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Year: 2007 | 2006

Nov. 4, 2006

The FCCJ softball team concluded the fall season for 2006 in impressive manner winning four straight games in the North Florida Elite Showcase by outscoring opponents a combined 32-0. The team opened against the Orange Park Tigersharks with a 9-0 win in 5 innings. Pitcher, Jana Owen, a Tigershark alum no hit her former team through 4 innings. Kasey Fagan came in to pitch the 5th and allowed only one hit. The offensive onslaught was led by Whitney Atcher with a double and a triple, Amanda deLancellotti who was 3-3 with a double, Melissa Kretaman with two hits including a double, Ashley Howard 2-3 with a triple and Kasey Fagan, 2-3 with a double. Sam Barnes also added a triple for the Stars.

Game two was more of the same as FCCJ recorded a 12-0 victory over the Central Florida Ladyhawks Gold. Shannon Outman picked up the victory allowing 3 hits while striking out 10 in 5 innings. The hitting attack was led by lead off hitter Angii Verbeelen who set the tone of the game by going 4-4 and scoring two runs. Meike Witteveen was on base three times with two hits. Ashlee Revell was 2-3 with a double and Kassie Crews was 2-3 with a triple and two runs scored. Sarah Tappe came in the game in the sixth and added a single in her only at bat of the game.

Game three was a 7-0 victory over the West Orange Ladyhawks. Ashlyn Kimberly pitched that victory allowing only two hits while striking out five. Kasey Fagan tossed the last two innings allowing no hits while striking out two. Pacing the offense in this game was Jessica Rockwell with three hits including a double and Amanda deLancellotti who was 3-3 with two doubles and four RBI. Erin Johnson was 1-2 with a double and two runs scored. In the final game of the day the Stars recorded a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Wildcats, pounding out 11 hits in five innings. Shannon Outman, Ashlyn Kimberly and Jana Owen combined to no hit the Wildcats while striking out 6. The offense was led in this game by Meike Witteveen who was 3-3. Ashley Howard was 2-2 while six other Stars had a hit apiece. Jessica Rockwell added a double in the game.

The team finished a very successful fall season with a record of 26-8, while many girls gained valuable experience. The team will now concentrate on conditioning and studying throughout the end of the semester and start again in early January with practice.

Oct. 27-28, 2006

The FCCJ Stars went to the Rising Stars Showcase tournament in Davie, Florida and had a weekend of mixed results. The team came out very strong on Friday night defeating Florida Quicksilver 7-1 and the Tampa Mustangs 7-0. Pitchers Shannon Outman, Ashlyn Kimberly and Jana Owen combined to throw in both games and were very effective. Jessica Rockwell had two doubles versus the Quicksilver and Melissa Kretzman and Ashley Howard also had two hits apiece. Erin Johnson also doubled and walked in the contest. In the nightcap the three pitchers again combined to throw a 1 hitter while recording 7 strikeouts in 6 innings. Leading the offense was Angii Verbeelen who was 3 for 3 with a double, Ashley Newsome, 2-2 with a double, Kasey Fagan, 1-1, with two walks, and Erin Johnson, 1-2 with a double and a walk.

Saturday’s action got started late due to early morning rain and the Stars came out flat as well, falling behind to the strong NJ Inferno Gold team, 6-2. The bats came alive in the 5th inning as the team scored one run and had the bases loaded with no outs. The games were time-limited and the NJ coach went to the mound to talk to his defense for several minutes, ending the game; time expired as he walked off of the field. The Stars had their hot 3, 4 and 5 hitters coming to the plate but they didn’t have the opportunity to tie or win the game. In that game Meike Witteveen was two for three and Angii Verbeelen and Ashley Howard had doubles.

The next game was against the Alabama Thrillers who were hot, hitting 3 homeruns in the game as they defeated the Stars. In that game, Angii Verbeelen led off with a double and Meike Witteveen followed with a single to put runners on first and third with no outs but they were stranded there and that seemed to set the tone for the bats in that game. Jessica Rockwell doubled to lead off the fourth inning but that was the only other hit the Stars recorded in that game. In the final game of the tournament the Stars defeated the Ohio Ice in a 5 inning outing 3-2.

Again on Saturday all three pitchers appeared in each game. Outman gave up only one run in the tournament. Against the Ice, Kasey Fagan hit a massive homerun to centerfield and Melissa Kretzman and Angii Verbeelen singled and scored to lead the offense. Also recording hits in that game were Lianne Adkins, Erin Johnson, and Meike Witteveen. The team moves to 22-8 for the fall and concludes the season this Saturday at a tournament at Drew Park in Jacksonville. The team plays four games in a row starting at 9:00am.

Oct. 21, 2006

In action on October 21, in the FCCJ Invitaitonal the Stars earned 5 wins for the day while taking one loss. Playing as a split squad the team played well most of the day even though several players were having to play new positions due to a few injuries. Leading the way at the plate for the Stars were Rachel Cavallaro who collected 6 hits on the day along with 3 stolen bases, and Jessica Rockwell who also had 6 hits. Kasey Fagan recorded 5 hits, with 2 being homeruns along with 4 walks. Ashley Newsome had 5 hits as well including a triple and Whitney Atcher had a double and a triple for the tournament. On the mound, Kasey Fagan made her first appearance of the season and picked up a complete game victory against the Tigersharks. Ashlyn Kimberly recorded two wins and Shannon Outman picked up the complete game win against the Fusion recording 12 strike outs. Jana Owen had a complete game win in the last game of the day against the Kaos, giving up only 4 hits while striking out 4.

Oct. 12, 2006

The FCCJ softball team went 3–1 in four home games on October 8.  On the mound Shannon Outman picked up two wins while Ashlyn Kimberly was the winner in game 4. Melissa Kretzman had 7 hits on the day including 3 doubles while Angii Verbeelen added 5 hits. Rachel Cavallaro added 4 hits for the Stars. The team is off for the weekend and will resume play in the FCCJ Invitational at the Cecil Field Complex on October 21.

Sept. 30, 2006

The FCCJ Stars went to Division I, Jacksonville University Saturday and swept two games from the host Dolphins, 2–0 and 10–2. The first game was a pitching and defensive duel that was won in the 8th inning. Sophomore, Shannon Outman was dominating striking out 12, while allowing five hits, with three being infield hits. JU's defense made several outstanding plays to keep the Stars off the board earlier in the game but in the eighth Kasey Fagan drew her third walk of the game to put runners at first and second. The runners moved to second and third with 2 outs and scored on Ashley Howard’s line drive up the middle. JU had the bases loaded with one out in their half of the inning but Outman struck out the next two to preserve the victory. Game two was a change as the Stars came out in the first with 3 runs as Jessica Rockwell singled to score Angii Verbeelen, then Meike Witteveen and Rockwell scored on Kasey Fagan's single. They added two more in the second as Whitney Atcher led off with a solid single and scored as Kassie Crew’s sacrifice bunt was mishandled. Witteveen singled then Rockwell had an RBI single as she collected 4 hits in the game. The Stars broke the game open in the fourth as Verbeelen led off the inning with a single and following her with 3 straight singles were Witteveen, Rockwell and Melissa Kretzman. Kasey Fagan then followed with a grand slam to give the Stars a 10–1 lead. FCCJ banged out 13 hits in the contest while freshmen pitchers Ashlyn Kimberly and Jana Owen combined to hold the Dolphins to single runs in the 4th and 7th. It was alumni day for JU and many of the alum were also former FCCJ players. The Stars move to 15–4 for the fall season. The next games are at home Sunday, October 8th with back to back double–headers against Coastal Georgia CC and the First Coast Fire starting at noon.

Sept. 28, 2006

FCCJ swept a road double header from Coastal Georgia Community College in Brunswick on Thursday using good pitching and defense for the sweep. In game one, a 1–0 victory, Shannon Outman went five innings giving up 2 hits while striking out seven and Jana Owen finished up the last two innings with two strike outs and allowed no one to reach base. The Stars bats were also quiet but the team capitalized in the 4th when Rachel Cavallaro reached on a lead off walk, then stole second. She scored on Jessica Rockwell’s two out, line drive hit up the middle for the game’s only run. Game two, a 6–1 win, saw the same on the defensive end as Ashlyn Kimberly threw five innings of shutout ball allowing only two hits while striking out the same number. Again, Jana Owen finished the game finally giving up a single run in the seventh. The Stars combined 8 hits with 2 walks and 3 Mariner errors to provide a comfortable win. Angii Verbeelen, Jessica Rockwell and Erin Johnson all had 2 hits while Johnson’s included a double. The team now moves to 13–4 and plays Saturday at Jacksonville University at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Games that were to follow at FCCJ later that day have been cancelled but the Stars will play First Coast Fire next Sunday following a double–header with Coastal Georgia at FCCJ.

Sept. 25, 2006

In home action against the Chipola Indians, ranked 3rd in the state last year and in the top 5 nationally the Stars came out strong to sweep a home double–header. After giving up a two out homerun in the top of the first, FCCJ scored 4 runs in the second to take the lead, then tacked on two runs later in the game to win 6–1. The Stars pounded out 10 hits led by Angii Verbeelen with 3 singles and Ashlee Revell who had two hits including a double and 2 RBI's. Every player reached base safely in the first game while pitchers Shannon Outman and Bree MacIntyre combined to hold the Indians to one run while recording 6 strike outs. Game two was a thriller that FCCJ won in the bottom of the 7th, 1–0. Jessica Rockwell led off the 7th with a single and was advanced to second on Amanda deLancellotti’s sacrifice bunt. Rockwell moved to third on a wild pitch and pinch hitter Lianne Adkins drew a walk bringing Sam Barnes to the plate with one out. Barnes singled to end the game. Rockwell had two hits in the contest as did Melissa Kretzman. Pitchers Ashlyn Kimberly and Jana Owen held Chipola to 2 singles to lead the Stars. Owen faced trouble in the 5th after hitting a batter and giving up a single. The runners moved to second and third but Owen struck out the next three hitters to preserve the shutout.

In action on Saturday in the UNF tournament the Stars came out flat for the first time this season and dropped three games. In the first, a 2–1 loss to Armstrong Atlantic University a late rally had the tying and winning runs on base when time ran out in the game. The ladies were never really in the game against Tallahassee CC and while they rallied to put up a good fight against UNF in the night cap some outstanding plays by the Ospreys held the Stars scoreless and UNF capitalized on a few mistakes by the Stars to score 4 runs. The team is now 11–4 for the fall season and will return to action on Thursday against Coastal Georgia CC in Brunswick.

Sept. 17, 2006

The FCCJ softball team has kicked off it's fall season in September. Despite playing as a split squad the team is currently 9–1, dropping an exciting 1–0 game in their fifth game of the day on September 16 to the North Florida Elite. The Stars came back to win the last game of the evening in another thriller, 3–2. Twenty one players have seen a lot of action thus far, confirming the coaching staff's early opinion of the team's great depth. Leading the way in early games were freshmen Melissa Kretzman with 3 hits including a double and Kasey Fagan with 4 hits including a walk off 3 run home run to win the final game of the day. Freshmen pitchers Jana Owen and Ashlyn Kimberly combined to allow only one run in their two games, allowing only 5 hits while striking out 10 hitters. Returning pitcher Shannon Outman had 8 innings of shutout ball in her appearances with 7 strike outs while allowing 3 hits. The Stars swept two well pitched games against the Jax Storm by identical 2–1 scores. Meike Witteveen was the offensive star with 3 hits. Pitchers Shannon Outman, Bree MacIntyre, Jana Owen and Ashlyn Kimberly gave up only 3 hits while striking out 11 with Outman leading the way with 7 in only four innings. Then the team was victorious against Lake Sumter Community College. FCCJ jumped out early in both games winning handily 5–0 and 10–0. Leadoff hitter Rachel Cavallaro scored 3 runs and Ashley Newsome, Melissa Kretzman and Bree MacIntyre all had 3 hits. MacIntyre's included two doubles. The nightcap was another pitcher's duel with the North Florida Elite. Once again Melissa Kretzman provided the offensive highlights with two doubles and two RBI's. The team played with a great deal of intensity and desire, making many highlight plays defensively and showed an aggressive style with the bats, baserunning and the gloves and has set the tone for an exciting year of FCCJ softball. The Stars return to action at home against traditional junior college state power Chipola at 4:00 on Friday, September 22 and then play in the UNF tournament the next day against UNF, Armstrong Atlantic University and Tallahassee CC.

July 21, 2006

The following FCCJ softball players have earned academic honors. Making Academic All Conference were Angii Verbeelen, Nicci Ward, Ashley Forsyth, Laurie Jacobson, Sara Miller, Erin Johnson, Amanda MacIntyre and Jessica Rockwell. Named to the Academic All State team were Forsyth, Ward, Jacobson, and Verbeelen. Ward was also named distinguished Academic All American and Ashley Forsyth was named Academic All American. Verbeelen earned the honor of having the highest GPA of any softball player in the state of Florida.