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This poster's observations on Day 1 Leadoff Classic results:

#  6 Cortland State may be 0-2 but per box score of their second game with Willamette, the bases were loaded when the West Region squad's pitcher got Weidman to ground out. (lost big to a higher ranked ASC squad in their opener)

The ASC squads have yet to lose.

UW-Eau Claire nosed out #23 Alma with a 2-spot in the 8th inning--Blugolds have a tough draw-- (#4 ETBU) tomorrow.

Willamette also is perfect so far, but a game with UT-Tyler is ahead for that squad tomorrow.

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All 3 ASC teams still undefeated. (Something's gotta give when #2 UT-Tyler playes #3 Louisiana College tormorrow)

Ranked teams in Gold Bracket:  #2 UT-Tyler, #3 Louisiana College, #4 ETBU, #9 Gustavus Adolphus,  #16 Christopher Newport.  (ORV--Moravian)

                          Silver Bracket:  #6 Cortland State,  #20 Central IA, #23 Alma  (ORV--UW-Eau Claire, St. Thomas-MN)  Previously ranked--Emerson

                          Bronze Bracket:  Previously ranked Lynchburg.

          Bracket with most closest games-Silver  

                         If Cortland State and Central, IA win their first games tomorrow, that'll set  up another Top 25 matchup--with those 2 squads going at it.

                           

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NFCA results -final day:

Gold Division--Champs  #3 Lousiana College, 2nd   #4 ETBU   3rd  UT-Tyler
Silver--Champs  #6 Cortland State, 2nd  #20 Central, IA   3rd  Willamette
Bronze--Champs  Transy  2nd Lynchburg  3rd Denison

Other 3/14 Top 25 finals:

DePauw 11, Oberlin 0
Linfield splits with Whitworth 1-2, 10-8 (Whitworth's 3rd inning 2-spot held up in opener, per Linfield stats)

   

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Last Tuesday, March 9th, The Shenandoah University Hornets (5-3) swept a DH from the nation's top-ranked team with 5-4 and 7-6 wins over No. 1 Messiah (3-2).

Shenandoah looks like a program on the rise after you review their back to back 30 win seasons.

2008: 30-12
2009: 30-13

It'll be interesting to see how this team progresses this year as they might be program to garner some national recognition in the Top 25 poll this week?

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Last Tuesday, March 9th, The Shenandoah University Hornets (5-3) swept a DH from the nation's top-ranked team with 5-4 and 7-6 wins over No. 1 Messiah (3-2).

Shenandoah looks like a program on the rise after you review their back to back 30 win seasons.

2008: 30-12
2009: 30-13

It'll be interesting to see how this team progresses this year as they might be program to garner some national recognition in the Top 25 poll this week?

Messiah's Rhoades was saddled with her first loss in over a year in the first of those 2 games- (shaky defense) yeah, Shenandoah might move up some.

With the ranked ASC teams holding serve over the weekend in the Top 5 this poster's not expecting them to slip much in the next poll.

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3-20 finals:

#10 Ohio Northern 11, Centre 3;   Ohio Northern 6, Birmingham Southern 1
#13 Capital 3, Denison 0 (Capital's Stefano hurled a shut-out for the win-per press release)
#21 Salisbury 3, #13 Capital 0 (A 6th inning 3-spot did it for the Seagulls-per their box score)
#21 Salisbury 2, King's 1 (DeMoine drove in the go-ahead run)
#16 Washington-St Louis 10, #8 Augustana-IL 8  (9 innings)
#  3 ETBU 6, Ozarks 0 (first of 2, 2nd in progress barring a weather development) 

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3-21 finals:

#10 Ohio Northern 10, Maryville-TN 7; Ohio Northern 4, Centre 3 (Polar Bears' Gaye & Mangola went yard in the Maryville game--ONU press release)

#11 Linfield sweeps Redlands 7-4, 10-2 (Keim and Doucette both go yard twice on the day, per Linfield release)
       
#14  DePauw splits with Rhodes  7-2, 5-6 (Rhodes' Conn hit a grand-slam in the 7th salvage the split-per DePauw release)

#20  Coe was swept by Carthage 1-0 and 14-6

#21 Salisbury sweeps Washington-MD 12-1, 11-1 (Seagulls put across 9 runs in last 2 at-bats in the opener, then put up a 10-spot in the 6th in the nightcap to get the sweep-per Salisbury release)

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Game 1 UT-Tyler & Louisiana College underway
             Louisiana up 4-0 after 2 innings

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Game 1 final:

Louisiana College 6, UT-Tyler 5  (Montagnino hit a solo HR in 6th for the go-ahead run--  W - Schwartzenberg, L - Tillery )  

Game 2 on deck:  

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Game 2 final:

UT-Tyler 4, Louisiana College 2 (Shepherd went the distance--had a no-no going for 4 2/3 innings-- she got K Brown to strike out with the tying runs on base--  Williams took the loss)

[oldNorse]

Luther at #7 is more than a "sleeper" in one of the toughest SB conferences.....the IIAC.
Losses to U of Chicago and UW Whitewater in very close games. 

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3-26 finals:

(Others receiving votes) DePauw beat U of Chicago 3-2 and Allegheny 6-3

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3-27 Top 25 finals

#17 Salisbury sweeps Stevenson 8-0, 3-0 (Stevenson's Bandzwolek broke up Seagull pitcher Brittingham's no hit bid with a 2-out double in the 7th in Game 2-per Salisbury stats)

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Game 1 final just in:  #1 Louisiana College 9,  #9 Mississippi College 4
                                     (Louisiana trailed 4-3 in the 5th, then Greene and Thomas each got singles that  drove in two runs- Schwartzenburg goes the distance for her 2nd win against a ranked ASC team the last 4 days--per Louisiana stats)   

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Other Top 25 finals:

#  8 Ohio Northern sweeps John Carroll 8-0, 8-7 (Polar Bears' Cash hurled a shut-out in the opener- Gaye hit a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 7th in Game 2--per ONU release and stats) 

#18 Washington-St.Louis swept IL Wesleyan 2-1, 5-1 (Hitchcock-5 RBI on the day-Bears press release)

#24 Coe 8, St. Scholastica 0 (5 inn.); Coe 9, UW-Platteville 3  (Kohawks' Simon hurled a 1-hitter in the opener; Williams hit a 3-run HR in the night-cap -which Simon also won--Coe box scores)