April 18, 1998


1998 Notre Dame Softball Connecticut at Notre Dame Apr 18, 1998 at Notre Dame, Ind. (Ivy Field)
Connecticut 2 (19-17-1,5-7 BIG EAST)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgAllyson Johnson ss........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .323 Heather Maine ss.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207Jessica Yanosy cf......... 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .246Erin Layton rf............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .361Megan Biddle p............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324 Jill Cameron p............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250Jamine Blesoff c.......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .301Mandy Simjian dh.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313Alison Hirsch 3b.......... 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 .250Abbie Link 1b............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 3 .303Sue Rooney 2b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 .083Sarah Sandford lf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150Totals.................... 27 2 5 2 2 3 18 13 6
Notre Dame 7 (25-18,8-3 BIG EAST)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB AvgJenn Giampaolo cf......... 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325Amy Laboe rf.............. 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295Melanie Alkire p/1b....... 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 .319 Korrie Allen pr........... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Kelly Rowe 1b............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242Sarah Mathison ss......... 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 5 0 .306Lizzy Lemire dh........... 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .315Kristina McCleary c....... 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .252Danielle Klayman lf....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333Kelly Nichols 1b/p........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 5 .235Lisa Tully 3b............. 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 .250Dawn Cunningham 2b........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .207Totals.................... 32 7 13 5 5 0 21 13 12
Score by innings: R H E-------------------------------------------Connecticut 000 200 0 - 2 5 3Notre Dame 101 410 - 7 13 1-------------------------------------------
E - A. Johnson 2(10), Sue Rooney(3), S. Mathison(13).DP - Huskies 1. LOB - Huskies 6, Irish 12.2B - Abbie Link(9), Lisa Tully(7).SB - J. Giampaolo(11).
Connecticut IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPMegan Biddle........ 3.1 9 6 3 3 0 20 23 2.92 78Jill Cameron........ 2.2 4 1 1 2 0 12 14 3.61 53

Notre Dame IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ERA NPMelanie Alkire...... 5.0 4 2 2 1 2 20 21 2.30 68Kelly Nichols....... 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 7 8 1.31 33


Win - M. Alkire 5-1. Loss - Megan Biddle 7-4. Save - None.WP - Megan Biddle(5). BK - Jill Cameron(1).Umpires - Home:Mike Mazer 1st:Kathy StraytonStart: 1:45 pm Time: 2:02 Attendance: 189Game 2 of doubleheader.

Play-by-play

                       1998 Notre Dame Softball                       Connecticut at Notre Dame             Apr 18, 1998 at Notre Dame, Ind. (Ivy Field)

Score by innings: R H E-------------------------------------------Connecticut 000 200 0 - 2 5 3Notre Dame 101 410 - 7 13 1-------------------------------------------
Connecticut inning 1


A. Johnson grounded out to ss (1-0). J. Yanosy struck out, out at first c
to 1b (1-2). Erin Layton grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.


Notre Dame inning 1


J. Giampaolo grounded out to 3b (1-1). Amy Laboe reached on a fielding
error by ss (3-2). M. Alkire walked (3-1); Amy Laboe advanced to second.
S. Mathison singled to right center, RBI (1-0); M. Alkire advanced to
second; Amy Laboe scored, unearned. Lizzy Lemire singled to right field
(1-2); S. Mathison advanced to second; M. Alkire advanced to third. K.
McCleary reached on a fielder's choice (2-0); Lizzy Lemire advanced to
second; S. Mathison advanced to third; M. Alkire out at home p to c. D.
Klayman reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); K. McCleary out at second 2b
unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.


Connecticut inning 2


Megan Biddle lined out to p (3-2). J. Blesoff grounded out to ss (0-1). M.
Simjian grounded out to 3b (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Notre Dame inning 2


K. Nichols grounded out to ss (1-0). Lisa Tully singled to right field
(1-2). J. Giampaolo grounded into double play 2b to 1b (1-0); Lisa Tully
out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Connecticut inning 3


A. Hirsch grounded out to 3b (2-1). Abbie Link grounded out to 2b (2-1).
Sue Rooney grounded out to 3b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Notre Dame inning 3


Amy Laboe singled down the rf line (0-1). M. Alkire singled to shortstop
(0-0); Amy Laboe advanced to second. Korrie Allen pinch ran for M. Alkire.
S. Mathison singled to right field (3-1); Korrie Allen advanced to second;
Amy Laboe advanced to third. Lizzy Lemire reached on a fielder's choice
(2-0); S. Mathison advanced to second; Korrie Allen advanced to third; Amy
Laboe out at home 3b to c. K. McCleary singled to left field, RBI (1-0);

Lizzy Lemire advanced to second; S. Mathison advanced to third; Korrie Allen
scored. D. Klayman reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); K. McCleary
advanced to second; Lizzy Lemire advanced to third; S. Mathison out at home
2b to c. K. Nichols fouled out to c (1-1). 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.


Connecticut inning 4


M. Alkire to p for Korrie Allen. A. Johnson grounded out to p (1-0). J.
Yanosy singled to second base (0-1). Erin Layton singled to left center,
advanced to second on the throw (1-0); J. Yanosy advanced to third. Megan
Biddle reached on a fielder's choice (3-2). J. Blesoff singled to left
field, RBI (1-0); Megan Biddle advanced to second; Erin Layton advanced to
third; J. Yanosy scored. M. Simjian struck out (2-2). A. Hirsch walked,
RBI (3-1); J. Blesoff advanced to second; Megan Biddle advanced to third;
Erin Layton scored. Abbie Link reached on a fielder's choice (2-1); A.
Hirsch advanced to second; J. Blesoff out at third 3b unassisted. 2 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.


Notre Dame inning 4


Lisa Tully doubled to left center (1-0). J. Giampaolo grounded out to ss
(2-0). Amy Laboe walked (3-2); Lisa Tully advanced to third on a wild
pitch. M. Alkire singled to right center, RBI (2-1); Amy Laboe advanced to
second; Lisa Tully scored. S. Mathison reached on a fielding error by 2b
(2-0); M. Alkire advanced to second; Amy Laboe advanced to third. Lizzy
Lemire walked, RBI (3-0); S. Mathison advanced to second; M. Alkire advanced
to third; Amy Laboe scored, unearned. Jill Cameron to p for Megan Biddle.
K. McCleary singled to pitcher, RBI (0-0); Lizzy Lemire advanced to second;
S. Mathison advanced to third; M. Alkire scored. D. Klayman reached on a
fielding error by ss (2-2); K. McCleary advanced to second; Lizzy Lemire
advanced to third, out at home ss to lf to c; S. Mathison scored, unearned.
K. Nichols grounded out to ss (3-2). 4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.


Connecticut inning 5


Sue Rooney reached on a throwing error by ss (1-0). A. Johnson reached on a
fielder's choice (0-0); Sue Rooney out at second 3b to 2b. J. Yanosy
singled to center field (2-0); A. Johnson advanced to second. A. Johnson
out at second 2b unassisted. Erin Layton grounded out to 3b (2-1). 0 runs,
1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.


Notre Dame inning 5


Lisa Tully grounded out to ss (0-2). J. Giampaolo singled down the lf line
(2-0). J. Giampaolo stole second. Amy Laboe walked (3-1). M. Alkire
reached on a fielder's choice (2-0); Amy Laboe out at second 2b unassisted;
J. Giampaolo advanced to third. M. Alkire advanced to second on a balk; J.
Giampaolo scored on a balk. S. Mathison walked (3-2). Lizzy Lemire
grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.


Connecticut inning 6


M. Alkire to 1b. K. Nichols to p. Jill Cameron popped up to 1b (0-0). J.

Blesoff grounded out to ss (2-2). M. Simjian walked (3-2). A. Hirsch
struck out (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


Notre Dame inning 6


H. Maine to ss for A. Johnson. K. McCleary grounded out to 2b (0-2). D.
Klayman flied out to cf (2-1). K. Nichols singled to right center (2-2).
Lisa Tully singled to left field (0-0); K. Nichols advanced to second. J.
Giampaolo grounded out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.


Connecticut inning 7


Kelly Rowe to 1b for M. Alkire. Abbie Link doubled down the lf line (3-2).
Sue Rooney popped up to 2b (0-0). H. Maine grounded out to ss (1-0). J.
Yanosy popped up to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


Game 2 of doubleheader.