Athletic Report
March 3, 2001

ENMU, WEST FLORIDA TIE FOR TITLE
Rain Ends Scoreless Game After 5 Innings
PENSACOLA, FL — Jennifer Harrer (Sr., RHP, Albuquerque, NM/Hope Christian H.S.) faced just 16 batters and recorded 5 strikeouts in 5 innings, as Eastern New Mexico University held the University of West Florida, ranked #5 in NCAA Division II, to a scoreless tie in the championship game of the UWF Classic, March 3 in Pensacola, Fla. The game was ended due to heavy rain, which began immediately following the fifth inning. ENMU and UWF were declared co-champions.

Earlier in the day, ENMU defeated Lon Morris, a junior college, 4-1 in eight innings. Maegan Rhoten, who threw a no-hitter against Lon Morris in a 1-0, 8-inning, win on Thursday (Mar. 1), threw another complete game in the semifinals. She earned 4 strikeouts and limited Lon Morris to 4 hits.

The win and tie gave ENMU a 5-1-1 record during the tournament. The NCAA does not count games against junior colleges in statistics or records, so ENMU was 3-1-1 officially over the weekend, improving the Zias to 8-3-1 on the season.

ENMU, which won a pre-game coin toss to determine the home team in the championship game, had a chance to win the title in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Zias had runners at first and second with one out, but UWF pitcher Angie Johnson recorded a strikeout and forced a pop fly to third base to get out of the inning. Harrer faced just one batter over the minimum for 5 innings.

West Florida’s Nikki Johnson singled twice for two of the Argonauts’ three hits, but was thrown out by catcher Sarah Rempp (Sr., C/SS, Marshalltown, IA/Greeley Central H.S., CO) both times while attempting to steal second base.

Four ENMU players achieved one hit apiece against West Florida. Alison Montbriand (Jr., 2B, Austin, TX/Hill College) was 1 for 1, Suzy Seitzinger (Sr., OF/P, Bloomfield, NM/ Bloomfield H.S.) and Jessica Rowley (Jr., SS/OF, Dallas, OR/Clackamas C.C.) each went 1 for 2, and Rempp was 1 for 3. Montbriand also reached base when she was hit by a pitch.

In the extra-inning game against Lon Morris, the score was tied 1-1 after seven innings. The international tie-breaker was used in the 8th inning, with Kim Paschall (Sr., OF, Midland, TX/Midland H.S.) opening the stanza as the designated runner at second base. Karena Martinez (Fr., C/OF, Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad H.S.) bunted Paschall to third, then Rempp drove her home with a single.

Rachel Mohler (Jr., 3B/1B, Las Vegas, NV/Green Valley H.S.) followed with a 2-run homer to give the Zias a 3-run lead. Rhoten kept Lon Morris off the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning to complete the victory. Several

ENMU players had outstanding statistics for the tournament (including games junior college foe Lon Morris). Rhoten pitched 19 innings, including two complete games. She allowed just 1 run, which was unearned. On offense, Paschall was 8 of 22 (.364), Mohler was 7 of 22 (.318) and Rowley was 6 of 20 (.300).

The Zias return to Portales, New Mexico for a pair of double-headers against Concordia University (Nebr.) on Tuesday, Mar. 6 and Wednesday, Mar. 7. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. (MST) on Tuesday and for 10:00 a.m. (MST) on Wednesday.