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.

The Ravens defeated Transylvania 2-0 in the first game to advance to the championship against Defiance. AU defeated Defiance 3-0 in the first championship game to force a winner-take-all contest.

“I’m so excited for our players,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “To win a championship is one of our goals and it was a gutsy effort by our team today to win three games in 26 innings.”

In the final championship game, Katie Lee drove in the courtesy runner in the top of the 12th and Amy Wuestefeld followed with a double to plate Lee.

AU survived two innings when Defiance had the winning run on third with less than two outs in the bottom of the 9th and 10th frames.

“Give our kids a lot of credit in those situations,” said Holloway. “We never gave up and kept fighting and battling and it paid off. We had some great pitching and key defensive plays to keep them from winning the game in those extra innings.”

Lauren Smith earned the victory on the mound, allowing four hits and no earned runs in eight innings of relief. Devin Moorman tossed the first four innings, allowing six hits and two runs.

Kourtney Allender led the offense with three hits and an RBI and Wuestefeld and Lee added two hits and an RBI.

Allie Hoover had two hits and Megan Kruse added a two-RBI single.

In the first championship game against Defiance, Wuestefeld led the Ravens with two hits and two RBI, including a home run. Lee had two hits, two runs and Katy Odgen added a RBI single.

Monica Crowe tossed a complete game to earn the victory, allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out three.

In the first game of the day against Transylvania, Crowe also tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out four.

“Monica has been our leader on the pitching staff the whole year and she was just outstanding today,” said Holloway. “To throw two complete game shutouts back-to-back against that caliber of offense was unbelievable. In was a team effort from the pitching staff as we got four good innings out of Devin and eight innings of shutout relief by Lauren.”

Natalie Moorhouse led the offense with two hits and Wuestefeld and Hoover added RBI singles.

Moorhouse, Crowe, Wuestefeld, Lee and Stephanie Atkins were all named to the 2011 HCAC All-Tournament Team on Saturday.

The title was the sixth HCAC post-season tournament championship for the Ravens. They also won the title in 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000 and 2007.

AU (28-13) advances to the NCAA National tournament next Thursday. The NCAA tournament selection show is scheduled for noon on Monday.

Against Bluffton, Megan Ream had a double and a triple and Stephanie Atkins had a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh to drive in the winning run.

Ream scored the first run of the game on Amy Wuestefeld’s bunt single in the bottom of the sixth to give the Ravens a 1-0 lead.

Katy Ogden added a double as the Ravens outhit the Beavers 7-3 in the contest.

Monica Crowe earned her 11th victory of the season on the mound, allowing three hits and no earned runs while striking out six.

Against Defiance, Katie Lee led the offense with three hits and a run scored.  Ogden drove in the first run of the game to give the Ravens a 1-0 lead.

The Yellow Jackets used a leadoff walk, error, sacrifice bunt and another error to score the winning run in the eighth inning.

Devin Moorman took the loss on the mound, allowing eight hits and one earned run while striking out three.

AU (25-13) plays top-seeded Transylvania in the loser’s bracket on Saturday at 11 a.m. The will will have to beat Defiance twice in to win the conference championship.

Anderson University’s Monica Crowe

Crowe finished the week 2-0 with a pair of complete game shutouts in 12 innings with six hits allowed, no earned runs, and 18 strikeouts.

The junior pitcher led the Ravens to an 8-0 win over Franklin on Friday and a 3-0 win over Mount St. Joseph on Saturday.

Anderson (24-12, 12-4 HCAC) finished second in the standings and will tangle with Bluffton in the HCAC tournament at Transylvania Friday.

In the first game, Allie Hoover led the offense with two hits and two runs scored, including a double.

Stephanie Atkins had a two-RBI single and Megan Kruse added an RBI hit.

Monica Crowe tossed a four-hit shutout on the mound, striking out 12 Lions in seven innings. The victory was the 10th of the year for the junior pitcher.

Lone senior Ellen Thompson played first base in her final home game, despite a knee injury that will require surgery after the season.

In the second game, Amy Wuestefeld led the offense with two hits, an RBI and a run scored.

Lys Hess had two hits and Natalie Moorhouse added an RBI double. Kruse chipped in with an RBI single.

Devin Moorman won her ninth game of the year on the mound, allowing seven hits and one run in seven innings while striking out eight without a walk.

AU (24-12, 12-4 HCAC) finishes the regular season in second place and will be the No. 2 seed in the post-season tournament on Friday in Lexington, Ky.

In the first game, Monica Crowe tossed a complete game two-hitter, allowing no runs while striking out six with three walks.

Natalie Moorhouse led the offense with two hits and four RBI, including a double.

Katie Lee had two hits, three runs and Lys Hess added two hits, two stolen bases and an RBI. Amy Wuestefeld chipped in a triple and two RBI.

In the second game, Katie Ogden led the Ravens with four hits, three runs and three RBI, including a pair of doubles.

Stephanie Atkins had two hits and three RBI, including a triple, and Allie Hoover added two hits and two RBI.

Michelle Brooks chipped in two hits and two runs, including a double, and Lauren Smith had a triple and an RBI.

Devin Moorman improved to 8-3 on the mound, allowing eight hits and two earned runs in five innings while striking out three with two walks.

AU (22-12, 10-4 HCAC) finishes the regular season on Saturday against Mt. St. Joseph for Senior Day at 3 p.m.

The Ravens will travel to top-seeded Transylvania next Friday for the four-team HCAC post-season tournament.

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

Katy Ogden added two hits, two runs and Lys Hess chipped in with a home run and two RBI.

Lauren Smith earned the victory on the mound, allowing six hits and four earned runs while striking out five in the complete game performance.

In the second game, Ogden led the Ravens with three hits, two runs and two RBI, including a school-tying three doubles.

Katie Lee added two hits, two runs and Moorhouse chipped in with a home run and two RBI. Kourtney Allender also had two hits.

Moorhouse earned her first victory of the season on the mound, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out two without a walk.

AU (20-12, 8-4 HCAC) travels to Franklin on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

Cancer survivor Dee Cundiff threw out the first pitch and Angie Ogden (pictured) tossed the second one to her daughter and AU sophomore Katy as they both lost their father Kris this past fall to cancer.

The Beavers won the first game 5-2, but the Ravens captured the second contest 7-2.

In the first game, Allie Hoover and Stephanie Atkins led the offense with two hits and an RBI each, including a double. Lys Hess added a double and a run scored.

Monica Crowe took the loss on the mound, allowing seven hits and four earned runs while striking out eight. She only needs one strikeout to become the first AU pitcher to have three 100 strikeout seasons. She also set the career strikeout record of 355 earlier this season.

In the second game, Megan Ream led the Ravens with a pair of home runs and four RBI. She also threw two runners out at the plate from centerfield, including the final play of the game.

Lauren Smith had three hits and three runs, including a home run. Amy Wuestefeld also had three hits, including a double, and Hoover added two hits, including a double.

Devin Moorman improved to 7-3 on the mound, allowing nine hits and two runs while striking out three without a walk.

AU (18-12, 8-4 HCAC) travels to Huntington on Monday at 1 p.m.

Miller, an exercise science major, was a four-year starter for the men’s basketball team, where he received 1st Team All-HCAC honors following both his junior and senior seasons. Miller led the Ravens in assist over the past four seasons and led in steals the past two years. He played a key role on the 2009-10 team that won the HCAC season championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. He was the team captain and MVP during his junior and senior years.

Thompson, a biology major, is this year’s Outstanding Senior Female Athlete. She was a member of the women’s basketball team the past four seasons, a member of the women’s golf team during her freshman and sophomore years, and a member of the softball team the past three seasons. In basketball, Thompson earned HCAC All-Conference and team MVP honors during the 2010-11 season. She is the ninth leading scorer in school history with 965 points, second in free throws made (281) and free throws attempted (381), and fourth in free throw percentage at 73.8 percent. She was team captain during her senior season.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the seventh consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing and theology.

The Pioneers won the first game 4-3 and the second contest 2-1.

In the first game, Katy Ogden led the Ravens with two doubles and two RBI. Lys Hess added a triple and an RBI.

Monica Crowe took the loss on the mound, allowing five hits and three earned runs while striking out three.

In the second game, Katie Lee led the offense with two hits and Katy Ogden added a home run.

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

AU (17-11, 7-3 HCAC) hosts Bluffton on Saturday at 1 p.m.

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

Stephanie Atkins had two hits and two RBI and Lys Hess added two hits and an RBI. Natalie Moorhouse also had two hits and Katie Lee chipped in with a double.

Monica Crowe tossed a complete game two-hit shutout on the mound, striking out seven with just one walk.

In the second game, Megan Ream led the offense with three hits and an RBI. Atkins had two hits and two RBI, including a double. Lys Hess, Lauren Smith and Amy Wuestefeld all had two hits and an RBI. Hess and Megan Kruse each had a home run.

Devin Moorman tossed a complete game one-hit shutout on the mound, striking out six without a walk.

AU (17-9, 7-1 HCAC) travels to conference leader Transylvania (16-11-1, 9-1 HCAC) on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Katie Lee led the Ravens with four hits and two runs and Lauren Smith had three hits and two RBI, including a home run.

Megan Ream also had three hits and an RBI and Katy Ogden added two hits and two RBI. Amy Wuestefeld chipped in with two hits.

Monica Crowe took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before settling for a complete-game three-hitter. She struck out eight in getting her seventh victory of the season.

In the second game, Ogden led the offense with two hits and an RBI. Natalie Moorhouse added two hits and Lys Hess and Stephanie Atkins chipped in with a double each.

Devin Moorman improved to 5-2 on the mound, allowing five hits and two earned runs in 5.1 innings. Smith pitched the final 1.2 innings to earn the save, allowing just one hit while striking out one.

AU (15-9, 5-1 HCAC) hosts Rose-Hulman on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

“Those were two big wins against the No. 4 team in the nation,” said AU coach Tony Holloway. “We trailed in both games, but we never gave up and kept fighting. DePauw is a quality team that has been one of the best teams in the country the past decade.”

In the first game, AU led 8-5 after six innings, but the Tigers plated five runs in the top of the frame to take a two-run lead. Kourtney Allender walked, Natalie Moorhouse singled and Katy Ogden was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two outs. Lys Hess doubled home all three runs with a ball of the rightfield fence for the game winner.

“Lys has been hitting the ball well all season and she went with the pitch and drove it to rightfield,” said Holloway of Hess, who finished with two hits and three RBI in the game. “Allender and Ogden both had big at-bats to get on base and Natalie’s single gave Lys a chance to win the game.”

Lauren Smith led the offense with three hits, three RBI and two runs, including a 3-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to give the Ravens an 8-5 lead.  Megan Kruse had two hits, two runs and three RBI, including a two-run homer in the fourth inning. Katie Lee added two hits, two runs and Moorhouse chipped in with two hits.

Monica Crowe earned the victory, allowing 11 hits and seven runs while striking out six with five walks.

In the second game, AU trailed 7-1 after three innings before making its second comeback of the day. Lee drove in a run with a single and Amy Wuestefeld added a two-RBI double to cut the deficit to 7-4. Michelle Brooks singled, Wuestefeld singled and Moorhouse doubled in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-6 and Crowe had a pinch-hit triple to tie the game going into the seventh inning.

After DePauw got two runs to take its second two-run lead of the day into the bottom of the seventh, Stephanie Atkins singled to open the last frame. Smith singled and Kruse followed with a three-run homer to right-center field for the game-winner.

Wuestefeld led the Ravens with three hits and two RBI, including a double. Moorhouse also had three hits, including a pair of doubles and Smith added three hits as well. Atkins had two hits, two runs and Kruse added the home run and three RBI.

“Megan has been in a slump the first part of this season, but we’ve really been working on her swing and she has put in a lot of time,” said Holloway. “I was glad to see all that work pay off today and hopefully she has found her swing again and will continue to hit that way this weekend. We have two big conference games as Defiance on Saturday and we need to keep swinging the bats like we have been.”

Smith earned the victory on the mound, allowing 11 hits and three runs in 5.2 innings of relief.

AU (13-9, 3-1 HCAC) travels to HCAC leader Defiance College on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the seventh consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing, and theology.

In the first game, Katie Lee led the offense with a pair of hits and an RBI, including a double.

Allie Hoover had a double and three RBI and Megan Ream added a double and two RBI. Kourtney Allender chipped in with an RBI double.

Monica Crowe earned the victory on the mound, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out seven with three walks.

In the second game, Lauren Smith led the Ravens with four hits, two runs and two RBI, including a pair of doubles.

Hoover had three hits, two runs and two RBI, including two doubles, and Stephanie Atkins added two hits and two RBI.

Natalie Moorhouse added a double and two RBI and Lys Hess chipped in with a three-run homer. Jami Delagrange had two hits, two runs and Lee added three runs scored.

Devin Moorman was the winning pitcher, allowing seven hits and four earned runs while striking out one with four walks.

AU (11-9, 3-1 HCAC) hosts No. 6 DePauw in a doubleheader on Thursday at 3 p.m.

In the first game, Natalie Moorhouse led the Ravens with three hits, two runs and five RBI, including a grand slam.

Katie Lee had three hits, two runs, two RBI and Katy Odgen added two hits and two RBI, including a double. Amy Wuestefeld chipped in with two hits, three runs and an RBI, including a double.

Lauren Smith earned the victory on the mound, allowing 11 hits and five earned runs in seven innings while striking out five with four walks.

In the second game, Wuestefeld led the offense with two hits and Kelly Rusterholz added a double before leaving the game with an arm injury. Michelle Brooks had the only RBI for the Ravens.

AU (9-9, 1-1 HCAC) hosts Hanover on Saturday in a HCAC doubleheader at 1 p.m.

In the first game, Lys Hess led the Ravens with two hits and two RBI, including a home run. Natalie Moorhouse had two hits and Katie Lee added a hit and two RBI.

AU led 5-0 after four innings and still led 5-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth frame. The Spartans scored six times in their last at-bat to steal the victory.

In the second game, Lee had three hits, two runs and two RBI, including a triple. Moorhouse had two hits, two runs and two RBI, including a home run. Kourtney Allender (pictured) added a home run and four RBI and Amy Wuestefeld, Katy Ogden and Lauren Smith two hits each.

Devin Moorman earned the victory, allowing four hits and two runs in the complete game win with seven strikeouts.

AU (8-8, 1-1 HCAC) hosts Trine on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

In the first game, Natalie Moorhouse led the Ravens with a home run and three RBI. Lys Hess added two hits, including a home run, and Amy Wuestefeld chipped in with three hits.

Monica Crowe took the loss on the mound, allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out five with three walks.

In the second game, Moorhouse led the offense with two hits, including a double. The sophomore also pitched two innings, allowing four hits and no earned runs.

AU (7-7) opens HCAC play on Thursday with a doubleheader at Manchester at 3:30 p.m.

Anderson University’s Monica Crowe

Crowe posted a 2-2 record on the mound during the week, finishing with a 1.12 earned run average in 25 innings while striking out 34 and limiting the opposition to a .141 average at the plate. The Muncie, Indiana native tossed three complete games, including one shutout during the week down in Florida.

Anderson (7-5, 0-0 HCAC) returns to the diamond against Alma on Mar. 29 at 3:30 p.m.

Against Hood, Natalie Moorhouse and Allie Hoover led the offense with two hits and two RBI each. Katie Lee and Kourtney Allender added two hits each and Lauren Smith and Andi Ley chipped in with a double apiece.

Kelly Rusterholz set a school record with three hit by pitches.

Devin Moorman earned the victory on the mound, allowing eight hits and one earned run while striking out four and walking three.

Against St. Benedict, Monica Crowe tossed a three-hit shutout, striking out six without a walk.

Amy Wuestefeld led the offense with a triple and scored the only run of the game on a wild pitch. Lys Hess and Katy Ogden added two hits each.

AU (7-5) hosts Alma on Tuesday, Mar. 29 at 3:30 p.m.

Against Framingham, Amy Wuestefeld led the offense with three hits, three runs and two RBI, including a triple. Lauren Smith added two hits, two RBI and Lys Hess chipped in with two hits and an RBI.

Monica Crowe and Devin Moorman combined on a one-hitter.  Crowe struck out five in four innings and Moorman added a strikeout in the fifth frame.

Against Endicott, Stephanie Atkins led the offense with a double as the Ravens outhit the Gulls 7-4 in the contest.

Smith took the loss on the mound, allowing three hits and three unearned runs in four innings. Moorman allowed just one hit in two innings of relief, striking out two.

AU (5-5) finishes its spring break trip against Hood and St. Benedict on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Against Ramapo, Monica Crowe tossed a complete game, allowing six hits and one earned run while striking out 12 with two walks.

Amy Wuestefeld led the offense with two hits and Stephanie Atkins added an RBI single.

Against Rowan, Katie Lee led the offense with two hits and an RBI. Natalie Moorhouse added a hit and two RBI and Lys Hess chipped in with an RBI single.

AU (4-4) plays Framingham State and Endicott on Thursday in Kissimmee.

Against Carthage, Monica Crowe tossed a one-hitter, allowing three earned runs while striking out 11 and walking six.

Stephanie Atkins led the offense with two hits and Allie Hoover added an RBI single as the Ravens outhit the Redmen 7-1 in the contest.

Against Roger Williams, Amy Wuestefeld and Natalie Moorhouse led the Ravens with three hits and a run scored each. Megan Ream added two hits, three runs and two RBI, including a home run.

Lauren Smith earned the victory on the mound, allowing eight hits and three earned runs in six innings while striking out three with two walks.

AU (4-2) plays Rowan and Ramapo on Wednesday in Kissimmee at 9 a.m.

In the first game, Kelly Rusterholz led the Ravens with three hits and two RBI, including a double. Allie Hoover added a RBI single.

Natalie Moorhouse pitched four innings of relief, allowing just two hits and non earned runs while striking out two without a walk.

In the second game, Stephanie Atkins led the offense with three hits, two runs and an RBI, including a double and a triple.

Katy Ogden added two hits and an RBI and Amy Wuestefeld chipped in with an RBI double.

Monica Crowe improved to 2-0 on the mound, tossing a complete game with four hits and three runs while striking out seven.

AU (3-1) plays Carthage and Roger Williams on Monday in Kissimmee.

Against Wheaton, Monica Crowe tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out 10 with only two walks.

Katy Ogden led the offense with two hits and an RBI, including a double. Allie Hoover also had two hits and scored a run. Katie Lee added a hit and an RBI.

Against Skidmore, Amy Wuestefeld led the offense with two hits and a run scored. Natalie Moorhouse set a school record with three sacrifice flies and Lee added a triple and two runs scored. Megan Kruse chipped in with a hit and an RBI.

Devin Moorman earned the victory on the mound, allowing three hits and no earned runs while striking out one with two walks. Lauren Smith tossed three shutout innings to earn the save, striking out five with one walk and one hit allowed.

AU (2-0) plays Utica and Westminster on Sunday in Kissimmee.

Defending champion Transylvania was selected first with 80 points and eight first-place votes. Bluffton was second (71), followed by Anderson (59), Manchester (53), Defiance (48), Franklin (34), Rose-Hulman (29), Mt. St. Joseph (22) and Hanover (9).

AU opens the season at home with a doubleheader against Blackburn on Mar. 7 at 3:30 p.m.