Monacan H.S. 2003 Softball
2003 Monacan H.S. Softball
Schedules/Results and Rosters

VARSITY | JUNIOR VARSITY

(Past seasons, 2001-present)

Varsity Softball
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
FINAL RECORD: 15-6
Dominion District: 8-2
Dominion District championship playoff: 0-1
Dominion District tournament: 0-1
Final Metro rank: No. 2
March
18 at Dinwiddie W 6-0 Easy season-opening win for the Chiefs.
21 at Thomas Dale PPD .
24 at Thomas Dale W 10-2 Chiefs collect 9 hits in easy win. Reitz pitches 3-hitter. Swaney inside-the-park HR. Wassum triple, single (and error that allows her to go all the way around to score).
25 at Clover Hill W 4-2 Monacan scores three in first inning on one hit, then holds on. Chiefs do rap out 11 hits, led by Coullier's 2-for-4, 2 RBIs. Reitz throws 1-hitter with 6 strikeouts.
27 at Midlothian
(No. 9 in Metro)		 L 0-1
(10 innings)		 Chiefs come out on the short end of a pitcher's duel between Monacan's Kate Reitz (5 hits allowed) and Midlo's Erica Cifarelli (4 hits). No. 2-ranked Monacan squanders a couple opportunities, especially in the 8th inning when Brittany Daniels bunts her way on, is sacrified to second and moves to third on a wild pitch with only out. She is stranded there. Then in the 10th, Midlothian leads off with a triple. Two intentional walks load the bases and Monacan gets a force out at home. But a hit to short left field brings home the game-winner. Haley Swaney has two of Monacan's four hits.
31 at Varina PPD rescheduled for April 2.
April
  1 at Atlee
(No. 4 in Metro)		 L 0-1
(10 innings)		 No. 2 Chiefs lose second straight 1-0, 10-inning game, this time to the defending state champions. Raiders are dominated by Monacan pitcher Kate Reitz, who throws a one-hitter, but score the game-winner in the 10th on a walk, sacrifice, passed ball and infield error.
The loss was the "agony" part of an agony-ecstasy moment for Monacan. Just 20 seconds later, on the adjacent field, Monacan's baseball team gets a game-winning three-run homer in the top of the final inning.
Softball Chiefs, who beat Atlee 7-0 in a pre-season scrimmage, struggled offensively, getting only three hits against Kristen Bruce. Chiefs had scoring opportunities, once loading the bases and another time putting runners on first and second with one out, but couldn't cash in. Eleven Chiefs struck out. Several were nipped at first base on ground balls.
Meanwhile, Atlee struck out 13 times against Reitz and did not get its only hit until the ninth inning. The Raiders had no serious scoring threat until the game-winner.
  2 at Varina L 1-2 Offensive woes continue for Chiefs (now ranked No. 4), who beat Varina 10-0 in scrimmage but can muster only one hit this time. Hopkins' five-hitter goes for naught as Varina scores twice in the fourth inning. Loss was Monacan's third straight, its longest losing streak in 19 years.
  3 at L.C. Bird W 5-1 Chiefs end three-game losing streak, scoring twice in the first inning and three times in the fifth.
Reitz throws 5-hitter with 8 strikeouts, allowing only a run in the sixth. At the plate, Reitz goes 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Grantham 3-for-3 with a home run that rolls to the 300-foot (men's) fence at Ironbridge Park. Daniels 2-for-4. Chiefs rap out 10 hits.
After playing its first seven games on the road, Monacan will be at home for 11 of the remaining 13 regular-season games.
  9 DINWIDDIE PPD Rain. Rescheduled for April 18.
10 JAMES RIVER PPD Rain.
18 PRINCE GEORGE
(No. 8 in Metro)		 W 2-1 No. 10 Chiefs score in the 2nd and 5th innings to top the No. 8 Royals over spring break. Reitz fires three-hitter, not allowing a run until the final inning; she also has one of Monacan's four hits, a double to drive in a run. Wassum goes 2-for-2 and drives in the other.
Because of rainouts and spring break, game was the Monacan's first in more than two weeks. Make-up game with Dinwiddie followed.
18 DINWIDDIE W 7-1 Monacan sweeps a double-header (against different opponents), scoring six runs in the first three innings.
Hopkins and Reitz (who relieves in the fourth, after Dinwiddie's only run scored) combine on a three-hitter. Reitz is 2-for-4 at the plate, with 4 RBIs. Wassum is 2-for-2, with 2 RBIs, and scores twice herself.
Game was rescheduled from April 9.
22 at Manchester
(No. 6)		 W 4-2 Dramatic come-from-behind win for No. 10-ranked Chiefs, who score all four runs in the final inning. Win lifts Monacan into a multi-team tie for the Dominion District lead.
Chiefs, who have struggled offensively, get 10 hits against the No. 6 Lancers. Still, Manchester scores twice in the four inning and leads 2-0 going into the seventh.
Monacan hits by Wassum, Daniels and Reitz load the bases with none out. A Manchester error at the plate allows Wassum to score. Coulier's single then drives in Daniels to tie the game. After a fly out, Nunnally delivers the game-winning single, scoring both Reitz and pinch-runner McMurray. Chiefs shut out Monacan in the bottom of the inning for the win.
Dominion's top four teams all have a loss: Monacan lost to Midlothian, which lost to James River, which lost to Manchester, which lost to Monacan.
23 TIMBER CREEK, N.J. W 7-0 Chiefs rely on late-inning lightning again, scoring six times in the sixth inning to break open a close game for their fifth straight win.
No. 10-ranked Monacan pounds out 10 hits: McAllister 3-for-4, 2 runs, RBI. Daniels 2-for-4, 2 RBIs. Coulier 2-for-4. Reitz, who injured a knee running the bases in the sixth inning, combines with Hopkins on the three-hit shutout.
Visiting Timber Creek (5-4) was on a spring-break tour, playing Richmond area teams.
24 CLOVER HILL W 11-2 No. 10-ranked Chiefs (now 9-3, 4-1) win sixth straight despite slow start against the Cavaliers, winless in the Dominion District.
Clover Hill goes up 2-0 in the first, thanks to Monacan errors. Monacan is kept off the scoreboard until combing hits with walks in the fourth (1 run), fifth (4 runs) and sixth (7) innings. Offensive highlights: Daniels 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 3 runs. Coullier 2-for-4. McAllister 2 RBI. Swaney triple, 2 RBIs. Nunnally double, 2 RBIs.
Hopkins, filling in for the injured Reitz, limits Clover Hill to one hit. Anne West, called up from JV with the injury, works a scoreless seventh.
28 THOMAS DALE CANC .
29 MIDLOTHIAN
(No. 10 in Metro)		 L 0-1 Tough loss for the No. 3-ranked Chiefs, ending their six-game win streak and dropping them into a tie for second (with Midlothian) in the Dominion District.
In their first game without star pitcher-hitter Reitz (out indefinitely with a torn ACL), Chiefs get a one-hitter from from Hopkins. But Midlo's one hit, an error by Hopkins and a wild pitch score an unearned run in the visitors' half of the second.
Monacan gets only three hits but they result in two scoring opportunities. In the fourth, Daniels and McAllister single. A wild pitch moves them to third and second bases but Chiefs can't get them home. In the sixth, Daniels singles, moves to second on a bad throw and is sacrificed to third by McAllister. But she is narrowly thrown out at the plate on a ground ball to second.
May
  1 VARINA W 1-0 Chiefs win late on Swaney's one-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to back up Hopkins' four-hit shutout.
Coullier leads off the seventh with a double that one-hops the left-field fence a few feet from the 205-foot sign. McMurray bunts her to third and Hopkins singles to center to bring her home.
  6 L.C. BIRD W 6-5 Chiefs win another one late, scoring in the bottom of the sixth to break a 5-5 tie and remain in contention for the Dominion District title.
Swaney's bases-loaded triple to deep left helps get the Chiefs off to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Chiefs add another in the second but that only equals the three scored by the Skyhawks in the second and two in the third. West relieves in the third for Monacan and pitches shutout ball the rest of the way as the game settles into a pitcher's duel.
Monacan's final run was set up by a walk, two singles and a Bird error. Chiefs (5-2 in district) remain one loss behind James River and tied with Midlothian. Monacan and James River play twice in the season's closing days.
  8 DOUGLAS FREEMAN
(No. 9 in Metro)		 W 1-0 Chiefs win another one late, this time on Reitz's sixth-inning single, driving in Daniels, who had singled and been bunted to second. (Reitz was given medical clearance to play with a torn ACL suffered two weeks earlier.)
Hopkins pitches one-hit, complete-game shutout.
13 at James River
(No. 4 in Metro)		 W 1-0 No. 6 Chiefs top No. 4 Rapids behind Hopkins 7-hit, 6-strikeout shutout. Late-game win leaves Monacan in virtual first-place tie with Midlothian, dropping James River out of the tie.
Both team put runners on base but neither can score until Reitz comes home in the 6th. Swaney's hard grounder to second brings a play at the plate but James River catcher drops the throw.
Four teams qualify for next week's district tournament. Standings: Midlothian 7-2, Monacan 6-2, James River 6-3, Manchester 4-5, Bird 3-6, Clover Hill 0-8.
15 MANCHESTER W 3-2 Coach Daniels' 300th career win comes in the final inning and keeps the 7-2 Chiefs in contention for at least a share of the district title with Midlothian, which also has 2 losses. Monacan will close out regular season against James River, which has 3.
Chiefs' win marks the sixth time this season that they scored the winning run in the 6th or 7th inning.
Monacan had taken 2-0 first-inning lead, highlighted by Coullier's RBI single, and held it through most of the game. But Manchester tied the game with 2 runs in the top of the sixth. Chiefs then come back to win on Brittany Daniels' RBI in the bottom of the seventh. Daniels goes 2-for-4. Hopkins pitches until Reitz comes in in the 6th inning.
16 JAMES RIVER W 3-2
(8 innings)		 Chiefs win in the 8th on Coulier's double and Swaney's RBI single, clinching tie for Dominion District title.
Win was their sixth straight and marked the eighth time Monacan has scored the winning run in the sixth inning or later. Grantham had two doubles to lead Monacan's six-hit attack.
Left fielder and lead-off hitter Daniels sprains an ankle backing up a play at third base and is removed from the game.
Chiefs and Midlothian each finished 8-2 in the district. Teams will play off Monday to decide the regular-season championship and the automatic spot in the regional playoffs the following week. Both teams will play the district tournament; the loser of the playoff game can still advance to the regionals by claiming the district's other spot through the district tournament.
20 Midlothian
(No. 1 in Metro)		 L 0-7 Playoff for Dominion District regular-season championship, at James River. Much-anticipated matchup between metro area's two top-ranked teams is a dud, thanks to Trojans' hitting and Chiefs' miscues.
Midlothian scores in the second on a two-run double, then adds another run in the third. Game is broken open in the fourth inning when Midlo gets four runs, all coming after Chiefs should have gotten three outs.
Midlothian is credited with a dozen hits for the game. No. 2-ranked Chiefs get only two singles (Wassum, McMurray). Monacan has only one scoring threat, putting runners on second and third with two out. Chiefs were without lead-off hitter Daniels, on crutches following bad ankle sprain from previous game.
Midlo thus gets district's automatic spot in Central Region tournament next week. Both teams now advance to district tournament semifinals. Monacan will get district's second spot in regionals if it beats James River and if Midlo beats Manchester. If Manchester beats Midlo, Chiefs will need to win two games to claim spot.
27 vs James River
(No. 8 in Metro)		 L 0-3
(5 innings)		 Dominion District tournament semifinals at L.C. Bird. Postponed one full week by rain, game finally gets played but is ended one batter into the sixth inning by still more storms.
James River scores once in the first and twice in the third inning in ending the Chiefs' season. Monacan never seriously threatens. Playing without injured leadoff hitter Daniels, Chiefs manage only one hit, Grantham's single in the fifth inning.
James River thus advances to regional tournament, along with Midlothian, which had defeated Monacan in a playoff for regular-season championship. Monacan, ranked No. 2 in the metro area, finishes with a record of 15-6.
Varsity Roster
Coach Keith Daniels
Asst. David George
No. Player Yr. Pos.
  2 Daniels, Brittany Jr OF
  3 Wassum, Dana Jr 2B
  4 Swaney, Haley Sr 3B
  6 Reitz, Kate Sr P
  7 Hopkins, Tracey Jr P
  9 McMurray, Kali So OF
13 Grantham, Jenna Sr SS
15 McAllister, Jamie So OF
18 Weiler, Tara Jr OF
19 McAulay, Jessica Sr 2B
20 DeWalt, Julia Sr 1B
21 Nunnally, Joanna Sr 1B
22 Duncan, Leslie Sr DH
23 DeWalt, Jessica Sr OF
25 Coullier, Kathryn Sr C
West, Anne So P
   (JV callup)

Preview
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
March 18, 2003
Pre-season region rank: No. 2
"The contender list for the (Dominion) district title begins at Monacan, where district player of the year Kate Reitz returns for her senior season. Reitz had an 0.44 earned run average and struck out 88 batters. She also hit .352. Reitz is one of eight returning starters. Designated hitter Leslie Duncan (.346) is the top returning hitter behind Reitz. The infield of Haley Swaney (3b), Jenna Grantham (SS), Dana Wassum (2b) and Julia DeWalt is particularly adept defensively."

Notes & Achievements
*5/15: Coach Keith Daniels gets his 300th career win in Chiefs' 3-2 victory over Manchester.

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Junior Varsity Softball
HOME GAMES IN CAPS
FINAL RECORD: 6-10
Dominion District: 3-7
March
18 DINWIDDIE W 7-2 Monacan misses opportunity to blow game open in the first inning, getting first three runners on base but hit two line shots caught by the Dinwiddie third basemen. Anne West keeps the Chiefs in the game with a pitching, alowing only six hits over the first five innings. She finishes with nine strikeouts and no walks. Monacan's bats erupt in the bottom of the fifth with Mandy Fernald's three-run home run and RBIs by Ginny Fuller and Aleah Mullins. Chiefs add two insurance runs in the sixth on an RBI-triple by Stephanie Ragland, who then scored on a passed ball.
21 THOMAS DALE PPD resched. for March 24.
24 THOMAS DALE W 13-7 Dale scores seven runs (four unearned, though) in the first two innings. But eighth grader Ashley Duncan settles down on the mound and faces only seven batters the next two innings. For four innings, she gives up only two hits. Chiefs, meanwhile, score in the second and fourth innings. Two more come in on Mandy Fernald's triple in the bottom of the fifth; Fernald scores on a passed ball. In the sixth, Sara Gibson triples, Becca Green doubles and the Chiefs break open the game by scoring 9 runs, three on Cameron Redfern's base-loaded triple. Anne West pitches the last three innings, facing only ten Thomas Dale batters.
25 CLOVER HILL L 5-6 Monacan takes a 2-1 lead at the end of the first inning on Stephanie Ragland's two-run HR. Becca Greene leads off the second with a double but does not score. No more runs are scored until the fifth when Clover Hill scores three and the Chiefs one. In the sixth, the Cavaliers go up 5-3 but Monacan scores twice in the bottom of the sixth to tie. Clover Hill scores the eventual game-winner in the top of the seventh on a single, error and two ground-outs. Chiefs get the first two runners on but can't score. For the Chiefs, Ashley Duncan pitches 4 1/3 innings, giving up two hits, striking out two, and hitting three batters. Anne West relieves in the fifth and gives up 3 hits while striking out four. Jamie Loftis goes 3-for-4. Ragland and Mandy Fernald have two hits apiece.
27 MIDLTOHIAN L 1-3 Midlo pitcher tosses a perfect game through six innings -- no hits, no base runners at all -- striking out 10 of the 18 batters she faces. Monacan's Anne West allows only two hits (and has 5 strikeouts) in those six innings. But the Chiefs commit several errors, allowing an unearned run in the first inning and one in the fifth. Trojans score another in the sevent on back-to-back singles and a stolen bases. Down 3-0, Chiefs score once in the bottom of the seventh when Jamie Loftis leads off with their first hit, moves to third on a stolen base and ground-out, then scores with two outs on Sarah Gibson's solid RBI single to the gap in right center. Diana George comes on to run and promptly steals second but is thrown out attempting to steal third, ending the game.
31 VARINA PPD .
April
  1 ATLEE PPD .
  2 VARINA W 5-2 Monacan scores four unearned runs in the second inning after Mandy Fernald's leadoff double. Chiefs add another unearned run in the fourth on a walk and three stolen bases by Jamie Loftis, who had six steals for the game. Meanwhile, Monacan's Ashley Duncan, who went two batters deep into the seventh, keeps Varina off balance with good ball movement and a wicked change-up. She gave up 3 hits, two walks and two runs, and recorded five strike outs over her six-plus innings of work. Anne West comes on in the seventh with two runners on base and strikes out three of the five batters she faces.
  3 L.C. BIRD W 2-1 Neither team able to mount any offense until the fifth when Bird scores one in the top and Monacan scores two in the bottom of the inning. Ginny Fuller leads off the fifth for the Chiefs with a single, followed one out later with back-to-back singles by Jacquie Mader and Jamie Loftis. Bird strands a runner at second in the seventh, after a one-out single, by flying out to left field to end the inning. Anne West gives up six hits in pitching a complete game for the Chiefs, striking out six and walking none. Becca Greene added a double for the Chiefs, and Stephanie Ragland, a single.
  9 at Dinwiddie CANC Rained out. Will not be rescheduled.
10 at James River PPD Resched. for May 16.
22 MANCHESTER L 5-7 Both teams struggle after the long spring break. Manchester takes 1-0 lead in the first inning. Monacan scores three runs in the third on three singles and two Lancer errors but then give up four Manchester runs in the fourth on two singles, two walks and two errors. Chiefs have an opportunity to blow the game open in the bottom of the fourth but can only plate two runs on three singles and three walks; one runner thrown out at home by the centerfielder and three base runners are stranded. Lancers score two more in the fifth but Chiefs unable to answer. Anne West pitches 4-2/3 innings, giving up 7 hits and all 7 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 4. Ashley Duncan allows no runs in relief, striking out 2, walking 1 and giving up 4 hits. Stephanie Ragland 2-for-3. Jamie Loftis 2-for-5, 2 runs.
24 at Clover Hill L 4-11 Ashley Duncan gets the starting call as Anne West is pulled up to varsity after an injury to Kate Reitz. Monacan gives up one run in the first but scores two in the third to take a 2-1 lead. Clover Hill fights back, scoring in the third and fourth innings to retake the lead at 3-2. Chiefs tie the game in the top of the fifth. But Clover Hill scores one in the fifth and 7 in the sixth to blow the game open. Duncan gives up 9 runs and 8 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Jamie Loftis relieves with no outs in the sixth and is tagged for 2 runs on 3 hits, 1 walk and no strike outs. Chiefs' offense is led by: Becca Greene 3-for-4, run. Cameron Redfern 2-for-2. Loftis 2-for-4, run. Lindsey Hosner 2-for-4. Sara Gibson 1-for-3, double.
28 at Thomas Dale CANC .
29 at Midlothian L 0-3 Each pitcher allows only two hits, but Midlo is able to capitalize on its limited scoring opportunities by scoring two runs in the third and one in the fifth. Monacan threatens in the sixth when Jamie Loftis leads off with a double and steals third. She is unable to score on an infield error off the bat of Becca Greene, who then steals second. Next two batters strike out and the last batter pops up to end Monacan's threat. Ashley Duncan pitches entire game for the Chiefs, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits, with 2 strikeouts and 3 walks. Loftis and Stephanie Ragland have Monacan's two hits.
May
  1 at Varina L 2-6 .
  3 L.C. Bird L 6-7 at Midlothian JV tournament, not part of district standings.
  3 at Midlothian L 1-11 Midlothian JV tournament, not part of district standings.
  6 at L.C. Bird L 2-10 Bird scores 7 runs in the first two innings and is never tested by the Chiefs. Monacan able to garner 3 hits and score its only two runs in the seventh inning on two Bird errors. Three Monacan hits from Jamie Loftis, 1 for 2; Mandy Fernald, 1 for 2; and Savannah Jones, 1 for 3.
  8 at Douglas Freeman CANC .
13 JAMES RIVER W 5-1 Chiefs end seven-game losing streak behind the strong pitching of Loftis and Duncan.
15 at Manchester W 10-7 Chiefs are down 7-2 going into the sixth inning but bat around, scoring 8 runs to secure the victory.
16 at James River L 0-2 Chiefs' offense is held in check by the Rapids pitcher, Chrissy Etz, who gives up no hits and only faces 22 Monacan batters.
Jamie Loftis started the game for Monacan and was relieved after 3 2/3 innings by Ashley Duncan. They combine to give up only 2 runs on 4 hits, with 3 strikeouts and 3 walks.
Game was rescheduled from April 10.

Junior Varsity Roster
Coach Billy Lewis
Assts. Malvern Barrow,
Charles Goodman,
Bob Hirasawa
No. Player Yr. Pos.
  2 Becca Greene So
  4 Stephanie Ragland So
  5 Jamie Loftis Fr
  6 Jacquie Mader So
  7 Aleah Mullins So
  8 Ginny Fuller So
12 Lindsey Hosner So
13 Mandy Fernald So
14 Diana George Fr
18 Anne West So
19 Amanda McAulay 8th
20 Cameron Redfern Fr
21 Savannah Jones 8th
22 Lacey Rutland 8th
23 Ashley Duncan 8th
26 Sara Gibson So

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