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Dreyer??' Hit Lifts Oakland Past Centenary, 5-3

Box Score Rochester, Mich. (Apr. 20, 2007) ???C Oakland???s bats came up with some key hits today as the Golden Grizzlies scored all of their runs via two-out hits in a 5-3 Mid-Continent Conference softball victory over visiting Centenary. The biggest of them all was freshman Katie Dreyer???s (Metamora, Mich.) two-run single in the fifth that broke a tie game and sent OU to the win. It was Centenary (19-22, 4-3 Mid-Con) that put runs up on the board first, getting a pair of the unearned variety across in the first. With two away Allison Shepperd reached on an error before Micah Rhodes hit a sinking liner to left that fell just out of the reach of a diving Cheron Guyton (Detroit, Mich.). The ball rolled all the way to the fence and Rhodes made it around the bases for an inside-the-park home run. Oakland (10-22, 4-3 Mid-Con) answered in the bottom of the second with a pair to tie things up. Guyton singled with one down, remaining on first after a fly-out. Angela Righetti (East Tawas, Mich.) then put one over the right fielder???s head for her first triple of the year to put the first Oakland run on the board. When the throw from the outfield came into third, the ball got away and Righetti was able to come home with the tying run. Centenary retook the lead in the fourth with an unearned run that scored on a double-steal play. Oakland got it back in its half of the inning, getting an Alex Perrino (Clarkston, Mich.) single, a sacrifice, and an RBI single off the bat of Tosha Hodgkinson (North Branch, Mich.). Oakland then took the lead for good with a two-spot in the fifth. Samantha Rhein (Leonard, Mich.) led off as a pinch-hitter and reached on an error. Audrey Sabourin (White Lake, Mich.), who Rhein hit for, came back on to run and moved up to second on a sacrifice and then to third on a wild pitch. Sarah Clark (The Dalles, Ore.) then drew a two-out walk and stole second to set the stage for Dreyer???s hit. She lined a 1-1 pitch to left, OU???s only hit of the inning, to score both runners and put the Golden Grizzlies on top for the first time in the game. After Centenary scored in the fourth, Oakland starter Jessica Granger (Troy, Mich.) shut the Ladies down the rest of the way, allowing just three hits over the last three innings. Centenary threatened in the sixth when Brittany Williams doubled to left with a runner on first, but the Golden Grizzly defense came up with a big play as Guyton fired the ball in to Julie Owen (Goodrich, Mich.) whose relay home to Righetti nailed the runner, preserving the then tie game. Granger then finished things off with a 1-2-3 seventh for her ninth win of the season. Oakland and Centenary will complete the series with a doubleheader tomorrow starting at Noon at the OU Softball Field.
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Players Mentioned

Julie Owen

#7 Julie Owen

INF
5' 4"
Sophomore
1L
Alex Perrino

#8 Alex Perrino

INF
5' 8"
Junior
2L
Audrey Sabourin

#9 Audrey Sabourin

OF/INF
5' 7"
Freshman
HS
Samantha Rhein

#12 Samantha Rhein

C
5' 5"
Junior
TR
Angela Righetti

#14 Angela Righetti

C
5' 7"
Freshman
HS
Katie Dreyer

#16 Katie Dreyer

INF
5' 5"
Freshman
HS
Sarah Clark

#22 Sarah Clark

P/OF
5' 7"
Sophomore
1L
Cheron Guyton

#23 Cheron Guyton

OF
5' 6"
Senior
3L
Jessica Granger

#28 Jessica Granger

P
6' 0"
Sophomore
TR
Tosha Hodgkinson

#32 Tosha Hodgkinson

INF
5' 4"
Senior
1L

Players Mentioned

Julie Owen

#7 Julie Owen

5' 4"
Sophomore
1L
INF
Alex Perrino

#8 Alex Perrino

5' 8"
Junior
2L
INF
Audrey Sabourin

#9 Audrey Sabourin

5' 7"
Freshman
HS
OF/INF
Samantha Rhein

#12 Samantha Rhein

5' 5"
Junior
TR
C
Angela Righetti

#14 Angela Righetti

5' 7"
Freshman
HS
C
Katie Dreyer

#16 Katie Dreyer

5' 5"
Freshman
HS
INF
Sarah Clark

#22 Sarah Clark

5' 7"
Sophomore
1L
P/OF
Cheron Guyton

#23 Cheron Guyton

5' 6"
Senior
3L
OF
Jessica Granger

#28 Jessica Granger

6' 0"
Sophomore
TR
P
Tosha Hodgkinson

#32 Tosha Hodgkinson

5' 4"
Senior
1L
INF