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May 8, 2010 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Foresters Defeat Ripon, Fall to St. Norbert on Day One of MWC Tourney
St. Norbert defeated Monmouth College 5-0 in the first game of the day and Monmouth won 4-2 to eliminate Ripon in game three. Ripon finished the year with a record of 14-20. Monmouth is now 14-21 and will play another elimination game against the Foresters at 10:00 tomorrow morning. The winner will advance to the championship against St. Norbert, which is now 29-6 and will have to defeat the Green Knights twice to claim the title. Lake Forest fell behind early in the game against Ripon when the visitors plated three runs in the top of the first inning. The Foresters closed to within a run in the second. Freshman designated player Nikki Miller (Starkville, Miss./Starkville Academy) led off the frame with a base hit up the middle and senior catcher Jill Pfund (Morenci, Mich./Morenci) belted a one-out, line drive double over the center fielder's head. Senior first baseman Shelby Neill (Manitou Beach, Mich./Lenawee Christian) singled in the first run and senior center fielder Sam Pinsonneault (Manchester, N.H./New Hampton) bunted in Pfund with the second. A three-run fourth inning gave Lake Forest the lead. Senior left fielder Jeannette Andresen (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) singled to lead off the inning and Pfund followed with a walk. The runners advanced on a passed ball and Andresen scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by Pinsonneault. Freshman second baseman Megan Harkins (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) singled in Pfund, stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher, and scored on a base hit by sophomore right fielder Danielle Gore (Arlington Heights, Ill./Hersey). The Red Hawks tied the game on a two-run home run in the top of the fifth inning and the score remained 5-5 until the bottom of the seventh. Senior third baseman Mallory Norton (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) led off with a double and scored when Miller belted a shot over the right fielder's head. Forester freshman pitcher Jordan Ratliff (Petersburg, Mich./Summerfield) pitched the entire game to earn the victory. He allowed eight base hits, two earned runs, and a walk but struck out a season-high eight batters in the game. Ratliff also tossed a complete game against St. Norbert and is now 12-6 with a 1.73 earned run average on the year. The Foresters were the visitors in the day's fourth and final game and took the lead with two runs in the top of the second inning. Miller started the rally again by drawing a base on balls. Neill and Pinsonneault also walked with two outs and Harkins singled to center to drive in both runs. The Green Knights tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the third inning and took the lead with two more in the fifth. Lake Forest loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh but was unable to score. Lake Forest will host the 2010 Midwest Conference Championship Tournament next weekend (May 7-8). The double-elimination event will begin at 10:00 each morning. The Foresters will take on Ripon College in round one at noon on Friday. St. Norbert - Monmouth Box Score 2010 Midwest Conference Championship Tournament Page
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