Spring Break
Team wins first-ever ECAC title
by Julie Ganz
Sports editor
Sports | 5/20/08
Posted online at 12:13 AM EST on 5/20/08
The Owls scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take a 5-3 lead, and the Judges failed to respond until the final inning.
Streilein, who had replaced Volpe on the mound in the sixth, led off the bottom of the seventh with a single. Volpe drew a walk one at-bat later, and third baseman Danielle Lavallee '11 reached first base on an error in left field to load the bases.
Pinch hitter Allie Mussen '10 followed with a bloop single to center field, which cut Keene's lead to one and set the stage for Korp's heroics.
"For [Korp], I think the faster pitching, she does better with that, and that made the difference, and she got on that ball really, really hard," coach Jessica Johnson said. "I think [Keene State senior pitcher Ashlee Nicholson] probably put it inside, which is what [Korp] loves."
Earlier in the day, Brandeis had beaten Keene State 5-3, earning another come-from-behind victory over the Owls. Keene State scored three unearned runs off Streilein in the first inning after a two-out error by Korp, but a five-run Judges' fourth inning, highlighted by Cagar's two-run single, put them ahead for good.
There was no need for a Judges comeback May 10 in their 6-0 victory over fourth-seeded Western New England College. Streilein led the way on the mound, surrendering just two hits and striking out 10 over six innings of work. She also went two-for-three at the plate with two RBIs in the first inning, while catcher Erin Ross '10 added three RBIs.
In Brandeis' first game of the tournament May 7 against eighth-seeded Emerson College, an RBI single by sophomore right fielder Bridget Farago put the Lions ahead 1-0 in the top of the third inning. Streilein answered in the bottom of the inning with a home run over the centerfield fence to tie the score at one.
"I was just mad," Streilein said.
After Streilein led off the sixth inning with an infield single, Ross drilled an RBI double down the left field line to complete the 2-1 comeback.
"I don't think we adjusted to their pitching at all. Thankfully … Kate's home run and then stringing the hits together-Erin Ross comes through-so that worked out for us," Johnson said.
After a record-breaking season that included a 23-game win streak, the Judges will lose four seniors to graduation: Streilein, who was named a second team all-American, the first Brandeis softball player to receive that designation; Volpe, who was a third-team All-New England selection; and utility players Danielle Mayer '08 and Amelia Schimmel '08
"[The fact that I've played my last collegiate softball game] will [register] tomorrow when I have no softball, but as of right now, no, it hasn't hit me," Streilein said after the championship victory.
-Mike Prada contributed reporting
Streilein, who had replaced Volpe on the mound in the sixth, led off the bottom of the seventh with a single. Volpe drew a walk one at-bat later, and third baseman Danielle Lavallee '11 reached first base on an error in left field to load the bases.
Pinch hitter Allie Mussen '10 followed with a bloop single to center field, which cut Keene's lead to one and set the stage for Korp's heroics.
"For [Korp], I think the faster pitching, she does better with that, and that made the difference, and she got on that ball really, really hard," coach Jessica Johnson said. "I think [Keene State senior pitcher Ashlee Nicholson] probably put it inside, which is what [Korp] loves."
Earlier in the day, Brandeis had beaten Keene State 5-3, earning another come-from-behind victory over the Owls. Keene State scored three unearned runs off Streilein in the first inning after a two-out error by Korp, but a five-run Judges' fourth inning, highlighted by Cagar's two-run single, put them ahead for good.
There was no need for a Judges comeback May 10 in their 6-0 victory over fourth-seeded Western New England College. Streilein led the way on the mound, surrendering just two hits and striking out 10 over six innings of work. She also went two-for-three at the plate with two RBIs in the first inning, while catcher Erin Ross '10 added three RBIs.
In Brandeis' first game of the tournament May 7 against eighth-seeded Emerson College, an RBI single by sophomore right fielder Bridget Farago put the Lions ahead 1-0 in the top of the third inning. Streilein answered in the bottom of the inning with a home run over the centerfield fence to tie the score at one.
"I was just mad," Streilein said.
After Streilein led off the sixth inning with an infield single, Ross drilled an RBI double down the left field line to complete the 2-1 comeback.
"I don't think we adjusted to their pitching at all. Thankfully … Kate's home run and then stringing the hits together-Erin Ross comes through-so that worked out for us," Johnson said.
After a record-breaking season that included a 23-game win streak, the Judges will lose four seniors to graduation: Streilein, who was named a second team all-American, the first Brandeis softball player to receive that designation; Volpe, who was a third-team All-New England selection; and utility players Danielle Mayer '08 and Amelia Schimmel '08
"[The fact that I've played my last collegiate softball game] will [register] tomorrow when I have no softball, but as of right now, no, it hasn't hit me," Streilein said after the championship victory.
-Mike Prada contributed reporting
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Roslyn Ganz
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