Snider Panther Softball: Welcome

2011 SNIDER SOFTBALL

(20-9)

After sitting for 12 days without playing, Snider began SAC play today with a 13-0 victory over a much improved Southside program.  Chelsey Hartman struck out 10 and allowed only 1 hit.  Lindsey Fleming at 4 hits.  Chelsey Hartman added 3 and Taylor Millar, Taylor Randall, and Emily Vanderford all had 2 hits. 

For the first time since 2007, Snider brought the North Central trophy back to Fort Wayne.  The Panthers offense was unstoppable during the tournment.  In game one, a 12-1 win over North Central, Melissa Creek pitched 5 strong innings allowing 4 hits and one unearned run.  Lindsey Fleming had 3 hits.  Taylor Randall, Emily Vanderford, and Melissa Creek had 2 hits each.  Vanderford's hits were a 2 run double and a 3 run home run for 5 Rbi's in the game.  Creek's 2 hits were both doubles.

In the Championship game, Snider's bats stayed hot.  Emily Vanderford had a double and a grand slam, her 2nd of each for the day.  Lindsey Fleming added 4 more hits, giving her a team leading 20 on the season.  Vanderford now has an unbelievable 24 Rbi's after only 8 games played.  Taylor Randall, Chelsey Hartman, and Melissa Creek added two hits each.  Angelina Aguirre pitched 4 strong innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits.  Melissa Creek picked up her first save of the season, closing out the last three shutout innings.

Snider appeared to still be shell shocked from last night's heartbreaking defeat, making mistake after mistake at Leo and falling to the host Lions 3-1.  Snider pounded out 7 hits and limited the Leo ace pitcher Jessica Claxton to only six strikeouts but left baserunners on in 6 of the 7 innnings.  Defensively, Snider allowed 3 unearned runs on only 4 hits.  Chelsey Hartman scattered the 4 hits in 4 different innings but the defense's errors allowed Leo to score a run in 3 of those innings.  Lindsey Fleming had 2 hits and Angelina Aguirre added a double in the loss.

Snider started with a bang on Emily Vanderford's 3 run home run in the bottom of the first to give the Panthers a 4-0 early lead.  Despite being walked 7 times and adding 5 more hits after that at bat, Snider was unable to push another run across the rest of the game.  Meanwhile, Dekalb creeped back into the game with a Kelsey Blevins home run and then an unearned run to make it 4-2 in the 7th.  That is when the Barons made Snider pay for letting them hang around in the game.  Dekalb pounded 4 of their 7 hits in the 7th and took advantage of 2 walks in the inning to take the lead at 5-4.  Snider's attempt at a comeback victory was snagged down on an Angelina Aguirre shot to right field to end the game. 

The Snider Softball Team showed heart and determination today against a pesky Heritage team that took advantage of every Panther miscue.  Finding themselves down 5-4 in the bottom of the 7th inning, even while outhitting their opponent 13 to 7, it was time to show whether they could overcome their mistakes made earlier in the game.  Senior Chelsey Hartman responded with a solo shot over the center field fence that dented the scoreboard and tied the game up at five.  Then in the bottom of the 8th, Junior Emily Vanderford came to the plate with 2 on and 2 out and blasted an impressive walk off, 3 run home run to win the game.  Melissa Creek homered earlier in the game also to highlight a top notch hitting performance by the Panthers.  Lindsey Fleming and Taylor Millar both went 4 for 5.  Vanderford had 4 Rbi's on the night and Hartman added 3.  Amanda Thurston and Lindsey Burke added 2 hits each. 

The Snider softball team remained undefeated with an 11-0 victory over New Haven today at home.  Senior Chelsey Hartman struck out 12 batters in 6 innings and allowed only 2 hits.  Hartman also went 2 for 4 with a 3 run shot over the left field fence.  Junior Emily Vanderford went 3 for 4 with 3 doubles and 3 Rbi's.  Junior Taylor Millar added 3 hits and Lindsey Fleming and Taylor Randall added 2 hits each. 

Snider opened the 2011 season with a pair of home victories over the visiting Manchester Squires.  In game 1, Chelsey Hartman struck out 7 and allowed 6 scattered hits for the 4-3 complete game victory.  All three Manchester runs were unearned and scored with two outs in the top half of the seventh.  Emily Vanderford had two hits and two RBI's, Chelsey Hartman added 2 Rbi's and Lindsey Fleming Scored twice and stole two bases

In game 2, Melissa Creek allowed 7 hits over 7 innings and struck out 7 for her first win of the season.  Allie Arnold went 3 for 3 with a double.  Lindsey Fleming went 4 for 5 with 3 runs scored. Emily Vanderford doubled.  Taylor Randall added two hits.  Chelsey Hartman drove in her 3rd, 4th, and 5th runs of the day for the Panthers.  Taylor Millar went 2 for 2 with 2 runs scored.

 Snider returns to action next Tuesday at home against New Haven.  Start time is scheduled for 5pm.

FOLLOW FORMER SNIDER PANTHER SOFTBALL PLAYERS AT THE LINKS BELOW:

ALLISON HETRICK Hillsdale College - Softball

EMILY PUSTI Marian University - Indianapolis - 2011 Softball

ALLISON BOWMAN Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sports Information

STACEY KLEIN GoLeafs.net :: The Official Web site of Goshen College Athletics » Softball

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Senior lead-off hitter Lindsey Fleming has accepted a scholarship to play softball at Olney Central College in Illinois.  Lindsey was a First Team ALL-SAC second baseman last season with 35 hits, 25 runs scored, and an on base percentage of .473.