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Hello Again fastpitch fans.

 

It s Friday night and there was a bit of excitement right above me this afternoon. You may have heard or read about the tornado that touched down near Wyocena just south of Pardeeville. That tornado formed right above my house as I stood just inside my basement door and watched it. It moved off to the east and within a minute or two the NBC affiliate in Madison had a storm chaser call in and report the tornado on the ground just east of my house. The clouds were really rotating as they passed above me.

 

No damage occurred here, however, but apparently there is a mess about 2 or 3 miles east of me.

 

Rain forced more cancellations in this area today. Heavy rains in the morning flooded many ball yards including ours. By practice time, however, we could have played on both of the softball fields at Poynette. We had called off our games, which was a good thing, because that tornado formed at what would have been game time.

 

Here is a great press release from the NCAA

UW-Oshkosh's Sullivan Named National Player of the Week  Starkville, Miss.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior right-handed pitcher Amy Sullivan has been named the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association NCAA Division III Player of the Week for the week of April 14-20. Sullivan, a native of Oshkosh, Wis. (West H.S.), appeared in three games, allowed just one earned run and seven hits in 22 innings to earn victories over No. 14-ranked UW-Eau Claire, UW-Whitewater and No. 10-ranked UW-River Falls.  She allowed just two extra-base hits while striking out 33 batters and walking three.  Opponents hit just .096 against her.  In UW-Oshkosh's 7-0 win over nationally-ranked UW-Eau Claire on April 15, Sullivan allowed just one hit in seven innings.  She struck out nine batters and walked one.  In the Titans' 6-1 win over UW-Whitewater on April 17, Sullivan hurled all 10 innings and yielded just four hits while striking out 13 batters.  In UW-Oshkosh's 7-0 victory over nationally-ranked UW-River Falls on April 20, Sullivan pitched the first five innings of the contest and allowed just two hits while striking out 11 batters.



Whitney Tornow, Sophomore (Neenah), Outfield of UW-Oshkosh was named WIAC Position Player of the Week for the Week of April 14-20th. Tornow hit .464 (13-28) with three home runs and 14 RBIs as UW-Oshkosh won seven of its eight games, including two victories over No. 10-ranked UW-River Falls and one over No. 14-ranked UW-Eau Claire.  Tornow hit safely in seven of the Titans eight games.  She also compiled five doubles and 10 runs scored while posting a slugging percentage of .964.  Tornow had an on-base percentage of .515.  Tornow had three multiple-hit games, including a 5-for-5 performance with one home run, three doubles, five RBIs and four runs scored in UW-Oshkosh s 31-1 victory over UW-Superior on April 16.  She also went 2-for-4 at the plate with one double and four RBIs to help the Titans defeat UW-Whitewater, 4-2, on April 17.  UW-Oshkosh s 7-0 win over nationally-ranked UW-Eau Claire on April 15 featured a solo home run by Tornow.  In UW-Oshkosh s doubleheader sweep of nationally-ranked UW-River Falls on April 20, Tornow went 3-for-8 at the plate with one home run, one double, two RBIs and two runs scored.  The Titans defeated the Falcons in game scores of 5-2 and 7-0.

Also nominated were former Wisconsin High School Players:

UW-Eau Claire, Michelle Butkus, Senior, Infield, Medford

UW-La Crosse, Jenna Ahnen, Freshman, Shortstop, Sparta

UW-Platteville, Tera Burr, Junior, Secondbase, Shawano

UW-Stevens Point, Danielle Ashbeck, Senior, Centerfield, Wabeno

UW-Stout, Kaitlin Helgaas, Freshman, Outfield, Fond du Lac



2008 Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, Stephanie Schmikla of McFarland has had a good freshman season at Concordia in St. Paul. She is 10-9 with a 2.06 ERA with 3 saves and 5 shutouts including a 6-0 win over Winona State a couple weeks ago. Her parents, Steve and Debbie added 1790 miles to their vehicle with their most recent trip to watch Concordia in Bismark, ND; Sioux Falls, SD; and Wayne, Nebraska.

 

Abby Brundidge, former Nekoosa and Assumption standout was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week two weeks ago. Brundidge went 12-15 (.800) as Concordia went 5-0 at the NSIC Crossover in Wayne, Neb. Brundidge had two doubles, 8 RBI and scored six runs on the week. She was 3-3 with 2 RBI vs. Mary; 3-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs vs. Northern State; 3-4 with 2 RBI and a run vs. MSU Moorhead; 2-3 with 2 RBI a run scored vs. UM Crookston; and 1-2 with a walk and two runs against Bemidji State. She hit safely in her last seven games, going 18-23 (.783) during that stretch.



There are some Saturday events of interest including Ashwaubenon and Waupun. People in Waupun just might see a WSN softball content provider there.



Have a great weekend and –

Keep it Rising!

Bob