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March 16, 2006 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Foresters Win Four of Nine Spring Break Games in Tucson
In the opener, Minot State scored five runs in the top of the first and at least three in each of the game’s five innings. The Foresters plated three in the bottom of the first, two in the third, and three in the fifth. Junior Erin Watts (Evergreen Park, IL/Evergreen Park) and senior Ashley Closson (Murphysboro, IL/Murphysboro) each had a single and a double in the opener. Watts scored twice and also drove in two runs while Closson had one run scored and three driven in. Senior Melissa Wegner (Chicago, IL/Lane Tech) scored twice and freshman Anna Risi (Highland Park, IL/Highland Park) had a pair of RBI. La Roche led 4-0 after the first inning on Sunday but Lake Forest responded with four runs of its own in the top of the fourth. La Roche scored the game winner in the bottom of the sixth. Wegner had two of the Foresters’ seven base hits and junior Jenny Riddle (Bloomington, IL/Normal) knocked in a pair of runs. Sophomore Rachael Pasdo (Hoffman Estates, IL/William Fremd) held the Redhawks to just three base hits after the first inning. Lake Forest jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the first and four in the second in the team’s win over Lakeland. The Foresters added one tally in the third and another in the fourth. Sophomore Kendra Grant (Bothell, WA/Bothell) allowed just four hits in five innings for her second career shutout. Wegner, Watts, and Riddle scored two runs apiece in the contest while Watts and sophomore Erin Ruberg (Cincinnati, OH/McNicholas) each drove in three. Freshman Jen Mattern (Peoria, IL/Richwoods) recorded her first career win on Monday, a three-hit shutout against Blackburn. The Foresters scored once in the first, third, and fifth innings and added three runs in the seventh. Wegner, Watts, and Riddle had two base hits apiece. Junior Kim Silvers (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass) scored twice and Watts added two more runs batted in. Marian managed just two base hits off Closson on Monday. The Foresters scored three runs in the bottom of the second, added one in both the third and fourth, then closed out the game with three in the fifth. Ruberg batted 3-for-3 in the game and Watts was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three driven in. In addition to her exploits in the pitching circle, Closson also had a game-ending two-run triple. The Foresters fell behind early on Wednesday as Dickinson State scored once in the top of the first inning and three times in the third. Lake Forest responded with three runs in the bottom of the third but a six-run sixth inning for the Blue Hawks proved to be the difference. Wegner and Watts each had two of Lake Forest’s seven base hits and Watts added two runs batted in. Lakeland scored a run in the top of the second inning and added three in the third to take a 4-0 lead on Wednesday. The Foresters got on the scoreboard with one in the fourth but gave up three more in the fifth. Two Lake Forest runs in both the sixth and seventh were not enough to complete the comeback. Closson and junior Lisa Jeziorny (Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg) each belted out three base hits in the game. Riddle and Jeziorny each scored twice and Closson drove in a pair of runs. Closson gave up just three base hits while striking out 11 Finlandia batters in Thursday’s opener. Lake Forest broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the fifth inning but the Lions took the lead with three in the top of the sixth. The Foresters then tied the game in the bottom of the frame and won it in the seventh. Watts was 3-for-4 with two runs scored from the leadoff spot and Ruberg, who batted third, was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Risi also had a pair of base hits in the contest. The Foresters took a 1-0 lead over Marian in the top of the second inning in their final game of the trip. The Sabres, however, scored twice in the bottom of the frame. Lake Forest regained the edge with two in the third and was ahead 4-2 after scoring again in the fourth. Marian tied the scored with two in the bottom of the fourth and scored what turned out to be the game winner in the bottom of the fifth. Watts and sophomore Christy Condon (Brookfield, WI/Brookfield East) each had three of the team’s 12 base hits. Four different Foresters scored in the game and four others drove them in. Wegner led the team with a .571 average and six stolen bases in the nine games combined. Watts, who is batting exactly .500, led the squad with 16 hits, 10 runs, 13 RBI, two doubles, and two triples. Grant posted a 1-1 record and 1.91 earned run average while Closson was 2-2 with 30 strikeouts in 22 innings. The Foresters will host Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday, March 25, at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11
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