Senior Monica Crowe and freshman Yardley Collett were both named to the NFCA All-Central Region 3rd Team.

Lee was named 1st Team All-HCAC  and to the HCAC All-Tournament Team after batting a team-high .443 with 58 hits, 37 runs, 12 doubles, a triple, two home runs, 17 RBI and 13 stolen bases.

Crowe and Collett were also named All-HCAC 1st Team and All-HCAC Tournament Team and the latter was also named HCAC Freshman of the Year.

Crowe was 20-2 on the mound with a 1.84 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 136.2 innings pitched this season. She was also named to the All-Region Tournament Team last weekend after going 2-0 with wins over Carthage and St. Norbert. Crowe graduates as the second winningest pitcher in school history and is first in strikeouts with 528.

Collett was a big hit in her freshman season, batting .388 with 38 hits, 14 runs, four doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI.

AU finished the season 32-12 overall and 16-0 in the HCAC. They became the first team in conference history to go 19-0 after winning three straight games in the HCAC Tournament and finished fourth at the NCAA Regional in Bloomington, Ill.

Against St. Norbert, the Ravens won despite failing to get a hit in the game. They scored the only run of the game on a walk by Lauren Smith, a bunt by Stephanie Atkins and a sacrifice fly by Megan Ream.

Ream also saved the game with a diving catch in the first inning to save a run and robbed the Knights of a home run in the sixth inning.

Monica Crowe improved to 20-2 overall with the victory, tying Sara Rychener’s single season record for wins in a season. Crowe allowed seven hits and no runs while walking four and striking out two.

Lauren Smith pitched the final 1.2 innings to earn the save, allowing no hits while striking out one.

Against Carthage, Katie Lee, Amy Wuestefeld and Yardley Collett led the offense with two hits each and Lauren Smith had an RBI single.

Devin Moorman took the loss despite not allowing an earned run in 2.2 innings. Smith tossed the final 4.1 innings, allowing two hits and one run.

AU finishes the season with a 32-12 overall record, which is the second most wins in school history. Their fourth place finish at the regional was the second best in school history behind the 2007 team, which finished third.

The Wildcats (40-5) got six runs in the first inning and added two more in the second frame before the Ravens were able to shut down the leading offense in the nation and hold them scoreless in the final three innings.

Yardley Collett, Natalie Moorhouse and Kerri Doutlick had the Ravens’ three hits in the contest.

Lauren Smith tossed the final 4.2 innings on the mound, allowing seven hits and three runs while striking out three.

AU (31-11) plays No. 8 seed St. Norbert on Saturday at noon in Bloomington, Ill.

The Ravens finished with 14 hits and three home runs in the contest, increasing their school-record total to 41 long balls. That ranks third in the NCAA in Div. III.

Megan Ream led the offense with two home runs and five RBI, including a two-run shot in the second inning to give the Ravens the early lead.

Amy Wuestefeld and Samantha Steele each had three hits and a run scored and Natalie Moorhouse added two hits, two runs and three RBI, including her 10th home run and a double.

Stephanie Atkins chipped in with two hits and two runs scored.

Monica Crowe improved to 19-2 on the season, allowing two hits and no runs in five innings while striking out four. Devin Moorman tossed the final two innings.

AU (31-10) will play defending national champion Linfield (39-5) in the second round on Friday at 4 p.m.

Yardley Collett was named the HCAC Freshman of the Year and Tony Holloway was named the HCAC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

In addition, the Ravens had six players named to the 13-member All-HCAC 1st Team, three on the 2nd Team and one Honorable Mention selection, matching their record of 10 players selected for the teams in 2011.

Moorhouse, Moorman, Collett, Katie Lee, Monica Crowe and Amy Wuestefeld were named to the 1st Team; Lauren Smith, Samantha Steele and Stephanie Atkins were 2nd Team picks and Megan Ream was Honorable Mention.

Moorhouse batted .356 with 10 doubles, nine home runs and 43 RBI and led the HCAC in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage (1.000).

Moorman was 8-0 with a 0.84 ERA in conference play and has a 15-1 mark over the last two seasons in HCAC play. Overall, she is 10-4 with a 3.06 ERA and has won 10 straight decisions on the mound.

Collett is batting .391 with four doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI while Lee leads he HCAC in hitting with a .479 average and a team-high 37 runs, 12 doubles, two home runs, 17 RBI and 13 stolen bases.

Monica Crowe is currently 18-2 overall on the season and went 8-0 in the HCAC. She has a 1.99 ERA and 120 strikeouts on the season. Wuestefeld is batting .382 with four doubles and a team-best 17 stolen bases.

Steele is batting .450 with a double and 13 stolen bases; Smith is at .363 with seven doubles, two home runs, 20 RBI and Atkins is hitting .275 with five doubles, five home runs and 24 RBI.

Ream is hitting .314 with five doubles, seven home runs, 14 RBI and nine stolen bases.

Anderson went 30-10 overall during the regular season, including 16-0 in the HCAC. They won three straight to take the HCAC Tournament Championship and are currently in Bloomington, Ill., for the NCAA national tournament. They will play Carthage in the first round on Thursday at 2 p.m. (CST).

The Ravens have won nine consecutive games and 23 of their last 25 contests.

The 61-team field was announced on Monday morning with the Ravens drawing No. 20 Carthage (34-8) in the first round of the Illinois Wesleyan Regional at 2 p.m. (CST). Anderson (30-10) will be the No. 6 seed after clinching the automatic bid on Saturday by winning the HCAC post-season tournament championship.

“We’re excited to be a part of the NCAA national tournament for the second consecutive season,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “We have a lot of players who played in the regional last year and we hope that experience will help us in this year’s tournament.”

Illinois Wesleyan (36-6) will be the top seed in the region and is joined by No. 7 Benedictine (33-9), No. 8 St. Norbert (17-18), No. 5 Fontbonne (27-10), No. 4 Wisc.-Eau Claire (32-12) and defending national champion No. 2 Linfield (38-5).

This will be the fifth NCAA regional appearance for the Ravens, who also advanced to the national tournament in 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2011. The Ravens lost to Wesleyan during the 2012 season 5-4, and played both Linfield and Fontbonne in the 2011 Pella, Iowa, region.

The victory secures the NCAA automatic bid into the national tournament for the second consecutive season for the Ravens.

“I’m so proud of our team and this accomplishment for our players,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “We have worked hard this season to get to this point and today we accomplished another one of our season goals.”

The top-seeded Ravens finished the regular season a perfect 16-0 and had won their first two conference tournament games on Friday. They improved to 30-10 overall, marking just the second time in school history they have reached 30 regular season wins.

Against Manchester, Monica Crowe improved to 18-2 overall on the mound, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out five in 6.2 innings. Devin Moorman retired the final batter of the game to earn the save in relief.

Katie Lee led the offense with three hits and two RBI in the game, including the game-winning hit in the Ravens’ five-run fourth inning to take control of the game.

Lauren Smith had two hits and Amy Wuestefeld added a two-RBI single. Tori Prine also had an RBI in the game and Megan Ream scored two runs and robbed Manchester of a home run in the third inning.

Lee, Smith, Ream, Crowe, Moorman and Yardley Collett, who had the game-winning two-run homer against Bluffton on Friday, were all named to the 12-player All-Tournament Team.

The NCAA will announce the pairing and regional field on Monday at 10 a.m. The Ravens will play at one of eight regional sites, starting on Thursday.

The top-seeded Ravens will play either Manchester or Bluffton (11 a.m., Saturday) in the championship game at 1 p.m. All games in the tournament will be carried on Stretch Internet and Live Stats from Anderson. Complete tournament results and schedule are at the bottom of story.

“It was a good start, but our only goal is to win the tournament championship and advance to the national tournament,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “We still need one more victory and both Bluffton and Manchester are good teams that have played us tough this season. It won’t be an easy game and we will have to play well to win.”

Against Manchester, Monica Crowe tossed a one-hitter to improve to 17-2 overall on the season. The senior didn’t allow a run while striking out seven with two walks.

Natalie Moorhouse led the Raven offense with a grand slam and Yardley Collett and Lauren Smith added RBI singles.

Against Bluffton, Collett had two hits and all four of the Raven RBI in the game, including a two-run, game-winning home run in the fifth inning.

“Yardley has been swinging the bat extremely well the last several games,” said Holloway of Collett, who has seven home runs this season. “Anytime she is at the plate, she has the potential to hit the ball out of the park.”

Devin Moorman won her 10th straight game, allowing six hits and two earned runs while striking out eight with three walks.

“Devin hasn’t lost a game in her last 11 starts and her ERA is under 2.00 since we got back from Florida,” said Holloway. “Both of our pitchers threw well today and have been very consistent all season in keeping us in every game.”

Tournament Schedule

Friday, May 4

Game 1 – No. 2 Bluffton 3, No. 3 Transylvania 2

Game 2 – No. 1 Anderson 8, No. 4 Manchester 0

Game 3 – Manchester 7, Transylvania 0

Game 4 – Anderson 4, Bluffton 3

Saturday, May 5

Game 5 – Manchester 6. Bluffton 2

Game 6 – Anderson 6, Manchester 3

The freshman led the Ravens to a doubleheader sweep of Mount St. Joseph on Sunday, going 4-for-6 at the plate with three runs scored, a double, a home run, five RBI, and a 1.667 slugging percentage as the Ravens finished the HCAC season with a perfect 16-0 mark.

Collett blasted a three-run game-winning home run in the seventh inning of AU’s 5-4 win over the Lions in the first game and they won the regular season finale 8-0 in five innings.

Anderson (27-10, 16-0 HCAC) will open the HCAC tournament Friday against No. 4 Manchester at noon.

The Ravens complete the regular season 27-10 overall and 16-0 in the HCAC. They will host the conference tournament on Friday, starting at 10 a.m. AU will play No. 4 seed Manchester in the second game at noon at Raven Field.

In the first game, Yardley Collett hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Ravens the victory. The freshman had two hits in the game.

Katie Lee and Lauren Smith also had two hits each and Smith and Natalie Moorhouse each had an RBI.

Monica Crowe improved to 16-2 overall and 8-0 in the HCAC, allowing six hits and two earned runs in the complete game while striking out 11 with five walks.

In the second game, Lee and Collett led the offense again with two hits and two RBI each. Nichole Frazier also had two hits in the game.

Devin Moorman tossed a complete game shutout, her fourth in HCAC play, to improve to 9-4 overall and 8-0 in the HCAC.She allowed five hits and no runs while striking out two.

Moorman finished with a sub-1 ERA in conference play and is 15-1 over the last two seasons in conference games.

The junior went 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA to lead the Ravens pitching staff last week, allowing 10 hits and three runs, while striking out 10 in 14 innings of work.  Moorman has won eight straight decisions overall and is 7-0 in the HCAC with a 0.95 ERA this spring.

Anderson (25-10, 14-0 HCAC) will look to finish the league schedule unblemished at Mount St. Joseph Saturday at 1 p.m.

The victory was the 13th in a row for the Ravens at home and the 14th straight in HCAC play this season without a defeat. AU finishes the regular season a perfect 10-0 at home and has won 19 of its last 20 home contests over the last two years.

The Ravens have also won 18 of their last 20 games this season and have already clinched the HCAC regular season championship and home-field advantage for the post-season tournament.

“It’s important to win at home and we feel we have done a good job of protecting our home-field over the last two years,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “But today was about Senior Day and our four seniors that have done so much for our program these last four years.”

The seniors all had a big hand in the sweep on Saturday. In the first game, senior Monica Crowe improved to 15-2 overall and 7-0 in the HCAC on the mound, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out three.

“Monica holds eight school records and has been the ace of our staff for the last three years,” said Holloway. “We couldn’t ask for any more from her and we feel anytime she takes the mound, we are going to win the game.”

Senior Kelly Rusterholz drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of the first game with a double and finished with a pair of two-baggers in the contest. She added another RBI double in the first game.

“Kelly has persevered through a lot of injuries in her four years, but they couldn’t replace her heart,” said Holloway. “She has really bought into the program and been a leader for us these last few years.”

In the second game, seniors Megan Kruse and Stephanie Atkins both had home runs and accounted for the last five RBI of the second game. Kruse had a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Atkins added a two-run blast in the fifth frame.

“Those two kids have been linchpins for us at first base and catcher for the last four years,” said Holloway.

Devin Moorman won her eighth straight decision on the mound in the second contest, improving to 8-4 overall and 7-0 in the HCAC. The junior allowed four hits and two runs while striking out a career-high nine Grizzlies.

Sophomore Katie Lee and junors Natalie Moorhouse and Katy Ogden led the offense with two hits each.

AU (25-10, 14-0 HCAC) travels to Mt. St. Joseph next Saturday for the regular season finale at 1 p.m. AU will host the HCAC post-season tournament starting on May 4.

AU improved to 23-10 overall and 12-0 in the HCAC, clinching the regular season title and home field advantage in the post-season tournament on May 4-5.

“We have accomplished our first goal that we set this season and that was to win the regular season championship,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “Now we need to finish the conference season strong and get ready to defend our tournament title and reach that second goal of advancing to the NCAA National Tournament again.”

In the first game, Monica Crowe earned the victory on the mound, improving to 14-2 overall and 6-0 in the HCAC. The senior allowed eight hits and one run while striking out nine in the complete game performance.

Katie Lee led the Raven offense with a home run (Pictured left) and Natalie Moorhouse drove in the game-winning run with a RBI double in the sixth inning to score Amy Wuestefeld, who had also doubled earlier in the frame.

In the second game, Devin Moorman won her seventh straight decision to improve to 7-4 overall and 6-0 in the HCAC. The junior allowed six hits and one run while striking out one in the complete game performance.

Nichole Frazier drove in the winning run in the seventh inning with a single, scoring Megan Ream, who had reached base earlier in the inning.

Stephanie Atkins had a double and a run scored and Moorhouse added another double.

AU hosts Franklin on Saturday for Senior Day at 1 p.m.

Crowe was 2-00 with a 1.91 ERA to lead the Ravens pitching staff last week, allowing eight hits and three runs with eight strikeouts in 11.0 innings of
work in wins over Manchester and Blackburn.

Crowe stands 13-2 overall with a 2.09 ERA this spring and leads the HCAC in wins.

AU (21-10, 10-0 HCAC) travels to second-place Bluffton (18-12, 6-2 HCAC) on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

Against Blackburn, Natalie Moorhouse led the Raven offense with two hits and two RBI, including a double.

Katy Ogden and Nichole Frazier each had two hits and Stephanie Atkins added a hit and an RBI.

Monica Crowe improved to 13-2 on the mound, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out five in four innings. Yardley Collett earned her first career save, tossing the final three innings while allowing two hits and no runs.

Against Illinois Wesleyan (25-5), Katie Lee led the offense with three hits and a run scored.

Megan Ream added a home run and two RBI and Amy Wuestefeld and Ogden each had two hits.

Starter Devin Moorman earned a no decision, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out one. Lauren Smith tossed the final three innings, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out four.

AU (21-10, 10-0 HCAC) travels to Bluffton (18-12, 6-2 HCAC) on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

In the first game, Natalie Moorhouse led the Raven offense with two hits and two RBI, including a home run.

Yardley Collett had two hits and Katie Lee added a double and an RBI. Megan Ream had the other RBI with a sacrifice fly.

Monica Crowe improved to 12-2 overall and 5-0 in the HCAC on the mound, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out three.

In the second game, Moorhouse led the offense again with three hits, two runs and four RBI, including a pair of home runs.

Lee had three hits, two runs and Collett and Katy Ogden each added home runs as the Ravens set a new single season record with their 30th home run.

Devin Moorman won her sixth straight start, allowing nine hits and two earned runs while striking out five with one walk.

AU (20-9, 10-0 HCAC) travels to the Illinois Wesleyan tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The play Fontbonne on Saturday at 5 p.m. (CST).

Anderson

Moorman went 3-0 in the circle this week for the Ravens, pitching 17 innings with seven strikeouts and a 2.06 earned run average.  Moorman earned conference victories against Rose-Hulman and Transylvania, while also defeating No. 17 Trine 5-4 on Wednesday.

She had a scoreless streak of 18 innings without giving up a run snapped on Saturday in the second game against Transylvania, a 9-1 victory for the Ravens to complete the sweep. She has won her last five starts, including a 4-0 mark in HCAC games.

Anderson (18-9, 8-0 HCAC) will face Manchester at home Wednesday before traveling to Illinois Wesleyan for a tournament over the weekend.

In the first game, Amy Wuestefeld led the Raven offense with two hits, including an RBI double.

Stephanie Atkins drove in the winning run with a double in the sixth inning to score Lauren Smith, who had walked earlier in the inning.

Monica Crowe improved to 11-2 overall and 4-0 in the HCAC on the mound with the victory, allowing four hits and no earned  runs while striking out seven Pioneers.

In the second game, Katie Lee led the offense with three hits, two runs, a stolen base and an RBI, including a double.

Wuestefeld and Yardley Collett each had two hits and two RBI and Atkins added a home run and two RBI. Megan Ream also hit a home run and scored two runs in the game.

Devin Moorman improved to 5-4 overall and 4-0 in the HCAC, allowing five hits and one run in the complete game victory. Transylvania scored a run in the second inning to snap her 18-inning scoreless streak in the conference.

AU (18-9, 8-0 HCAC) hosts Manchester on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

In the first game, Katy Ogden led the Raven offense with three hits, two runs and four RBI, including a home run.

Megan Ream added two hits, three runs and two RBI, including a home run, and Katie Lee added a double and two RBI.

In the second game, Lee led the offense with three hits, two runs and the game-winning RBI on a double in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Ogden added two more hits, including a double, and Natalie Moorhouse chipped in with a double and two RBI. Lauren Smith added a hit and an RBI.

Devin Moorman earned the victory on the mound, allowing six hits and four runs in six innings while striking out three.

AU (16-9, 6-0 HCAC) hosts Transylvania on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The Ravens won the first game 13-6 and the second contest 12-0 to run their win streak to eight games and improve to 6-0 in the HCAC.

“Getting two conference wins means more to me right now than winning my 100th game,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “We really came out and hit the ball well tonight and got plenty of support for our pitchers.”

Megan Ream led the offense in the first game with three hits, four runs and two RBI, including a home run and a double, as the Ravens pounded out 19 hits, including seven of the extra base variety.

Natalie Moorhouse had three hits and three RBI, including a double, and Yardley Collett also had three hits and two runs, including a home run.

Katie Lee added two hits and an RBI and Samantha Steele also had two hits in the game.

Monica Crowe improved to 10-2 on the mound, allowing four hits and four runs in four innings with five strikeouts. Lauren Smith tossed the final three innings to earn the save, allowing four hits and two runs.

Devin Moorman tossed a two-hit shutout in the second game, earning her third victory of the season – all in conference play. The junior struck out four while extending her HCAC scoreless streak to 17 innings.

“Monica pitched well enough to win her 10th game of the season and Devin continued her great run in conference play,” said Holloway of his staff. “Then Lauren came in and did what we have asked her to do and that is save games when our starters need relief. We’re playing very well right now and we just need to continue to hit and play good defense behind our pitching staff.”

Moorhouse led the offense with a double and a home run to go with three runs scored. Smith had two hits, two runs and an RBI, including a double.

Stephanie Atkins hit a grand slam and Collett and Tori Price also added home runs in the contest. Lee had two hits and an RBI and Kerri Doutlick chipped in with an RBI single.

AU (15-8, 6-0 HCAC) travels to No.17 Trine on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Anderson

The junior led the Ravens to a 4-0 record, finishing the week 6-for-12 (.500) with five runs scored, three home runs, 10 RBI, and a 1.250 slugging percentage.

Moorhouse had two home runs and four RBI in the first game against Defiance Saturday, including a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh.  She also had the game-winning grand slam in the first game victory over Hiram on Sunday. 

Anderson (13-8, 4-0 HCAC) will face Rose-Hulman, Trine, and Transy this week.

In the first game, Natalie Moorhouse led the Raven offense with a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning to account for the final four runs.

Yardley Collett had two hits and an RBI, including a home run, and Katie Lee added two runs, a home run and an RBI.

Monica Crowe got the win in relief, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out three. Lauren Smith got the save, getting out the last hitter of the game with the bases loaded.

Megan Ream ended the second game with a walk-off solo home run to open the seventh inning.

Lee led the offense with two hits and two runs and Crowe had an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game at 2-2.

Crowe got the win in relief again, allowing just one hit in four innings while striking out four.

AU (13-8, 4-0 HCAC) travels to HCAC foe Rose-Hulman on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

The Ravens won the first game 7-5 and completed the sweep with a 14-0 decision in the second contest.

In the first game, Natalie Moorhouse led the Ravens with a pair of home runs and four RBI, including a two-run walk-off (Pictured left) to end the contest in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Lauren Smith and Megan Kruse each had two hits and an RBI each with the latter hitting a solo home run.

Samantha Steele and Katie Lee each had two hits and Stephanie Atkins added a solo home run.

Monica Crowe improved to 7-2 on the season with the victory, allowing eight hits and five runs in seven innings while striking out six.

In the second game, Devin Moorman tossed a two-hit shutout, allowing just two runners while striking out two in five innings.

AU scored all 14 runs in the third inning, just missing a school record for the most runs in a single frame. The record is 15 runs against Goshen in 1991, which also occurred in the third inning.

Smith and Atkins both hit grand slams in the third inning as the Ravens sent 19 players to the plate and accumulated 13 hits off three Defiance pitchers.

Smith finished with two hits, two runs and six RBI while Yardley Collett had three hits, including a home run.

Steele also had three hits with two runs scored and Katie Lee and Moorhouse chipped in with two hits each.

AU (11-8, 4-0 HCAC) hosts Hiram on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Steele batted .632 in six games last week, getting 12 hits in at-bats with three runs scored and seven stolen bases. She was 5-of-8 against Alma, 5-of-6 against No. 7 DePauw and 2-of-5 in the HCAC opener against Hanover.

Crowe finished the week 2-1 on the mound with a 1.56 ERA in 18 innings on the mound. She tossed three complete games, including a shutout, allowing 15 hits and four runs while striking out 12.

AU (9-8, 2-0 HCAC) hosts HCAC foe Defiance on Saturday at 3 p.m.

In the first game, Kelly Rusterholz, Lauren Smith and Natalie Moorhouse led the Raven offense with two hits and an RBI each.

Samantha Steele added two hits and Megan Kruse and Sorcha Cox chipped in with a hit and two RBI each.

Tori Price, Yardley Collett and Katy Ogden each had a hit and an RBI as the Ravens finished with 15 hits in five innings.

Monica Crowe earned her sixth victory on the mound, allowing four hits and one run while striking out five.

In the second game, Devin Moorman tossed a complete game shutout for her first win of the season, allowing just three hits while striking out three.

Collett led the offense with two hits, including the only RBI of the game to score Amy Wuestefeld, who had walked and stole second base.

AU (9-8, 2-0 HCAC) hosts Defiance next Saturday in the home opener at 3 p.m.

In the first game, Samantha Steele led the Raven offense with two hits and a stolen base and Katie Lee also had a pair of hits, including a double.

Tori Price added a solo home run and Natalie Moorhouse chipped in with an RBI single.

Monica Crowe took the loss, allowing seven hits and three runs in seven innings while striking out two.

In the second game, Steele led the offense with three hits and a stolen base and Lauren Smith added two hits and an RBI.

Smith took the loss on the mound, allowing seven hits and five runs in five innings with a strikeout.

AU (7-8) travels to Hanover on Saturday for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener at 1 p.m.

In the first game, Samantha Steele led the Raven offense with three hits and three stolen bases.

Stephanie Atkins had a hit and two RBI and Tori Price added two hits and an RBI. Natalie Moorhouse added a double and a run and Yardley Collett chipped in with two hits, including a double.

Monica Crowe tossed a complete game to earn her fifth victory of the season, allowing four hits an no runs in her 18th career shutout. She struck out five with three walks.

In the second game, Steele led the offense with two hits, two stolen bases and a run scored.

Collett added an RBI and Lauren Smith added a double and a run scored.

Devin Moorman took the loss on the mound, allowing six hits and five runs while striking out two.

AU (7-6) travels to No. 6 DePauw for a doubleheader on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Anderson

Ream led the Ravens offense in Florida, finishing the week 9-of-19 (.474) with seven runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, four RBI, three stolen bases, and 17 total bases.  Ream had a slugging percentage of .895 and an on-base percentage of .545 as the Ravens posted a 5-4 mark last week.

Anderson (6-5, 0-0 HCAC) will face Alma (Tuesday), No. 6 DePauw (Wednesday) and Hanover (Saturday) in the HCAC opener on the road this week.

Against Farmingdale, Megan Ream led the Raven offense with three hits and three runs, including a double.

Lauren Smith had two hits and four RBI, including a bases loaded triple. Katie Lee added two hits and an RBI and Katie Ogden chipped in with a hit and an RBI.

Monica Crowe tossed a complete game to earn her fourth win of the season, allowing eight hits and no earned runs while striking out six.

Against Lake Forest, Natalie Moorhouse led the offense with a double and two RBI.

Samantha Steele had two hits and an RBI, including a double, and Kelly Rusterholz and Megan Kruse each added a hit and an RBI.

Yardley Collett pitched 3.1 innings of relief, allowing four hits and no earned runs while striking out three. Devin Moorman pitched the first 3.2 innings, allowing seven hits and six runs while striking out five.

AU (6-5) travels to Alma on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

Against Southwestern, Lauren Smith led the Raven offense with two hits and a run scored. Kelly Rusterholz got the game-winning RBI on a squeeze bunt in the seventh inning.

Monica Crowe improved to 3-1 on the mound, allowing three hits and two runs in seven innings while striking out three.

Against Otterbein, Megan Ream had a home run and two RBI to account for the two runs in the game.

Samantha Steele also had two hits and scored a run, but was thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the seventh to end the game.

Smith took the loss on the mound, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out four.

AU (5-4) plays Farmingdale State (9 a.m.) and Lake Forest (1 p.m.) on Saturday in the final two games of its spring break trip to Florida.

Against Rowan, Lauren Smith led the Ravens with a double and two RBI. Natalie Moorhouse added a hit and an RBI.

Smith and Moorhouse also pitched in relief with Smith allowing four hits and two earned runs in 3.2 innings. Moorhouse pitched the seventh inning, not allowing a hit or run.

Against Endicott, Megan Ream led the offense with three hits, two runs and two RBI, including a double and a home run.

Stephanie Atkins and Tori Price added two hits and two RBI each and Moorhouse had two hits. Katy Ogden added a hit and an RBI.

Monica Crowe tossed her second shutout of the season and school-record 17th of her career. The senior allowed just two hits in seven innings while striking out 12.

AU (4-3) plays Southwestern (3 p.m.) and Otterbein (5 p.m.) on Friday in Kissimmee.

The Ravens also played a junior varsity game, defeating Defiance College 6-3 in eight innings on Wednesday afternoon in Kissimmee.

Sorcha Cox led the offense with two hits and three RBI and Devin Moorman added two hits, two RBI and a run scored.

Sam Steele had two hits, two runs and an RBI and was the winning pitcher. She tossed a complete game, allowing just four hits and one earned run while striking out two.

In the first game against Millikin, Natalie Moorhouse led the Ravens with a hit and two RBI.

Katy Ogden had two hits and Yardley Collett and Tori Price each had an RBI. Katie Lee and Lauren Smith added a hit and a run scored each.

Devin Moorman earned a no decision on the mound, allowing four hits and three runs in 4.2 innings while striking out four. Smith earned the victory in relief, tossing 2.1 shutout innings while striking out five.

Against Washington, Amy Wuestefeld led the offense with three hits and two stolen bases.

Lee had two hits and an RBI and Stephanie Atkins added two hits and a run scored. Tori Price had a triple and two RBI and Smith had the game-winning home run.

Smith again earned the victory in relief on the mound, allowing three hits and no runs in 4.2 innings while striking out three.

AU (3-2) plays No. 17 Rowan (1 p.m.) and Endicott (3 p.m.) on Wednesday in Kissimmee.

The Ravens also played a junior varsity game against Marietta on Tuesday, falling 11-8. Collett led the Ravens with three hits, two runs and Price added two hits and three RBI. Kerri Doutlick had two hits and two RBI, including a home run, and Sorcha Cox and Moorman added two hits each.

The Profs (7-0) trailed 3-2 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but got a single and a walk-off home run to end the game.

Stephanie Atkins led the Raven offense with two hits and two RBI, including a two-out, two-RBI single in the sixth inning to tie the game at 2-2.

Yardley Collett had a pinch-hit single to plate the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, scoring Katie Lee.

Natalie Moorhouse and Kelly Rusterholz each had two hits and Lee added a hit, stolen base and run scored.

Monica Crowe took the loss on the mound, allowing eight hits and four earned runs while striking out five without a walk.

AU (1-2) plays Millikan (9 a.m.) and Washington (11 a.m.) on Tuesday in Kissimmee.

Against Wheaton, Senior Monica Crowe tossed a two-hitter in the victory, allowing no runs while striking out 10 batters with four walks.

Katie Lee led the offense with three hits, two runs scored and two stolen bases, including a double.

Stephanie Atkins had two hits and two RBI and Lauren Smith added two hits and two runs scored. Katy Ogden chipped in with a double and Megan Kruse added an RBI.

Against Coast Guard, Moorhouse led the offense with a home run and two RBI. Lee had two hits and Ogden added two hits and an RBI.

Yardley Collett chipped in with a hit and an RBI and also threw 2.2 innings of relief, allowing four hits and one earned run. Crowe also tossed 2.1 innings of relief, allowing two hits and no earned runs.

AU (1-1) plays Daniel Webster (3 p.m.) and Centenary (5 p.m.) on Sunday in Kissimmee.

The Ravens received 76 points and six first-place votes in the poll. Transylvania got two first-place votes and Bluffton received the other first-place vote.

The Pioneers were picked second with 73 points, followed by Bluffton (61), Defiance (59), Manchester (44), Rose-Hulman (34), Mt. St. Joseph (29), Hanover (15) and Franklin (14).

The Ravens won the HCAC post-season tournament championship last year and advanced to the NCAA Div. III national tournament. They lost to national champion Linfield and No. 5 Central, finishing 29-15 overall and 12-4 in the HCAC.

AU has won four conference championships and advanced to four NCAA Regionals in the past 11 years.

AU opens the 2012 season against Wheaton, Mass., in Kissimmee, Fla., on Mar. 10 at 9 a.m.

The game was the first in over 50 hours for the Ravens after two days over rain delays and cancelations. The loss was the second in the tournament for the Ravens against a Top 5 opponent as they also lost to No. 1 Linfield 10-0 in six innings.

Against Central, Katy Ogden led the Ravens with two hits and an RBI. Megan Kruse added a double and scored the other AU run on a bunt by Kourtney Allender to tie the game at 2-2 in the third inning.

Central scored the winning run in the fourth on a two-out single.

Monica Crowe took the loss, giving up four hits and two earned runs in three innings. Devin Moorman pitched three scoreless innings of relief, allowing three hits while striking out one.

AU finishes the season 29-15 overall and was 1-2 in the Central Region. The Ravens won the HCAC post-season tournament on May 7 at Lexington, Ky.

Trailing 5-3 in their last at-bat, Natalie Moorhouse walked with one out. Katy Ogden singled and Kourtney Allender bunted for a hit to cut the deficit to 5-4. Lauren Smith moved both runners into scoring position with a groundout and Stephanie Atkins singled up the middle to score both runners.

Atkins led the Ravens with two hits and two RBI, including her third game-winning hit this post-season.

Megan Ream and Ogden added two hits each and Megan Kruse chipped in with a double.

Devin Moorman earned her 10th victory of the season on the mound, allowing three hits and no runs in 2.2 innings of relief.

AU (29-14) will play the loser of Coe/Central on Saturday in Pella, Iowa at 4 p.m.

The Ravens only hit was from Amy Wuestefeld in the sixth inning as Claire Velaski improved to 20-1 for the Wildcats on the mound.

Linfield (42-2) scored a run in the first and added another in the third inning, but led just 2-0 after 4 1/2 innings.

Then the nations leading offense exploded for five runs in the fifth and ended the game with their NCAA leading 90th home run in the sixth inning.

Monica Crowe took the loss on the mound, allowing four hits and five runs in 4.2 innings while striking out four.

AU (28-14) will play Fontbonne (29-9) in the loser’s bracket on Friday at 10 a.m.

Katie Lee, Lauren Smith and Lys Hess were named to the 13-player 1st Team for this season. Lee was also named the Freshman of the Year after batting .405 with 34 runs, six doubles, four triples, 15 RBI and seven stolen bases. In conference only games, Lee batted .526 while Smith was at .512 and Hess a .429 clip.

Overall, Smith batted .412 this season with 22 runs, six doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 RBI while Hess finished at .360 with 18 runs, six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 19 RBI.

Named to the 2nd Team were sophomores Amy Wuestefeld, Katie Ogden, Megan Ream, Devin Moorman and juniors Allie Hoover and Stephanie Atkins.

In HCAC games, Moorman finished with a 7-1 record and a 2.16 earned run average in 45 innings pitched, including seven complete games. Overall, Moorman was 9-4 with a 3.02 ERA and eight complete games in 16 starts with 50 strikeouts.

In HCAC play, Hoover batted .542, followed by Ream (.500), Wuestefeld (.415), Odgen (.362) and Atkins (.341).

Overall, Wuestefeld led the Ravens in hitting with a .426 average, 31 runs, six doubles, four triples, one home run, 18 RBI and 13 stolen bases.

Ogden batted .339 with 21 runs, a team-high 14 doubles, two home runs, 25 RBI and Ream was at .286 with 13 runs, three doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 RBI.

Hoover hit .395 with 11 runs, 11 doubles, 15 RBI and Atkins batted .274 with 17 runs, 10 doubles, two triples and 18 RBI.

Sophomore Natalie Moorhouse was named to the Honorable Mention team after hitting .341 in HCAC games. Overall she batted .347 with 22 runs, 11 doubles, six home runs and a team-high 34 RBI.

AU (28-13, 12-4 HCAC) won the HCAC post-season tournament last weekend at Transylvania and will be playing in the NCAA Div. III Central Region on Thursday against No. 1 Linfield at 10 a.m.

The No. 8 seed Ravens (28-13) will play No. 1 seed and top-ranked Linfield College (41-2) in the first game on Thursday at 11 a.m. (10 a.m. central time).

“We’re excited to make our fourth regional appearance in the national tournament,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “Obviously, Linfield is a quality opponent and will be a challenge for our team. We feel we played one of the toughest schedules in the nation and that has prepared us for the challenge that lies ahead.”

The NCAA selection committee announced the 60-team Div. III playoff field on Monday as part of a streamed internet selection show on NCAA.com.

Also receiving bids to the Central Region tournament are Central (Iowa), Fontbonne (Mo.), Washington-St. Louis (Mo.), Coe (Iowa), Wisconsin-Whitewater and Benedictine (Ill.).

AU earned the HCAC automatic bid into the tournament by defeating Defiance College 6-4 in the championship game on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.

The Ravens have won 19 of their last 23 games, including a 4-1 mark in the HCAC tournament.

The Central Region features four teams ranked in the top eight nationally. In the most recent National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll. Linfield is ranked No. 1, Central is No. 5, Coe is No. 7 and Wisconsin-Whitewater is No. 8.

Thirty-five conferences have been granted automatic qualification and six independents were selected for the 2011 championship. The 18 remaining teams were selected on an at-large basis from automatic qualifying conferences and the remaining independent institutions

Eight double-elimination tournaments are scheduled to begin Thursday and Friday on campus sites. Eight teams will compete at six first-round sites starting Thursday and six teams will compete at two first-round sites beginning Friday. All first-round sites will use a double-elimination format.

The eight-team Division III championship finals, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, will be held May 20-24 at Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Va.