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Iowa 8, Michigan State 2
Pearl Field, Iowa City, IA

April 4, 2004

Recap

Michigan State vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Apr 04, 2004)

Michigan State vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Apr 04, 2004)



Box score (newspaper)

                                 Iowa Hawkeye Softball
                            Michigan State at Iowa Hawkeyes
                      Apr 04, 2004 at Iowa City, IA (Pearl Field)

Michigan State 2 (19-12,1-2 Big Ten) Iowa Hawkeyes 8 (21-15,3-0 Big Ten)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Mercado, Nicole 2b......... 4 0 1 1 Johnson, Natalie rf/dh..... 3 2 1 2 Beech, Jessica p/rf........ 3 1 2 1 Hentges, Amanda lf/rf...... 4 0 1 0 Furrow, Natalie 1b......... 3 0 0 0 May, Stacy ss.............. 4 1 3 0 Green, Brittney 3b......... 3 0 1 0 Spratt, Jenna pr.......... 0 1 0 0 Peterson, Elizabeth rf/c... 4 0 1 0 Murray, Kylie dh........... 3 0 1 1 Feenstra, Dayna dh......... 3 0 1 0 Heidgerken, Mindy pr/lf... 0 1 0 0 Hurtado, Janette ss........ 3 0 0 0 Baugh, Sami c.............. 3 1 1 1 Merren, Angel cf........... 2 1 1 0 Thomson, Sarah 1b.......... 3 0 2 4 Morache, Victoria lf....... 2 0 1 0 Birocci, Lisa p............ 0 0 0 0 Szawara, Amy c............. 0 0 0 0 Arnold, Ali p............. 3 0 1 0 McGrew, Christy p......... 0 0 0 0 Chipman, Laura cf.......... 3 0 0 0 Gerlick, Emily 2b.......... 3 2 3 0 Ruff, Abby 3b.............. 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 27 2 8 2 Totals..................... 29 8 13 8

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Michigan State...... 100 001 0 - 2 8 1 Iowa Hawkeyes....... 104 021 X - 8 13 0 -----------------------------------------

E - Hurtado, J. DP - Hawkeyes 1. LOB - Spartans 11; Hawkeyes 5. 2B - Merren, A; May; Thomson 2; Gerlick. 3B - Gerlick. HR - Beech, J; Johnson. HBP - Feenstra, D. SH - Morache, V; Murray.

Michigan State IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech, Jessica L,15-8..... 3.0 7 5 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 15 16 2 2 McGrew, Christy ........... 3.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 5 3

Iowa Hawkeyes IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birocci, Lisa ............. 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 8 2 0 Arnold, Ali W,12-7........ 5.2 6 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 21 26 1 12

WP - Beech, J. HBP - by Arnold (Feenstra, D). Pitches/strikes: None.

Strikeouts - Furrow, N; Green, B 2; Feenstra, D 2; Hentges; Baugh; Arnold; Chipman. Walks - Beech, J; Furrow, N; Green, B; Hurtado, J; Merren, A; Johnson.

Umpires - HP: Milt Hand 1B: Greg Pohl 3B: Pete Grebner Start: Noon Time: 1:59 Attendance: 467

Game: IA36


Play-by-Play

                             Iowa Hawkeye Softball
                 Michigan State at Iowa Hawkeyes - Play-by-Play
                  Apr 04, 2004 at Iowa City, IA (Pearl Field)

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Michigan State...... 100 001 0 - 2 8 1 Iowa Hawkeyes....... 104 021 X - 8 13 0 -----------------------------------------

Michigan State starters: 12/2b Mercado, N; 23/p Beech, J; 21/1b Furrow, N; 32/3b Green, B; 7/rf Peterson, E; 25/dh Feenstra, D; 3/ss Hurtado, J; 24/cf Merren, A; 6/lf Morache, V; 1/c Szawara, A; Iowa Hawkeyes starters: 9/rf Johnson; 6/lf Hentges; 10/ss May; 17/dh Murray; 13/c Baugh; 16/1b Thomson; 4/p Birocci; 14/cf Chipman; 22/2b Gerlick; 12/3b Ruff;

Michigan State 1st - Mercado, N popped up to 2b. Beech, J homered to center field, RBI. Furrow, N struck out swinging. Green, B singled to shortstop. Peterson, E flied out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 1st - Johnson homered to center field, RBI. Hentges singled to center field. Hentges out at first 1b unassisted, runner left early. May grounded out to 3b. Murray flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Michigan State 2nd - Feenstra, D struck out looking. Hurtado, J walked. Merren, A walked; Hurtado, J advanced to second. Arnold to p for Birocci. Morache, V out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Merren, A advanced to second; Hurtado, J advanced to third. Mercado, N grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 2nd - Baugh grounded out to p. Thomson flied out to ss. Arnold singled down the lf line. Chipman struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Michigan State 3rd - Beech, J grounded out to ss. Furrow, N walked. Green, B struck out swinging. Peterson, E singled up the middle; Furrow, N advanced to second. Feenstra, D hit by pitch; Peterson, E advanced to second; Furrow, N advanced to third. Hurtado, J reached on a fielder's choice; Feenstra, D out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 3rd - Gerlick singled, bunt. Gerlick advanced to second on a wild pitch. Johnson walked. Hentges struck out swinging. May singled to third base; Johnson advanced to second; Gerlick advanced to third. Murray singled to left field, RBI; May advanced to second; Johnson advanced to third; Gerlick scored. Heidgerken pinch ran for Murray. Baugh struck out looking. Thomson doubled, 3 RBI; Heidgerken scored; May scored; Johnson scored. Arnold struck out swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Michigan State 4th - Johnson to dh. Hentges to rf. Heidgerken to lf. Merren, A grounded out to 2b. Morache, V grounded out to 2b. Mercado, N singled to left field. Beech, J walked; Mercado, N advanced to second. Furrow, N grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 4th - Beech, J to rf. Peterson, E to c. McGrew, C to p for Szawara, A. Chipman out at first p to 2b, bunt. Gerlick doubled to left field. Johnson fouled out to ss. Hentges popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Michigan State 5th - Green, B walked. Peterson, E hit into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Green, B out on the play. Feenstra, D singled to right center. Hurtado, J grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 5th - May singled up the middle. Johnson to rf. Hentges to lf. Murray to dh for Heidgerken. Murray out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; May advanced to second. Spratt pinch ran for May. Baugh singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Spratt scored. Thomson doubled, out at third cf to 3b, RBI; Baugh scored. Arnold popped up to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Michigan State 6th - May to ss for Spratt. Merren, A doubled down the lf line. Morache, V singled to center field; Merren, A advanced to third. Mercado, N reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Morache, V out at second ss to 2b; Merren, A scored. Beech, J singled up the middle; Mercado, N advanced to second. Furrow, N reached on a fielder's choice; Beech, J out at second 2b to ss; Mercado, N advanced to third. Green, B struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 6th - Chipman flied out to ss. Gerlick tripled to left field. Johnson grounded out to 2b, RBI; Gerlick scored. Hentges reached on an error by ss. May doubled down the lf line; Hentges advanced to third. Murray fouled out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Michigan State 7th - Peterson, E grounded out to 2b. Feenstra, D struck out swinging. Hurtado, J flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Line score

Iowa Hawkeyes 8, Michigan State 2 (Apr 04, 2004 at Iowa City, IA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan State...... 100 001 0 - 2 8 1 (19-12, 1-2 Big Ten) Iowa Hawkeyes....... 104 021 X - 8 13 0 (21-15, 3-0 Big Ten) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Michigan State - Beech, J; McGrew, C(4). Iowa Hawkeyes - Birocci; Arnold(2). Win-Arnold(12-7) Loss-Beech, J(15-8) T-1:59 A-467 HR MSU - Beech, J. HR IOWA - Johnson. Game: IA36