INSIDE SOFTBALL BY ANNA POULTER-HENDRICKSON @BadgerSoftball SCHEDULE
Last Five Mar. 10 at Nevada Mar. 11 at Nevada
W, 8-5 W, 7-1
Mar. 16 vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 4-0 Mar. 16 vs. San Jose State Mar. 18 vs. Oklahoma State
L, 9-0 L, 1-0
This Week Saturday at Iowa (DH) Sunday at Iowa
1/3 p.m. 2 p.m.
Next Five Mar. 31 Northwestern (DH) 12/2 p.m. Apr. 1 Northwestern Apr. 3 at UIC Apr. 4
2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Apr. 6 Minnesota
at Loyola-Chicago 4:30 p.m. 1 p.m.
ry, Darrah is hitting her stride just in time for league play.
UW's Darrah pitching C assandra Darrah al-
lowed just one run in 13 innings of work at the Gau- cho Classic II March 16-18 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Darrah pitched two complete games, including a complete-game shutout win over UC Santa Barbara.
The sophomore right- hander recorded a 0.54 ERA,
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near perfection Sophomore allows just one run in 13 innings
scattering six hits, striking out 10 batters and improv- ing to 7-4 on the season. Darrah has pitched seven complete games in 10 starts and recorded three shutouts. She leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big Ten with a 2.48 ERA. After missing most of the the fall season with an inju-
Pacing the Big Ten » Freshman Maria Van Abel leads the Badgers, and the Big Ten, with a .478 batting average. The Kaukauna, Wis., native has re- corded 22 hits in 46 at bats. After starting the season as a
pinch hitter, Van Abel has worked her way into the starting lineup, starting the last 13 games in center field.
Spence sacrifices » Junior Molly Spence recorded two sacrifice flies against San Diego on March 10 to set a UW single-sea- son record. The designated player has recorded four sacrifice flies this season, which ranks second nationally.
