Doe, Young Shine in Wolverines' Shutout of Pittsburgh

Sunday, February 17

Poway, Calif.

9:30 AM PT

Michigan

4-1

Pittsburgh

Michigan

Doe, Young Shine in Wolverines' Shutout of Pittsburgh

2/17/2002 12:00:00 AM | Softball

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POWAY, Calif. -- One day after hurling the third perfect game in University of Michigan softball history, Marissa Young (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS) was back on the mound Sunday (Feb. 17) and combined with sophomore Meghan Ritter (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) for a five-inning one-hitter in a 9-0 shutout of Pittsburgh. Young struck out nine and allowed one hit in four innings of work.

Doe

With the victory, the 11th-ranked Wolverines close out their first weekend of the season with a 4-1 mark at the Campbell/Cartier Classic. Junior centerfielder Meghan Doe (Tucson, Ariz./Sabino HS) paced the Michigan offense with a perfect 4-4 day at the plate and scored four runs as well.

The Wolverines scored in every inning except the second on their way to collecting 15 hits in the win. Doe manufactured the only Michigan run of the first inning when she singled, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch before scoring on Monica Schock's (Rialto, Calif./Eisenhower HS) sacrifice fly. Doe also started the two-run Michigan third with a single and scored on Schock's double to centerfield, Michigan's only extra-base hit of the game. Schock eventually came around to score on a single by Courtney Betley (Corona, Calif./Santa Ana Mater Dei HS).

Michigan put the game away with a four-run fourth on six hits, including a two-run single from Stefanie Volpe (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth-Salem HS). Schock delivered her third RBI of the day with another sacrifice fly before Young helped her own cause with an RBI single to score Volpe for the fourth run of the inning.

Freshman catcher Lauren Holland (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) came off the bench to pinch hit in the fifth and ended the game with a two-run single -- the first hit of her young career -- to give Michigan the 9-0 run in five innings by virtue of the mercy rule.

Michigan goes back on the road next week for the annual National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic from Feb. 22-24 in Columbus, Ga. The Wolverines open up pool play on Friday (Feb. 22) against Connecticut (5 p.m.) and Mississippi State (7:30 p.m.).

N O T E S

Meghan Doe's four hits and four runs scored are both career bests. Her four runs tie her with three other Wolverines for the single-game school record.

Monica Schock's three RBI matches her career best which was set against Eastern Michigan on May 2, 2001.

Marissa Young struck out 23 of the 31 batters she faced in her last two starts.

Contact: Rich Marion (734) 763-4423