2018 Softball FAU "STRIKE-OUT CANCER" TOURNAMENT

[Tax Guy]

This coming weekend is in Boca Raton, FL at Florida Atlantic.

Friday 2/23
Game 1 Dartmouth 8 a.m.
Game 2 Illinois at Chicago 10:15 a.m.

Saturday 2/24
Game 3 Texas State 8 a.m.
Game 4 Columbia 10:15 a.m.

Sunday 2/25
Game 5 Florida Atlantic 12:30 p.m.

Host Florida Atlantic was 35-21 overall and 15-9 in CUSA. They are 6-5 this year
This tournament is the first games of the year for both Dartmouth and Columbia.
Dartmouth finished 11-28-1 overall and 10-10 in the Ivy League
Columbia finished 20-28 overall and 8-12 in the Ivy League
UIC was 39-22 overall last year and a NCAA team winning the Horizon League Conference 20-4. They are 2-2 this year, splitting with Iowa 0-3 and 6-4.
Texas State was 42-17 overall last year 18-8 in the Sun Belt conference and a NCAA team. They are 6-4 this year no common opponent.

 

[Tax Guy]

Friday Results
Game 1 W 8-0 (6)
Dartmouth 0 Runs 1 Hit 1 Error
Tulsa 8 Runs 11 Hits 0 Errors
Shelby Estocado was 3 for 4 with a Double and 4 RBI
Tori Stafford was 2 for 3 with an RBI
Morgan Neal was 2 for 3 with an RBI
Haley Meinen also Doubled
Samantha Pochop (W) pitched 4 innings with 0 Runs 1 Hit 2 BB and 4 K
Madison Higley pitched 2 innings with 0 Runs 0 Hits 1 BB and 2 K

Game 2 W 7-2
Tulsa 7 Runs 10 Hits 3 Errors
UIC 2 Runs 7 Hits 4 Errors
Sarah Briers was 3 for 4
Julia Hollingsworth was 2 for 5 with an RBI
Haley Meinen was 2 for 4 with an RBI
Mikayla Whitten Doubled and scored twice
Emily Watson pitched 6 innings with 0 Runs 6 Hits 2 BB and 6 K
Haley Meinen pitched the 7th with 2 Runs 0 ER 1 Hit 0 BB and 0 K

 

[Tax Guy]

Saturday Results
Game 3 L 1-6
Tulsa 1 Run 2 Hits 0 Errors and 0 LOB
Texas State 6 Runs 10 Hits 0 Errors and 9 LOB
Shelby Estocado Homered
Madison Higley (L) pitched 3 innings 5 Runs 7 Hits 3 BB 3 K
Samantha Pochop 2 Innings 0 Runs 0 Hits 3 BB 0 K
Erin Harris 1 Inning 1 Run 3 Hits 0 BB 1 K

Game 4 W 4-0
Columbia 0 Runs 2 Hits 1 Error
Tulsa 4 Runs 9 Hits 1 Error
Julia Hollingsworth was 2 for 3 with an RBI
Morgan Neal was 3 for 4
Shelby Estocado was 2 for 3 with an RBI
Emily Watson (W) pitched 7 innings with 0 Runs on 2 Hits 0 BB and 13 K

 

[canerush]

A couple hitters seem they can't hit past the pitcher and another who just can't hit.

 

[softballdad1985]

Its basically Estacado, Neal and Hollingsworth and thats it..wont win alot with just 3 hitting...this team is curious..7 returning starters yet playing so poorly

 

[canerush]

With so many returning it says a lot about how important the Withee sisters were to the team last year. Apparently they were the GLUE and made everyone around them better.
This team is not even close for what ever reason. I saw one stat in the box score where opposing hitter got a double on our catcher. Not sure how that happens but too many infield hits given up by pitcher and catcher.

 

[softballdad1985]

Watson dominated..still cant hit

 

[Tax Guy]

Sunday Result
Game 5 W 1-0
Tulsa 1 Run 4 Hits 0 Errors 2 LOB
Florida Atlantic 0 Runs 1 Hit 2 Errors and 1 LOB
Emily Watson Pitched 7 Innings 0 Runs 1 Hit 0 BB 11K

The weekend result of 4-1 puts Tulsa as 6-7 on the Season.
Texas State is a solid team and was surprised that Watson didn’t get that start.
On the positive notes Watson had a couple of double digits strike out games. Hopefully that’s a start of a trend after a rough couple of weeks.
Estocado returning to Fr and So year form after Jr year slump.
But really past the top 3 hitters the rest of the lineup is continuing to struggle.
Defense is solid enough on paper, but hard to gauge that without seeing it.
I saw the PBP listing a double to the catcher. I assumed that was a typo or poor score keeping.

 

[Tax Guy]

Watson was named the American Conference Pitcher of the Week.