Women's Softball
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April 28, 2008
Lady Penguins of Softball finish season
The Dominican Women's Softball team lost their final two games of the season on Saturday in a double-header against Notre Dame de Namur University. The Lady Penguins lost a heart-breaker in Game 1, losing 6-5 in extra innings, and losing a close Game 2, 3-1.
Senior First Basemen Shanan Markley, one of four Dominican players playing their final games, was tremendous against the Lady Argonauts pitching, hitting five for seven with a walk and knocking in two RBIs. Senior Starting Pitcher Deena Westrope pitched eight innings giving up only two walks. Catcher Jessica Talman went four for seven with a walk and an RBI. Senior Right-fielder Sunny Castro had a hit and made seven putouts in the field.
This year's team lost a number of close games down the stretch. Of their final seven losses, five were by one run. The team finished with a record of 12-27. Despite the losses, the team did show significant improvement, blowing out Cal State East Bay three times and holding their own against programs they have traditionally struggled against, such as NDNU.
Congratulations to the whole team on the completion of their season.
April 21, 2008
Dominican Softball goes 0-4
The Dominican Women's Softball team lost their four games this past weekend, losing both double-headers to Bethany University and Holy Names University.
In Game 1 against the Lady Bruins of Bethany, the Lady Penguins got on the board in the first inning off an RBI by Shortstop Kait Manning that sent Outfielder Ashley Mills home. Bethany would come back, however, defeating Dominican 4-1. In a wild Game 2, Dominican gave up nine runs in the first inning, but staged an incredible comeback with eight runs in the fifth, coming to within one run. Dominican couldn't pull it out, however, losing 12-11. Brittany Hale led the team with four hits and three RBI.
In Game 1 against the Lady Hawks of Holy Names, the Lady Penguins again took a 1-0 lead off an RBI single by Ashley Mills that drove in Kristin Kennedy in the bottom of the third inning. Then with Dominican trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, an RBI single by Shanan Markley scored a run by Amber Lara to tie the game. Dominican couldn't capitalize, however, and lost 3-2 in extra innings. In Game 2, starting Pitcher Lesley Fay had one of her best games of the season, allowing only five hits and one unearned run in seven innings. Unfortunately, the bats of the Lady Penguins were all but silent as the team took a 1-0 loss. Fay pitched a marathon-like 243 pitches over the course of the weekend.
The team's record now stands at 12-25. They will finish their season this Saturday as they host Notre Dame de Namur University in a double-header. The first game is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
April 7, 2008
Lady Penguins split with Patten, Menlo
The Dominican Women's Softball split their four games this past week, going 1-1 on the road at Patten University and 1-1 at home against the Lady Oaks of Menlo College.
In Game 1 at Patten, the Lady Penguins' bats came alive and Pitcher Deena Westrope was dominant, holding Patten to one run and two hits. Amber Lara went three for four with a triple and a double, scoring three runs in a 9-1 route. In Game 2, Dominican fell behind 5-0 before rallying in the fifth inning, scoring six runs to take the lead. They could not hold on, however, and finally lost 10-6.
In Game 1 against Menlo, another gem from Deena Westrope went for naught as the Dominican bats were silent in a 2-0 loss. It was a different story in Game 2 as Dominican took the lead with four runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back, winning 11-5. Kait Manning had three RBI and six Lady Penguins had multi-hit games.
The team's record now stands at 9-20. They play their next game against CSU East Bay this Friday at Albert's Field. The first game will begin at 1:00 p.m.
March 18, 2008
Women's Softball can't catch a break
The Lady Penguins of the Dominican Women's Softball team couldn't catch a break during the backstretch of their road trip to southern California this past week.
On Wednesday, the team lost two tough games at Concordia University, 3-0 and 7-0 respectively. The team managed only seven hits in two games.
In a thrilling Game 1 at Vanguard University, the Lady Penguins tied the game in the top of the seventh off an RBI by Right Fielder Kristin Kennedy that drove in Laura DeMartini. But Dominican couldn't hold on in extra innings, giving up a run in the bottom of the eighth for a 2-1 loss. Deena Westrope pitched an excellent game giving up only one earned run in seven and a third innings. The team lost Game 2 by a score of 4-1. First Baseman Shanan Markley had Dominican's sole RBI of the game.
The team wrapped up their trip with a double-header at Cal Baptist University, the #2 ranked team in the country. An RBI by Catcher Jessica Talman sent Shortstop Kait Manning home in the second inning of the first game to tie the game at 1-1 for Dominican's only run of the day in a 9-1 loss, followed by a 8-0 loss. Left Fielder Ashley Mills (pictured) had one hit batting leadoff.
The team plays next at Notre Dame de Namur University on March 29th. Their next home game will be be Sunday, April 6th as they host Menlo College. The first game will begin at 1:00 p.m.
March 11 2008
Women's Softball rebounds with rally at Azusa Pacific
The Dominican Women's Softball team is 1-3 so far on their road trip to southern California, after dropping two games at Cal State San Marcos and splitting their double-header at Azusa Pacific.
The Lady Penguins lost a heart-breaker in their Game 1 against San Marcos on Sunday, a 5-4 loss in extra innings. Amber Lara tripled and scored on a passed ball in the top of the eighth to give Dominican the lead, but the Lady Cougars responded with two runs. Dominican would lose Game 2 of the double-header, 5-0.
Dominican would again fall short in Game 1 of their double-header at Azusa Pacific University, losing 3-2 in eight innings. But the Lady Penguins would recover in thrilling fashion in Game 2. Down 7-4 going into the seventh inning, Dominican would score four unanswered runs led by Jessica Talman's bases-loaded single in a 8-7 win. Brittany Hale (pictured) went three for eight with three runs in the two games against Azusa.
The Lady Penguins will try to build on the momentum from the win with double-headers this week at Concordia, Vanguard and Cal Baptist. Their next home game is April 6th when they host Menlo College in a double-header that will begin at 1:00 p.m.
March 1, 2008
Lady Penguins Softball splits double-header at Bethany
This past week, the Dominican Women's Softball team dropped its first game at Bethany University, 4-3, but the Lady Penguins would crush the Lady Bruins in the second, winning 8-0.
In Game 1, Amber Lara had three hits and a run and Robyn Ridpath would reach base four times, the last of which gave Dominican the lead in the eighth inning. Bethany would come back in the eigth and ninth, however, scoring three straight runs.
In Game 2, the Lady Penguins exploded in the fifth inning as six consecutive Dominican batters would score. Lesley Fay was spectacular bouth at the plate and on the mound, driving in three RBI on three hits and pitching a two-hitter against the Lady Bruins.
The Lady Penguins play next this Sunday, March 9th at a double-header at CSU San Marcos. Game times are at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
February 19, 2008
Women's Softball finishes second at Patten Invitational
The Lady Penguins Softball team had an excellent weekend, going 3-2 at the Patten University Invitational, losing a heart-breaker to Bethany University, 2-1 in the Championship game.
Dominican won against Holy Names, 3-2. Brittany Hale had three hits, two stolen bases and an RBI while hitting lead-off. Laura DeMartini pitched well, holding the Hawks of Holy Names scoreless until the fifth inning.
The team played a nail-biter against Corban in Game 2. Up 4-3 headed into the seventh inning, the Lady Penguins allowed Corban to load the bases with no outs. Two force outs at home plate set up what may have been the highlight of the season as Ashley Mills made a diving catch in the outfield to preserve the win.
They went on to lose to Albertson, 6-0, but bounced back against host Patten, routing the Lady Lions 9-0. Kristin Kennedy and Kait Manning each had two RBIs in the win, and Deena Westrope pitched a gem.
That set up the tournament championship game against the Lady Bruins of Bethany. Down 2-0 in the seventh, a scored run by DeMaritini off an Ashley Mills RBI gave the Lady Penguins a chance that fell just short as a flyout by Kait Manning ended the game.
May 7, 2007
Chico High shortstop Kait Manning commits to Dominican
San Rafael, Calif. — Dominican University of California head softball coach Bob Herman announced today that Kait Manning
has committed to playing for the Lady Penguins next season. The Chico High School standout plays both middle infield positions and currently has a .396 batting average. Herman will likely use the 5'5" infielder at shortstop. "It's always good to have a player like Kait who possesses good hands, feet, and speed, and leadership abilities," says Herman.
April 22, 2007
Dominican drops final two games to CSU East Bay
Hayward, Calif. — The Dominican women dropped their final two games of the season against CSU East Bay. Dominican fell behind early in the first game 5-0 but pulled within two runs, scoring three runs in the fourth inning, including a Shanan Markley home run. In the nightcap, the Lady Penguins tied the game up at 2-2 in the fourth inning but gave up runs in the subsequent two frames. With the two losses, Dominican finishes the season with a 16-22-1 record under first year head coach Bob Herman
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