1999 depauw softball archive
Tigers finish season at 19-18
after losses at Illinois Wesleyan
The Tigers dropped a
doubleheader at Illinois Wesleyan by scores of
7-2
and
5-3 to finish the season at 19-18 for their
third straight winning season. The host Titans blew the
first game wide open in the sixth with four unearned runs
on a grand slam. In the nightcap, DePauw fell behind 4-0
after four and their late- inning rally fell short.
DePauw sweeps Manchester;
assured of winning record for third straight season
The host Tigers swept
a doubleheader from Manchester to improve to 19-16 and
assure themselves of a winning season for the third
straight season. The Tigers won
game one by a 4-1 score and the
nightcap, 7-3. Chanda Najdek had two of the Tigers' seven
hits in the first game, while Michelle Adcock had three
and Jamie Anderson, Lyndi Chard and Leslie Oesterle added
two each in the second contest. Freshman pitcher Darcy
Vannatta picked up both victories.
Tigers sweep Wittenberg to move
to 17-16
Strong pitching by
Darcy Vannatta lifted the Tigers to a doubleheader sweep
of Wittenberg. Vannatta allowed just one run in the two
games as the Tigers won by scores of
2-0
and
3-1.
DePauw falls to Trinity
in championship
The Tigers managed just two hits and Trinity scored once
in the third and twice in the fourth to take a
3-0 win over the Tigers. The win gave Trinity the
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title.
DePauw wins two; need
to beat Trinity twice for SCAC title
The Tigers won two more games in the loser's bracket to
advance to the finals of the Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference championship. The Tigers beat
Sewanee 4-1 and
Rhodes 4-3 in eight innings to advance on Friday and must beat
Trinity twice on Saturday to earn the SCAC title
Tigers split first two
game in SCAC tournament
The Tigers opened the Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference Championship with a
4-3 loss to Rhodes, but rebounded with a
14-0 no-hit win over Centre.Nicole Johnson and Cassie Trueblood
notched the no-hiiter for the Tigers. DePauw plays
Sewanee on Fiday afternoon.
Tigers take three of
four at SCAC Round-Robin to earn second seed
The Tigers defeated Centre, Sewanee and Rhodes and lost
to Trinity to finish 3-1 at the SCAC Round Robin
Tournament at Rhodes College and earn the number-two seed
in the SCAC Championship in San Antonio on April 22-24.
Tigers sweep Thomas
More to move to 8-8
After being shut out in each of their last three games of
their spring trip, the Tigers responded with 29 runs in a
doubleheader sweep of Thomas More College. The Tigers won
the first game by a
13-0 score and took the nightcap,
16-2.
Tigers win three of
first four in Florida
Competing at the Rebel Spring Games near Orlando, the
Tiger women opened play by winning three of their first
four games. The Tigers opened with a
6-5
win over Wilmington (Del.) and an
11-2
victory over Hartwick in the first day of play. They then came
back with a
3-2 loss to Western Connecticut and a
9-8
win over Wisconsin-Superior.
Anderson sweeps Tigers
DePauw slipped to 2-2 on the season as they dropped both
ends of a home doubleheader with Anderson University by
scores of
9-2 and
8-0. They return to action on Sunday at the
Rebel Spring Games in Orlando, Fla.
Tigers Open Season with
Doubleheader Sweep; Vannatta Tosses No-Hitter in First
Collegiate Game
The Tigers opened the 1999 season at home with a
doubleheader originally scheduled for last Wednesday at
Franklin. The Tigers won both against the Grizzlies by
scores of
4-0 and
13-5. The first game featured a no-hitter by
freshman Darcy Vannatta in her first collegiate game.