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Softball Opens Nicholson Era In Louisiana
February 18, 2007 | Softball
HAMMOND, La. -- The Ball State softball team opened its 2007 season under new head coach Craig Nicholson with three games Saturday at the Lion Softball Scramble in Hammond, La.
The Cardinals went 1-2 on opening day, falling to Indiana State 2-1 and host Southeastern Louisiana 10-6, before an 8-5 win over St. Louis in the nightcap.
The win over the Billikens was Nicholson's first at Ball State and his 724th as a collegiate head coach.
"The first win was exciting and hopefully the first of many for our program at Ball State," Nicholson said. "The thing that was most pleasing today, was that every game we played we improved. That's what we want to establish each day."
The Cardinals return to action Sunday with a 10 a.m. contest against Indiana State.
Game two on Sunday will be played at 12:30 p.m. against either Southeastern Louisiana or St. Louis.
Saturday's Recap:
Game #1
Indiana State 2, Ball State 1
Abby Gross went 2-for-2 with a double . . . Taylor Yancey went 1-for-3, with a double and scored the Cardinals' only run . . . Amanda Pick was BSU's pitcher of record with six innings allowing three hits, two runs, four walks and seven strikeouts.
Game #2
SE Louisiana 10, Ball State 6
Allie Pennock went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles and scored two runs . . . Amanda Pick went 2-for-4 with a home run, 2 RBI and scored a run . . . Kamilah Holle went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Game #3
Ball State 8, St. Louis 5
Kelli Jeziorski went 1-for-4 with a homerun . . . Abby Gross went 1-for-2 with a home run . . . The long ball was Gross' first home run of the season and the eighth of her career, which ranks second in BSU history . . . Elizabeth Milian was BSU's winning pitcher ... Milian pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowed five hits, two runs and three strikeouts.
