Notes and Quotes: #1 Michigan 4, #7 Texas 0
6/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
N O T E S
• Jennie Ritter is U-M's all-time and single-season leader in wins at the Women's College World Series with two this season.
• Michigan improved to 55-0 when scoring first, and the Wolverines are now 35-0 when their defense does not commit an error.
• Jennie Ritter matched Sara Griffin at the top of the U-M single-season wins list (35).
• With a two-RBI hit in the contest, Samantha Findlay leads the Wolverines in postseason RBIs (11).
• Tiffany Haas holds the third highest hit total (88) by a Wolverine and needs just one more to join Sara Griffin (89, 1995) and Kelsey Kollen (89, 1999) at the top of the list.
• Jessica Merchant matched Kelsey Kollen (1999-2002) for fourth place in career games started at U-M (247).
• Michigan's two-run rally in the fourth snapped Texas pitcher Cat Osterman's streak of 60 1/3 innings without yielding a run.
• Jessica Merchant extended the U-M single-season runs record (67) by crossing the plate twice vs. Texas.
• Jennie Ritter moved into sole procession of sixth place on the Wolverines' career shutouts list (26) and second place on the single-season list (16).
• Jennie Ritter became the first pitcher to one-hit the Longhorns in 75 games (April 9, 2004, vs. Nebraska).
• Jennie Ritter has tossed 22 straight scoreless innings, going back to a home run allowed to lead off the sixth inning of Super Regional Game 2 vs. Washington.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Carol Hutchins
Opening statement ... "We played a good, solid game. We made some things happen. No matter what, the key to this game was defense. Defense starts on the mound and Jennie Ritter was outstanding. I'm really proud of our team, this was a great win."
On Michigan's two-out success ... "I don't know if I have any other answer than our kids are just really relentless and they don't back down. They don't think about the things that are around them. They don't think of it as a two-out situation, they just try to see the ball and hit it."
U-M Junior Pitcher Jennie Ritter
On setting down the final 20 batters in order ... "It kind of unexplainable, you just want to go in there and get the outs. I know my defense is behind me and I'll do whatever I can to get them a ground ball. If I get strikeouts, great, but you have to rely on your defense first."
U-M Freshman First Baseman Samantha Findlay
On hitting against Cat Osterman ... "I got the sign to slap and I just wanted to see the ball and put it in play. Our coaches gave us a great plan to face a pitcher like Cat and we executed it. We got in the back of the box and the key was to swing at good pitches."
U-M Senior Shortstop Jessica Merchant
On the second time through the order ... "We know Cat (Osterman) is a great pitcher and she's going to get her strikeouts, but we didn't get down and then Alessandra (Giampaolo) made something happen. We just wanted to put the ball and play, make them pick it up and throw it. When you do that, good things happen."
