(05-08-08)
Box Score
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. -- A pair of solo home runs and a complete game one-hit shutout from sophomore Breanne Gleason carried the eighth-seeded University of New Haven softball team to a 2-0 victory over No. 5 Georgian Court on Thursday. With the win, the Chargers advance in the consolation bracket of the NCAA Northeast Regional to face Bryant University at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
In her complete game one-hit shutout of the Lions, Gleason fell only two outs short of tossing a no-hitter. After retirning the first batter of the seventh on a nice play by second baseman Courtney Garland, Gleason gave up walk and then a long single off the center field fence to see her no-hitter go by the way. But she was able to get out of the inning with a pair of outs, helping UNH (26-20) to move into the next round. Gleason tied her season high with 12 strikeouts in the victory.
The Charger offense was led by solo home runs from Garland (second inning) and Jessica Medina (third inning). Those two runs would be more than enough behind a dominant pitching performance from Gleason. The Bristol, Connecticut native rebounded from her outing yesterday versus top-seeded No. 9 C.W. Post in which she allowed eight runs in only 1 2/3 innings of work.
UNH's Friday opponent, No. 6 Bryant, won its opening-round game over No. 3 Adelphi but lost to No. 2 Le Moyne on Thursday, 9-1 in six innings. The loser of the UNH-Bryant game on Friday will be eliminated from the Regional, while the winner will advance to face the winner of the No. 3 Adelphi vs. No. 4 Caldwell game.
2008 NCAA Division II Softball Championships - Northeast Regional
(Hosted by C.W. Post at Brookville, N.Y.)
Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: (6) Bryant 4, (3) Adelphi 0
Game 2: (2) Le Moyne 3, (7) New York Tech 2
Game 3: (4) Caldwell 9, (5) Georgian Court 6
Game 4: (1) C.W. Post 8, (8) New Haven 7
Thursday, May 8
Game 5: (3) Adelphi 13, (7) New York Tech 10 (NYIT eliminated)
Game 6: (8) New Haven 2, (5) Georgian Court 0 (GC eliminated)
Game 7: (2) Le Moyne 9, (6) Bryant 1 (6 innings)
Game 8: (1) C.W. Post 2, (4) Caldwell 0
Friday, May 9
Game 9: (8) New Haven vs. (6) Bryant, 9:00 a.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 10: (3) Adelphi vs. (4) Caldwell, 11:30 a.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 11: (2) Le Moyne vs. (1) C.W. Post, 2:00 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 4:30 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Saturday, May 10
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 12:30 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Game 15: Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 14 (if necessary), 3:00 p.m.
Seeding (Record entering tournament)
1. LIU/C.W. Post (44-14) - ECC Champion
2. Le Moyne College (43-9) - NE-10 Champion
3. Adelphi University (40-19)
4. Caldwell College (33-20) - CACC Champion
5. Georgian Court University (39-14)
6. Bryant College (29-14)
7. New York Institute of Technology (29-16)
8. University of New Haven (25-19)
