Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Conclude Successful Campaign
May 17, 2000 | Softball
May 17, 2000
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green softball team, after recording one of the most successful seasons in school history, has completed the 2000 campaign. The Falcons ended the year with an overall record of 33-18, and BGSU finished with a Mid-American Conference mark of 13-7.
Last weekend, the Falcons recorded the best MAC Tournament effort in school history, rallying to finish second after losing the opening game. The Brown and Orange will lose just three seniors off the 2000 squad.
GREAT RECORD: The Falcons ended the season with a total of 33 wins, the fourth-most in school history ... the 1992 squad recorded a school-record 37 wins, while the 1988 team had 35 victories and the 1993 team had 34 ... BGSU's winning percentage of .647 ranks third in school annals ... the 1992 team had a BG-best .698 pct., having gone 37-16, and the '93 squad won at a .654 clip (34-18).
THE RECORDS: BGSU went 33-18 on the year, and finished 13-7 in MAC action. The Falcons started the season at 0-3, but tied the school record by winning the next 10 games. Last weekend, BGSU went 3-2 in MAC Tournament play, losing both games to eventual tourney champion Central Michigan. The Brown and Orange, the second seed for the tournament, opened play with a 3-0 loss to #3 CMU Thursday (May 11). The Falcons, knowing that a loss meant the end of the season, then proceeded to win three consecutive games before bowing out of the tournament.
On Friday (May 12), the Falcons eliminated #4 Marshall with a 4-3 win, then came back that evening for a 7-2 win over top seed and tourney host Northern Illinois.
BGSU knocked #5 Akron out of the tournament with a 2-0 victory Saturday (May 13) before losing to the Chippewas by a 9-4 count. Junior Jen Domschot and sophomore Renee Rosemeier were named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team.
Last Monday (May 8), the Falcons swept a non-league doubleheader from Cleveland State to end the regular season, beating the visiting Vikings by 7-6 and 4-0 scores.
The Falcons ended the MAC portion of of the regular season tied with Marshall at the top of the East Division. BG won the tiebreaker, however, by virtue of two wins in three head-to-head meetings with the Thundering Herd.
The Falcons ended the 1999 season with a 21-27 record, and finished MAC action with a 15-11 league mark, good for second place in the East Division. BG began the league slate with a 4-7 record before winning 11 of the final 15 MAC contests.
2000 MAC TOURNAMENT
at Mary M. Bell Field, DeKalb, Illinois Thursday, May 11 G1: #3 Central Mich. 2, #6 Ball State 0 G2: #5 Akron 2, #4 Marshall 0 G3: CMU 3, #2 Bowling Green 0 G4: Akron 9, #1 Northern Illinois 1Friday, May 12 G5: BGSU 4, Marshall 3 * G6: Northern Illinois 3, Ball State 2 * G7: Central Michigan 7, Akron 1 G8: BGSU 7, Northern Illinois 2 *
Saturday, May 13 G9: BGSU 2, Akron 0 * G10: Central Michigan 9, BGSU 4 *
* losing team eliminated from tourney
THE COACHES: BGSU's Leigh Ross-Shaw has completed her second season as a collegiate head coach, with an overall record of 54-45 and a MAC mark of 28-18. The Falcons' comeback win over Cleveland State was the 50th victory of her collegiate career.
Ross-Shaw assumed the top job after two years as BG's assistant coach. The Ottawa Lake, Mich., native came to the Falcon program in 1996 after serving as the head coach at Notre Dame Academy for four seasons. Ross-Shaw, a 1992 graduate of the University of Toledo, still holds numerous UT and MAC records, and remains the all-time conference leader in batting average (.398), at-bats and hits. She hit a MAC-record .447 as a senior en route to All-America Second-Team honors.
Amy Kyler has wrapped up her second season as Ross-Shaw's assistant. Kyler, quite possibly the top pitcher in Cleveland State history, graduated from CSU in 1997. She played for the Carolina Diamonds of the Women's Pro Softball League for two years before joining the expansion Akron Racers for the 1999 campaign. Kyler will pitch for the Racers again in 2000.
BG HAS FOUR ON ALL-MAC TEAM: The Falcons had four players named to the All-MAC Team, as voted by the league's head coaches ... senior Erin Zwinck and junior Nikki Rouhana made the first team, while senior Colleen Bates and junior Jen Domschot earned second-team honors ... the team was announced in conjunction with the MAC Tournament at Northern Illinois ... Zwinck hit a team-best .328 in the regular season, including a blistering .429 in MAC play ... she earned an at-large selection to the first team ... Rouhana hit .320 in the regular season, and her .373 average in conference action placed second on the team behind Zwinck ... in league play, Rouhana hit a team-best .569 ... Bates hit .271, and .242 in MAC games ... on the season, she led all players with 17 stolen bases ... Jen Domschot hit .321 in the regular season, and hit .333 with a .556 slugging pct. in league action ... both Bates and Domschot earned second-team honors for the second time in their respective careers ... Zwinck and Rouhana each made the all-league squad for the first time ever ... the Falcons's total of four honorees ties for the second-most in school annals ... the 1986 team had six All-MAC selections, while BGSU also had four in 1988, 1990 and 1997.
ZWINCK EARNS ACADEMIC HONORS AGAIN: Three Falcon student-athletes were selected to the 2000 GTE Academic All-District IV University Division Softball Team, it was announced Thursday (May 11) ... senior Erin Zwinck was named to the first team as a designated player, while sophomore pitcher Jessie Milosek and junior first baseman Nikki Rouhana earned second-team honors ... Zwinck, who made the GTE team for the third consecutive year, has a cumulative grade point average of 3.55 as a sport management major ... she was named to the second team in both 1998 and 1999 ... as a first-team all-district pick, Zwinck's name will be placed on the GTE Academic All-America ballot ... Milosek and Rouhana each earn all-district honors for the first time ... Milosek has a 3.86 GPA in human movement science, while Rouhana maintains a 3.33 GPA in sport management ... the District IV team is made up of student-athletes from Division I schools in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee ... to be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve, and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher.
HOMER HAPPY: Junior Jen Domschot set a new school record by hitting her sixth homer of the season in Saturday's (May 13) win over Akron ... the ball cleared the fence in right-center, clipped some leaves and went over another fence, and landed in the street beyond the Mary M. Bell Field complex ... that homer broke the record of five round-trippers that she shared with three other players ... Colleen Bates was one of those players, having hit her fifth of the season the day before in the win over Marshall ... Amy Lienhardt (1988) was the first Falcon to hit five homers in a season, and Lynsey Ebel matched that mark in 1999.
HOMER HAPPY II: Entering the Leigh Ross-Shaw (head-coaching) Era, the BGSU single-season record for homers was eight ... last year's edition of the Falcons obliterated that mark by hitting 19 round-trippers ... not to be outdone, the 2000 squad matched that record by hitting 19 homers.
HOMER HAPPY III: Senior Colleen Bates ends her career as the BGSU career leader in homers ... after hitting a round-tripper in Friday's (May 12) win over Marshall, she ends her BGSU tenure with a total of 11 ... with one season to go in their respective careers, Jen Domschot and Lynsey Ebel are part of a second-place tie with eight career homers each.
ROUHANA NAMED MAC SCHOLAR: Junior Nikki Rouhana was named the Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced last Tuesday (May 9) ... Rouhana earned the honor, given to just one male and one female student-athlete (regardless of sport) each week, for the first time in her BG career ... she hit .455 in the Falcons' series at Ohio the prior weekend.
GETTING OFFENSIVE: Bowling Green averaged 4.24 runs per game this year, the second-highest total in school history ... the only BGSU team to average more runs was the 1981 squad ... that year, BG averaged a whopping 5.25 runs per game, scoring 147 times in 28 outings ... the top-scoring Falcon teams follow:
Year_____GP___Runs___Avg. 1981_____28____147___5.25 2000_____51____216___4.24 1980_____25_____95___3.80 1988_____59____210___3.56 1985_____51____181___3.55 1992_____53____185___3.49 1999_____48____167___3.48 1993_____52____174___3.35
2000 MAC STANDINGS:
East Division Team (Overall)________________MAC Bowling Green (33-18) +______13-7 Marshall (25-27) +___________13-7 Akron (31-21) +______________12-8 Ohio (18-28)________________10-11 Kent (21-28)_________________9-13 Miami (16-30)________________5-15West Division Northern Illinois (33-22) +__19-3 Central Michigan (31-11) +&__15-5 Ball State (20-30) +_________9-11 Western Michigan (14-31)_____7-13 Eastern Michigan (19-29)_____6-15 Toledo (11-26)_______________5-15
+ MAC Tournament participant & MAC Tournament winner
BG IN THE MAC TOURNAMENT: The Falcons made their most successful MAC Tournament run last weekend ... the Falcons had won four MAC Tournament games in five previous appearances before winning three games at NIU ... BGSU went 3-2 and posted a second-place finish in the 2000 tournament ... this year marked the sixth MAC Tournament appearance in school history, and the third in a row ... the 2000 season also marked the 10th overall league tournament ... it was held from 1982-86 before a hiatus of nearly a decade ... Bowling Green has compiled an all-time MAC Tournament mark of 7-12, having gone 1-2 in the first four trips and 0-2 last year ... the Falcons participated in the league tourney in 1982 (the inaugural tourney), 1985 and 1986, prior to the current three-year run ... in three of the team's first four trips, BG won the first game before losing the next two ... a game-by-game listing, with opponent, result and score:
1982 MAC Tournament: Ball State___________W__1-0 Western Michigan_____L__1-7 Central Michigan_____L__2-51985 MAC Tournament: Central Michigan_____L__3-7 Northern Illinois____W__3-2 Toledo_______________L__0-2
1986 MAC Tournament: Toledo_______________W__2-0 Central Michigan_____L_2-12 Ohio_________________L__2-3
1998 MAC Tournament: Northern Illinois____W__3-0 Central Michigan_____L__3-8 Kent_________________L_1-11
1999 MAC Tournament: Eastern Michigan_____L__0-1 Kent_________________L__1-2
2000 MAC Tournament: Central Michigan_____L__0-3 Marshall_____________W__4-3 at Northern Illinois_W__7-2 Akron________________W__2-0 Central Michigan_____L__4-9
at BGSU 7-4, Cleveland State 6-0: The Brown and Orange ended the regular season with a Monday (May 8) sweep of the Vikings ... in the first game, the Falcons rallied from a 4-0 deficit, tying the game at 6-6 with four fifth-inning runs ... BGSU won it with a run in the bottom of the seventh ... freshman Jess Jenkins led off with an infield single, part of her first career two-hit game ... junior Nikki Rouhana bunted Jenkins to second, where she scored on a single by freshman Kandice Machain ... the RBI gave Machain her first-ever two-RBI game ... sophomore Andrea Genter picked up the win ... she surrendered three runs (two earned) in 6 2/3 innings of relief ... in the nightcap, freshman McKenna Houle threw a five-hit shutout, and junior Morgan LaNicca had her first-ever two-RBI game ... LaNicca entered the day with a career total of two runs batted in.
Central Michigan 3, BGSU 0: CMU's Tina Kinney threw a complete-game two-hitter as the third-seeded Chippewas downed BGSU Thursday (May 11) ... the loss came in BG's opening game of the MAC Tournament in DeKalb, Ill. ... CMU got on board with an unearned run in the first inning ... the Chippewas benefitted from a BGSU error and a pair of illegal pitches ... CMU scored twice more in the fourth ... meanwhile, BGSU could not get a hit until Nikki Rouhana's bloop single with two outs in the sixth ... senior Erin Zwinck got the only other BG hit, with a sharp single up the middle to lead off the seventh inning ... both Rouhana and Zwinck were named to the All-MAC First Team that evening ... McKenna Houle suffered the loss, giving up four hits and one (unearned) run in three innings ... sophomore Andrea Genter threw four innings, allowing two runs and five hits ... the loss moved the Falcons into the elimination bracket of the tournament.
BGSU 4, Marshall 3: Senior Colleen Bates homered to cap a three-run second inning, and the Falcons stayed alive with Friday morning's (May 12) MAC Tournament win over the Thundering Herd ... MU drew first blood in the elimination game, with a first-inning run ... a double, a walk and a sacrifice fly gave the Herd a 1-0 lead ... a two-out error opened the door for BGSU in the second inning, and the Falcons took advantage ... after the first two hitters were retired, junior Lynsey Ebel lifted a fly ball toward left-center field, and wound up on second base when the MU leftfielder dropped the ball ... freshman Libby Voshell followed with a single to score Ebel, and Bates, the next batter, blasted a two-run homer to left ... BGSU scored another unearned run in the third ... Erin Zwinck led off with a single and moved to third on two infield grounders ... then, Nikki Rouhana drew a walk, and Ebel was hit by a pitch to load the bases ... Voshell followed with a grounder up the middle ... MU second baseman Nichole Corrigan knocked the ball down, but could not make a play at any base ... Zwinck came in to score on the error, for BGSU's fourth unearned run of the game ... the Herd made things interesting with a pair of runs in the fifth, and MU threatened again in the sixth, but BG would not let Marshall score the tying run ... Rouhana aided the cause with an unassisted double play in the sixth ... that play proved critical when MU went on to get a walk and a hit after that DP ... McKenna Houle retired the Herd in the seventh to pick up her second save of the year ... sophomore Jessie Milosek got the win, allowing three runs in six hits ... she walked five batters and fanned two in five innings of work ... Houle gave up three hits in two innings ... the win broke a five-game MAC-Tournament losing streak for BG.
BGSU 7, at Northern Illinois 2: The Falcons used a three-run first inning to move past top seed and tourney host NIU Friday evening ... the Brown and Orange wasted no time getting on the board against Huskie starter Jolene Heller ... junior Angie Domschot and senior Carmen Hitterdal drew back-to-back walks to start the game, and Erin Zwinck reached on an error to load the bases with no outs ... sophomore Renee Rosemeier then delivered a two-run double to right-center field ... two runs scored, but Zwinck was out at home on the play, as Rosemeier took third ... Christy Dalton replaced Heller for NIU, and her two-out wild pitch allowed Rosemeier to score the game's third run ... NIU cut the lead to a single run with a two-run first inning off BG starter Andrea Genter ... in the third, it looked as if Northern might take the lead ... but, Rosemeier made a diving catch, then threw to Nikki Rouhana to double a Huskie pinch-runner off first base for a double play ... BGSU got a run in the fourth after Libby Voshell led off with a single ... a Colleen Bates sacrifice bunt sent pinch-runner Kandice Machain to second ... Machain took third on another wild pitch, then scored on Angie Domschot's sac fly ... BG broke the game open with three runs in the fifth ... Rosemeier beat out an infield roller for her third hit of the game ... Jen Domschot singled to send pinch-runner Morgan LaNicca to second, then Rouhana singled up the middle off the diving NIU second baseman's glove ... that hit allowed LaNicca to score ... the runners moved to second and third, and, one out later, scored on Voshell's single ... Genter got the complete-game win despite allowing a lot of baserunners ... she surrendered eight hits and five walks, but helped NIU strand 11 runners on base in the game ... at the plate, Rosemeier's 3-for-4 effort led a 10-hit attack ... Jen Domschot and Voshell each had two hits.
BGSU 2, Akron 0: McKenna Houle threw a three-hit shutout, and Jen Domschot hit her school-record sixth homer of the year as the Falcons eliminated the Zips in Saturday morning (May 13) action to advance to the championship round ... the win enabled the Falcons to knock an opponent out of the MAC Tournament for the third consecutive game ... UA's Lisa Keenan and Houle matched zeroes for four innings, with Keenan holding the Falcons hitless during that time ... Domschot ended the no-hit bid in a big way, however, clubbing a leadoff homer in the bottom of the fifth ... the ball cleared two fences and landed on a street beyond the Mary M. Bell Field complex ... BG picked up an insurance run in the sixth ... with one out, Angie Domschot hit a double down the left-field line ... one out later, Erin Zwinck's single up the middle hit second base and bounded past diving second baseman Tracee McCoy, enabling Domschot to score ... Houle improved her season record to 11-8 in throwing her third complete-game shutout of the year.
Central Michigan 9, BGSU 4: The Chippewas benefitted from four unearned runs as part of a five-run fifth inning to eliminate BG from the MAC Tournament Saturday afternoon ... CMU won the tourney crown for the second straight year ... the Chippewas got on board with a pair of first-inning runs, but BGSU cut the lead in half in the third inning ... Carmen Hitterdal led off with a bloop single to shallow left, and Erin Zwinck sacrificed her to second ... then, Renee Rosemeier singled up the middle to bring Hitterdal home ... the Brown and Orange tied the game in the fifth ... Zwinck stretched a hit to right-center into a double ... she came around to score on another Rosemeier single up the middle ... the throw to the plate beat Zwinck, but she slid under the tag of CMU catcher Lindsay Horvath ... the wheels came off for the Falcons in the fifth, as the Chippewas batted around ... Jessie Milosek hit the leadoff batter with a pitch ... a sac bunt was followed by a run-scoring triple ... after a popup produced the second out, the next batter reached on a BG error, with a run scoring ... a walk, another error and a three-run triple broke the game open ... CMU scored two more unearned runs in the sixth ... BGSU did what no other team had done in MAC Tournament play since the 1998 season, though: force CMU to replace Tina Kinney with a relief pitcher ... the first four Falcons reached base in the seventh, as Zwinck led off with a triple, and Rosemeier drew a walk ... Jen Domschot followed with an RBI single to right-center, and an error by the CMU allowed the runners to take second and third ... then, a bloop single by Nikki Rouhana scored Rosemeier ... CMU's Wendy Stephens came on and got the final three outs ... Rouhana went 3-for-3, while Zwinck and Rosemeier each had a pair of hits ... Milosek took the loss for the Falcons.
JEN DOMSCHOT, ROSEMEIER EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS: Junior Jen Domschot and sophomore Renee Rosemeier were named to the 10-player MAC All-Tournament Team ... Domschot hit .294 in the tourney ... Rosemeier hit .375 in the five games, and led the Falcons in hits (6), doubles (2) and total bases (8) ... the two were joined by Central Michigan's Tina Kinney, Jennifer Skuta, Hope Robertshaw (the tourney MVP) and Amy Morrison, Akron's Tracee McCoy, Tiffany McCoy and Jamie Zwisler, and Jill Carpenter of Northern Illinois.
FALCON PLAYER NOTES:
COLLEEN BATES: Fifth-year senior from Harrison Township, Mich. ... All-MAC Second-Team selection ... the school's career leader in homers, with 11 ... played in 49 games, starting all of them ... made 41 starts behind the plate, including the last 26 games of the season ... also made eight starts at shortstop ... hit .259 this year, with a .434 slugging percentage ... in MAC games, hit .242, but had a .435 slugging pct. ... led the team with 15 RBI in league action ... her 30-RBI total in all games is the third best in school history ... second on the team with 28 runs scored ... overall, leads the MAC with 17 stolen bases in 18 tries ... had nine multiple-hit games this year, including three games with three hits ... had a team-best nine multi-RBI games, and drove in three runs four times ... leaves BGSU ranked among the career leaders in no fewer than 10 offensive categories ... is second all-time in RBI, with 87.
ANGIE DOMSCHOT: Junior from Toledo, Ohio ... started 50 games, all at second base ... hit .251, and led the team in at-bats (167), runs (33), doubles (11) and triples (5) ... her run total is the third-highest in school history ... with one year left to go, already is among the career leaders in runs (81, tied for seventh), doubles (29, third), triples (16, second), walks (45, tied for seventh) and batting average (.300, sixth) ... had 11 multi-hit games in 2000 (second on the team), including a pair of three-hit contests ... named the MAC Player of the Week on April 11.
JEN DOMSCHOT: Junior from Toledo, Ohio ... All-MAC Second-Team pick ... named to the league's All-Tournament Team as well ... played in 47 games, starting 46 in the outfield ... made 38 starts in left, seven in right and one in center ... hit .317 overall and .333 in MAC play to rank third on the team in both cases ... set the school record with six homers this year ... had a slugging pct. of .556 in league play and .561 overall, both second on the team ... had nine multi-hit games, including three hits vs. both Miami and Ohio ... her six multi-RBI contests included the Falcons' only four-RBI game of the year, at Miami ... scored three times in that game ... is tied for second on the career list for homers, with eight.
LYNSEY EBEL: Junior from Penfield, Ohio ... played in 49 games, starting all but one ... made 24 starts at third base and 24 at the designated-player spot ... a late-season slump dropped her batting average to .227 ... was hitting as high as .284 in late April ... hit .296 in MAC action ... homered vs. Detroit and Akron ... is tied for second on the BGSU career list with eight homers.
HOLLY FRANTZ: Sophomore from Grand Rapids, Ohio ... played in 24 games, making 20 starts ... started 10 games at catcher and 10 in the outfield ... hit .208, but had a team-best fielding pct. of .975 ... in league action, hit .333 (4-for-12) ... had two-hit games vs. Buffalo, Pitt and Akron.
ANDREA GENTER: Sophomore pitcher from Archbold, Ohio ... went 8-5 on the year, with a 2.23 earned-run average ... in MAC play, was 4-1 with an ERA of 1.83 ... appeared in 22 games, starting 14 ... had seven complete games, including a pair of shutouts ... threw a one-hitter vs. Ohio State, and spun a four-hit shutout at Marshall ... in MAC play, picked up wins vs. Western Michigan, Kent and Miami, in addition to the Herd ... got a victory vs. Northern Illinois in MAC Tournament action.
CARMEN HITTERDAL: Senior from Tucson, Ariz. ... started 46 games in centerfield, and made three pinch-running appearances on the year ... missed several starts due to a hand injury ... hit .250 overall and .246 in MAC play ... led the team with 13 sacrifice bunts ... hit in the #2 spot in the lineup in every start ... had seven multi-hit games, including a three-hit effort vs. North Carolina A&T ... scored two runs on five occasions.
McKENNA HOULE: Freshman pitcher from Grass Lake, Mich. ... made 24 appearances, with 16 starts ... had a record of 11-8 and a team-best ERA of 1.16 ... that ERA figure ranks her second in the MAC ... in league action, was a deceptive 4-4 with a team-low 1.29 ERA ... allowed opponents to bat just .234 against her ... had eight complete games, including shutouts vs. Pitt, Cleveland State and Akron ... the latter shutout, a three-hitter, came in the MAC Tournament ... led the team with 58 strikeouts ... picked up league wins vs. UA, Miami, Kent and Marshall ... also had two saves on the season, including one vs. the Thundering Herd in the league tourney.
JESS JENKINS: Freshman from LaGrange, Ohio ... walk-on who played in 14 games, making one start at second base ... hit .455, with five hits in her 11 at-bats ... scored seven runs on the year, including the game-winning run vs. Cleveland State ... was 2-for-3 with two runs in that game ... also had hits vs. Florida International, North Carolina A&T (a double) and Miami ... was perfect in nine fielding chances.
MORGAN LaNICCA: Junior from Upper Arlington, Ohio ... played in 21 games, making seven starts in the outfield ... hit .167 in 18 at-bats ... one of the team's primary pinch-runners, scored 12 runs on the year ... had a hit and a pair of RBI vs. Cleveland State ... also had hits vs. North Carolina A&T and Buffalo ... scored runs in four consecutive appearances in mid-April.
KANDICE MACHAIN: Freshman from Tucson, Ariz. ... hit .295 in liminted action ... played in 27 games, making 15 outfield starts ... made one start in left, four in center and 10 in right ... five starts came in MAC play ... a top pinch-runner, scored eight runs on the year ... had a pair of RBI, including the game winner, vs. Cleveland State ... had three hits vs. Buffalo and two against Eastern Michigan ... made just one error in 23 chances, and was perfect in seven chances in the MAC.
JESSIE MILOSEK: Sophomore pitcher from Brighton, Mich. ... earned GTE Academic All-District Second-Team honors ... made 23 appearances, starting 16 games ... had a record of 11-5 and an ERA of 1.76 ... that ERA figure ranks her eighth in the MAC ... also had two saves, and allowed opponents to hit just .227 against her ... in league play, was 5-2 with a 2.35 ERA ... had four complete-game shutouts on the year, including a no-hitter vs. Kent ... was just one walk away from a perfect game vs. the Flashes ... was named the MAC Pitcher of the Week on April 25, largely because of the no-hitter ... on the year, also had shutouts vs. Stetson, Virginia and Western Michigan (a one-hitter) ... in addition to KSU and WMU, MAC wins came against Akron, Miami and Ohio ... picked up a win vs. Marshall in the league tournament ... in the MAC, had six complete games in seven starts ... also had two saves on the year, vs. Buffalo and Kent.
NATALIE PHILLIPS: Sophomore from Tiffin, Ohio ... played in nine games, starting six times at first base ... hit .278, with five hits in 18 at-bats ... had a stellar fielding pct. of .983, with just one error in 60 chances ... had a 3-for-3 game with a run and an RBI vs. Buffalo ... went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and 14 putouts at Oakland.
RENEE ROSEMEIER: Sophomore from Hilliard, Ohio ... named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team ... played in 40 games, making 33 starts (nine in leftfield, 20 in right and four as the DP) ... took over the starting right-field spot in mid-April ... hit .270 overall and had a perfect fielding pct. in 36 chances ... hit .273 in MAC games ... in an even 100 at-bats this year, had a total of 10 doubles ... scored 13 runs and drove in 16 ... had six multi-hit games, including three-hit contests at Ohio and in the MAC Tournament game at Northern Illinois ... had three RBI at Marshall and two each in league tourney games vs. NIU and Central Michigan ... had two doubles on three occasions, including twice vs. NIU ... had seven hits in 10 at-bats vs. the Huskies.
NIKKI ROUHANA: Junior from Westerville, Ohio ... named to the All-MAC First Team ... earned GTE Academic All-District Second-Team honors ... played in 45 games, starting all 45 at first base ... hit .327 overall and .373 in MAC games, ranking second on the team in both cases ... had a team-best on-base pct. of .426 (.443 - second on the team - in MAC games), and was second with a .434 slugging pct. ... in MAC games, had a team best slugging mark of .569 ... had a fielding percentage of .973 ... her six multi-hit games included three with three hits ... went 3-for-3 in the final game of the year, vs. Central Michigan ... homered vs. Marshall and Ohio ... scored 18 times and drove in 18 runs ... batted a team-high .385 in the MAC Tournament ... named the MAC Player of the Week on April 18.
REBEKAH TIPTON: Sophomore pitcher from Willard, Ohio ... had a perfect 3-0 record and an ERA of 2.10 ... made eight appearances and five starts ... her only complete game was a two-hit shutout vs. Toledo on the spring trip ... other wins came against Buffalo and Detroit ... opponents hit just .200 against her in 23 1/3 innings ... threw over five innings of three-hit shutout ball vs. Robert Morris, but did not get a decision ... the Falcons went 6-2 in games in which she pitched.
LIZ TUZA: Freshman from Toledo, Ohio ... was injured early in the year and will be granted a redshirt season ... saw action in six games off the bench, with three hits in six at-bats ... had hits vs. Wichita State, Buffalo and Rutgers on the team's spring trip ... had a pair of RBI in the Buffalo game ... her hits vs. UB and RU were both doubles.
LIBBY VOSHELL: Freshman from Brighton, Mich. ... stepped right into the starting lineup ... saw action in 44 games, starting all but one ... all 43 starts came at shortstop ... hit .281 with a .412 slugging pct. ... had three homers, vs. Florida A&M, Western Michigan and Marshall ... in MAC play, had a .308 batting average, an on-base pct. of .379 and a slugging pct. of .462 (fourth on the team) ... scored 11 runs and drove in 21 ... ranked fourth on the Falcons in that last category ... had five two-hit games and five multi-RBI games ... drove in three runs vs. both FAMU and Akron.
CRYSTAL WILSON: Freshman from Toledo, Ohio ... played in 10 games off the bench ... certainly made the most of her at-bats, with five RBI in eight trips to the plate ... had two RBI vs. both North Carolina A&T and Detroit ... also drove in a run with a double vs. Cleveland State ... ... with the two doubles, had a .625 slugging pct.
ERIN ZWINCK: Senior from White Lake, Mich. ... named to the All-MAC First Team ... also earned GTE Academic All-District First-Team honors, and is now on the All-America ballot ... played in 49 games, starting all of them ... made 26 starts at third base and 23 at the designated-player spot ... hit .329 in all games and a whopping .429 in MAC contests, leading the team in both instances ... ranked eighth in the MAC with 49 hits ... scored 26 runs and knocked in 28 ... the RBI total ties her for fourth on the BGSU single-season list ... had a slugging pct. of .436 to lead the team, and a .492 slugging pct. in MAC games ... the Falcons went 20-6 in games in which she started at third ... had a team-high 15 multiple-hit games, including three hits vs. Kent and Ohio ... had eight multi-RBI games ... homered vs. Eastern Michigan in the season opener ... hit .333 in the MAC tourney.
FALCON FACTS: BGSU loses just three seniors off the 2000 squad, but all three were starters ... Colleen Bates (C), Erin Zwinck (3B/DP) and Carmen Hitterdal all ended their Falcon careers at the MAC Tournament ... after being picked to finish fourth in the East Divison of the Mid-American Conference, the Falcons tied for the division title and finished second in the league tourney ... the Falcons outscored the opponents by a 111-54 total in the first three innings of games this year ... BGSU held a whopping 45-14 run advantage in the third inning ... the Falcons easily surpassed the team's victory total for all of last season ... the Falcon pitching staff recorded a total of 13 shutouts this season ... all four hurlers - sophomores Andrea Genter, Jessie Milosek and Rebekah Tipton and freshman McKenna Houle - threw at least one complete-game shutout.
MAC PRESEASON POLL: In the Mid-American Conference preseason poll, the Falcons were tabbed to finish fourth in the East Division ... ballots were cast by each of the 12 softball head coaches, with a first-place vote worth six points, a second-place vote worth five, etc. ... BGSU was chosen to win the East Division by one of the league's coaches ... BG also was picked to finish fourth by the league coaches in last year's preseason poll, but placed second ... the complete 2000 poll follows:
MAC PRESEASON POLL:
East Division (FPV)____Points 1. Kent (7)____________66 2. Ohio (3)____________48 3. Akron (1)___________47 4. Bowling Green (1)___38 5. Miami_______________35 6. Marshall____________18West Division (FPV)____Points 1. Central Michigan (8)_67 2. Northern Ill. (4)____64 3. Ball State___________38 4. Eastern Michigan_____36 5. Western Michigan_____31 6. Toledo_______________16
FPV - first-place votes CMU was picked to win MAC Tournament
FALCON QUICK FACTS
UP NEXT - 2000 Season CompleteLAST WEEK at BGSU 7-4, Cleveland State 6-0 Mon., May 8 * BGSU Softball Field
Central Mich. 3, BGSU 0 (May 11) BGSU 4, Marshall 3 (May 12) BGSU 7, at Northern Ill. 2 (May 12) BGSU 2, Akron 0 (May 13) Central Mich. 9, BGSU 4 (May 13) MAC Tournament * DeKalb, Ill.
FINAL 2000 BGSU RECORDS Overall: 33-18 Mid-American Conference: 13-7 Finish: Tied for East Division title MAC Tournament: Second
HEAD COACH - Leigh Ross-Shaw (Toledo, 1992) BGSU Record: 54-45 (two years) Overall: 54-45 (two years) MAC Record: 28-18
ASSISTANT COACH - Amy Kyler (Cleveland State, 1997)
BOWLING GREEN RECORDS All-Time: 489-543-8 (.474) (1978-present / 23 seasons) MAC: 233-214-1 (.521) (1983-present / 18 seasons)
1999 BGSU RECORDS Overall: 21-27 Mid-American Conference: 15-11 Finish: Second in East Division
BGSU RESULTS LINE 419/372-7076, choose option 4 (same-day scores and brief summaries from all Falcon athletic teams)
BGSU RECORD BOOKS
SEASON HITTING Runs 57 Amy Lienhardt 1988 36 Amy Lienhardt 1985 33 Angie Domschot 2000 32 Angie Domschot 1999 32 Amy Lienhardt 1986 31 Carmen Hitterdal 1998 30 Tricia Askins 1995 29 Michelle Clagett 1988 29 Kim Still 1988 28 Colleen Bates 2000 28 Jenny Ranz 1996 28 Dena Romstadt 1993RBI 35 Dena Romstadt 1992 31 Colleen Bates 1998 30 Colleen Bates 2000 28 Erin Zwinck 2000 28 Dena Romstadt 1991 28 Edith Campbell 1988 27 Angie Domschot 1999 27 Michelle Clagett 1988
Doubles 17 Dena Romstadt 1993 15 Melissa Cricks 1998 12 Angie Domschot 1999 12 Tricia Askins 1995 11 Angie Domschot 2000 11 Erin Zwinck 1998 11 Heather West 1996 11 Kathy Holland 1995 11 Julie Hudson 1991 10 Seven times (MR: Rosemeier, 2000)
Triples 10 Amy Lienhardt 1988 7 Michelle Clagett 1988 6 Angie Domschot 1999 5 Angie Domschot 2000 5 Angie Domschot 1998 5 Erin Zwinck 1998 5 Four other times
Home Runs 6 Jen Domschot 2000 5 Colleen Bates 2000 5 Lynsey Ebel 1999 5 Amy Lienhardt 1988 3 Libby Voshell 2000 3 Angie Domschot 1999 3 Colleen Bates 1998 3 Seven other times
Stolen Bases 53 Amy Lienhardt 1988 34 Amy Lienhardt 1987 29 Jenny Ranz 1997 23 Amy Lienhardt 1986 19 Kim Still 1988 17 Colleen Bates 2000 17 Carmen Hitterdal 1998 17 Jenny Ranz 1996
Walks 24 Dena Romstadt 1992 22 Pam Vogel 1985 20 Amy Lienhardt 1988 19 Nikki Rouhana 2000 19 Julie Hudson 1991 19 Cindi Williams 1988 19 Julie Fritz 1982 18 Jen Domschot 2000 18 Angie Domschot 1998 18 Two other times
CAREER HITTING At Bats 642 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 623 Tricia Askins 1992-95 617 Kolleen Kopchak 1992-95 600 Dena Romstadt 1990-93 595 Kathy Holland 1992-95 593 Rachelle Highfill 1991-94 589 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 588 Michelle Clagett 1987-90
Hits 234 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 191 Tricia Askins 1992-95 187 Dena Romstadt 1990-93 183 Michelle Clagett 1987-90 178 Rachelle Highfill 1991-94 176 Kolleen Kopchak 1992-95 167 Kathy Holland 1992-95 164 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 153 Erin Zwinck 1997-2000 148 Sandy Krebs 1983-86 146 Kathy Fisher 1983-86 142 Angie Domschot 1998-SA
Runs 152 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 94 Kolleen Kopchak 1992-95 92 Michelle Clagett 1987-90 85 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 85 Tricia Askins 1992-95 82 Dena Romstadt 1990-93 81 Angie Domschot 1998-SA 81 Carmen Hitterdal 1997-2000 81 Rachelle Highfill 1991-94 76 Erin Zwinck 1997-2000
RBI 91 Dena Romstadt 1990-93 87 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 81 Rachelle Highfill 1991-94 76 Sandy Krebs 1983-86 76 Tricia Askins 1992-95 71 Michelle Clagett 1987-90 69 Kathy Fisher 1983-86 65 Melissa Cricks 1995-98 65 Kathy Holland 1992-95 62 Erin Zwinck 1997-2000 61 Amy Hamilton 1996-99
Doubles 47 Dena Romstadt 1990-93 35 Melissa Cricks 1995-98 29 Angie Domschot 1998-SA 27 Rachelle Highfill 1991-94 27 Kathy Holland 1992-95 26 Erin Zwinck 1997-2000 26 Tricia Askins 1992-95 24 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 22 Kathy Fisher 1983-86 21 Michelle Clagett 1987-90 20 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 20 Two other times
Triples 17 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 16 Angie Domschot 1998-SA 14 Karen Cepik 1980-83 11 Tricia Askins 1992-95 11 Dena Romstadt 1990-93 11 Michelle Clagett 1987-90 10 Erin Zwinck 1997-2000 9 Sandy Krebs 1983-86 8 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 8 Heather West 1993-97 8 Kathy Fisher 1983-86
Home Runs 11 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 8 Jen Domschot 1999-SA 8 Lynsey Ebel 1998-SA 8 Kathy Fisher 1983-86 8 Sandy Krebs 1983-86 7 Julie Hudson 1990-93 7 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 5 Erin Zwinck 1997-2000 5 Karen Cepik 1980-83 4 Amy Hamilton 1996-99 4 Kathy Spencer 1979-82 3 Angie Domschot 1998-SA 3 Nikki Rouhana 1998-SA 3 Libby Voshell 2000-SA 3 Three other times
Stolen Bases 121 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 57 Jenny Ranz 1994-97 40 Kim Still 1988-90 38 Carmen Hitterdal 1997-2000 38 Kolleen Kopchak 1992-95 35 Michelle Clagett 1987-90 31 Tricia Askins 1992-95 26 Lisa Shelley 1979-81 24 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 24 Julie Fritz 1980-83
Walks 65 Amy Lienhardt 1985-88 60 Dena Romstadt 1990-93 48 Julie Hudson 1990-93 48 Julie Fritz 1980-83 47 Michelle Clagett 1987-90 46 Melissa Cricks 1995-98 45 Angie Domschot 1998-SA 45 Missy Clay 1991-94 45 Cheryl Zook 1979-82 44 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 44 Kathy Fisher 1983-86
Strikeouts 97 Kolleen Kopchak 1992-95 96 Colleen Bates 1997-2000 84 Melissa Cricks 1995-98 76 Julie Hudson 1990-93 70 Caroline Reitz 1996-99 70 Heather West 1993-97 70 Sandy Krebs 1983-86 69 Angie Domschot 1998-SA 68 Kim Still 1988-90
Batting Average (minimum 250 at-bats) .364 Amy Lienhardt (234-642) 1985-88 .314 Sandy Krebs (148-472) 1983-86 .312 Dena Romstadt (187-600) 1990-93 .311 Michelle Clagett (183-588) 1987-90 .307 Tricia Askins (191-623) 1992-95 .3008 Angie Domschot (142-472) 1998-SA .3004 Kathy Fisher (146-486) 1983-86 .3002 Rachelle Highfill (178-593) 1991-94 .297 Edith Campbell (107-360) 1985-88 .291 Erin Zwinck (153-526) 1997-2000 .2852 Kolleen Kopchak (176-617) 1992-95 .2841 Jenny Ranz (131-461) 1994-97
SEASON PITCHING Wins 27 Jody Record 1992 22 Jennifer Wolf 1993 20 Lisa Mountjoy 1995 16 Jody Record 1991 15 Garrett Gholston 1998 15 Vicki Miwa 1986 14 Garrett Gholston 1999 13 Lisa Hufford 1990 12 Jennifer Wolf 1997 11 Nine times (MR: Milosek and Houle, 2000)
Shutouts (includes combined SO) 12 Jennifer Wolf 1993 12 Jody Record 1992 11 Vicki Miwa 1986 8 Lisa Mountjoy 1992 7 Jessie Milosek 2000 7 Jody Record 1991
ERA (minimum 100 inn. pitched) 0.60 Vicki Miwa 1987 0.69 Vicki Miwa 1986 0.88 Jody Record 1992 0.89 Jennifer Wolf 1993 1.16 McKenna Houle 2000 1.20 Jennifer Wolf 1994
CAREER PITCHING Saves 8 Vicki Miwa 1986-88 8 Lisa Mountjoy 1992-95 6 Jennifer Wolf 1993-97 4 Garrett Gholston 1996-99 4 Amy Simmons 1990-93 3 Lisa Hufford 1987-90 2 McKenna Houle 2000-SA 2 Jessie Milosek 1999-SA 2 By three other players
Shutouts (includes combined SO) 24 Jennifer Wolf 1993-97 20 Vicki Miwa 1986-88 19 Jody Record 1991-92 15 Lisa Mountjoy 1992-95 8 Garrett Gholston 1996-99 8 Lisa Hufford 1987-90 7 Jessie Milosek 1999-SA
NOTE: Not all categories are listed, only those in which a member of the 2000 team is among the leaders
