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Maroon and Cream Push Tournament Play to The Wire, Fall to Hope

HOLLAND, Mich. - They made it interesting, you have to give them that. The 2006 Alma College softball team ended the MIAA season with three games today (May 6) in Holland. Opening with a  4-2 defeat of St. Mary's to move to the championship game against Hope in MIAA Tournament play where the Scots defeated the Flying Dutch 5-4 to force a second and final championship game.

Alma made it close, but close won't count as the Scots ultimately lost to the Dutch 6-5 to move to 26-13 for the season.

Talk about heartbreakers, the Scots had it all tied up in the final game against Hope, 5-5, but the Dutch added the go-ahead run in the bottom of six and the Scots went down 1-2-3 in the seventh to end the game and MIAA Championship hopes.

Saturday Game One - Box Score
Saturday Game Two - Box Score
Saturday Game Three - Box Score

Posted: Sat, May 6th, 2006 at 10:01PM

 

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Coach Profile

Dennis Griffin

Dennis Griffin

Denny Griffin is heading into his 26th year at Alma College and his 20th at the helm of the Scots softball program. He moved into the head softball coaching position in 1989 after two years as assistant coach. His teams have never fallen lower than third place in conference standings and 12 of his last 14 teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

In addition to his softball duties, Griffin is the program director for the Athletic Training Education Program. He teaches first aid/CPR and sports medicine classes in the Exercise and Health Science Department.

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