Harford Softball Falls Just Short on Final Day of Savannah Tournament

From the HCC sports desk:

SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Harford softball team finished competition at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Smash Hit Tournament last weekend with an 0-6 record. The Fighting Owls (0-8) are still looking for their first win of the season after facing some tough competition on their spring trip.

The Owls best game came on their last day in Savannah, when they took on the University of Saint Mary-Kansas and were edged out by the Spires, 14-10. Harford was down 8-0 going into the bottom of the fourth but got on the board thanks to an RBI single by sophomore Cara Testerman (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford). Testerman led all Harford players with four RBI on the weekend, all of them coming against Saint Mary.

The Spires would add three more runs in the top of the fifth, but a six-run inning for Harford which saw four walks, including an RBI walk by Testerman, RBI singles by freshman Sarah Cooley (Clermont, Fla./Bel Air) and sophomore Jessica Stumpf (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) and a two-RBI double by freshman Sarah Morrill (Smyrna, Tenn./C. Milton Wright) put the Owls within two, 11-9.

Saint Mary would tack on another three runs in the seventh and with their last chance at bat, Harford managed just one run off a groundout RBI by freshman Kathleen Lehnert (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) on the way to the 14-10 loss.

Harford’s first game of the weekend, on Friday when they took on Mercyhurst Northeast, was the only other game that went more than five innings as the Owls played to a six-inning 10-2 loss. Harford jumped on the board first as sophomore Jocelyn Kelly (Fallston, Md./Fallston) notched a solo homer in the top of the second, but the lead would be short-lived as the Saints added three runs in the bottom of the third and then a single run in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead going into the fifth.

Harford added one more run in the fifth as sophomore Jourdan Harmon (Baltimore, Md./Catholic) scored on a Saint error, but Mercyhurst would add three more of its own in the bottom of the inning to take a 7-2 lead.

After the Harford batters were quickly retired in the seventh, the Saints led off with a walk and a two-run home run by Samantha Eimers to take a 9-2 lead, just one shy of the eight-run mercy rule. The Owls would need to hold Mercyhurst in order to continue playing, but a single, followed by a fielder’s choice error put runners at first and second and a final RBI single gave the Saints the 10-2 six-inning win.

Harford managed just two runs in the other four games combined, as they fell by a score of 14-0 to NJCAA Division II No. 2 Chattanooga State to finish Friday’s games, 8-0 to Coastal Georgia and 9-1 to Pitt on Saturday and 12-1 to Pitt again on Sunday.

Cooley and sophomore Cherish Deaver (Fallston, Md./Fallston) both led the Harford team with a .417 average (5-for-12) for the tournament with Deaver tallying three runs scored and Cooley batting in one run.

Cooley also made three starts and five appearances as she went 0-3 with 19 innings pitched, striking out six batters along the way.

Sophomore Katie Irwin (Edgewood, Md./Harford Tech) was the only other pitcher for the Owls, who made three starts was 0-3 with 11 innings pitched, fanning four batters in that span.

The Fighting Owls return to action on Wednesday, March 11 when they travel to Annapolis, Md. to face the jayvee squad at the Naval Academy for a doubleheader at 1:00 p.m.

The Automated ScoreBook
Harford vs Mercyhurst NE
Mar 06, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (Paulson)

Harford 2

Player AB R H BI
Werneke, Audrey lf 3 0 0 0
Stumpf, Jessica cf 3 0 0 0
Deaver, Cherish 3b 3 0 2 0
Kelly, Jocelyn rf 3 1 1 1
Harmon, Jourdan 1b 2 1 1 0
Morrill, Sarah ss 2 0 1 0
Testerman, Cara c 2 0 0 0
Lehnert, Kathleen 2b 2 0 1 0
Springel, Lauren 2b 0 0 0 0
Cooley, Sarah p 2 0 0 0
Totals…… 22 2 6 1

Mercyhurst NE 10

Player AB R H BI
Pogorzelski 1b 4 1 1 1
Thibault 2b 3 1 1 1
Keth ph 0 1 0 0
Eimers ss 4 2 3 2
Woodard dp 3 1 2 1
Ives rf 3 0 0 0
Comilla 3b 4 1 1 1
Ernst cf 2 2 1 0
Bush c 3 0 1 0
Sledge pr 0 1 0 0
Deniziak lf 3 0 0 0
Fincher p 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 29 10 10 6

Score by Innings R H E
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Harford…………. 010 010 – 2 6 4
Mercyhurst NE……. 003 133 – 10 10 1
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Note: None out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E – Stumpf; Morrill 2; Springel; Ernst. DP – MercyhurstNE 2. LOB – Harford CC 2;
MercyhurstNE 8. 2B – Morrill. HR – Kelly; Eimers. SH – Ives. SB – Pogorzelski;
Thibault; Ernst; Deniziak.

Harford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Cooley, Sarah L 5.0 10 10 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 29 33 7 7

Mercyhurst NE IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Fincher W 6.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 22 6 8

Strikeouts – Testerman; Ives. Walks – Keth; Woodard; Ernst.

Umpires –
Start: 4 p.m. Time: Attendance:

Game: GM3MERC

The Automated ScoreBook
Chattanooga State vs Harford
Mar 06, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (Paulson)

Chattanooga State 14

Player AB R H BI
McNew lf 1 1 1 0
Payne ph 4 0 1 1
Pearce rf 1 1 1 0
Proctor ph 4 1 1 0
Qualls 3b 1 1 1 2
Stoker 3b 3 2 2 0
Galloway 1b 0 1 0 0
Jackson 1b 1 1 0 1
George dp 1 0 0 0
Brunning p 3 3 1 3
Kelley 2b 3 1 2 2
Simon cf 3 0 0 0
Janus ss 4 0 3 2
Westover c 3 2 3 2
Totals…… 32 14 16 13

Harford 0

Player AB R H BI
Werneke, Audrey lf 2 0 0 0
Morrill, Sarah ss 2 0 0 0
Deaver, Cherish 3b 1 0 0 0
Kelly, Jocelyn c 2 0 0 0
Harmon, Jourdan 1b 2 0 0 0
Testerman, Cara dp 1 0 0 0
Stumpf, Jessica cf 1 0 0 0
Springel, Lauren ph 1 0 0 0
Lehnert, Kathleen 2b 2 0 0 0
Bush, Cortney rf 0 0 0 0
Irwin, Katie p 0 0 0 0
Cooley, Sarah p 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 14 0 0 0

Score by Innings R H E
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Chattanooga State… 500 54 – 14 16 0
Harford…………. 000 00 – 0 0 2
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E – Morrill; Lehnert. LOB – Chattanooga 9; Harford CC 2. 2B – Stoker; Janus;
Westover. HR – Brunning. HBP – Galloway; Deaver. SF – Jackson. SB – Stoker. CS –
Deaver.

Chattanooga State IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Brunning W 5.0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 1 0 14 17 0 1

Harford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Irwin, Katie L 4.0 15 14 13 3 1 0 0 1 0 28 33 5 6
Cooley, Sarah 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1

HBP – by Irwin (Galloway); by Brunning (Deaver). PB – Kelly 2.

Strikeouts – George; Simon; Werneke 2; Morrill; Deaver; Kelly 2; Harmon 2;
Testerman; Stumpf; Springel; Lehnert 2. Walks – Jackson; Brunning; Kelley; Simon;
Testerman; Bush.

Umpires –
Start: 6 p.m. Time: Attendance:

Game: GM4CHAT

The Automated ScoreBook
Coastal Georgia vs Harford
Mar 07, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (Paulson)

Coastal Georgia 8

Player AB R H BI
Greene cf 3 0 0 0
Harrison p 2 0 0 0
Crews ph 0 0 0 0
Hubbard ss 3 2 1 0
Turner 3b 3 2 1 1
Smith lf 3 2 3 1
English dp 3 2 2 5
McCarthy c 3 0 0 0
Dean 1b 3 0 1 0
Diaz 2b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds rf 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 26 8 8 7

Harford 0

Player AB R H BI
Stumpf, Jessica cf 2 0 0 0
Werneke, Audrey lf 2 0 0 0
Deaver, Cherish ss 2 0 0 0
Kelly, Jocelyn rf 2 0 0 0
Harmon, Jourdan 1b 2 0 1 0
Morrill, Sarah 3b 2 0 0 0
Testerman, Cara c 2 0 0 0
Cooley, Sarah p 1 0 0 0
Lehnert, Kathleen ph 1 0 0 0
Springel, Lauren 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 16 0 1 0

Score by Innings R H E
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Coastal Georgia….. 400 04 – 8 8 0
Harford…………. 000 00 – 0 1 3
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E – Deaver 2; Springel. LOB – Coastal Ga. 4; Harford CC 2. 3B – Turner. HR – English
2. SB – Harrison; Hubbard; McCarthy.

Coastal Georgia IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Harrison W 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 10 1 7
English 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 1

Harford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Cooley, Sarah L 5.0 8 8 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 26 27 4 10

WP – Cooley 2.

Strikeouts – Dean; Kelly; Testerman; Cooley. Walks – Harrison; Springel.

Umpires –
Start: 2:33 pm Time: 1:05 Attendance:

Game: GM5CGA

The Automated ScoreBook
Harford vs Pitt Community
Mar 07, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (Paulson)

Harford 1

Player AB R H BI
Werneke, Audrey lf 2 0 1 0
Morrill, Sarah 3b 3 0 0 0
Deaver, Cherish ss 2 1 1 0
Kelly, Jocelyn c 1 0 1 0
Harmon, Jourdan 1b 2 0 1 1
Stumpf, Jessica cf 2 0 0 0
Cooley, Sarah dp 2 0 1 0
Springel, Lauren pr 0 0 0 0
Lehnert, Kathleen 2b 2 0 0 0
Bush, Cortney rf 1 0 0 0
Testerman, Cara ph 1 0 0 0
Irwin, Katie p 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 18 1 5 1

Pitt Community 9

Player AB R H BI
Langley cf 3 2 2 1
Cowand ph 1 0 1 2
Griffin rf 3 0 1 0
Massey ss 3 0 1 1
Towler 1b 3 0 1 1
Ashworth 2b 2 1 1 0
Am. Miller c 2 2 1 0
Williamson lf 3 2 2 1
Arthur dp 3 1 2 2
King 3b 3 1 3 0
Godley p 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 26 9 15 8

Score by Innings R H E
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Harford…………. 100 00 – 1 5 4
Pitt Community…… 132 03 – 9 15 0
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Note: None out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E – Deaver 4. DP – Harford CC 1. LOB – Harford CC 4; Pitt CC 7. 2B – Harmon; Massey;
Am. Miller; Williamson; Arthur. HBP – Am. Miller. SB – Langley; Towler; Ashworth;
King. CS – Werneke; Springel; Towler.

Harford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Irwin, Katie L 4.0 15 9 8 1 1 1 0 1 0 26 28 1 7

Pitt Community IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Godley W 5.0 5 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 18 20 3 4

WP – Irwin; Godley. HBP – by Irwin (Am. Miller).

Strikeouts – Morrill; Stumpf 2; Cooley; Lehnert; Bush; Ashworth. Walks – Werneke;
Kelly; Ashworth.

Umpires –
Start: 6:00 pm Time: Attendance:

Game: GM6PITT

The Automated ScoreBook
Harford vs Pitt Community
Mar 08, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (Paulson)

Harford 1

Player AB R H BI
Werneke, Audrey lf 3 0 1 0
Morrill, Sarah 3b 1 1 0 0
Deaver, Cherish ss 2 0 1 0
Kelly, Jocelyn c 3 0 1 1
Harmon, Jourdan 1b 3 0 0 0
Testerman, Cara dp 3 0 0 0
Cooley, Sarah p 3 0 1 0
Stumpf, Jessica cf 1 0 0 0
Lehnert, Kathleen 2b 1 0 0 0
Bush, Cortney rf 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 20 1 4 1

Pitt Community 12

Player AB R H BI
Langley cf 3 1 1 0
Griffin rf 2 0 1 1
Massey c 4 1 2 1
Towler p 2 1 1 0
Al. Miller ph 1 0 1 0
Ashworth ss 2 1 1 0
Am. Miller ph 1 0 0 0
King 3b 1 1 0 0
Godley ph/1b 1 0 0 0
Cowand 1b/3b 2 2 1 0
Arthur 2b 3 3 2 2
Williamson lf 2 2 2 2
Totals…… 24 12 12 6

Score by Innings R H E
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Harford…………. 000 01 – 1 4 4
Pitt Community…… 603 3X – 12 12 3
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E – Kelly 2; Cooley; Stumpf; Massey; Ashworth; Cowand. DP – Pitt CC 1. LOB – Harford
CC 9; Pitt CC 6. 2B – Arthur. 3B – Massey. SH – Griffin. SB – King. CS – Werneke.

Harford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Cooley, Sarah L 4.0 12 12 10 5 2 3 0 0 0 24 30 4 6

Pitt Community IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Towler W 5.0 4 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 20 25 4 6

WP – Cooley 3; Towler 2.

Strikeouts – Harmon; Testerman; Lehnert; Towler; Godley. Walks – Morrill 2; Deaver;
Stumpf; Lehnert; Langley; Griffin; King; Cowand; Williamson.

Umpires –
Start: 10 a.m. Time: Attendance:

Game: GM7PITT

The Automated ScoreBook
Saint Mary (Kan.) vs Harford
Mar 08, 2009 at Savannah, Ga. (Paulson)

Saint Mary (Kan.) 14

Player AB R H BI
Starks ss 6 1 3 2
Ashman cf 6 1 2 1
Twitchel c 5 2 2 1
Gridley 2b 5 2 3 2
Schroeder pr 0 1 0 0
Brammer 3b 3 3 2 2
Estrada 1b 4 2 3 1
Sangder rf 3 0 3 2
Beth pr/rf 0 0 0 0
Allan dp/p 5 1 2 2
Zoglman lf 2 0 0 1
Summers ph/lf 2 1 0 0
Boeschen p 0 0 0 0
Fischer p/dp 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 41 14 20 14

Harford 10

Player AB R H BI
Werneke, Audrey cf 5 1 2 0
Morrill, Sarah 3b 5 1 2 2
Deaver, Cherish ss 2 2 1 0
Kelly, Jocelyn rf 4 2 0 0
Harmon, Jourdan 1b 4 1 1 0
Testerman, Cara c 3 1 2 4
Cooley, Sarah 2b/p 4 0 3 1
Springel, Lauren pr 0 0 0 0
Stumpf, Jessica lf 4 1 2 1
Lehnert, Kathleen dp/2b 2 1 0 2
Irwin, Katie p/dp 0 0 0 0
Totals…… 33 10 13 10

Score by Innings R H E
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Saint Mary (Kan.)… 013 430 3 – 14 20 1
Harford…………. 000 162 1 – 10 13 1
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E – Beth; Kelly. DP – Saint Mary 1. LOB – Saint Mary 13; Harford CC 9. 2B – Starks;
Ashman; Estrada; Werneke; Morrill 2. 3B – Ashman; Twitchel; Stumpf. HBP – Sangder.
SB – Twitchel; Brammer; Sangder; Allan.

Saint Mary (Kan.) IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Boeschen W 4.0 7 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 20 4 7
Fischer 0.1 2 3 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 0
Allan 2.2 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 3 4

Harford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
Irwin, Katie L 3.0 12 8 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 21 23 1 6
Cooley, Sarah 4.0 8 6 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 20 25 6 5

WP – Fischer. HBP – by Cooley (Sangder). PB – Twitchel 2; Testerman 2.

Strikeouts – Starks; Allan; Summers; Testerman. Walks – Twitchel; Brammer 2;
Estrada; Sangder; Summers; Deaver 3; Kelly; Testerman; Lehnert 2.

Umpires –
Start: noon Time: Attendance:

Irwin faced 4 batters in the 4th.
Boeschen faced 3 batters in the 5th.
Game: GM8STMR