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Date Posted: 10:06:41 05/13/08 Tue
Author: LU 65 (The Field: Stanford, UMass, Princeton, Lehigh)
Subject: Re: Women's Softball Championship
In reply to: 808Lehigh 's message, "Women's Softball Championship" on 17:20:52 05/11/08 Sun

Here's a look at the field:

Team / RPI (281 D-1 Teams)/ W-L Record

Standford / 13 / 45-10

UMass / 30 / 36-11

Princeton / 112 / 25-22

Lehigh / 149 / 35-14


While there's no doubt we are "playing up," let's not forget the fact that we already beat Princeton during the regular season (3-1 on 4/22), shut down a Top 100 Team (Maryland at College Park) 1-0, and have the best "Neutral Field" record (15-2) among those competing in Amherst this weekend. Of course, UMass is 13-0 at home this year and the team that put an end to our heroics (two wins over Texas A&M) in 2006.

It won't be easy, but I give us a chance in this the first round of the playoffs should Lisa Sweeney be on her game. Miss Sweeney, by the way, is ranked 4th in the Nation in Strike-out per 7 Innings of Play @ 10.7.

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[> Re: Women's Softball Championship -- LU 65 (First Pitch @ 1pm today!), 06:52:23 05/16/08 Fri

It appears by the number of posts that I'm the only one excited about this weekend's tournament - besides 808Lehigh, that is. Be that as it may, I believe others may care to know more about the tournament that gets underway this afternoon at 1 o'clock (just moved up in time!) as our Mountain Hawks take on the nation's 12th seeded Cardinal of Stanford. It's not every day that Lehigh - a youthful (10 freshmen and sophomores) non-scholarship program - gets to compete for a D-1 title and finds itself locked into regional play against one of the finest teams in the country, Stanford out of Pac-10. Should we emerge on top at the end of this weekend's double elim-play, the Lady Hawks will be the Sweet 16 and head south to Texas to compete in a Super Regional. For a complete report on what to expect, check out the link below - complete with the four team (Stanford, UMass, Princeton, and Lehigh) rosters and stats along with itune interviews of coaches and players.

http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/08-ncaa-softbl-regional.html


As is so often the case in softball, the game begins and ends with pitching. Admittedly, there's a huge difference in the caliber of competition (Pac-10 vs Patriot), but here's a look of the Game One starters for Lehigh and Stanford:

LU
Lisa Sweeney
Jr.
5/7"
ERA 1.54
Record 25-4
Innings Pitched 195.1
K's 297
HR's 7
At Bats 712

STANFORD
Missy Penna
Jr.
5'10"
ERA 1.10
Record 34-10
Innings Pitched 299.2
K's 372
HR's 18
At Bats 1044

The coach of the Cardinal summarized his teams strengths as experience (five seniors)along with power in the middle with speed at the top of the lineup. He did say his team had struggled at times this year in getting timely hits to push across runs with runners in scoring position.

Looking for some intangibles that may weigh-in on the Lehigh side? How about rain in the forecast this afternoon and the affects a cross-country trip (two flights into Hartford, CT and a bus ride north to UMass) may have on the Stanford players.

For those interested, the game can be heard at lehighsports.com


Good luck to the Brown and White!

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