Noder's
Shutout Propels MU Past Indiana Wesleyan 7-0
May
8, 2007
Site:
Battle Creek, Mich. (Flannery
Field #3 - Bailey Park)
Scores: Madonna 7, Indiana
Wesleyan 0
Records: MU (33-14),
IWU (30-14)
Next MU Event:
Wednesday, May 9
-- vs. Bethel at NAIA Region VIII Tournament
-- Battle Creek, Mich.,
10:00 a.m.
BATTLE CREEK,
Mich.
--
Senior left-hander Shannon Noder (Lincoln Park, Mich./Lincoln Park HS)
notched her sixth shutout of the season as the Madonna softball team downed
Indiana Wesleyan 7-0 in round two of the NAIA Region VIII Tournament at Bailey
Park in Battle Creek Tuesday.
Madonna (33-14) scored their first run in the fourth inning as sophomore
Alison Grant (Carleton, Mich./Airport HS) hit a bloop single behind
second base and sophomore Hannah Godfrey (Waterford, Mich./Waterford
Mott HS) raced home to give MU a 1-0 lead.
Indiana Wesleyan (30-14) Hillary Meals surrendered three runs in the sixth
inning, including a two-RBI double by freshman Caitlyn Sidor (Livonia,
Mich./Churchill HS).
The Crusaders tacked on three more runs in the seventh inning off Wildcat
reliever Jennifer Stansel. Freshman Brittney Scero (Canton,
Mich./Canton HS) doubled home a run and later scored on a sacrifice fly off
the bat of junior Heather Richardson (Plymouth, Mich./Canton HS).
MU plated their final run of the contest off an RBI single by Sidor.
Noder pitched a complete game, while scattering six hits and striking out four
to earn the win.
Sidor led the Crusaders offensive attack with a 2-for-4 performance with three
RBIs. Grant recorded three hits and two RBIs to help the MU cause at the
plate.
Madonna will advance to a winner's bracket contest with Bethel, who defeated
Aquinas 8-2 earlier in the day. The two teams will square off at 10:00
a.m. The loser will play the winner of the Indiana Tech-Marian game at
12:00 p.m. and the winner will await the final team left in the loser's bracket
in the championship round, which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
NAIA REGION VIII RESULTS
Game 1 - Aquinas 6, Marian 5
Game 2 - Indiana Wesleyan 6, Indiana Tech 1
Game 3 - Bethel 8, Aquinas 2
Game 4 - Madonna 7, Indiana Wesleyan 0
Game 5 - Marian 1, Indiana Wesleyan 0 - 11 innings (Indiana Wesleyan eliminated)
Game 6 - Indiana Tech 12, Aquinas 9 (Aquinas eliminated)
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
