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Game Day Chat: Softball vs. Maryland & Florida Atlantic

February 16, 2013 | Chat

Welcome to today's UMass Softball Game Day Live Blog. Feel free to submit your questions or comments and we will answer them throughout the day's action. You can also follow along with live stats on GameTracker or get our updates on twitter @UMassAthletics.

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UMass Athletics: Hello and welcome to today's Game Day Chat!

John - Worcester, MA: Good luck today ladies!
UMass Athletics: Be sure to join us throughout the day for updates during the Maryland and Florida Atlantic games here in Boca Raton

Tayte: Good luck today!
UMass Athletics: We are about to start things up here in Florida!
UMass Athletics: Starting lineups for UMass: Matthew (LF) Diaz-Patterson (SS) Bettencourt (RF) Carbone (2B) Rogers (3B) Kelley (DH) Lemire (1B) Gray (C) Della Vecchia (CF) Mendoker on the mound.
UMass Athletics: Matthew started off with a single to third base!
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson popped up to the shortstop for the first out of the inning.

John: Following the blog while driving to work. This is awesome - great job!
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt struck out on a called strike with a full count.
UMass Athletics: Carbone hit the first pitch to left field and got Matthew to score! UMass leads 1-0
UMass Athletics: Rogers hit one up to the second baseman for the third out of the inning.
UMass Athletics: Thanks for tuning in today, I apologize for the issues we had with the blog yesterday! This format should work much better for us today!

Brandice: Any chance of including the strike & ball count
UMass Athletics: I will try and update it as much as possible!
UMass Athletics: McCann has a 2-0 count at the plate
UMass Athletics: Mendoker walked her first batter of the day
UMass Athletics: 0-1 count for Acosta
UMass Athletics: Lemire overthrew first base and Acosta reached on the error. McCann advanced to third base.
UMass Athletics: 0-2 count to Bustillos
UMass Athletics: A nicely placed ball in shallow left field gave Maryland their first run. Runners on second and third, no outs.
UMass Athletics: Gardener popped one foul and Lemire was able to catch it for the first out. 0-1 count at the plate.
UMass Athletics: 1-2 now to Beards.
UMass Athletics: An error by Rogers on the throw got Beards to First and Acosta to score.
UMass Athletics: Maryland leads 2-0
UMass Athletics: Maier was walked to load the bases, 1-1 count at the plate
UMass Athletics: Maryland scored three more runs off a hit out to center field.
UMass Athletics: Kelley started the inning off with a ground out to the shortstop and Lemire just popped one up foul to the catcher.
UMass Athletics: Sam Gray at the plate with two outs.
UMass Athletics: 1-2 count to Gray
UMass Athletics: Gray strikes out swinging to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: Strange at the plate for the Terps to start off the bottom of the second.
UMass Athletics: Runner on second after a single and a bunt to advance her.
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia just made a nice grab in center field to get the second out.
UMass Athletics: A double to shallow right field gave the Terps another run. They lead 6-1
UMass Athletics: A single to the left side gave the Terps another run. They lead 7-1.
UMass Athletics: Maryland has been taking advantage of these first pitches, two batters have just had great hits off the first pitch.
UMass Athletics: Mendoker fielded the last out of the inning, UMass back up to bat.
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia will lead off for the Minutewomen
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia hit the first pitch to the shortstop and beat the throw at first for a single. Matthew at the plate
UMass Athletics: 1-1 count to Matthew
UMass Athletics: Dell stole second, Matthew with a 2-2 count.
UMass Athletics: Matthew strikes out swinging hard.
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson at the plate for UMass
UMass Athletics: She falls to 0-2 at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson flies out to right field but advances Della Vecchia to third base.
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt at the plate with a 2-0 count, two outs.
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt lined out to the second baseman to end the inning but Della Vecchia was able to score on a passed ball.
UMass Athletics: Mendoker hits Maier in the helmet with a pitch and she takes her base.
UMass Athletics: Caroline Raymond makes her way out to the mound to relieve Mendoker.
UMass Athletics: Mancuso pops up to Rogers for out number one.
UMass Athletics: Schwartz sent one flying to deep center field and got the runner on second to score.
UMass Athletics: 1-0 the count at the plate
UMass Athletics: The Terps are leading 8-2
UMass Athletics: Full count at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Strange is walked, McCann is at the plate.
UMass Athletics: The runners advanced on a passed ball. Runners on second and third.
UMass Athletics: Raymond walked McCann to load the bases.
UMass Athletics: First pitch is a called strike to Acosta
UMass Athletics: 0-2 the count at the plate. One out.
UMass Athletics: Carbone missed the tag on the runner going to second and the batter beat the throw to first so bases are still loaded and one run came in for the terps.
UMass Athletics: Full count at the plate
UMass Athletics: Gardener just put one to the wall in center field and sent in another two runs. The Terps lead 12-2
UMass Athletics: Carbone at the plate for the Minutewomen
UMass Athletics: Carbone has a full count.
UMass Athletics: The Terps are leading 13-2 in the top of the fourth.
UMass Athletics: She is walked, Rogers at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Rogers has a full count at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Rogers is walked after about ten pitches.
UMass Athletics: Kelley at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Kelley flied out to the right fielder and Carbone advanced to third base.
UMass Athletics: Lemire is at the plate with a 1-2 count.
UMass Athletics: Meeks, who pinch hit for Gray, hit one up the middle to send two runs in. Runners are on first and second now.
UMass Athletics: Maryland made a pitching change, Della Vecchia will be the next up with two on and one out.
UMass Athletics: 1-1 the count for Dell
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia slapped one perfectly over the shortstop to send in a run and then a wild pitch allowed Lemire to score.
UMass Athletics: Diaz Patterson at the plate with bases loaded and one out.
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson reached on a fielders choice, Meeks was out at home
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt hit a single up the middle and sent in two more runs and a passed ball allowed Diaz-Patterson to score. The Minutewomen now trail 13-8
UMass Athletics: Carbone popped up to the third baseman to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: UMass made up six runs this inning to cut the Terp lead to 5.
UMass Athletics: Mancuso at the plate for the Terps.
UMass Athletics: She fouled one out to left field and Matthew caught it to get the first out of the inning.
UMass Athletics: Diaz Patterson fielded out number two of the inning.
UMass Athletics: Three up three down inning for the Minutewomen, Matthew caught the fly ball in left field to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: Rogers will lead off the inning
UMass Athletics: 1-1 the count for Rogers.
UMass Athletics: Rogers hit one down the line to the third baseman and is out at first. Kelley at the plate
UMass Athletics: 2-2 count for Kelley
UMass Athletics: Kelley struck out swinging, Lemire up next.
UMass Athletics: Lemire popped one behind the first baseman to get a single. Gray at the plate
UMass Athletics: Gray struck out swinging to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: Raymond walks her first batter of the inning.
UMass Athletics: Acosta hit one to Matthew in left field for the first out of the inning.
UMass Athletics: Raymond struck Bustillos out looking. 2 outs Gardener at the plate for Maryland
UMass Athletics: Raymond walked Gardner, runners on first and second now.
UMass Athletics: A line out to the shortstop ended the inning
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia will lead off for UMass
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia bunted the first pitch and made it to first base.
UMass Athletics: Matthew at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Matthew grounded out to the shortstop, Diaz-Patterson at the plate
UMass Athletics: Full count to Diaz-Patterson
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson hit one to the center fielder for the second out of the inning.
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt at the plate with a 1-2 count
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt struck out looking to end the top of the sixth
UMass Athletics: Maier at the plate for Maryland
UMass Athletics: She popped one up to Carbone at second base for the first out of the inning
UMass Athletics: Another ball came Carbone's way and she made out two of the inning.
UMass Athletics: 1-2 the count to Schwartz
UMass Athletics: Schwartz hit one to Bettencourt but she couldnt come in to make the catch in time so thats another hit for the Terps.
UMass Athletics: Strange hit a home run over the left field wall and added two to the board. Terps have two outs
UMass Athletics: It looked like Matthew nearly caught it over the wall but just missed.
UMass Athletics: Full count for McCann
UMass Athletics: Raymond overthrew first base and McCann was able to get to second on the error. Still two outs.
UMass Athletics: A walk off single ended the game in the bottom of the sixth.
UMass Athletics: UMass drops their first game 16-8 to Maryland.
UMass Athletics: Join us back here at 5:00 for the game against FAU
UMass Athletics: We're in the top of the sixth in the Michigan vs. LIU Brooklyn game. UMass should be starting around 5:30
UMass Athletics: We're underway at FAU Stadium... Martinez bunted and got to first but was caught stealing second.
UMass Athletics: The batter at the plate was just hit by the pitch and is on first.
UMass Athletics: Webster retired the fourth batter in the order with a strike out swinging to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: Matthew will start UMass off this inning, followed by Della Vecchia and Diaz-Patterson
UMass Athletics: Matthew has a 2-0 count
UMass Athletics: Matthew walked and then stole second. Della Vecchia at the plate with a 3-2 count
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia struck out looking, Diaz-Patterson at the plate, swung on the first one and missed.
UMass Athletics: She drops to a 1-2 count, one out.
UMass Athletics: She grounds one to the second baseman and is out at first
UMass Athletics: Matthew is on third with two outs. Carbone at the plate.
UMass Athletics: 3-1 count at the plate
UMass Athletics: She fouls one back and its now a full count to Carbone.
UMass Athletics: Ball four gets her to first. Bettencourt at the plate.
UMass Athletics: First pitch to Bettencourt is a called strike
UMass Athletics: The count moves to 2-1 for Bettencourt, who has moved down to the five spot in the lineup.
UMass Athletics: She fouls two back and the count is now 2-2
UMass Athletics: We are going on pitch number ten for Bettencourt, which is a ball and she takes her base.
UMass Athletics: Bases are loaded with two outs, Rogers at the plate
UMass Athletics: Rogers struck out swinging and left three runners on base to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: Ballard up first for FAU
UMass Athletics: Ballard flew out to the right field and Bettencourt made the catch for the first out of the inning
UMass Athletics: Webster walks Stovall and Knox is up at the plate for FAU
UMass Athletics: Lindsey Webster is seeing her first action since the 2012 season.
UMass Athletics: Webster pitched one game last season against La Salle
UMass Athletics: Webster struck Knox out swinging for the second out of the inning
UMass Athletics: Webster walked Mann and Herb is at the plate. Two on two outs.
UMass Athletics: An error by shortstop Diaz-Patterson caused Herb to reach first. Martinez, the top of the order, is at the place.
UMass Athletics: Martinez hit a ball up the middle and allowed Mann to score.
UMass Athletics: M. Martinez at the plate with a 2-1 count. Bases loaded, two outs.
UMass Athletics: M. Martinez hit a beautiful triple to left center and sent in three runs. FAU leads 4-0 in the top of the second.
UMass Athletics: Fawbush at the plate with a 3-0 count
UMass Athletics: Fawbush lined out to Meeks at first to end the inning
UMass Athletics: Meeks at the plate for UMass
UMass Athletics: Meeks grounded one to third base and was out at first.
UMass Athletics: Godin, who is catching this game, is at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Godin popped one up to the pitcher for the second out, Webster at the plate now.
UMass Athletics: 2-0 count for Webster
UMass Athletics: Ball three in the dirt, 3-1 count
UMass Athletics: Webster is walked and Matthew is up to the plate.
UMass Athletics: The third baseman grabs a bouncing ball and throws to first JUST before Matthew was able to make it to first.
UMass Athletics: That brings up the top of the third inning, Call will start off for FAU
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson made a twisting catch in shallow left center to get the first out of the inning
UMass Athletics: Stovall reaches on a fielder's choice and Call is out at second.
UMass Athletics: Knox at the plate.
UMass Athletics: 1-2 count at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Knox hits one to Diaz-Patterson and is out at first to end the inning
UMass Athletics: Della Vecchia at the plate to start things off for UMass
UMass Athletics: 1-1 count to Dell
UMass Athletics: Dell strikes out looking.
UMass Athletics: Diaz Patterson at the plate with a 1-0 count
UMass Athletics: She grounds one to the second baseman and is out at first. Carbone at the plate.
UMass Athletics: 0-2 count to Carbone.
UMass Athletics: Strike three looking for the third out of the inning.
UMass Athletics: Mann up first for FAU
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt caught a fly ball at the wall to prevent what looks like could have been a home run, one out no runners on
UMass Athletics: 1-2 the count to Herb
UMass Athletics: Herb reached on an error by the second baseman. Della Vecchia was injured on the play.
UMass Athletics: Mikayla Panko will replace her in center field
UMass Athletics: C. Martinez at the plate with a beautiful sunset in front of her.
UMass Athletics: She takes a base on balls.
UMass Athletics: M. Martinez at the plate with a 0-1 count
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt with another impressive save in right center to get the first out of the inning,
UMass Athletics: A lineout to Panko ends the inning.
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt at the plate for UMass
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt singled up the middle, Rogers at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Rogers bunts and is safe on a fielders choice, Bettencourt is out at second.
UMass Athletics: Meeks strikes out swinging and Godin is at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Two outs, runner on first
UMass Athletics: She strikes out looking to end the inning
UMass Athletics: Call, the pitcher, will start off the inning for FAU
UMass Athletics: Call put one over the shortstop's head for a single.
UMass Athletics: Ballard at the plate for the Owls.
UMass Athletics: Ballard doubled up the left field line. Runners on second and third. No outs, Stovall at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Stovall hit a single to shallow center and Call scored. FAU leads 5-0
UMass Athletics: Knox popped one foul to Meeks for the first out.
UMass Athletics: A foul fly ball got out number two but the runner on third was able to score on the play.
UMass Athletics: Runners on first and second off of a walk and a single to center field.
UMass Athletics: Mendoker on the mound now, runners on first and second
UMass Athletics: C. Martinez, top of the order, is at the plate with a 2-0 count.
UMass Athletics: Mendoker walks her first batter and loads the bases.
UMass Athletics: Mendoker walks in a run, FAU leads 7-0
UMass Athletics: FAU scores on a passed ball and then a runner is caught stealing home
UMass Athletics: FAU leads 8-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
UMass Athletics: Webster at the plate for UMass
UMass Athletics: She falls to a 1-2 count
UMass Athletics: She is out on a foul fly ball caught by the left fielder.
UMass Athletics: Matthew at the plate
UMass Athletics: Matthew hits a blooper over the second baseman and is safe at first
UMass Athletics: Panko at the plate.
UMass Athletics: 2-2 count to Panko
UMass Athletics: She's caught looking at strike three and UMass has two outs.
UMass Athletics: Diaz Patterson at the plate.
UMass Athletics: Patterson makes it to second but Carbone strikes out swinging and thats the end of the ballgame
UMass Athletics: UMass falls to FAU 8-0 in five innings.
UMass Athletics: Thanks for tuning in, join us for the game against Michigan at 9 AM tomorrow morning
UMass Athletics: Hi everyone! It's a chilly 45 degrees here in Boca Raton this morning. We are about to start things off against Michigan
UMass Athletics: Starting lineups for UMass: Matthew in center field, Diaz-Patterson at shortstop, Bettencourt in right field, Carbone at second, Rogers at third, Meeks at first, Kelley as the designated player, Gray behind the plate, Webster on the mound and Panko in left field (will not bat)
UMass Athletics: Matthew struck out swinging on the 1-2 count
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson reached first on an error by the third baseman with a 1-1 count. Bettencourt at the plate, 0-1
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson reached first on an error by the third baseman with a 1-1 count. Bettencourt at the plate, 0-1
UMass Athletics: One out, one on.
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt strikes out swinging. Two outs, Carbone at the plate.
UMass Athletics: The third strike out of the inning ends it, all swinging.
UMass Athletics: Mendoker on the mound, Doyle is out on a pop up to the third baseman and Sappingfield hit one up the middle for a single.

Dennis (Manassas, VA): GO UMASS!
UMass Athletics: Romero at the plate with a 3-0 count
UMass Athletics: She takes a base on balls, two on, one out, Driesenga at the plate
UMass Athletics: Webster takes the mound and walks her inherited batter
UMass Athletics: Bases are loaded with one out.
UMass Athletics: Webster struck out Lane swinging, Blanchard now at the plate

Cathy ( Q's Mom): No Gametracker today?
UMass Athletics: I'm trying to get it working now! Sorry!
UMass Athletics: A triple sent in three runs and a home run just sent in two more. Michigan leads 6-0 in the bottom of the first.
UMass Athletics: Sorry for my delay in the blog, trying to fix gametracker!
UMass Athletics: 2-1 count at the plate, two outs.
UMass Athletics: Two singles in a row, one to the right side and one up the middle, runners on first and second, two outs
UMass Athletics: An error on the Panko in left field got the runner home, then a single up the middle loaded the bases. The team is meeting on the mound
UMass Athletics: Driesenga got on with a fielder's choice and Diaz-Patterson missed the tag at third, so bases are loaded and Lane is up to the plate.
UMass Athletics: 0-1 count.
UMass Athletics: 0-2 count to lane
UMass Athletics: Gametracker should be working now!
UMass Athletics: Another run is scored, Meeks was off the bag at first base. The score is 9-0 Michigan.
UMass Athletics: A wild pitch just sent in another run.
UMass Athletics: Webster walked Blanchard and Raymond will come in to relieve her.
UMass Athletics: A single up the middle gave Michigan an 11 run advantage.
UMass Athletics: A double to left field sends in two more runs. Runners are on second and third. Two outs.
UMass Athletics: Knapp dribbled one to Raymond and is out at first to end the inning.
UMass Athletics:
UMass Athletics: Rogers will start up for the Minutewomen.
UMass Athletics: First pitch is a called strike to Rogers.
UMass Athletics: Rogers hits one to the second baseman and is out at first.
UMass Athletics: Meeks at the plate with a 1-1 count
UMass Athletics: Meeks grounded one into left field for a base hit. Kelley at the plate.
UMass Athletics: 0-2 count to Kelley.

Rodney- Michigan: Thanks for the great play by play, and thanks for gametracker, it is still not working through the Michigan website.
UMass Athletics: No problem! And I'm sorry to hear it isn't working on the Michigan site!
UMass Athletics: Kelley struck out swinging, Gray hit the first pitch to the pitcher and is out at first to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: Doyle will lead off for Michigan.
UMass Athletics: 1-0 count to Doyle.
UMass Athletics: Raymond wasnt able to catch the line drive and Doyle is credited with a single.
UMass Athletics: 1-1 count to Virgil
UMass Athletics: Raymond struck out Virgil looking for the first out of the inning
UMass Athletics: Romero singled to left center, runner on first and second with one out.
UMass Athletics: Hasselbach is pinch hitting for Driesengar. 1-1 count
UMass Athletics: She hit one out to Matthew in center field.
UMass Athletics: Two outs, two on.
UMass Athletics: Lane at the plate with an 0-1
UMass Athletics: She falls to 0-2
UMass Athletics: Lane lined out to Raymond on the mound to end the inning
UMass Athletics: Speierman on the mound now for Michigan, Webster hit one to the shortstop and was out at first.
UMass Athletics: Matthew just popped the first pitch up to the second baseman.
UMass Athletics: Diaz-Patterson lined the first pitch right to the pitchers glove. That makes three outs.
UMass Athletics: Blanchard will lead off for the Wolverines.
UMass Athletics: 1-1 count at the plate
UMass Athletics: Matthew made a nice adjustment in center field to make the catch on a ball that started to carry.
UMass Athletics: Fairly strong winds here
UMass Athletics: 2-1 count to Lawrence, no runners on, one out.
UMass Athletics: Swing and a miss to even the count at 2-2
UMass Athletics: Lawrence hit one to Raymond and is out at first.
UMass Athletics: 2-1 count to Susalla
UMass Athletics: Susalla strikes out swinging to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt leads off for the Minutewomen
UMass Athletics: 0-1 count to start.
UMass Athletics: Bettencourt singles up the middle, Carbone up next.
UMass Athletics: 1-1 count to Carbone
UMass Athletics: Carbone makes it on a fielder's choice, Bettencourt out at second.
UMass Athletics: 1-1 the count to Rogers, runner on first, one out.
UMass Athletics: 2-2 now.
UMass Athletics: Rogers sails one over the left field wall for a home run!
UMass Athletics: Meeks at the plate. UMass trails 13-2 in the top of the fourth.
UMass Athletics: She hits one to the shortstop and is out at first.
UMass Athletics: Kelley at the plate with no one on and two outs.
UMass Athletics: She gets out the same way for the third out.
UMass Athletics: Knapp will lead off for Michigan

LORI AND SAM AND BROOKE: let's go UMass!!!!
UMass Athletics: Scratch that Luetkens pinch hit and walked.
UMass Athletics: Crummey will pinch hit for Doyle
UMass Athletics: First pitch is a called strike
UMass Athletics: Crummey is thrown out at first, Virgil at the plate.
UMass Athletics: She pops the first one up foul and Meeks catches it for the second out.
UMass Athletics: 1-1 count to Romero
UMass Athletics: Maggie Quealy is pinch hitting for UMass to lead off the inning
UMass Athletics: Forgot to say Romero lined out to Diaz-Patterson to end the inning.
UMass Athletics: 2-2 count to Quealy
UMass Athletics: Full count now
UMass Athletics: Quealy is walked, Zenk is pinch hitting for Webster.
UMass Athletics: 0-1 count to Zenk
UMass Athletics: 1-2 now
UMass Athletics: Called strike three, Matthew at the plate.
UMass Athletics: 1-1 count to Matthew
UMass Athletics: Foul tips one for strike two
UMass Athletics: Matthew fouls another one, the count is 2-2
UMass Athletics: Matthew dribbles one to the second baseman and is out at first. Quealy is at second, Diaz-Patterson at the plate with two outs.
UMass Athletics: 2-2 count to Diaz-Patterson
UMass Athletics: She pops one out to the shortstop and that ends the ball game.
UMass Athletics: UMass falls to Michigan 13-2 in 4 and a half innings

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