CALDWELL, NJ (May 7, 2005) – Anna Dahl hit a walk-off home run to lead off the bottom of the 12th inning to give Caldwell College a 2-1 win over Goldey-Beacom College in an elimination game in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference tournament Saturday afternoon in New Jersey.

 

The No. 5 seed Lightning sandwiched wins over Post University, Wilmington College and Felician College around an opening-day loss to Caldwell College in the double-elimination tournament to set up a rematch with the No. 1 seed Cougars. Caldwell went on to defeat Georgian Court twice in the championship game to advance to the NCAA Tournament.

 

The game remained scoreless until the top of the eighth inning when freshman Kendra Russell (New Castle, DE) drove in senior Devon O’Brien (Wilmington, DE) to give the Lightning (27-18) a 1-0 lead.

 

Russell allowed a leadoff single to Carrie Flasphaler in the bottom half of the inning before retiring the next two batters to put the Lightning one out away from their first-ever NCAA Championship appearance. Facing a two-strike count, Caldwell’s Katie Jackson singled to right centerfield to plate Flasphaler and tie the game at one.

 

Following three more scoreless innings, Dahl opened the bottom of the 12th by drilling a pitch over the left field fence to win the game.

 

Russell (18-9) allowed eight hits and two earned runs in 11 innings of work, walking none while striking out four. Jessica Saunders was equally brilliant, allowing seven hits and one run while walking three and striking out eight in 12.0 IP to improve to 15-5 on the season.

 

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                       Goldey-Beacom at Caldwell College
                 May 07, 2005 at Caldwell, NJ (Caldwell Field)
 
Goldey-Beacom 1 (27-18)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gehman, Sarah rf.........  5  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
O'Brien, Devon cf........  3  1  0  0   1  2  2  0   1
 Ash, Brandy ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Russell, Kendra p........  5  0  3  1   0  0  3  1   0
Frick, Tiffany dh........  5  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Kimble, Holly 3b.........  4  0  0  0   1  0  7  3   0
Harper, Megan c..........  4  0  0  0   1  1  4  0   1
 Connor, Andrea pr.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Halfen, Kelly 1b.........  5  0  2  0   0  1 10  0   0
Murphy, Jillian lf.......  5  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   3
Knabb, Lori ss...........  5  0  1  0   0  1  1  2   1
Mount, Bridget 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Totals................... 42  1  7  1   3  8 33  6   8
 
Caldwell College 2 (37-9)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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SPENO lf.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 WILSON lf...............  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
COKER 2b.................  5  0  0  0   0  0  3  1   1
JACKSON rf...............  5  0  3  1   0  1  3  0   0
 JOHNSTON pr.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
VELARDI 1b...............  5  0  0  0   0  0 12  0   3
DAHL dh..................  5  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
FALKOWSKI 3b.............  4  0  1  0   0  1  3  2   0
 NEELY pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
D'AMICO ss...............  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  3   0
BIRMINGHAM c.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  9  1   0
 BODROG ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
FLASPHALER cf............  4  1  2  0   0  1  2  0   1
SAUNDERS p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 39  2  8  2   0  4 36  9   6
 
Score by Innings                        R  H  E
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Goldey-Beacom....... 000 000 010 000 -  1  7  0
Caldwell College.... 000 000 010 001 -  2  8  0
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LOB - GBC 8; Caldwell 6. 2B - Russell; FALKOWSKI. HR - DAHL. SH - SPENO;
WILSON. CS - Murphy.
 
Goldey-Beacom          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Russell, Kendra..... 11.0  8  2  2  0  4 39 41
 
Caldwell College       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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SAUNDERS............ 12.0  7  1  1  3  8 42 45
 
Win - SAUNDERS (15-5).  Loss - Russell (18-9).  Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 11:00 am   Time: 2:25   Attendance: 120
Game: SB05-G45
 
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Play-by-Play

                            The Automated ScoreBook
                Goldey-Beacom at Caldwell College - Play-by-Play
                 May 07, 2005 at Caldwell, NJ (Caldwell Field)
 
 
Score by Innings                        R  H  E
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Goldey-Beacom....... 000 000 010 000 -  1  7  0
Caldwell College.... 000 000 010 001 -  2  8  0
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Goldey-Beacom starters: 21/rf Gehman; 6/cf O'Brien; 18/p Russell; 1/dh Frick; 9/3b
Kimble; 53/c Harper; 3/1b Halfen; 14/lf Murphy; 13/ss Knabb; 22/2b Mount;
Caldwell College starters: 2/lf SPENO; 14/2b COKER; 15/rf JACKSON; 25/1b VELARDI;
32/dh DAHL; 19/3b FALKOWSKI; 9/ss D'AMICO; 18/c BIRMINGHAM; 7/cf FLASPHALER; 8/p
SAUNDERS;
 
Goldey-Beacom 1st - Gehman struck out. O'Brien struck out looking. Russell
singled to right field. Frick popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
 
Caldwell College 1st - SPENO flied out to rf. COKER grounded out to 1b
unassisted. JACKSON singled down the lf line. VELARDI grounded out to 3b. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 2nd - Kimble walked. Harper flied out to rf. Halfen fouled out
to 1b. Murphy flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 2nd - DAHL lined out to rf. FALKOWSKI struck out swinging.
D'AMICO popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 3rd - Knabb struck out swinging. Gehman fouled out to 3b.
O'Brien struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 3rd - BIRMINGHAM struck out looking. FLASPHALER singled to
left center. SPENO grounded out to 3b, SAC; FLASPHALER advanced to second. COKER
lined out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 4th - WILSON to lf for SPENO. Russell grounded out to ss. Frick
popped up to ss. Kimble grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 4th - JACKSON struck out swinging. VELARDI popped up to 3b.
DAHL lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 5th - Harper fouled out to 1b. Halfen singled to left field.
Murphy popped up to 2b. Knabb lined out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
 
Caldwell College 5th - FALKOWSKI popped up to p. D'AMICO singled down the lf
line. BIRMINGHAM fouled out to 3b. FLASPHALER grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 6th - Gehman popped up to 3b. Ash pinch hit for O'Brien. Ash
grounded out to p. Russell popped up to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 6th - O'Brien to cf for Ash. WILSON lined out to p. COKER
fouled out to 3b. JACKSON singled to center field. JOHNSTON pinch ran for JACKSON.
VELARDI grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 7th - JACKSON to rf for JOHNSTON. Frick struck out swinging.
Kimble fouled out to 3b. Harper walked. Halfen singled to shortstop; Harper advanced
to second. Connor pinch ran for Harper. Murphy grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 7th - Harper to c for Connor. DAHL fouled out to 1b.
FALKOWSKI doubled to center field. NEELY pinch ran for FALKOWSKI. D'AMICO popped up
to 1b. BODROG pinch hit for BIRMINGHAM. BODROG flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 8th - FALKOWSKI to 3b for NEELY. BIRMINGHAM to c for BODROG.
Knabb grounded out to 1b unassisted. Gehman flied out to rf. O'Brien walked. Russell
doubled to right center, RBI; O'Brien scored. Mount pinch ran for Russell. /  for
Mount. Frick grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 8th - Russell to p for Mount. Mount to 2b. FLASPHALER
singled to center field. WILSON out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; FLASPHALER advanced
to second. COKER lined out to lf. JACKSON singled, advanced to second on the throw,
RBI; FLASPHALER scored. VELARDI lined out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 9th - Kimble grounded out to 3b. Harper struck out swinging.
Halfen grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 9th - DAHL fouled out to 3b. FALKOWSKI fouled out to 3b.
D'AMICO flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 10th - Murphy grounded out to 2b. Knabb singled to right field.
Gehman struck out looking. O'Brien flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
 
Caldwell College 10th - BIRMINGHAM lined out to cf. FLASPHALER struck out
looking. WILSON popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 11th - Russell singled to center field. Frick reached on a
fielder's choice; Russell out at second p to ss. Kimble reached on a fielder's
choice; Frick out at second ss to 2b. Harper grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 11th - COKER popped up to 2b. JACKSON fouled out to 1b.
VELARDI grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Goldey-Beacom 12th - Halfen struck out looking. Murphy singled to left field.
Knabb flied out to rf. Murphy out at second c to cf, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Caldwell College 12th - DAHL homered to left field, RBI. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.