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“The South Division is as strong as it’s been since I’ve been in the league,” Donnelly said. “I’m not surprised. The caliber of coaching is excellent in the South, and there’s just so much athletic talent in Houston. Finally, those kids are starting to play lacrosse.”

What exactly does that mean for Episcopal? Donnelly says it’s too early to tell, but the Knights are off to a fine start. Episcopal opened the season with victories over St. Thomas 10-1, Cinco Ranch 17-6, Austin Anderson 14-8 and Memorial 16-12 before making its road trip to Dallas. There, the Knights knocked off Plano 11-4, then dropped their first game to Dallas Jesuit 13-6.

“We’ve played pretty well,” Donnelly said. “Unfortunately, we ran into a very good Dallas Jesuit team.”

However, the Knights figure to rebound with a talented squad heavy on veterans.

Senior Michael Lintner anchors a tough Episcopal defense. Lintner is a returning all-stater who has already committed to Roanoke College in Salem, Va. In the Knights’ first six games, he has tallied four goals and three assists.

“A couple of coaches I’ve talked to believe Michael has the skills to be an All-American,” Donnelly said. “Michael is one of our top defenders and he’s averaging about one point a game (offensively). He’s a big-time player who can do it all.”

Lintner is joined by seniors Paul Piana and Taylor Floyd, who plans to play collegiately at Virginia Military Institute. Floyd, though, is coming off a knee injury.

Other defensemen include seniors Matt Copley and Jack Knaus, junior Tate Grealish and sophomore Steve Pitt.

Senior Nick Skibber is splitting time with freshman Zach Maxwell at goalkeeper.

“Both of them are first-year starters, but they’ve done an incredible job,” Donnelly said.

Senior Parker Mason, another all-stater, bolsters the midfield line, handling face-offs for the Knights. Mason, a member of Episcopal’s Southwest Preparatory Conference champion football team, has 12 goals and five assists.

“Parker wins face-offs probably 70 percent of the time,” Donnelly said. “He’s a nice weapon to have.”

Senior Hunter Houston and junior Parker Fleming also start, with sophomores Max Hutson (eight goals), Nick Kaldis and Jack Pellegrin and junior Peyton Pointer on the second line. Also getting substantial playing time are juniors Holden Hamblen and Dan Taylor.

Episcopal is well-stocked with quality attackmen, allowing the Knights to apply the pressure.

Senior Ryan Cleary, whom Donnelly calls “a scoring machine,” leads the way with 14 goals. Cleary is closely followed by sophomore Max Skibber (14 goals, five assists) and junior John Gentry (two goals, 16 assists), Episcopal’s de facto “quarterback.”

Senior Ryan Snyder joined the team late after earning all-conference honors in wrestling. Snyder should make the Knights even better.

“Those four guys give us a lot of points,” Donnelly said.

Coming off the bench is senior David McLean.

Although loaded with talent, Donnelly said Episcopal is simply one of several outstanding teams with a legitimate shot at winning the THSLL Division I’s South District and possibly the SPC championship.

“We’re definitely not alone,” Donnelly said. “There are so many quality teams this year. We’re in good company.”

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The absence of language in the collective bargaining agreement providing for the claimed benefit bars the arbitration of the alleged grievance
Matter of Union-Endicott Cent. School Dist. v Endicott Teachers' Assn., 59 AD3d 799

Joanne Peters, a teacher employed by the Union-Endicott Central School District was a member of the collective bargaining unit represented by the Endicott Teachers Association.

In late 2006, the school district initiated an investigation of allegations that Peters was stealing school property. In March 2007, Peters wrote to the Board of “indicating an intent to retire, contingent on receiving certain health and dental benefits” pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement [CBA].

A few weeks later Peters was arrested and charged with grand larceny based on the same allegations then being investigated by school district.

Peters was suspended and subsequently the district filed administrative disciplinary charges against her pursuant to Education Law § 3020-a. In view of these developments, the district decided to delay the processing of Peters' retirement and request for retiree benefits pending a resolution of the charges against her.

The Association filed a grievance on behalf of Peters and demanded arbitration of district’s refusal to process her retirement and provide the bargained-for benefits. In response to this demand for arbitration, the district filed a petition in Supreme Court for an order that would “permanently staying arbitration.”

Supreme Court granted the district’s application and the Association appealed.

The Appellate Division sustained the lower court’s ruling, holding that “the arbitration at issue was not authorized by the terms of the CBA.”

Noting that the CBA provided for the arbitration of an "alleged violation of the expressed written words in th[e] agreement," the Appellate Division found that “[t]here is no provision in the CBA setting forth the procedure pertaining to the initiation of retiree benefits … [n]or does the CBA provide instruction as to when an employee must be considered to be retired for purposes of receiving benefits thereunder.”

According, the court ruled that in the absence of any provision in the collective bargaining agreement requiring the school district to take action while Peters was under suspension, the district’s decision to delay action regarding her retirement did not violate any expressed right or procedure set out in the CBA and therefore was not arbitrable.
Torrington Public Schools has been listed as one of the Best 100 for Music Education in America for 2009! Torrington Public Schools has been listed in the Best 100 in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 making Torrington the most awarded community in Connecticut!

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 16, 2009—The NAMM Foundation today announced the results of its tenth annual “Best Communities for Music Education” survey, which acknowledges schools and districts across the U.S. for their commitment and support of music education in schools. As the economy challenges state and local school budgets to adequately support education, the 124 school districts named by the NAMM Foundation demonstrate the unwavering commitment to provide music education for their students. The NAMM Foundation’s mission is to ensure that all children have access to quality music education programs that encourage lifelong participation in music making.

This year’s roster of musical schools represents 21 states with a record amount of communities from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas. A total of 29 communities are new to the roster. The complete list of “Best Communities” is appended below.

“The potential of music to help children reach their full development is understood by the school districts represented in this year’s survey results,” said Mary Luehrsen, executive director, NAMM Foundation. “We celebrate these communities that are committed to providing access to music education programs and bettering the lives of their students.”

The 2009 survey, which opened on Thursday January 15, and ended Friday, March 13, was available to all districts nationwide. This year, teachers and school district administrators, representing communities across the country, participated in the Web-based survey. The districts were measured across curricular and programmatic criteria as well as public support of their music programs. The survey was developed and administered by The Institute for Educational Research and Public Service, an affiliate of the University of Kansas.

Participants in the survey answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, and other relevant factors in their communities’ music education programs. The responses were verified with district officials, and advisory organizations reviewed the data.

Throughout the survey’s ten years, many districts have reported that making the “Best Communities” list has had a positive effect on their ability to preserve music for their students amid budget cuts in arts programs.

In conducting the annual survey, the NAMM Foundation is joined by advisory organizations in the fields of music and education including, Americans for the Arts (www.americansforthearts.org), League of American Orchestras (www.americanorchestras.org), The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation (www.mhopus.org), The Metropolitan Opera Guild (www.operaed.org), Music for All (www.musicforall.org), Music Teachers National Association (www.mtna.org), National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts (www.nationalguild.org), National PTA (www.pta.org), Yamaha Corporation of America (www.yamaha.com) and VH1 Save The Music Foundation (www.vh1savethemusic.com). The survey was conducted by The Institute for Educational Research and Public Service of Lawrence, KS, an affiliate of the University of Kansas.

The complete “Best Communities for Music Education” roster is listed alphabetically below:

School District City State
Abington School District Abington PA
Albion Central School District Albion NY
Ann Arbor Public Schools Ann Arbor MI
Arlington Independent School District Arlington TX
Avon Lake City School District Avon Lake OH
Baltimore County Public Schools Towson MD
Bay Shore Union Free School District Bay Shore NY
Bay Village City School District Bay Village OH
Beachwood City Schools Beachwood OH
Bedford Central School District Mount Kisco NY
Belmont Public Schools Belmont MA
Berea City School District Berea OH
Bethel Public Schools Bethel CT
Boardman Local Schools Boardman OH
Bolivar R-1 School District Bolivar MO
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Carrollton TX
Cedar Grove-Belgium School District Cedar Grove WI
Central Cambria School District Ebensburg PA
Central York School District York PA
Chesapeake Public Schools Chesapeake VA
Cheshire Public Schools Cheshire CT
Clarence Central School Clarence NY
Clark County School District Las Vegas NV
Clarkstown Central School District New City NY
Cobb County School District Marietta GA
Conestoga Valley School District Lancaster PA
Cuyahoga Heights Schools Cleveland OH
Dearborn Public Schools Dearborn MI
Denton Independent School District Denton TX
District 279 - Osseo Area Schools Maple Grove MN
Dover Area School District Dover PA
East Meadow Union Free School District Westbury NY
Edmonds School District Edmonds WA
Fairfax County Public Schools Falls Church VA
Fayetteville-Manlius Schools Manlius NY
Franklin Township Public Schools Somerset NJ
Fulton County Schools Atlanta GA
Great Neck Union Free School District Great Neck NY
Greenwich Public Schools Greenwich CT
Guilderland Central School District Guilderland NY
Harborfields Central School District Greenlawn NY
Harford County Public Schools Bel Air MD
Henrico County Public Schools Richmond VA
Herricks Union Free School District No. 9 New Hyde Park NY
Hewlett Woodmere Public Schools Woodmere NY
Hilliard City School District Hilliard OH
Homewood City Schools Homewood AL
Hopewell Valley Regional School District Pennington NJ
Hortonville Area School District Hortonville WI
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Bedford TX
Jenison Public Schools Jenison MI
Jericho Union Free School District Jericho NY
Johnson City Central School District Johnson City NY
Katy Independent School District Katy TX
Klein Independent School District Klein TX
Laramie County School District #1 Cheyenne WY
Lawrence Township Public Schools Lawrenceville NJ
Lebanon City Schools Lebanon OH
Le Roy Central Schools Le Roy NY
Liverpool Central School District Liverpool NY
Longwood Central School District Yaphank NY
Loudoun County Public Schools Ashburn VA
Lower Merion School District Ardmore PA
Manhasset Public Schools Manhasset NY
Metuchen Public Schools Metuchen NJ
Midway Independent School District Waco TX
Milaca School District #912 Milaca MN
Mineola Union Free School District Garden City Park NY
Montgomery County Public Schools Christiansburg VA
Monticello Central School District Monticello NY
Mount Lebanon School District Pittsburgh PA
Nanuet Union Free School District Nanuet NY
New Hartford Central School District New Hartford NY
Newfield Central School District Newfield NY
North Allegheny School District Pittsburgh PA
North Babylon Union Free School District North Babylon NY
North Penn School District Lansdale PA
Northmont High School-Northmont City Schools Clayton OH
Northwest Independent School District Justin TX
Northwestern Lehigh Elementary School-Northwestern Lehigh School District New Tripoli PA
Nutley School District Nutley NJ
Oceanside School District Oceanside NY
Olmsted Falls City School District Olmsted Falls OH
Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School District St. Johnsville NY
Osage County R-II Linn MO
Paramus Public Schools Paramus NJ
Pasadena Independent School District Pasadena TX
Pasco School District Number 1 Pasco WA
Pennsbury School District Fairless Hills PA
Perrysburg Exempted Village Schools Perrysburg OH
Phillips-Edison Partnership School Napa CA
Piscataway Public Schools Piscataway NJ
Plano Independent School District Plano TX
Port Jefferson School District Port Jefferson NY
Potsdam Central Schools Potsdam NY
Putnam Valley Central School District Putnam Valley NY
Quaker Valley School District Sewickley PA
Richland County School District One Columbia SC
Roanoke County Schools Roanoke VA
Rosemount High School-Rosemount-Apple Valley School District Rosemount MN
Salem-Keizer School District 24-J Salem OR
Santa Monica-Malibu USD Santa Monica CA
Sayville Public Schools Sayville NY
Scarsdale UFSD Scarsdale NY
Shaker Heights City School District Shaker Heights OH
Simsbury Public Schools Simsbury CT
South Orange Maplewood School District Maplewood NJ
St. John-Endicott Cooperative Schools St. John WA
Stow-Munroe Falls City School District Stow OH
Syosset Central School District Syosset NY
Torrington Public Schools Torrington CT
Troy School District Troy MI
Virginia Beach City Public Schools Virginia Beach VA
Wappingers Central School District Wappingers Falls NY
Washoe County School District Reno NV
Webster Central School District Webster NY
West Genesee Central School District Camillus NY
West Hartford Public Schools West Hartford CT
West Irondequoit Central School District Rochester NY
West Milford Township Public Schools West Milford NJ
West Orange Public Schools West Orange NJ
Willard R-II Schools Willard MO
Williamsport Area School District Williamsport PA
Williamsville Central School District East Amherst NY

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SUNDAY'S SCORES
Penn State 11, Morehead State 0 (5)
Ball State 5, UT Martin 0
Tennessee Tech 11, East Tennessee State 1
DePaul 6, Eastern Kentucky 2
Kansas 9, Austin Peay 0
Centenary 4, Murray State 2
Ole Miss 4, SIU Edwardsville 2
LSU 5, Jacksonville State 1
Eastern Illinois 10, UMKC 5
Tulsa 11, Eastern Illinois 2 (5)
Indiana State 1, Tennessee State 0
Tennessee State 8, Alabama A&M 0

 

PENN STATE 11, MOREHEA D STATE 0
GREENVILLE, N.C. - A nine run first inning scoring outburst by Penn State was too much for the Morehead State softball team to overcome Sunday afternoon as the Eagles managed just one hit themselves in falling 11-0 to the Nittany Lions in five innings.

MSU returns to Morehead this week for its home opener Friday against Oakland University. The Eagles are now 1-7 in 2010. Penn State improved to 9-3.

The Nittany Lions took advantage of an MSU fielding error on their first batter at the plate and went on to record six hits and nine runs in the first inning off two MSU pitchers. Only three of the runs were earned however.

Sarah Funston took the loss for the Eagles, falling to 1-2 and not making it out of the first inning. Ashley Boyd allowed a two-run double before Alex Gjevre came in to finish the game. Gjevre pitched the final three innings and gave up just three hits to go along with four strikeouts.

The Nittany Lions collected three more hits in the second inning and scored two more times to lead 11-0 after two frames. PSU pitchers KImi Wong and Lisa Akamine combined to nearly throw a perfect game. The duo combined to throw four and a third innings of perfect ball before Kelsea Bullock finally reached first after striking out but moving up the base path via a passed ball.

After another strikeout, Kayla Ashbrook broke up the no-hitter with a single to left field. Cassidy Bell led the Nittany Lion offense, which produced 10 hits, by going 2-for-3 with four RBI.

BALL STATE 5, UT MARTIN 0
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team's undefeated start to the season was halted by Ball State 5-0 in the final game of the Chattanooga Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial. The loss drops UT Martin's record to 9-1 on the year while Ball State improves to 6-4. The loss was also the first of the year for reigning OVC Pitcher of the Week Paij Lintz.

Ball State and UT Martin were locked in a scoreless tie through the first four innings before either team could break through. The Cardinals broke the stalemate after Jessie Ware led the fifth inning off with a triple to left field. She later came in to score on a fielder's choice bunt by Meredith Nash. Ball State then worked runners onto first and second before Amanda Carpenter lined the second triple of the inning to the outfield and put the Cardinals up 3-0.

Ball State then added to its lead with a pair of runs in the sixth inning. A pair of Cardinals worked their way to second and third with one out before Lintz was lifted from the game. Lintz's replacement, Kate Vanderham, struggled to find her rhythm early though and a pair of wild pitches allowed both Ware and Hannah Zimmerman to score for the Cardinals and give them a 5-0 lead.

In the game UT Martin managed only one hit off of Ball State's Elizabeth Milian which was a Jenny Bain who beat out a throw to first from shortstop in the fourth inning. The Skyhawks scoring opportunity was held a bay though when pinch runner Ashley Byrd was picked off at second base attempting to steal.

Lintz tossed 5.1 innings for UT Martin, giving up four hits and five runs with four strikeouts to fall to 3-1 on the year. Vanderham also finished with 0.2 innings of relief work and one strikeout. Ball State's Milian was able to strikeout nine Skyhawks in her 7.0 complete game showing, the most of any UT Martin opposing pitcher this season.

TENNESSEE TECH 11, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 1
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - - Holly Thomas received plenty of run support as she nearly completed a no-hitter in the Tennessee Tech softball team's final game of the Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial. The Golden Eagles (5-5) defeated East Tennessee State (7-5), 11-1, to finish the tournament with a 3-2 mark.

Thomas was one out away from her second career no-no before an ETSU single with two outs in the bottom of the 5th broke up the bid. Tech was ahead 8-0 at the time, and one more out would have resulted in a Tech victory due to the 8-run rule.

The Golden Eagles scored two runs in the 1st before piling on six in the top of the 5th inning to blow the game wide open. East Tennessee State answered with a solo run in the bottom of the frame, but Tech scored three in the top of the 7th to round out the scoring.

Four Golden Eagles finished with two hits on the afternoon. Callie Schmidt finished 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs scored, while Whitney Cummings went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and three runs scored to tie her career high. Melody Christian and Chanelle Spalding both finished 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored apiece as the top four Golden Eagles in the lineup combined to go 8-for-15 for the game.

Kaleigh Gates hit her third home run of the season as she went 1-of-4 at the plate, and Brittany Spalding hit a two-RBI single to finish 1-for-3. Brooke Basten also got into the act, finishing 1-for-4 with an RBI.

Thomas (4-2) pitched 6.0 innings and allowed just three hits and one earned run while striking out six to pick up the win.

Maddie Schmissrauter entered in the 7th inning and pitched a scoreless frame with a strikeout to close out the game.

For the tournament, Cummings hit a blistering .533 (8-for-15) with two home runs, eight RBIs and four runs scored. Schmidt batted .438 (7-for-16) over the five-game stretch with three home runs, five RBIs and five runs scored, and Gates also added three homers to go along with a .308 batting average and four RBIs.

Thomas started three games for TTU, finishing with a 2-1 record and 1.56 earned run average. She struck out 15 batters in 18.0 innings of work and picked up a save in her lone relief appearance.

KANSAS 9, AUSTIN PEAY 0
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A slow start and limited offense once again doomed the Austin Peay softball team Sunday morning, as the Lady Govs dropped their finale at the University of Chattanooga Frost Classic to Kansas, 9-0.

Austin Peay (3-9) gave up two quick runs to the Jayhawks in the top if the first inning on a two-run home run by Sara Ramirez, the fourth time in five games at the Frost Classic that they had given up multiple first-inning runs.

Things didn't get any better for the Lady Govs in the second inning, as Kansas (7-8) send 10 batters to the plate, while scoring four more runs on four hits, along with being aided by two Austin Peay errors.

While Kansas had its offense rolling the Lady Govs continued to struggle at the plate, as Austin Peay only managed one hit and two base runners in the game - a walk by junior Tiffany Smith in the second inning and a double by Smith in the fourth.

Kansas would close out its scoring in the top of the third inning on a three-run homer run by Allison Clark, who along with Ramirez finished the day 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBI.

Kansas finished the day with 10 hits off three APSU pitchers, but Austin Peay freshman pitcher Morgan Brewer did come in and throw two innings of scoreless relief for the Lady Govs to close out the game.

OLE MISS 4, SIU EDWARDSVILLE 2
OXFORD, Miss. - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville put itself in position to win the 2010 Red and Blue Classic but could not hold on in a 4-2, eight-inning loss to host Mississippi.

The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Cougars, 6-8. SIUE now looks forward to Wednesday when it plays host to No. 6-ranked Missouri for a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Cougar Field.

The Cougars held a 2-0 lead after two innings. Chaleen Rumpf was a part of both plays. She led game off with a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on sacrifice fly by Whitney Davis.

Rumpf then provided an RBI in the second inning, scoring Laurie Siebert.

Siebert, the designated player, led off the second with a double.

The Rebels would not score until the seventh off three straight hits from Amber Tramp, Cali Overbeck and Brittany Barnhill. The RBI from Barnhill would send the game to extra innings.

Playing the international tiebreaker, Mississippi would use a sacrifice fly and an RBI single by Overbeck to take the lead. SIUE, playing as the home team in the tournament championship game, would not score in the bottom of the eighth.

Erika Taylor would take the loss for the Cougars. She struck out seven over eight innings and gave up seven hits.

LSU 5, JACKSONVILLE STATE 1
BATON ROUGE, La. - A four-run fifth inning did the Jacksonville State softball team in on Sunday in a 5-1 loss to No. 16 LSU on the final day of the LSU Tiger Invitational.

Trailing by one in the third, the Gamecocks (4-4) got a game-tying solo home run from senior Chrissy O'Neal but the Tigers broke the game open in the home half of the fifth. LSU got a pair of RBI singles that each resulted in throwing errors that allowed two more runs to score and put the game out of reach for JSU.

The Gamecocks got all six of their hits from the top three spots in the batting order, led by their two-hole hitter Hillary Downs. Downs, a native of Childersburg, Ala., was 3-for-3 on the day, while leadoff hitter O'Neal went 2-for-4. Senior Nikki Prier went 1-for-3 in the No. 3 spot in the lineup.

O'Neal's home run was her second of the year and tied the Dallas, Ga., native with Rachel Countryman for second on the school's career home runs list with 36. She and Prier were the Gamecocks' representatives on the All-Tournament Team.

LSU scattered its eight hits among seven batters, led by Kirsten Shortridge's 2-for-4 afternoon. Ashley Applegate, Courtney Hollier and Lauren Houston each drove in a run. Cody Trahan went the distance for the Tigers to earn the win. She held JSU to a run on six hits while striking out 10 and walking a batter in her seven innings of work.

For the Gamecocks, junior Ashley Eliasson took her fourth-straight defeat in the circle after allowing five runs, three earned, on eight hits in her six innings in the circle. The Vallejo, Calif., native walked two and struck out one of the 29 batters she faced.

CENTENARY 4, MURRAY STATE 2
OXFORD, Miss. - The Murray State softball team fell in its final game of the Ole Miss Classic to Centenary, 4-2, in Oxford, Miss.

The Racers were led by juniors Jenna Bradley and Stephanie Mattocks.  Bradley recorded her first career homerun in the sixth inning, while Mattocks tallied a team-high two hits, including a double to score MSU's first run of the game.  Junior Kristen Broadway saw most of the time in the circle for the Racers, pitching four innings and earning four strike-outs.

The Racers wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, as they earned a run in the top of the first inning.  Sophomore Megan Glosser got on base on a fielder choice and then stole second to put herself in scoring position.  Mattocks then hit a double to left field that scored Glosser to give MSU the 1-0 lead.

However, when the Ladies got a chance to bat they not only tied the game, but took a 2-1 lead at the end of the first inning. Centenary then made it 3-1 in the bottom of the second and 4-1 after the fifth inning.

The Racers made a push in the top of the sixth inning to cut the lead to two (4-2), on Bradley's homerun, but could not close the gap and fell to the Ladies for the second time in the tournament.

DePAUL 6, EASTERN KENTUCKY 2
CONWAY, S.C. - Eastern Kentucky ended the Kickn' Chicken Classic hosted by Coastal Carolina with a 6-2 loss to DePaul on Sunday.

DePaul (6-4) scored the first six runs of the game.  With a 2-0 lead in the fourth, Shea Warren connected on a three-run home run.  The Blue Demons added another run in the fifth.

A two-out, two-run double by freshman Raquel Howes in the top of the seventh finally got the Colonels on the board, but that's as close as they would get.

Sophomore Diane Gallagher went 3-for-4 with a run and a stolen base for EKU (0-9).  Warren finished 2-for-2 and Becca Heteniak drew three walks for DePaul.

EASTERN ILLINOIS 10, UMKC 5; TULSA 11, EASTERN ILLINOIS 2
TULSA, Okla. - The Eastern Illinois bats exploded for 14 total hits on Sunday afternoon, as the Panther softball split their final two contests to capture runner-up honors at the Tulsa Embassy Suites Invitational, downing UMKC, 10-5, but losing the championship game to the host squad, 11-2 (5).

The Panthers (5-3) won their first straight in the win over UMKC, but had that streak broken in the loss at Tulsa.

In the win over UMKC, junior Melinda Jackson led with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate, earning a game-high six RBIs via two singles, a double-bagger and ultimately the game-winning three-run homer. That adds to her season base-clearing total to three and sixth all-time.

Meanwhile, senior Denee' Menzione also made the most of her three at-bats, connecting for two solo bombs. That moves her career number to 21, just two shy of tying the school record mark set by former EIU standout Sandyn Short.

Senior Megan Nelson and freshman Ally Seplak each registered two hits each and accounted for five of the Panther runs. Seplak made an impressive return to the lineup after suffering a slight concussion at the season-opening GSU invite.

Two freshmen led the pitching game with Hailie Ray getting the start and Natalie Wunderlich earning the win in the final four frames. For the second consecutive game, the Panther bullpen picked up a win without registering a strikeout, as both newcomers allowed just one walk apiece and scattered six runs, allowing no home runs and just one double-bagger.

Team-wise, EIU finished with 11 hits to eight for the Kangaroos and committed just one error while UMKC were tabbed with two. Nelson, Jackson, Seplak, and freshman Abby Wood each earned a stolen base, as compared to just two bag thefts by UMKC.

The Roo's took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom half of the second inning as consecutive singles would bring home the three runs.

EIU pulled to within one run by tallying two straight one-run innings, as Jackson drilled an double to plate Seplak in the top of the third and Menzione drilled her first homer, in walk-up fashion.

The Panthers then exploded for four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. Jackson's three-RBI bomb and Menzione's second solo homer came about in the fifth, while EIU scored four runs with two outs on the board in the sixth.

First, freshmen Seplak and Melise Brown got on via a walk and UMKC error, respectively. Jackson then doubled thru the left side, bringing both newcomers home. Junior Kiley Holtz then delivered a two-run single to left for the final Panther points.

After nailing 24 hits in the previous three games of the invite, the Panthers were held to just three singles in the eight (plus) run-rule defeat to Tulsa in the final game of the invitational.

Senior Angie Danca, junior Ashley Anderton, and freshman Melise Brown accounted for the lone EIU offensive numbers, while Danca and Brown tallied the two Panther runs and Anderton and Brown the two RBIs.

In the second inning, Anderton's single to right centerfield scored senior Denee' Menzione from second, tying the score at one-apiece as Tulsa picked up the early lead in the bottom of the first.

Down 7-1 in the fifth, Danca singled to third base and then proceeded to steal second.  That's when newcomer Brown's singled thru the gut of the infield to plate Danca for the other Eastern run.

Unfortunately, the home team used a five-run second inning and a four-run fifth frame to pull away for the win, as the Hurricane squad earned an even 11 runs and 11 hits, while committing zero errors.

Junior thrower Amber May picked up the loss in the circle, earning four Ks and two walks, but allowing eight of the runs and hits.  Freshman Natalie Wunderlich came in for relief in the last inning.

INDIANA STATE 1, TENNESSEE STATE 0; TENNESSEE STATE 8, ALABAMA A&M 0
NASHVILLE -  Tennessee State softball split on the final day of the Tiger Spring Classic. The Tigers (2-7) dropped their first game of the day 1-0 to Indiana State (5-4), but bounced back to defeat Alabama A&M (2-6) 8-0 in five innings.

In the second game of the day, freshman Hannah Schnebly was two outs away from accomplishing a first in program history. Schnebly retired the first 12 Bulldog hitters and looked to be on her way to a perfect game. The first batter of the final inning laced a screaming line drive into centerfield and looked to end the bid, but freshman Tedra Alford was the hero for a moment with a spectacular diving catch.

On the next play, Alabama A&M's Corissa Deadwyler hit a slow grounder to Schnebly but the Weatherford, Texas native was unable to come up with it cleanly. Once in possession of the ball she hurried a toss but to no avail. Schnebley (1-2) would go on to strike out the next two batters to register the fifth no-hitter in school history.

The TSU offense did the damage in the first inning sending 12 batters to plate and scoring seven runs. Junior Brittany Webb led the way with a 3-for-3 day, a double, a run, and two RBI. Senior Bridget Metzger added a double and a stolen base in a 2-for-4 day. Metzger also scored and drove in a run.

In the first game, Indiana State used a fifth inning double to push a run across against junior Caitlin Eaton. The Tigers had a chance to even the score at one in the bottom of the 6th inning. With two outs Senior Tamara Perkins singled up the middle to try and start a two-out rally. Junior Jalisa Bradley reached on the next play as the first baseman mishandled a throw to give TSU two runners. But the Sycamores were able to put out the fire for the 1-0 win.

Eaton dropped to 0-2 as she gave up the lone run on seven hits and three walks in 4.1 innings of work. Megan Headrick pitched the final 2.2 innings allowing just one walk, while striking out two.

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