Happy 21st Birthday to senior softball player Audrey Boutin on April 22. Enjoy the day!
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The Minutewomen travelled to Storrs, Conn. on Wednesday and shut out the Huskies, 2-0. Stephanie Mayne hit a two-run home run in the third inning to account for all the scoring, while Sara Plourde pitched her eighth shutout of the season with a three-hitter. Playing in her home state, she struck out 13 batters, including the final three of the game with two runners on base. Below are recaps of the game.
- Minutewomen's Streak Hits 9, Steve Levine, Daily Collegian
- Minutewomen Softball Blanks UConn, Hampshire Gazette
- Bristol Pair Have UMass On Upswing (with video), Paul Angilly, Bristol Press
- UMass Edges Huskies By A 2-0 Count, The Hour
The Minutewomen return home to host Fairfield today at 5 p.m., kicking off a 12-game homestand at the UMass Softball Complex.
The UMass softball team opened up their home schedule in style on Wednesday, sweeping a doubleheader from Dartmouth, 1-0 and 6-2. Sara Plourde and Caroline Raymond combined to hold the Big Green hitless through the first 12 innings of play. Check out the coverage of the two wins below.
- Plourde Pitches Not-Hitter, Leads Minutewomen To Doubleheader Sweep, Matt Vautour, Hampshire Gazette
- Plourde Throws A No-No As UMass Sweeps Big Green, Stephen Hewitt, Daily Collegian
- UM Finds Other Ways Besides Long Ball To Generate Offense, Michael Wood, Daily Collegian
- UMass Softball Sweeps Dartmouth, WWLP.com
- Softball Fails To Muster Offense In Doubleheader Loss At UMass, Olivia Durr, TheDartmouth.com
- UMassAthletics.com Photo Gallery, Thom Kendall
- MassLive.com Photo Gallery, J. Anthony Roberts
Steve Levine of the Daily Collegian has a preview of this weekend's softball games at Temple and Saint Joseph's. He points out that the Minutewomen, winners of five out their last seven, have played better as of late, but have areas that need to be improved upon as conference play continues.
Michael Wood of the Daily Collegian has a feature on senior first baseman Audrey Boutin. The story focuses on how the Bristol, Conn. native is a key member to the offense in 2011, and after a slow start, has caught fire as of late, batting .417 with nine RBIs in the last seven games.
With Atlantic 10 Conference play just underway and the home opener on the horizon, the Daily Collegian released its annual Baseball/Softball Issue on Wednesday with extensive coverage of both squads. Check out the links below to all of the softball coverage in today's issue.
- Podcast: Softball Running The A-10, Nick O'Malley
- Winning Culture Challenged For 2011 Minutewomen, Pete Vasquez
- New Idea Of Success, Steve Levine
- Youth, Speed, Pitching Dictate Minutewomen's 2011 Roster, Mike Wood
- Minutewomen Relying On Raymond & Webster To Help Plourde, Stephen Hewitt
- After Tough Start, UMass Finds Win Column, Stephen Hewitt, March 20
Paul Angilly of the of Bristol Press in Connecticut has a story on softball pitcher Sara Plourde as she prepares for the 2011 season that begins on Feb. 18 in Boca Raton, Fla. The story points out how Plourde was named to the National Player of the Year Watch List, is fully recovered from a hip injury suffered at the end of last season, and will be joined by two freshmen additions to the pitching staff. Angilly also points out that fellow Bristol native Audrey Boutin goes into her senior season as a leading candidate to help lead the Minutewomen's offensive attack.