2001 Round-up
4/3/01
EAST PROVIDENCE 6, PILGRIM 5:
A walk to Ashley Stringfellow, a single by Andrea Medeiros and an error accounted for the winning run as the Townies edged
the Patriots in a Division I-South game. Stringfellow, Medeiros and Jocelyn Nestell
had two hits apiece. Jessica Haun drilled a two-run triple for EP.
 

Pilgrim         000 004 100 -- 5 5 4
East Prov . 300 200 001 -- 6 10 2

Fuorolli and Haun; Stringfellow, Normand (7) and Nestell.

 
4/10/01
Portsmouth at EP
EAST PROVIDENCE 5, PORTSMOUTH 0: Stephanie Normand pitched a two-hitter through six innings and Katrina Finona went 2-for-3 with two triples and an RBI to lead the Townies, now 2-0.

Portsmouth 000 000 0 -- 0 3 2
East Providence 400 010 x -- 5 8 0
Galib and Lynch; Normand, Stingfellow (7) and Nestell.

 
4/13/01 East Providence at Middletown  

Ashley Stringfellow allowed only one hit, striking out 9 and walked only two batters as the Townies cruised to a 6-0 victory at Middletown.  Steph Normand went 3-3 including a double and an RBI.

East Providence    041    010    0-    662
Middletown           000    000    0-    014

Stringfellow and Nestell
Clark and Daley

 
4/16/01  East Greenwich at EP

EAST PROVIDENCE 6, EAST GREENWICH 0:
Stephanie Normand tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout for the Townies in a Division I-South home game.  Normand had three strikeouts and no walks as East Providence improved to 4-0.  Marsha Huftalen went 2-for-4 with a single, double and two runs scored for theTownies, while Meaghan Brady had a single, three walks and two runs scored.
 

East Greenwich 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3
East Providence 203 100 x -- 6 8 1

O'Leary and Doelher. Normand and Nestell.

 
4/17/01    Barrington at EP

EAST PROVIDENCE 9, BARRINGTON 3: Marcia Huftalen hit a three-run double and Ashley Stringfellow had an RBI and scored two runs for the 5-0 Townies. Elissa Golomb had two hits for the Eagles.

Barrington 002 100 0 -- 3 7 3
E . Providence 135 000 x -- 9 8 2

Ferreira, Laffredo (3) and Gastonguay; Stringfellow and Nestell.

 
4/19/01  East Providence at Chariho
 

EAST PROVIDENCE 4, CHARIHO 2: Katrina Fiona had two of her team's three hits in the Townies' I-South win. Rachael Caldwell had three hits and scored both run for the Chargers.
 

E. Providence 100 010 2 -- 4 3 0
Chariho 010 100 0 -- 2 7 3
Normand and Nestell; Paulson and Caldwell.

 
Skippers tighten I-South race
By BOB LEDDY
Journal Sports Writer
EAST PROVIDENCE -- As she pitched herself through yesterday's Division I-South game against East Providence, North Kingstown freshman right-hander Maggie Feix kept up a mental conversation with herself. "I just said, 'You're going to do it, Maggie. You can do it.' " What Feix did yesterday was to notch her fourth league win in five starts while helping her club to a 7-4 victory over the previously-unbeaten Townies at Pierce Field. The win puts North Kingstown's record at 5-2, while the league-leading Townies dropped to 6-1.
"I think I stayed with it well," said Feix, who struck out four and walked three in going the distance. She helped her own cause by going 3-for-4 at the plate. She scored two runs, drove in two -- including a fourth-inning solo homer -- and added two singles. "I felt I did pretty good (at the plate)," Feix said. "I was pumped." East Providence committed four errors yesterday, three in the costly category. The Skippers committed two errors, and were outhit by East Providence, 8-7. "North Kingstown outplayed us in every facet of the game," said Rob Traverse, the Townies' head coach. "(Fiex) pitched a great game. She had great poise for a freshman." For the Townies, senior righty Ashley Stringfellow hurled five frames, fanning four and walking none. She was relieved in the sixth by junior Stephanie Normand, who struck out two in her brief stint. After 21/2 scoreless frames, the Townies put two runs on the board. Jocelyn Nestell led off with a single and came home on Katrina Finona's double to left. Finona crossed the plate on a Stringfellow single to center. North Kingstown cut that lead in half with Feix' long home run to right in the fourth inning. The Townies made it 4-1 with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Stringfellow bunted her way onto first and reached second on a wild pitch. Katie Deschenes reached on a fielder's choice, and both came home when Jullian Berg reached on a two-base infield error. But the Skippers took the lead with a four-run sixth, the highlights of which were Jessica Williams's RBI triple and a two-run double off the bat of senior Kim Harnoff.  With the score 4-4, Hornoff stole third and scored on a passed ball. For insurance, the Skippers put two more runs across in the top of the seventh. Jeannie Records -- safe on an infield miscue -- stole second, moved to third on Jocelyn Avila's sacrifice bunt and scored when Williams's infield hit was misplayed. Williams subsequently came home on Feix' single to the gap in center."It was such a gratifying thing," Fiex said of yesterday's victory. "We held our heads high and were persistent."
4/25/01    EP at West Warwick

EAST PROVIDENCE 15, WEST WARWICK 7:
Jocelyn Nestell collected a double, home run and four RBI, while Catrina Finona had two doubles, a home run and five RBI. Andrea Medeiros had two triples and two RBI as the Townies knocked off the Wizards in a Class A-South contest in West Warwick.

E . Prov . 241 320 3 -- 15 12 0
W . Warwick 113 011 0 -- 7 7 3
Normand and Nestell. Miller, Vachon (7) and DeCesaris.

 
4/30/01  EP at Westerly
 

E. Providence  000 012 1--4 5 2
Westerly       000 000 1--1 7 6
Stringfellow and Nestell; Brucker
and LaMonica.

 
5/3/01  EP at S.Kingstown
 

E. Providence    200-310-0   6-9-3
S. Kingstown     010-120-0   4-4-4
Normand, Stringfellow (4) and
Nestell; White and Ponte.

 
5/5/01    E.P at Pilgrim

Division I-South

East Providence 263 01 -- 12 10 0
Pilgrim 001 10 -- 2 4 4
Stringfellow and Nestell; Fuoroli and Haun

 
5/7/01  EP at East Greenwich
 

EAST PROVIDENCE 2, EAST GREENWICH 0:
Katrina Finona went 2-for-4, including a double and an RBI as the Townies won the Division I game.

E . Prov . 004 000 2 -- 6 6 2
E . Green . 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3
Normand and Nestell; O'Leary and Doehlar.

 
5/7/01  Standings of the Teams

Division I-South

W L

E. Prov.         9- 1
Pilgrim         7- 2
N. Kingstown 7- 3
Westerly         7- 3
Chariho         6- 4
E. Green.         5- 4
W. Warwick     5- 5
Barrington         3- 7
Ports.             2-7
Middletown     1- 9
S.King             0- 8

 
5/9/01  EP at Portsmouth

EAST PROVIDENCE 12, PORTSMOUTH 6: Marcia Huftalen had three singles tohelp the Townies to defeat the Patriots in a Division I-South game in Portsmouth.
 

E . Providence 113 124 0 -- 12 12 3
Portsmouth 030 003 0 -- 6 7 6
Stringfellow, Normand (4) and Nestell. Lynch, Galib (7) and Grinnell, Drago (6).

 
Fast-Pitch Softball Notes  5/8/01
 
 

                   
                     Bud Barker

Division leaders responded well to rare setbacks

If you want to be a champion, you have to bounce back off the mat when somebody puts you down.

When the division-leading East Providence and North Providence saw their unbeaten streaks come to end, they both bounced back win victories.

Cumberland sent Division I-North leader North Providence to its first loss behind Christine Boutiette 's shutout pitching, but the Cougars' slugging catcher Lauren Florio wouldn't let them stay down.

                     On Friday, Florio smacked a tie-breaking, inside-the-park
                     home run in the top of the sixth that beat Bay View, 3-2,
                     then drilled a line drive off the scoreboard at Notte Park,
                     for a two-run homer against Lincoln on Saturday.

                     Florio's fourth homer of the season sparked the Cougars
                     to a 3-1 win over the Lions in the battle for first place in
                     front of a big crowd at Notte Park.

                     In addition to Florio's heroics --she now has 17 RBI -- the
                     Cougars got more solid pitching from Jamie Plamondon
                     and great defense from its middle infielders, Jessica Milo
                     at second and shortstop Kyrissa Wright. They turned
                     their third double play of the season against Bay View.

                     The Lions host North Providence in a rematch today at
                     Lincoln. The Lions are hanging tough despite losing
                     All-State shortstop Jolene Yankee with mononucleosis
                     after the third game of the season.

                     "We are still trying to get over her loss," Lincoln head coach Dave Enos said. "The girls keep asking, 'When she is coming back?' " Enos said.

                     The answer? Hopefully before the playoffs begin.

                     Without Yankee and despite an offense that has trouble scoring -- only four runs in games against North Providence, Cumberland and St. Raphael -- the Lions are still getting the job done. Courtney Lemoie and Kendra Simpson are a couple of hard-throwing hurlers who benefit from Lincoln's strong defense. Jade Corderre is playing well, filling in for Yankee at shortstop.

                     Defending division champ Cumberland, which lost several key players to graduation, has rebuilt nicely around Boutiette and the Malloy triplets, Meghan, Kate and Sarah. After shutting down North Providence last week, they are ready for the stretch run.

                     The Clippers showed that yesterday when Boutiette fired a one-hitter, struck out eight and handed Lincoln its second straight loss, 3-1, at Tucker Field.

                     Cumberland head coach Jerry Ethier says Boutiette has been brilliant this season.
                     "She pitched well all year, hasn't had a bad game, just a couple of tough-luck loses.
                     We lost a lot of people last year, but we are coming around," he said. Sophomore catcher Jocelyn Nestell has been getting it done for East Providence, which has won five straight after losing its first game to North Kingstown, 7-4, a couple of weeks ago.

                     Nestell, hitting .447, slugged a two-run homer, and had five RBI in the Townies' 12-2 win over second-place Pilgrim on Saturday. The Townies edged the Patriots, 6-5 in nine innings in their first meeting.

                     Yesterday, the Townies blanked East Greenwich, 6-0, behind the one-hit pitching of Stephanie Normand to improve to 11-1 and stay two games ahead of North Kingstown and Pilgrim in I-South. Normand fanned 11.

                     "It has been a big turn-around," East Providence head coach Rob Traverse said.
                     "The kids are refocusing. When you are in first place, everybody gets up for you."

 
5/11/01   Middletown at EP

E. PROVIDENCE 11, MIDDLETOWN 0: Katrina Fiona went 2-for-3 with a home run
and Stephanie Normand tossed a one-hit shutout with seven strikeouts as the Townies posted a I-South win, improving to 13-1.
 
 

Middletown 000 00 -- 0 1 5
E. Providence 010 28 -- 11 7 1

Clark and Daley; Normand and Nestell.

 
5/14/01  Standing of the Teams

Division I-South

                     W L

                     E. Prov. 13 1

                     N. Kingstown 10 4

                     Pilgrim 9 4

                     Westerly 8 5

                     Chariho 8 5

                     W. Warwick 7 6

                     E. Green. 5 7

                     Barrington 5 8

                     Ports. 4 9

                     S.King 1 11

                     Middletown 1 13

 
5/15/01  EP at Barrington

E . PROVIDENCE 4, BARRINGTON 2: Andrea Medeiros had two hits, two stolenbases and scored the go-ahead run and teammate Katrina Finona had a two-run double to lead the 13-1 Townies.
 

E . Providence 022 000 0 -- 4 7 1
Barrington 200 000 0 -- 2 6 1
Normand, Stringfelow (5) and Nestell; Ferreira and Taber, Gastonguay (5).

 
5/17/01  Chariho at EP

CHARIHO 2, EAST PROVIDENCE 0: Jen Paulson pitched a complete-game shutoutwith 11 strikeouts in the Chargers' I-South win. Paulson also drove in a run. Ashley Stringfellow had three hits for the Townies.
 

Chariho 000 010 1 -- 2 3 1
E. Providence 000 000 0 -- 0 4 4
Paulson and Caldwell; Norman, Stringfellow (5) and Nestell.

 
5/19/01  EP at North Kingstown

East Providence 111 301 0 -- 7 9 1
N. Kingstown 020 000 0 -- 2 6 1

Stringfellow and Nestell; Feixs and Osbrey.

 
5/21/01   Standings of the Teams

Division I-South

                     W L

                     E. Prov. 14 2

                     Westerly 11 4

                     Pilgrim 11 5

                     N. Kingstown 11 5

                     Chariho 11 5

                     W. Warwick 7 8

                     E. Green. 7 8

                     Barrington 6 9

                     Ports. 6 10

                     S.King 1 14

                     Middletown 1 15

 
5/21/01  West Warwick at EP
 

FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL
WEST WARWICK 5, EAST PROVIDENCE 3: Aly St. Amand went 3-for-4 with three
singles and three runs scored to lead the Wizards to the Division I-South win in East Providence.

West Warwick 100 002 02 -- 5 8 2
East Providence 100 001 10 -- 3 5 1

 Miller and Decesaris. Normand, Stringfellow (8) and Nestell.

 
5/25/01   Westerly at EP

E. PROVIDENCE 4, WESTERLY 3: Ashley Stringfellow went had two hits and thegame-winning RBI in the sixth inning as the Townies (16-3) clinched the Division I-South title with a victory over second-place Westerly (14-5).
 

Westerly 101 010 0 -- 3 7 2
E. Providence 100 012 x -- 4 9 4
Brucker and Lamonaca; Stringfellow, Normand (5) and Nestell.

 
5/28/01  Standings of the Teams

W L

E. Prov. 15 3
Westerly 14 4
Pilgrim 12 5
N. Kingstown 12 7
Chariho 11 7
W. Warwick 9 8
E. Green. 8 9
Barrington 8 10
Ports. 6 11
Middletown 1 16
S.King 1 17

 
5/30/01    S.Kingstown at EP

EAST PROVIDENCE 5, SOUTH KINGSTOWN 0: Jocelyn Nestell went 3-for-4 with and RBI to lead the Townies to a I-South victory. Emili Ponte had the lone hit for the Rebels.

S. Kingstown 000 000 0 -- 0 1 3
E. Providence 102 020 x -- 5 6 1
White and Ponte; Normand and Nestell.

 
6/3/01    Playoffs-   Portsmouth at EP

Portsmouth 000 040 0 -- 4 12 2
East Providence 030 000 0 -- 3 5 0

Lynch and Drago; Normand, Stringfellow (5) and Nestell