#7 WASHINGTON 10, CASE 2...
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL (March 18, 2006) – In the final game of the University Athletic Association Championships, the Case Western University softball team lost to seventh-ranked Washington University 10-2 in five innings, after Washington scored seven runs in the top if the fifth. With the victory, the Bears claimed the UAA title with a perfect 8-0 conference mark and an 11-0 overall record.
The Spartans got their offense in action against Washington starter Susan Gray. Case jumped to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Sophomore Lauren Seeds (Pickerington, OH) - pictured hit a leadoff double. She then scored when Gray committed a throwing error on a grounder by sophomore Adriane Lewandowski (North Royalton, OH). In the third inning, after Washington had made it 3-1, Seeds hit a one-out solo homer. After Lewandowski walked, Washington brought in pitcher Laurel Sagartz, the sister of Case freshman Ruth Sagartz (Albuquerque, NM). She only gave up a single to junior Carrie Casden (Worthington, OH) in shutting out Case the rest of the way.
Sophomore pitcher Amanda Bell (Carroll, OH) started the game for Case and pitched four-plus innings, giving up seven earned runs on eleven hits and one walk, striking out three. Ruth Sagartz relieved Bell and pitched one inning, giving up three earned runs on three hits and one walk, striking out one.
The Spartans finish the Florida swing 4-8 (0-8 UAA). They next play a doubleheader at Lake Erie College on Thursday.
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