May 3, 2008

Box Score

Midland, Mich. - Grand Valley State University's season was interrupted by a rain delay and then ended with a 4-2 loss to Gannon on May 3. After the game was postponed on Friday, the Lakers came back Saturday morning tied 1-1 in the third inning with the Lady Knights. GU quickly went up 3-1 and then held on for a 4-2 win, ending the Lakers' season with a record of 27-16.

The Lakers scored two runs on eight hits in the game, committing one error. Lori Andjelich (11-9) started the game for GVSU, going 4.1 innings and giving up nine hits and four runs, three earned. Stephanie Cole came on in relief and went 2.2 innings with just one hit and three strikeouts. Kristin Moleski led GVSU at the plate, going 2-3 with one run scored and another batted in, both coming on her third home run of the season.

Both teams scored in the first inning. Gannon went up 1-0 when Kara Hensley hit a two-out RBI single to left center. GVSU got the run back in the bottom half of the frame when Nichole Woityra hit a one-out single down the left-field line. Moleski sacrificed her to second base and then Elizabeth Smith hit a single to left field that scored Woityra. Smith was out on the play trying to stretch the single into a double. The game went into a rain delay in the top of the third inning with the score still tied at 1-1 and the players didn't return to the field until Saturday morning.

When the game restarted with one out in the third inning, Gannon jumped on Andjelich. Casee Piquet singled to left field in the first at-bat and then went home on a two-run home run by Carol Kienzl to put GU up 3-1. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Moleski homered to leadoff the inning, putting one just inside the foul pole on the left-field line to make the score 3-2. In the fifth, Gannon added another run, making it 4-2 on a solo shot to left center.

GVSU did not score in the last three innings of the game. In the fifth, Sarah Holland and Moleski both singled and Elizabeth Smith walked to load the bases, but Rebecca Plummer struck out looking to end the threat. In the seventh, Stephanee Schrader walked, followed by a Holland single to put runners on. With one out and runners at first and third, Moleski grounded out to third, leaving runners on second and third. Smith was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs, and Plummer lined out to the pitcher to end the game.