WASHINGTON 6, CASE 4...
CLEVELAND, OH (March 14, 2008) – The Case Western Reserve University softball team lost a tough one today in Altamonte Springs, Fla., as three runs by Washington University (Mo.) in the top of the ninth paved the way for a 6-4 victory for the Bears.
The Spartans will play their final game of the 2008 University Athletic Association Softball Championships tomorrow when they take on the Eagles from Emory University at 12:30 p.m.
The Spartans (6-9, 0-7 UAA) jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first, as a three-run homer by freshman Teddi Jacobson (Solon, OH-pictured) gave Case Western Reserve a 3-0 advantage. The Spartans would tack on one more in the inning to make it a 4-0 game.
Jacobson pitched six innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on seven hits, while walking and striking out two batters.
The Bears answered back in the top of the fourth inning, as two hits and two Spartan errors made it a 4-2 game. They added one more in the top of the sixth to limit Case Western Reserve's lead to 4-3.
Washington would mount a comeback in the top of the ninth, as a three-run homer by Vukovich with one out would all but seal the victory, putting the Bears ahead, 6-4.
Sophomore's Katie Svilar (Orange Village, OH) and Chelsea Poelking (Brecksville, OH-pictured) each had two hits for the Spartans. Freshman shortstop Beth Andrasik (Sagamore Hills, OH) had one hit for the Spartans, pushing her team-best average to .346 this season.
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