NCAA Softball Bowie State Takes Two Against Shaw

(BOWIE, Md. – March 30, 2012)  Junior Amanda Ray went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate and knocked in six RBI to lead the Bowie State University Lady Bulldogs to a doubleheader, non-conference sweep of the Shaw University Lady Bears.  Both games ended early via the NCAA 8-run Mercy Rule with the Lady Bulldogs winning by scores of 10-2 and 13-5. 

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Shaw vs Bowie State (Mar 30, 2012)  GAME 1

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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL 2012
Shaw at Bowie State (Game 1)
Mar 30, 2012 at Bowie, MD (Lady Bulldogs Field)

Shaw 2 (5-25)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
FAHIE,S cf	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
BRAITHEWAITE 3b	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	1
KELLY,C 1b	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
HOLLIDAY,C c	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
ARROYO,J ss	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
JAMES,Keshma rf	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
JONES,Morgan lf	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	1
BURROUGHS,N. 2b	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
WHITE,K p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARCHIBOLD,D p	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	18	2	4	2	2	4	14	7	3
Bowie State 10 (8-7)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
SMITH,Justine ss	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf	4	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
NANCE,Cara c	1	1	0	0	2	0	5	1	0
LEWIS,Adria 3b	4	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	0
SNYDER,Haley 1b	3	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	1
TAYLOR,Raenelle 2b	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0
RAY,Amanda rf	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0
SNYDER,Shelby p	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
FLINT,Hayley p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WASHINGTON,Kiera lf	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Totals	24	10	10	4	6	1	15	6	7

Score by Innings               R  H  E -------------------------------------- Shaw................ 002 00 -  2  4  3 Bowie State......... 324 01 - 10 10  0 -------------------------------------- Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - KELLY,C 2; HOLLIDAY,C. LOB - Lady Bears 3; LadyBulldogs 7. 2B - BRAITHEWAITE; SNYDER,H.. 3B - FAHIE,S. SF - NANCE,C.. SB - ARCHIBOLD,D; CLAYBORNE,C. 3; WASHINGTON,K. CS - FAHIE,S.

Shaw	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
WHITE,K L,1-11	2.1	7	8	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	13	18	4	2
ARCHIBOLD,D	2.1	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	11	13	3	4
Bowie State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
SNYDER,Shelby W,2-2	4.0	3	2	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	14	16	4	3
FLINT,Hayley	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	1

Win - SNYDER,S. (2-2). Loss - WHITE,K (1-11). Save - None. WP - ARCHIBOLD,D. Inherited runners/scored: ARCHIBOLD,D 3/3. Umpires - HP: Randy Sprouse 1B: David Jefferson Start: 12 noon Time: 1:22 Attendance: 21 Weather: Overcast / Cool - 50 Degrees

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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL 2012
Shaw at Bowie State (Game 1)
Mar 30, 2012 at Bowie, MD (Lady Bulldogs Field)

Shaw starters: 9/cf FAHIE,S; 26/3b BRAITHEWAITE; 13/1b KELLY,C; 18/c HOLLIDAY,C; 20/ss ARROYO,J; 32/rf JAMES,Keshma; 24/lf JONES,Morgan; 4/2b BURROUGHS,N.; 34/p WHITE,K;

Bowie State starters: 22/ss SMITH,J.; 35/cf CLAYBORNE,C.; 17/c NANCE,C.; 1/3b LEWIS,A.; 73/1b SNYDER,H.; 10/2b TAYLOR,R.; 21/rf RAY,A.; 18/p SNYDER,S.; 13/lf WASHINGTON,K;

Shaw 1st - FAHIE,S singled through the right side. FAHIE,S interference, advanced to second. BRAITHEWAITE struck out looking. KELLY,C grounded out to 2b; FAHIE,S advanced to third. FAHIE,S out at home c to 3b to c, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Bowie State 1st - SMITH,J. grounded out to 3b. CLAYBORNE,C. singled to right center. CLAYBORNE,C. stole second. NANCE,C. walked. LEWIS,A. popped up to 2b. SNYDER,H. doubled to right center, RBI; NANCE,C. scored; CLAYBORNE,C. scored. TAYLOR,R. singled to left field; SNYDER,H. advanced to third. RAY,A. singled through the left side, RBI; TAYLOR,R. advanced to second; SNYDER,H. scored. SNYDER,S. flied out to lf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Shaw 2nd - HOLLIDAY,C struck out swinging. ARROYO,J grounded out to 2b. JAMES,Keshma struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Bowie State 2nd - WASHINGTON,K singled to shortstop. WASHINGTON,K stole second. SMITH,J. struck out swinging. CLAYBORNE,C. singled, bunt; WASHINGTON,K advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 1b, unearned. CLAYBORNE,C. stole second. NANCE,C. flied out to rf, SF; CLAYBORNE,C. advanced to third. LEWIS,A. singled to left center, RBI; CLAYBORNE,C. scored. SNYDER,H. flied out to rf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Shaw 3rd - JONES,Morgan walked. BURROUGHS,N. flied out to rf. WHITE,K fouled out to 3b. FAHIE,S tripled to left center, RBI; JONES,Morgan scored. BRAITHEWAITE doubled to left field, RBI; FAHIE,S scored. KELLY,C grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 3rd - TAYLOR,R. walked. RAY,A. walked; TAYLOR,R. advanced to second. SNYDER,S. reached on a fielder's choice; RAY,A. out at second 2b to ss; TAYLOR,R. advanced to third. WASHINGTON,K walked; SNYDER,S. advanced to second. ARCHIBOLD,D to p for WHITE,K. WASHINGTON,K advanced to second; SNYDER,S. advanced to third; TAYLOR,R. scored on a wild pitch. SMITH,J. grounded out to 3b. CLAYBORNE,C. reached on a throwing error by c, scored, unearned; WASHINGTON,K scored, unearned; SNYDER,S. scored, unearned. NANCE,C. flied out to lf. 4 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Shaw 4th - HOLLIDAY,C walked. ARROYO,J struck out looking. JAMES,Keshma popped up to ss. HOLLIDAY,C advanced to second on the throw. JONES,Morgan flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 4th - LEWIS,A. singled through the left side. SNYDER,H. flied out to lf; LEWIS,A. advanced to second on an error by 1b. TAYLOR,R. flied out to cf. RAY,A. walked. SNYDER,S. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Shaw 5th - FLINT,H. to p for SNYDER,S.. BURROUGHS,N. grounded out to 2b. ARCHIBOLD,D singled up the middle. ARCHIBOLD,D stole second. FAHIE,S flied out to cf. BRAITHEWAITE fouled out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Bowie State 5th - WASHINGTON,K out at first p to ss to 1b. SMITH,J. grounded out to 3b. CLAYBORNE,C. singled to shortstop. CLAYBORNE,C. stole second. NANCE,C. walked. LEWIS,A. singled to left field, RBI; NANCE,C. advanced to second; CLAYBORNE,C. scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Shaw vs Bowie State (Mar 30, 2012)   GAME 2

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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL 2012
Shaw at Bowie State (Game 2)
Mar 30, 2012 at Bowie, MD (Lady Bulldogs Field)

Shaw 5 (5-26)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
FAHIE,S cf	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	2
BRAITHEWAITE 3b	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2
KELLY,C 1b	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
HOLLIDAY,C c	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
ARROYO,J ss	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
BEASE,Shai rf	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
JONES,Morgan lf	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
BURROUGHS,N. 2b	2	1	2	1	1	0	2	1	0
HEMPHILL,K p	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
YOZZA,Gina p	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	23	5	11	3	5	4	14	4	8
Bowie State 13 (9-7)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
SMITH,Justine ss	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
CLAYBORNE,Cassandra cf	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
NANCE,Cara c	4	1	2	0	0	0	5	3	1
LEWIS,Adria 3b	3	1	1	0	1	0	3	2	0
SNYDER,Haley 1b	4	3	3	3	0	0	3	0	0
TAYLOR,Raenelle 2b	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
RAY,Amanda rf	3	1	3	5	0	0	1	1	0
FLINT,Hayley p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HERNANDEZ,Mariela p	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
WASHINGTON,Kiera lf	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
Totals	31	13	16	11	2	2	15	8	6

Score by Innings               R  H  E -------------------------------------- Shaw................ 041 00 -  5 11  3 Bowie State......... 505 21 - 13 16  2 -------------------------------------- Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - ARROYO,J; JONES,Morgan; BURROUGHS,N.; NANCE,C.; WASHINGTON,K. LOB - Lady Bears 8; LadyBulldogs 6. 2B - HEMPHILL,K; SMITH,J.; SNYDER,H.; TAYLOR,R.; RAY,A. 2. SB - FAHIE,S; HERNANDEZ,M..

Shaw	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
HEMPHILL,K	2.2	10	10	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	19	19	4	3
YOZZA,Gina L,1-4	2.0	6	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	12	14	4	1
Bowie State	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
FLINT,Hayley	2.0	8	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	14	2	0
HERNANDEZ,Mariela W,5-3	3.0	3	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	11	14	3	2

Win - HERNANDEZ,M. (5-3). Loss - YOZZA,Gina (1-4). Save - None. WP - YOZZA,Gina; HERNANDEZ,M.. Inherited runners/scored: YOZZA,Gina 1/1. Umpires - HP: David Jefferson 1B: Randy Sprouse Start: 1:45 pm Time: 1:47 Attendance: 29 Weather: Overcast/Lt. Rain - 49 Degrees

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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL 2012
Shaw at Bowie State (Game 2)
Mar 30, 2012 at Bowie, MD (Lady Bulldogs Field)

Shaw starters: 9/cf FAHIE,S; 26/3b BRAITHEWAITE; 13/1b KELLY,C; 18/c HOLLIDAY,C; 20/ss ARROYO,J; 11/rf BEASE,Shai; 24/lf JONES,Morgan; 4/2b BURROUGHS,N.; 12/p HEMPHILL,K;

Bowie State starters: 22/ss SMITH,J.; 35/cf CLAYBORNE,C.; 17/c NANCE,C.; 1/3b LEWIS,A.; 73/1b SNYDER,H.; 10/2b TAYLOR,R.; 21/rf RAY,A.; 5/p FLINT,H.; 13/lf WASHINGTON,K;

Shaw 1st - FAHIE,S walked. BRAITHEWAITE reached on a fielder's choice to third base; FAHIE,S advanced to second. KELLY,C singled, bunt; BRAITHEWAITE advanced to second; FAHIE,S out at third c to 3b. HOLLIDAY,C struck out swinging. ARROYO,J singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw; KELLY,C advanced to third; BRAITHEWAITE advanced to third, out at home cf to c to 3b to 1b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 1st - SMITH,J. singled to third base. CLAYBORNE,C. fouled out to 3b. NANCE,C. singled up the middle; SMITH,J. advanced to second. LEWIS,A. singled to left center; NANCE,C. advanced to second; SMITH,J. advanced to third. SNYDER,H. doubled to left field, advanced to third on the throw, 3 RBI; LEWIS,A. scored; NANCE,C. scored; SMITH,J. scored. TAYLOR,R. reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. RAY,A. singled to right center, RBI; TAYLOR,R. advanced to second; SNYDER,H. scored. FLINT,H. reached on a fielder's choice; RAY,A. out at second ss to 2b; TAYLOR,R. advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned. WASHINGTON,K struck out swinging. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Shaw 2nd - BEASE,Shai singled through the right side. JONES,Morgan singled up the middle; BEASE,Shai advanced to second. JONES,Morgan out at first c to 1b, picked off. BURROUGHS,N. singled, advanced to second on an error by lf, RBI; BEASE,Shai scored, unearned. HEMPHILL,K doubled to left center, advanced to third on the throw, RBI; BURROUGHS,N. scored. FAHIE,S walked. FAHIE,S stole second; HEMPHILL,K scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. BRAITHEWAITE singled to shortstop; FAHIE,S advanced to third. KELLY,C singled to right field, RBI; BRAITHEWAITE advanced to third; FAHIE,S scored. HOLLIDAY,C lined out to 3b. ARROYO,J popped up to ss. 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 2nd - SMITH,J. flied out to lf. CLAYBORNE,C. grounded out to 2b. NANCE,C. flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Shaw 3rd - HERNANDEZ,M. to p for FLINT,H.. BEASE,Shai walked. JONES,Morgan singled up the middle; BEASE,Shai advanced to second. BURROUGHS,N. walked; JONES,Morgan advanced to second; BEASE,Shai advanced to third. HEMPHILL,K reached on a fielder's choice; BURROUGHS,N. advanced to second; JONES,Morgan advanced to third; BEASE,Shai out at home 3b to c. FAHIE,S struck out swinging. HEMPHILL,K advanced to second; BURROUGHS,N. advanced to third; JONES,Morgan scored on a wild pitch. BRAITHEWAITE struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 3rd - LEWIS,A. grounded out to p. SNYDER,H. singled to third base. TAYLOR,R. doubled to left center; SNYDER,H. advanced to third. RAY,A. doubled to right center, 2 RBI; TAYLOR,R. scored; SNYDER,H. scored. HERNANDEZ,M. singled through the left side; RAY,A. advanced to third. WASHINGTON,K lined out to 2b; RAY,A. scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned. HERNANDEZ,M. stole second. SMITH,J. doubled to left center, RBI; HERNANDEZ,M. scored, unearned. YOZZA,Gina to p for HEMPHILL,K. CLAYBORNE,C. singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by lf, RBI; SMITH,J. scored. CLAYBORNE,C. advanced to third on a wild pitch. NANCE,C. flied out to cf. 5 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Shaw 4th - KELLY,C flied out to cf. HOLLIDAY,C walked. ARROYO,J flied out to rf; HOLLIDAY,C out at first rf to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Bowie State 4th - LEWIS,A. walked. SNYDER,H. singled to left center; LEWIS,A. advanced to second. TAYLOR,R. reached on a fielder's choice; SNYDER,H. advanced to second; LEWIS,A. out at third ss to 3b. RAY,A. doubled to left center, 2 RBI; TAYLOR,R. scored; SNYDER,H. scored. HERNANDEZ,M. walked. WASHINGTON,K struck out swinging. SMITH,J. flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Shaw 5th - BEASE,Shai singled to first base. JONES,Morgan reached on a fielder's choice; BEASE,Shai out at second ss to 2b. BURROUGHS,N. singled through the left side; JONES,Morgan advanced to second. YOZZA,Gina struck out swinging. FAHIE,S popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Bowie State 5th - CLAYBORNE,C. singled to pitcher. NANCE,C. singled down the lf line; CLAYBORNE,C. advanced to second. LEWIS,A. flied out to cf. SNYDER,H. lined out to ss. TAYLOR,R. singled to right field, RBI; NANCE,C. advanced to second; CLAYBORNE,C. scored. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Nike sues Reebok over Tebow products

Nike has sued sportswear rival Reebok after accusing its competitor of improperly introducing new products bearing the name of National Football League sensation Tim Tebow.

Nike claims that it is authorised and licensed to use the name of the quarterback, who was recently traded by the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets, on NFL-related products. Nike stated in its lawsuit, which was made public on Wednesday, that Reebok has “no authorisation from Mr. Tebow or anyone else to use Mr. Tebow’s name or other identification on such Jets products”.

Nike has insisted that a company can only obtain such licensing rights with the NFL players’ union or with the player directly. Reebok had a licence with the union, but it expired before March 1, and Tebow did not join the Jets until March 21. Nike is seeking unspecified compensation and punitive damages from Reebok and the company made clear that it is seeking the profits from any sales of Tebow-related apparel.

“Reebok has taken upon itself to illegitimately seize on this unique and short-lived consumer opportunity,” Nike's lawsuit said. The suit added that the Adidas unit was producing and selling Tebow-related Jets products “in order to capitalise on the public's short-lived intense consumer appetite for such products, and to prevent Nike from doing so”. Tebow has sprung to prominence in recent months for his game-winning performances and also his displays of evangelical faith on the field.

A representative of Tebow wrote to Reebok on March 23 and demanded that it discontinue using his name and remove the products, the lawsuit said. The case is set to be heard in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

LADY BULLDOGS BOWLING PLACE THIRD AT CIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

(DURHAM, N.C. – March 26, 2012)  Bowie State University placed third overall at the CIAA Bowling Championships.  The Lady Bulldogs advanced to (Sunday’s 3/25) winners bracket, beating Virginia State University (4-2) and Northern Division Champion Elizabeth City State University (4-1).

Bowie State had the daunting task of facing the defending CIAA Champions of Fayetteville State University in today’s first match.  Fayetteville State was too strong and defeated the Lady Bulldogs 4-2 in the best four out of seven Baker games sending BSU to the loser’s bracket.  Bowie State’s next opponent would be the Lady Trojans of Virginia State with the winner advancing to the finals and the winner being eliminated.

Virginia State took a 2-0 lead (181-139 and 122-116) before Bowie State battled back to tie the score at 2-2 winning match three and four by scores of 162-127 and 190-161.  The Lady Trojans and Lady Bulldogs split the next two matches with BSU winning 162-152 and VSU earning a 181-166 victory in game six, creating a sudden death situation.  In the seventh and deciding game, Virginia State cruised to a 201-122 victory, eliminating Bowie State and sending Virginia State into the finals against eventual Champion Fayetteville State.