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Womens softball finishes Florida tour
by Brian Gregory
Collegial Star
If you play softball at Penn
State Behrend, you didn't spend
spring break on vacation. Paul
Benim's Lady Lion Softball team
play ten games in five days.
The Lady Lions finished the
short Florida trip with a 6-4
record. But were they satisfied?
"We went down (to Florida)
and we started out the week
strong. We went 5-1 with our
only loss coming against
Bridgewater, who lost the
national title game last year,
through Tuesday's game.
However, we ended up 6-4," said
Coach Benim.
"No we're not satisfied,"
continued Benim. "We didn't
meet our expectations which are
very high. This team is capable
of reaching them, but we just
weren't doing this."
Collegian File
A player/coach relationship: Head women's softball coach Paul Benim instructs Lady Lion
first baseman Martesse Schlott on the art of the game.
Softball
box
scores
Versus Worchester State
ab r h bi
Reed ss 4 2 3 3
Musante ff 1 1 0 0
Garin lf 2 0 1 0
Calhoun dh 1 2 0 1
Koza ph 0 1 0 0
Schbtt lb 2 0 1 0
Leone 1b 1 0 0 0
Stocker rf 3 1 2
Mazur 3b 4 2 3
Varrassa ph 1 0 0
Arnett c 3 0 1
Fishel 2b 1 2 0
Angel cf 3 1 1
2b- Reed 3b- Reed, Angel
SB- Reed, Mazur, Arnett
IP H R ER BB SO
Norder- W 5 0 0 0 0 5
Pitching, which is one of the
Lady Lions strongest points was
strong at the outset, but
inconsistent.
"At times the pitching was
very good. We had a couple of
games where we really
dominated," said assistant coach
Bill Graham. "And then their
were other times where it wasn't
good. But, (Heather Norder and
Beth Calhoun) are freshman and
they will learn to improve and
get better."
Calhoun had three complete
games in three starts and only
gave up seven earned runs while
compiling a 2.45 ERA and a 2-1
record. Senior Cherie Varrassa
struck out 17 batters in 22
innings, but gave up 13 runs to
bring her ERA up to 4.14.
"Did she get hit hard," asked
Coach Benim. "No. Did she get
hit often? Yes. Our defense
Versus Madonna College
ab r h bi
Reed ss 4 2 2 2
Musante N 4 0 2 0
Calhoun 2b 1 1 1 0
Schlott lb 4 2 2 1
Stocker rf 4 0 1 1
Mazur 3b 4 0 1 1
Arnett c 4 0 1 0
Norder p 3 1 2 0
Angel d
2b- Schlott HR- Reed SB-
Schlott, Arnett 2
IP H R ER BB SO
Norder- W 69 5 2 4 3
Varrassa- S 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pitching
Records
3 Beth Calhoun 2-1
Heather Norder 2-2
Cherie Varassa 2-1
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made some mistakes at bad
times."
The pitching highlight came
from Norder (2-2) who had a
perfect game against while
sporting a 1.94 ERA in five
games pitched.
"I tried not to think about it,"
admitted Norder. "I just kept
focusing on each batter. One of
the most exciting things for a
pitcher to do is pitch a no-hitter."
Assistant Coach Graham agreed
saying, "It was awesome!! It was
nice to watch and be part of. It
was great because she compl Aay
dominated the opposition."
Right-fielder Julie Stocker
thought this was one of the best
games the team played on the
trip. "We played basically a
'perfect' softball game. Heather
Norder had the perfect game, our
hitting was good, and we didn't
have an error," commented
Versus Worchester State
Reed ss
Arnett c
Musante rf
Norder If
Koza ph
Angel d
Mazur 3b
Fishel 2b
Leone lb
Carino dh
20 0 0
SB- Arnett
Varassa- W
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P H R ER BB SOV
5 1 0 0 1 E 0 6.4
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ab r h bi
33 2 2
32 0 1
4 •R 3 0
20 0 0
10 1 1
32 2 3
42 2 2
31 0 1
31 1 1
20 1 2
Stocker. "Overall, (with) 9
positions on the diamond and 9
positions in the batting order we
played a solid softball game."
On the offensive side of the
diamond, the Lady Lions played
extremely well. As a team
Behrend batted .339.
"Our numbers look very good.
(Megan) Musante, (Becky) Reed,
and (Sue) Mazur had a
phenomonal week. Hitting was
very stong for the most part. We
just needed to adjust more to
some pitching styles," said
Benim.
Becky Reed, this week's
Athlete of the Week, earned
praise from the coaches by
getting 14 hits in 33 at-bats.
She had two doubles and two
home runs as well as 14 RBl's
and 11 runs. She batted .424.
"She's in great shape, a great
player, and a great leader," said
Benim. "She helped to keep us
going."
"I haven't changed much from
last year. I had a feeling I would
be batting first because Coach
had confidence in me. My job is
to work the pitcher and put the
ball in play," said Reed.
Senior third baseman Mazur
played a rock with 13 base-hits, 5
steals in five attempts, along
with nine runs and eight RBl's at
the plate to post a .419 batting
average.
"1 opened my (batting) stance a
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little more this year," said Mazur.
"I feel a lot more confident that I
can hit the ball to all parts of the
field."
Also flying high with a .417
batting average was Musante.
Musante returned after taking a
year off for knee ligament
rehabilitation. She had ten hits,
four SB's and nine runs in 24 at
bats.
"When you spend a season
watching people play you really
want to play even more," said
Musante. "Then you just come
back and do the best you can."
Also contributing to the Lady
Lion effort were Stocker who
batted .360 with nine hits and
seven RBl's, Shannon Angel
who hit .333 with two triples,
and Michele Cation who had
three hits, three runs, and three
RBl's. Emmy Arneu also stole
six bases in six attempts.
"We found out a lot (in
Florida)," said Coach Benim.
"With Reed leading off she had
two home runs. In the 2 spot
we've been using Arnett and
Musante who are good with the
bats and the feet. Our 3-4-5
hitters are what need to be
secured."
Coaches Benim and Graham are
beginning to put this information
to work as the Lady Lions
prepare for their home opener on
Tuesday against Mount Union.
The double dip begins at 3 p.m.
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