Northwestern University Athletics

Penn State 9, Northwestern 3

4/13/2002 12:00:00 AM | Softball

April 13, 2002

Recap

Box score (NCAA)

                             Northwestern Softball
                           Northwestern at Penn State
              Apr 13, 2002 at EVANSTON, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale)

Northwestern 3 (17-10-1,6-2 BIG TEN)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Erin Jancic lf........... 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Brett Nakabayashi 1b/rf.. 4 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 Carri Leto ss............ 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 Gretchen Barnes rf/dh.... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Erin Mobley 2b........... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Robyn Pettinger 3b....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 J.C. Kira c.............. 2 0 1 0 1 1 7 1 0 Jessis Wellnitz dh/rf.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rane Gunderson cf........ 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brie Brown p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lauren Schwendimann p... 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals................... 30 3 11 3 2 5 18 7 8

Penn State 9 (20-18,5-5 BIG TEN)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Bianchini, Gina cf....... 3 2 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 Nuxoll, Mandy dh......... 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Tripken, Jennifer 3b..... 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 Norton, Erin 1b.......... 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 Humphrey, Megan lf....... 3 2 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 Greenberg, Erica c....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 1 Pierce, Barbie ss........ 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 Neal, Scarlett rf........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Yablonsky, Gloria ph.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Shuplock, Susan 2b....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 Beseres, Missy p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Skelly, Tina p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 28 9 10 9 4 7 21 3 6

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Northwestern........ 002 100 0 - 3 11 1 Penn State.......... 440 001 X - 9 10 0 -----------------------------------------

E - Pettinger. DP - Lions 1. LOB - NU 8, Lions 6. 2B - Jancic, Nakabayashi, Leto, Tripken. 3B - Bianchini. HR - Humphrey. HBP - Greenberg. SB - Tripken. CS - Nuxoll.

Northwestern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Brie Brown.......... 0.1 3 4 4 2 1 4 6 Lauren Schwendimann. 5.2 7 5 4 2 6 24 27

Penn State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Beseres, Missy...... 3.0 5 3 3 0 4 14 14 Skelly, Tina........ 4.0 6 0 0 2 1 16 18

Win - Beseres (6-3). Loss - Brown (5-8). Save - None. HBP - by Schwendimann (Greenberg). Umpires - Start: Time: 2:02 Attendance: 73 Game: PSU2 Beseres faced 1 batter in the 4th.

Play-by-Play

                             Northwestern Softball
                   Northwestern at Penn State - Play-by-Play
              Apr 13, 2002 at EVANSTON, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale)

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Northwestern........ 002 100 0 - 3 11 1 Penn State.......... 440 001 X - 9 10 0 -----------------------------------------

Northwestern starters: 24/lf Jancic, 1/1b Nakabayashi, 0/ss Leto, 25/rf Barnes, 11/2b Mobley, 3/3b Pettinger, 9/c Kira, 19/dh Wellnitz, 4/cf Gunderson, 17/p Brown,

Penn State starters: 10/cf Bianchini, 25/dh Nuxoll, 29/3b Tripken, 9/1b Norton, 33/lf Humphrey, 5/c Greenberg, 24/ss Pierce, 18/rf Neal, 12/2b Shuplock, 15/p Beseres,

Northwestern - inning 1

Barnes to dh. Wellnitz to rf. Jancic struck out swinging. Nakabayashi singled to left field. Leto popped up to 3b. Barnes flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Penn State - inning 1

Bianchini tripled to left field. Nuxoll struck out swinging. Tripken walked. Tripken stole second. Norton singled, 2 RBI, Tripken scored, Bianchini scored. Humphrey walked, Norton advanced to second. Greenberg singled, Humphrey advanced to second, Norton advanced to third. Schwendimann to p for Brown. Pierce singled, 2 RBI, Greenberg advanced to second, Humphrey scored, Norton scored. Neal struck out swinging. Shuplock reached on a fielder's choice, Pierce advanced to second, Greenberg out at second ss unassisted. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northwestern - inning 2

Mobley popped up to p. Pettinger lined out to cf. Kira struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Penn State - inning 2

Bianchini walked. Nuxoll struck out looking. Tripken reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second on the throw, Bianchini advanced to third. Norton singled, RBI, Tripken advanced to third, Bianchini scored. Humphrey homered, 3 RBI, Norton scored, Tripken scored, unearned. Greenberg hit by pitch. Pierce struck out swinging. Neal struck out swinging. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Northwestern - inning 3

Wellnitz struck out looking. Gunderson popped up to cf. Jancic doubled down the lf line. Nakabayashi doubled down the lf line, RBI, Jancic scored. Leto doubled to center field, RBI, Nakabayashi scored. Barnes struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Penn State - inning 3

Shuplock grounded out to p. Bianchini singled, bunt. Nuxoll singled, Bianchini advanced to second. Tripken walked, Nuxoll advanced to second, Bianchini advanced to third. Norton reached on a fielder's choice, Tripken advanced to second, Nuxoll advanced to third, Bianchini out at home ss to 1b. Nuxoll out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northwestern - inning 4

Mobley singled to shortstop. Skelly to p for Beseres. Pettinger struck out. Kira walked, Mobley advanced to second. Schwendimann to p for Wellnitz. / for Schwendimann. Schwendimann singled up the middle, Kira advanced to second, Mobley advanced to third. Wellnitz to rf for Schwendimann. Schwendimann to p. Gunderson singled to center field, RBI, Wellnitz advanced to third, Kira advanced to third, out at home cf to c, Mobley scored. Jancic flied out to cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Penn State - inning 4

Humphrey popped up to ss. Greenberg popped up to ss. Pierce grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northwestern - inning 5

Nakabayashi out at first 1b to 2b, bunt. Leto walked. Barnes singled to left field, Leto advanced to second. Mobley lined into double play ss unassisted, Leto out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Penn State - inning 5

Yablonsky pinch hit for Neal. Yablonsky struck out looking. Shuplock grounded out to 3b. Bianchini grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northwestern - inning 6

Neal to rf for Yablonsky. Pettinger popped up to 2b. Kira singled. Schwendimann to p for Wellnitz. / for Schwendimann. Schwendimann singled to center field, Kira advanced to second. Gunderson popped up to 2b. Jancic flied out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Penn State - inning 6

Nakabayashi to rf. Barnes to 1b. Nuxoll out at first p to 2b, bunt. Tripken doubled. Norton singled to left field, RBI, Tripken scored. Humphrey fouled out to ss. Greenberg struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northwestern - inning 7

Nakabayashi singled. Leto flied out to cf. Barnes lined out to lf. Mobley grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

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