Day 2 - Friday, May 12,2006

Adelphi 5, Bryant 3 (Bryant eliminated)
Southern NH 1, Caldwell (Bryant eliminated) 

ADELPHI DEFEATS BRYANT 5-3 IN ELIMINATION GAME FRIDAY

SMITHFIELD, RI -  Second-seeded Adelphi broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the top of the seventh inning as the Panthers defeated host Bryant University 5-3 during Friday's second round elimination game of the 2006 NCAA Division Northeast Regional. Adelphi (32-17) will advance to next face the winner of the Caldwell / Southern N.H. game in another elimination game later today.  Bryant ends its season with a 29-18 overall record after qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the third-straight season.

The Panthers opened the scoring with a run in the top of the second when Amy Delmore belted a two-out double to left.  Following a walk to Kristina LoCastro, Carla Buonviaggio dropped a single into center scoring Delmore.

The Bulldogs would answer with a run of their own in the bottom half of the second. Kate Thomas led off the inning with a walk.  After Jen Serrano lined a single to left, Lindsay Connor followed Serrano with an RBI single just past Adelphi first baseman Sam Johnston to score Thomas with the tying run.

The game would stay that way for the next four innings before the Panthers broke the game wide open in the seventh. Julie Schaper led off with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice.  Schaper would score the eventual game-winner, scoring from second on a single to center by Jess Vogt.  Schaper was able to avoid the tag by Bryant catcher Jordan Dargon after a strong throw from centerfielder Amanda Wilbur.

Bryant would mount a seventh-inning rally, loading the bases with no outs.  Vicci Duane hit a routine grounder to short but base runner Amanda Wilbur, running from second, was ruled out for interference.  The Bulldogs would manage a run on a sacrifice fly and fielding error to round out the scoring 5-3 as Adelphi held on to advance.

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SECOND ELIMINATION GAME (Friday)
Southern N.H. 1, Caldwell 0 (Caldwell Eliminated)

SMITHFIELD, RI - Freshman Ashley Bernstein (Stoughton, MA) pitched a complete-game one-hitter to lead eighth-seed Southern New Hampshire to a 1-0 win over #4 seed Caldwell College (NJ) in an elimination game Friday at the 2006 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional.  Southern New Hampshire, making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament will advance to face the loser of the Queens / Le Moyne game later this afternoon. 

Bernstein took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Caldwell's Katie Jackson doubled to left.  She would proceed to retire the next two batters to get out of the inning struck out two batters in the seventh to earn the win. She finished with five strikeouts.

Southern (22-22) got the only run they would need in the third as Nikki Cote lined a two-out single.  She would move up to second on a walk to Karissa Bettencourt.  That would bring up Felicia Brum who lined a single to right center, deep enough to score Cote with the game-winner. 

Caldwell ends its season 36-17.