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Iowa 8, Michigan State 2
Pearl Field, Iowa City, IA

April 4, 2004

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Michigan State (Apr 04, 2004)

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Michigan State (Apr 04, 2004)



Box score (newspaper)

                                 Iowa Hawkeye Softball
                            Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State
                      Apr 04, 2004 at Iowa City, IA (Pearl Field)

Iowa Hawkeyes 8 (22-15,4-0 Big Ten) Michigan State 2 (19-13,1-3 Big Ten)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Johnson, Natalie rf........ 5 1 2 1 Green, Brittney 3b......... 4 0 0 0 Hentges, Amanda lf......... 5 0 1 0 Beech, Jessica p/rf........ 3 1 0 0 May, Stacy ss.............. 4 2 3 0 Furrow, Natalie 1b......... 3 1 2 1 Spratt, Jenna pr.......... 0 0 0 0 Feenstra, Dayna dh......... 2 0 0 0 Murray, Kylie dh........... 3 0 1 2 Darhower, Meghan dh....... 0 0 0 0 Heidgerken, Mindy pr/dh... 0 1 0 0 Mercado, Nicole 2b......... 3 0 1 0 Baugh, Sami c.............. 4 1 1 1 Merren, Angel cf........... 3 0 1 0 Thomson, Sarah 1b.......... 4 1 3 2 Hurtado, Janette ss........ 2 0 0 1 Birocci, Lisa p............ 2 1 1 0 Peterson, Elizabeth rf/c... 2 0 0 0 Chipman, Laura cf.......... 3 1 0 0 Morache, Victoria lf....... 3 0 1 0 Gerlick, Emily 2b.......... 4 0 1 1 Szawara, Amy c............. 0 0 0 0 Ruff, Abby 3b.............. 0 0 0 0 McGrew, Christy p......... 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 34 8 13 7 Totals..................... 25 2 5 2

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Iowa Hawkeyes....... 112 200 2 - 8 13 1 Michigan State...... 001 001 0 - 2 5 2 -----------------------------------------

E - Hentges; Mercado, N; Hurtado, J. DP - Hawkeyes 1. LOB - Hawkeyes 9; Spartans 6. 2B - Johnson; May; Thomson; Birocci; Furrow, N. 3B - Thomson; Gerlick. HR - Thomson. HBP - Peterson, E. SH - Birocci; Chipman; Hurtado, J. SB - Heidgerken 2; Chipman.

Iowa Hawkeyes IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birocci, Lisa W,10-8...... 7.0 5 2 1 2 7 0 0 1 0 25 29 5 8

Michigan State IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech, Jessica L,15-9..... 2.2 6 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 15 2 5 McGrew, Christy ........... 4.1 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 23 7 6

HBP - by Birocci (Peterson, E). Pitches/strikes: None.

Strikeouts - Johnson; Green, B; Beech, J 2; Merren, A; Peterson, E; Morache, V 2. Walks - Heidgerken; Birocci; Beech, J; Feenstra, D.

Umpires - HP: Milt Hand 1B: Pete Grebner 3B: Greg Pohl Start: 2:15 Time: 2:15 Attendance: 449

Game: IA37


Play-by-Play

                             Iowa Hawkeye Softball
                 Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State - Play-by-Play
                  Apr 04, 2004 at Iowa City, IA (Pearl Field)

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Iowa Hawkeyes....... 112 200 2 - 8 13 1 Michigan State...... 001 001 0 - 2 5 2 -----------------------------------------

Iowa Hawkeyes starters: 9/rf Johnson; 6/lf Hentges; 10/ss May; 17/dh Murray; 13/c Baugh; 16/1b Thomson; 4/p Birocci; 14/cf Chipman; 22/2b Gerlick; 12/3b Ruff; Michigan State starters: 32/3b Green, B; 23/p Beech, J; 21/1b Furrow, N; 25/dh Feenstra, D; 12/2b Mercado, N; 24/cf Merren, A; 3/ss Hurtado, J; 7/rf Peterson, E; 6/lf Morache, V; 1/c Szawara, A;

Iowa Hawkeyes 1st - Johnson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Hentges grounded out to 3b. May doubled to left field. Murray singled to center field, RBI; May scored. Heidgerken pinch ran for Murray. Heidgerken stole second. Baugh flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Michigan State 1st - Green, B grounded out to 3b. Beech, J struck out swinging. Furrow, N singled to left field. Feenstra, D grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 2nd - Thomson doubled to left field. Birocci out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Thomson advanced to third. Chipman reached on a fielder's choice; Thomson out at home ss to c. Chipman stole second. Gerlick tripled down the rf line, RBI; Chipman scored. Johnson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Michigan State 2nd - Mercado, N flied out to lf. Merren, A singled through the left side. Hurtado, J grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; Merren, A advanced to second. Peterson, E grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 3rd - Hentges grounded out to ss. May fouled out to rf. Heidgerken to dh. Heidgerken walked. Heidgerken stole second. Baugh singled to left field, RBI; Heidgerken scored. Thomson tripled to right field, RBI; Baugh scored. Beech, J to rf. Peterson, E to c. McGrew, C to p for Szawara, A. Birocci walked. Chipman reached on a fielder's choice; Birocci out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Michigan State 3rd - Morache, V struck out swinging. Green, B struck out looking. Beech, J walked. Furrow, N doubled to left field, RBI; Beech, J scored. Feenstra, D flied out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 4th - Gerlick grounded out to ss. Johnson singled to right field. Hentges singled, bunt; Johnson advanced to second. May singled to left field; Hentges advanced to second; Johnson advanced to third. Murray to dh for Heidgerken. Murray reached on an error by ss, RBI; May advanced to second; Hentges advanced to third; Johnson scored. Baugh reached on a fielder's choice; Murray advanced to second; May advanced to third; Hentges out at home p to c. Thomson reached on an error by 2b; Baugh advanced to second; Murray advanced to third; May scored, unearned. Birocci flied out to cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

Michigan State 4th - Mercado, N lined out to cf. Merren, A grounded out to 2b. Hurtado, J fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 5th - Chipman fouled out to 3b, bunt. Gerlick grounded out to p. Johnson grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Michigan State 5th - Peterson, E hit by pitch. Morache, V struck out swinging. Green, B reached on a fielder's choice; Peterson, E out at second ss to 2b. Beech, J struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 6th - Hentges flied out to cf. May singled to center field. Spratt pinch ran for May. Murray popped up to 2b. Baugh flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Michigan State 6th - May to ss for Spratt. Furrow, N reached on an error by lf. Feenstra, D walked; Furrow, N advanced to second. Darhower, M to dh for Feenstra, D. Mercado, N singled through the right side; Darhower, M advanced to second; Furrow, N advanced to third. Merren, A struck out swinging. Hurtado, J grounded out to ss, RBI; Mercado, N advanced to second; Darhower, M advanced to third; Furrow, N scored, unearned. Peterson, E struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Iowa Hawkeyes 7th - Thomson homered to center field, RBI. Birocci doubled to right field. Chipman out at first p to 2b, bunt, SAC; Birocci advanced to third. Gerlick fouled out to 1b. Johnson doubled to center field, RBI; Birocci scored. Hentges lined out to rf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Michigan State 7th - Morache, V singled to left field. Green, B fouled out to 1b. Beech, J hit into double play p to ss to 1b; Morache, V out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


Line score

Iowa Hawkeyes 8, Michigan State 2 (Apr 04, 2004 at Iowa City, IA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa Hawkeyes....... 112 200 2 - 8 13 1 (22-15, 4-0 Big Ten) Michigan State...... 001 001 0 - 2 5 2 (19-13, 1-3 Big Ten) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Iowa Hawkeyes - Birocci. Michigan State - Beech, J; McGrew, C(3). Win-Birocci(10-8) Loss-Beech, J(15-9) T-2:15 A-449 HR IOWA - Thomson. Game: IA37