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TOLEDO, OH - The University at Buffalo softball team concluded the 2004 regular season with a doubleheader sweep at Toledo this afternoon, winning game one by a 6-1 score before taking the nightcap by a 1-0 margin. The Bulls end the regular season with a 25-23 overall record and an 11-10 mark in the Mid-American Conference. With the two losses, Toledo falls to 20-33 overall and 4-17 in the MAC.

Ann Magur

Buffalo scored two runs in the first inning on a triple by junior Melissa Pace (Long Beach, CA/Millikan) and one run in the second on an RBI-single by senior Marce Ross (Innisfil, Ontario/St. Peter's) to take an early lead in game one. The Bulls then exploded for a three-hit, three-run fourth inning, with Ross and junior Ann Magur (Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott/Connecticut) each driving in a run and freshman Mary Russell (Apalachin, NY/Owego Free Academy) crossing the plate on an error by Toledo's Kristen Duvall. Toledo's only run of the game came in the bottom of the fifth when a single to center by Kate Moxim drove in Erica Singer. Freshman pitcher Sophie Barstad (Canby, OR/Canby) went the distance for the Bulls, allowing just four hits and striking out four. Toledo starter Kim Pettitt suffered the loss, allowing four hits and three runs in three innings before being replaced by Stephanie Moore.

Stacey Evans

The only scoring in game two came with one out in the top of the fourth inning when Magur belted her third home run of the season to give the Bulls a 1-0 lead. Junior Stacey Evans (Collinsville, IL/Triad) shut the Rockets down, pitching the first no-hitter of her career and tying her career high with 12 strikeouts. Moore took the loss for Toledo, allowing three hits and one run in five innings of work.

The Bulls are still in contention, along with Marshall and Miami, for the final spot in the six-team MAC Tournament, which begins on Thursday, May 13 in Akron, OH. The Bulls will be the sixth seed if Marshall (31-26, 12-11 MAC) loses its single game to Kent State (25-18, 14-6 MAC) and Miami (20-24, 12-9 MAC) loses both games of its doubleheader to Northern Illinois (14-39, 6-16 MAC) tomorrow afternoon.