May 7, 2009
SB: #12 DOLPHINS EARN EIGHTH STRAIGHT BERTH IN NCAA
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Indianapolis, Ind. - After winning the Northeast-10 Conference
Championship on Sunday afternoon, the Le Moyne College softball
team has been rewarded with the No. 1 seed in the East Region and
will host this upcoming weekend's regional, as announced by the
NCAA Division II Softball Committee on Monday morning.
The four-team double-elimination sub-regional will consist of the
host Dolphins, fourth-
seeded Caldwell (35-16-2), fifth-seeded Dowling (33-18) and
eighth-seeded Dominican (39-14). The bottom half of the East
Regional, to be played at C.W. Post in Brookville, N.Y., will
feature the No. 2 seed Pioneers, third-seeded Georgian Court, No. 6
seed Southern Connecticut State and seventh-seeded New Haven.
The Dolphins, who will be hosting their first NCAA Regional since
2005, topped Southern Connecticut State, 3-0, on Sunday in the
Northeast-10 Conference Championship game to secure the
conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Dolphins
will open play on Friday, May 8 against Dominican. The match-up
will be only the second ever between the two programs, with the
Dolphins defeating the Chargers, 10-2, on February 29, 2004 in
Orlando, Fla.
Le Moyne, which has won its last nine games and 17 of its last 18
contests and reached the 40-win plateau for the second straight
season and fourth time in the program's history, is led offensively
by Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year Jennifer
Farrelly (Latham, N.Y./Shaker). Farrelly has a .379
batting average, 42 runs batted in, eight home runs and 12 doubles.
Freshman Kelcie Cashel (Lacona, N.Y./Sandy Creek),
a member of the NE-10 All-Championship team, has hit .441
(26-for-59) over the last 18 games since being inserted into the
starting lineup. Cashel has registered five doubles, three home
runs, 13 runs batted in and 19 runs scored in the span. In her last
18 starts, freshman shortstop Barb Shea (Clifton Park,
N.Y./Shenendehowa) has batted at a .500 clip (24-for-48)
with two doubles, a triple, three home runs, 13 runs batted in and
17 runs scored. First Team All-Conference selection and Tournament
MVP Kelly Schweikert (Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport)
hit .533 (8-15) in the tournament and leads the conference in
doubles (17), runs scored (39) and has set a new program record
with 24 stolen bases.
In the pitcher's circle, First Team all-Conference selection
All-Championship team pitcher Jenna Vanacore (Hicksville,
N.Y./Holy Trinity) is 19-3 and has registered a 0.88
earned run average, tops in the conference and 11th among national
leaders. Vanacore has struck out 151 batters over 136 innings,
while tossing 15 complete games and posting a team-best nine
shutouts. Farrelly has recorded a 17-4 record with a 1.21 ERA and
129 strikeouts in 151 innings pitched.
The winners of each sub-regional will advance to play in a
best-of-three series as part of a super regional on May 15 and
16. That overall winner will advance to the eight-team World
Series in Salem, Va. on May 21-25.
East Region
1. Le
Moyne*
40-10
2. C.W.
Post*
33-16
3. Georgian
Court
36-14
4.
Caldwell
35-16-2
5.
Dowling
33-18
6. Southern
Connecticut
33-14
7. New
Haven
32-16
8. Dominican
(N.Y.)
39-14
Tournament Schedule
May 8
Game 1 (1:00 p.m.): #1 Le Moyne vs. #8 Dominican
Game 2 (3:00 p.m.): #4 Caldwell vs. #5 Dowling
May 9
Game 3 (10:00 a.m.): Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 (12:00 p.m.): Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 5 (2:00 p.m.): Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
May 10
Game 6 (12:00 p.m.): Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 7 (2:00 p.m.): If Necessary
Le Moyne NCAA Tournament History
2002-
Regional Champion
Northeast Regional - Southern Connecticut - W, 1-0;
Saint Anselm - W, 5-0; AIC - W, 5-2; AIC - W, 7-3
World Series held in Salem, Virginia - St. Mary's (Texas) - L, 8-1;
Kennesaw State - W, 2-1; Chico State - L, 2-0
2003 - Regional Champion
Northeast Regional held at Le Moyne - Adelphi - W,
3-0; C.W. Post - W, 1-0; C.W. Post - W, 3-0
World Series held in Salem, Oregon - Georgia C&SU - L, 1-0;
West Florida - W, 5-2; North Dakota State - L, 5-4
2004
Northeast Regional held at Bryant - New Haven - W,
6-0; Caldwell - L, 2-1; Merrimack - L, 2-1
2005 - Regional
Champion
Northeast Regional held at Le Moyne - New Haven -
W, 4-3; Caldwell - L, 2-0; Bryant - W, 1-0; New Haven - W, 2-1;
Caldwell - W, 3-1; C.W. Post - W, 2-1; C.W. Post - W, 3-1
World Series held in Salem, Virginia - Northern Kentucky - L, 2-1;
Kennesaw State - L, 6-0
2006 - Regional Champion
Northeast Regional held at Bryant - Adelphi - W,
3-1; Queens - W, 10-1; C.W. Post - W, 5-4
World Series - Florida Southern - L, 8-0; Georgia C&SU - L, 7-1
2007
Northeast Regionals held at C.W. Post - UMass
Lowell - L, 4-1; Adelphi - L, 9-3
2008
Northeast Regional held at C.W. Post - New York
Tech - W, 3-2; Bryant - W, 9-1; C.W. Post - L, 4-3; New Haven - L,
2-0
