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Anderson Perfect
as Pointers Roll Over UW-Stout
Stephanie Anderson pitched the third perfect
game in UW-Stevens Point softball history as the Pointers rolled over
UW-Stout with a pair of 9-0 victories on Saturday in Menomonie.
Anderson retired all 18 batters faced with
eight strikeouts in the six-inning opening game. The two previous
perfect games were by Jeanann Briski against Cardinal Stritch in a
five-inning game on March 25, 2002 and by Steph Sobieck against UW-La
Crosse on April 23, 1990 in a seven-inning contest.
It was Anderson�s second no-hitter this season
after also blanking Bridgewater State (Mass.) with one walk earlier in
the year. She is the second pitcher in school history to throw two
complete game no-hitters in a season, joining Jen Schaper in 1999.
Anderson received plenty of run support,
especially from Korryn Brooks, who was three-for-four with four RBI�s.
She had a run-scoring double in the first inning, drove in a run on a
single in the second and delivered a two-run single in the sixth. Laura
Van Abel was also three-for-four and had two RBI�s. The Pointers
finished with 15 hits and took advantage of four UW-Stout errors.
The Pointers broke open the second game with
six runs in the third inning as Mandy Jellish and Jackie Berger each had
run-scoring singles to start the scoring and Van Abel followed with a
two-run homer.
UW-Stevens Point added three runs in the
fifth, which was plenty of runs for Hope Krause, who pitched a
complete-game five-hitter in the five-inning contest. Krause had four
strikeouts and walked none for fifth shutout of the season.
The Pointers, ranked 18th in the NCAA Division
III, are now 23-5 overall and 8-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference. UW-Stout is 13-13 overall and 4-6 in the league.
UW-Stevens Point
is 10-0 in
road games this year and plays at first place UW-River Falls on
Sunday in a doubleheader that has been pushed to a 10 a.m. start. |
