Friday, March 30, 2007

Balschmiter just misses second-straight no-no

Softball
Domenic Poli

UMass sophomore Brandice Balschmiter pitched another outstanding game for the Minutewomen - tossing an 8-0 one-hitter against Dayton in a game, that was called after five frames. A first-inning single by Flyers' leftfielder Mollie Schrank was the only thing that kept Balschmiter from throwing her second consecutive no-hitter.

Balschmiter - now 10-8 - fanned seven Dayton batters and has now hurled 19.1 scoreless innings.

Junior Stacy Cullington and sophomore Samantha Salato, sophomore Whitney Mollica and freshman Whitney Williams and seniors Amanda Acampora and Amanda Morin, all drove in runs for the Maroon and White, but only Salato and Cullington registered two.

Cullington had a 1-for-2 performance, while Salato went 2-for-2 with a run scored on the day.

Check back here for results and highlights from the Minutewomen's next day, which is set for tomorrow at 12 p.m. versus Dayton.

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