Juarez helped her cause with the only solid hit on the afternoon for the Buckeyes, a single through the left side past Chamberlin and shortstop Renee' LaCroix.
NC State will play Eastern Illinois in the final game of pool play for the Wolfpack with a chance to play in the silver bracket on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jamee Juarez (6-2)
L: Ervin, Shaina (1-7)
Batting:
2B: Chamberlin, Jennifer 1
Batting:
RBI: Jamee Juarez 2
SH: Karisa Evans 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nycole Koyano 1 ; Jennifer Johnson 1
SB: Megan Schwab 1 ; Nycole Koyano 1 ; Chelsea Baker 1 ; Jennifer Johnson 1
