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SOFTBALL: Scots Get Huge Sweep Over Hope

April 26, 2008

The Alma College Softball Team (23-9. 13-2) needed to get two wins over Hope College (23-12, 9-7) and some help from Saint Mary's over Tri-State to put them in the driver seat to host the MIAA Tournament and got both as they defeated the Dutch 4-0 and 5-4 and the Belles pulled off the split against the Thunder.

It was all Alma in game one as they got the complete game shutout from freshman pitcher Tara Leddy (Saginaw/Swan Valley) while scoring four runs to take the comfortable win. Leddy scattered nine hits while striking out four on her way to improving to 11-5 on the year.

All four of the Maroon and Cream's runs came on three swings as Houston Verbeck (Flint/Kearsley) knocked in three runs with two homers and Brittany Fales (Midland/Dow) added a solo shot of her own. 

Box Score Game 1

Game two was a much more back and forth game with the Scots putting up a four run fifth inning to put them far enough ahead to take the 5-4 win.

Katie Koechling (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) got her 11th win of the year as she held the Dutch to three runs on nine hits in five innings. Leddy came in to close out the game and gave up one run on her way to her second save of the season.

Verbeck continued her outstanding day, added two more hits, and three more RBI's to finish with a four hit and six RBI double header.

Box Score Game 2

With the pair of wins today and Tri-State dropping one to Saint Mary's, if Alma can defeat Olivet College tomorrow in the single rescheduled game set for 2:00 p.m., they will bring home the regular season MIAA Championship and will host the MIAA Tournament.

Posted: Sat, April 26th, 2008 at 7:01PM

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation.

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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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