Friday’s Softball Results
Akron 3, UMass 2
Central Michigan 16, Buffalo 7 (6 inn.)
Buffalo 10, Central Michigan 8
Miami 7, Ball State 3
Ball State 10, Miami 1
Northern Illinois 9, Bowling Green 0 (5 inn.)
Northern Illinois 3, Bowling Green 1
Ohio 13, Kent State 5 (5 inn.)
Ohio 10, Kent State 1 (5 inn.)
Toledo 8, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan 2, Toledo 0
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
Akron 3, UMass 2
Box Score
AMHERST, Mass --The Akron Zips took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and never trailed from there on the way to a 3-2 victory over the UMass Minutewomen on Friday.
The Zips' offense was led by Sophia Wygast (3-for-4), collecting three of Akron's nine hits. Meagan Lee added a pair of hits and a run scored, while Andrea Day delivered an RBI double with a run scored. Delany Jenkinson also had an RBI in a 1-for-2 showing at the plate.
Junior Madie Jamrog (10-5) started in the circle and picked up the win for Akron (25-20, 16-3). The right-hander went 5.1 innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on five hits, allowing three walks and striking out three.
The Zips put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Akron managed to push across two runs in the inning.
The Zips then lost some of their lead, expanding on their advantage in the fifth inning after the Minutewomen cut it to 2-1. Senior Meagan Lee came across to score the lone run of the inning for Akron, which brought the Zips lead to 3-1. UMass put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Akron still held on for the 3-2 win.
The series continues on Saturday, April 18 with a doubleheader. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. Follow the action on GoZips.com.
Central Michigan 16, Buffalo 7 (6 inn.) | Box Score
Buffalo 10, Central Michigan 8 | Box Score
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Central Michigan Softball team split its first two games against Buffalo, winning the first game 16-7 in six innings and dropping the second game 10-8. The two teams will complete the series at noon on Saturday afternoon.
CMU shifts to 21-18 on the season and 13-7 in conference play, while the Bulls move to 21-27 overall and 7-13 in the MAC.
CMU scored first in game one with three runs in the top of the first inning. The runs came via an RBI single by London Williams and a two-run home run from Grace Koenig. The Chippewas chased the Buffalo starting pitcher in the first inning after the home run.
Mackenzie Langan earned the start for CMU and worked a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the first and second innings.
In the top of the third inning, Jenna Kuzara and Alexa Carter both hit their eighth home runs of the season, moving CMU's lead to 5-0. The Bulls tacked on two in the bottom of the inning with an RBI triple, and one more with an RBI double.
In the fourth inning, an RBI single off the bat of Rache Cairo extended CMU's lead to three runs, 6-3.
A solo home run led off the bottom of the inning for Buffalo and the Bulls took the lead with back-to-back RBI singles at 7-6.
In the top of the sixth, the bats absolutely erupted for the Chippewas. CMU scored 10 runs in the inning to reach the final score of 16-7 in six complete innings.
In the sixth, chaos ensued with a single from Angela Petrovitch, a single from Rachel Cairo, and a walk for Tori Briggs. Petrovitch scored to even it at seven on a passed ball.
Emma Lotus reached via error by the second baseman which scored Ashley Bila and Rachel Cairo to put CMU up by two. Jenna Kuzara then singled, and London Williams followed that up with a three-run home run. With the bases now clear, Alexa Carter ripped a double and was moved to third with a fly ball from Grace Koenig.
On a single from Cierra Laska, Carter scored. The lineup started again and Angela Petrovitch recorded another single, her second of the inning that advanced Laska.
Rachel Cairo singled to load the bases, and a single up the middle from Tori Briggs scored Laska and Petrovitch. Emma Lotus then singled to score Cairo, and an RBI groundout off the bat of Kuzara scored Cairo.
The Bulls led the bottom of the inning off with a walk, but that runner was stranded after two strikeouts from Aubrey Strelow and a ground out.
Langan threw the first three innings for CMU, surrendering all seven runs, but collecting four strikeouts.
Strelow entered in relief in the fourth and finished the game with just two hits allowed, eight strikeouts and just two walks.
The Chippewas got off to a similar start through their first two at bats as they led 5-0. After a lead-off walk by Bella Smithson, Bri Delaney hit a home run to deep center field to cut Central Michigan's lead to 5-2.
The Chippewas extended their lead to 6-2 after a ground out. Buffalo made it a three-run game as Nicole Allen singled through the right side to score Emily Gorman from second.
The fifth inning was a fireworks show as Central Michigan added a pair of runs to lead 8-3. The Bulls chipped away in the bottom half of the inning as Delaney forced in a run on a bases loaded walk. After a pitching change, Abbey Nagel fought off two-strikes as she ripped a game-tying grand slam to center field. This marked her second grand slam of the season and the Bulls' fourth this year.
The Chippewas went down in order in the top of the sixth with the chance for the Bulls to take the lead. Gorman started the offense with a one-out single to center. Now with two outs, Gorman stole second base before Allen singled up the middle. With the runners on the corners, Allen stole second base to have a pair od runners in scoring position for Bella Smithson at the plate. Smithson smacked a double right down the left field line that scored both runners.
Olivia Russ shut down the Chippewas in the top of the seventh as the Bulls came away with the 10-8 win. Russ tossed 5.0 innings with two earned runs and a strikeout.
Allen, Gorman and Nagel had multi-hit performances. Nagel led the Bulls with four RBIs as Delaney had three. Gorman rounded the bases three times in the game.
The Bulls are back in action tomorrow as they'll wrap up their series against the Chippewas at noon from Nan Harvey Field.
Miami 7, Ball State 3 | Box Score
Ball State 10, Miami 1 | Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University softball team (32-14, 13-7 MAC) split its doubleheader against Ball State University (17-24, 4-16 MAC) on Friday afternoon, winning the first game 7-3 and losing the second 10-1. The RedHawks totaled four home runs in the first game, and Katy Olive hit her 15th home run of the season. She leads the MAC in home runs and is tied for 38th in the nation.
Miami got on the board 1-0 in the second inning of game one with an RBI single from Bailey Manos.
Ball State followed it up with three runs in the top of the third: a two-run double and an RBI double.
The RedHawks tightened the gap to 3-2 in the bottom of the third. Danitza Hernandez got on base with a triple to center field, and Mckenna Campbell then hit an RBI single.
Miami tied up the game in the fourth with a home run from Ella Carter. The Red and White took the lead in the fifth, 5-3. Katy Olive hit a two-run homer into the pond.
Miami added to its lead with back-to-back home runs from Manos and Estrello.
The RedHawks went on to close out a 7-3 victory.
Bailey Manos went 3-for-4 at the plate with one home run and two RBI. Ella Carter went 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run.
Presley Hosick pitched a complete game, allowing only five hits and two earned runs; she recorded three strikeouts.
Leading 2-1 entering the fourth inning courtesy of a two-run double from sophomore shortstop Addison Zimpleman in the top of the first, Ball State (17-24; 4-16 MAC) used four bases loaded walks and a bases loaded hit by pitch to take complete control of the game.
The final three tallies of the frame came from a bases-clearing double from senior first baseman Lindsey DeRoeck, extending the lead to 10-1. It was DeRoeck's second double of the game and team-leading 15th of the season.
Zimpleman also drew one of the three bases-loaded walks to tie with DeRoeck for game-high honors with three RBIs apiece.
Overall, the Cardinals finished the game with 10 runs and six hits, while drawing seven walks and being hit by two pitches.
In the circle, redshirt junior Bridie Murphy picked up the win, throwing the final 3.0 innings and allowing just three hits to a RedHawks squad which leads the league in batting average. Freshman Grace Gray started the contest, throwing the first 2.0 innings and allowing three hits and one run.
Northern Illinois 9, Bowling Green 0 (5 inn.) | Box Score
Northern Illinois 3, Bowling Green 1 | Box Score
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio— A four-RBI day from Danielle Stewart (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) helped the Northern Illinois University Huskies complete a doubleheader sweep of Bowling Green State University. The Huskies (21-12, 14-5 MAC) opened the afternoon with their first shutout of the season, a 9–0 five-inning win in game one, before closing out the day with a 3–1 victory over the Falcons (17-24, 5-15 MAC)
This is third straight series where the Huskies have earned a run-rule victory this season.
Jenna Turner (Marengo, Ill./Marengo) went 2-for-4 in the second game and scoring once. Stewart was a combined 4-for-8 in both games, two runs scored, as she recorded her first back-to-back games with multiple hits since the Ball State series (4/7-4/8).
Madison Carlson, who improved to 9-0 on the season, started in the circle for the Huskies in game one and struck out the first two batters. Carlson went the distance and added two more strikeouts to her day for the Huskies as she allowed only two hits.
The Huskies broke the game open with a six-run surge in the third inning, starting with a single to left from Lia Nance (Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside). She came around to score the game's first run on a throwing error, setting the tone for the inning. Izzi Hanna (Granger, Ind./Penn) followed by scoring on Stewart's RBI double to center. Stewart then crossed the plate as Kayla Estrada (Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King) reached on an error. Alanah Velazquez (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter) added another run on Alana Powell's (Chicago, Ill./Kenwood Academy) RBI single, and Katy Ramage (Germantown Hills, Ill./Metamora Township) capped the rally with a sharp 2-RBI single to score Powell and Mia Morera (Simi Valley, Calif./Westlake).
Stewart hit her seventh home run of the season, sending it to center field for the Huskies seventh run of the game.
Bowling Green got their first hit of the game in the fourth inning, a single to center field, before being stranded on the bases.
With two outs, a pair of walks put Nance and Ramage on base. Hanna then stepped in and reached on an error, allowing both runners to score and extending NIU's lead to 9–0 heading into the bottom of the fifth.
Rylie Hartman (Kankakee, Ill./Herscher) collected the final two outs as NIU won their first shutout game of the season.
It was a tight start in game two, as neither team recorded a hit through the first two innings, with each side drawing a pair of walks.
Nance got the hit started with an infield bunt as she was joined on base with a base hit from Turner. Hanna added the third hit of the game to load the bases with no outs in the inning. Stewart hit her 14th double of the season, scoring Nance and Turner to start the scoring for NIU.
Matching the first game, the Falcons did not record their first hit until the fourth inning, a single to left field before being left stranded on the bases.
NIU had two hits in the fifth inning before Powell hit a double in the sixth to reach base. Powell scored the final run of the day for NIU on Ramage's RBI single.
Bowling Green saw their lone run of the day come from a solo home run shot to left field as they recorded two hits in the seventh inning.
The Huskies and Falcons will conclude their three-game series tomorrow, April 18. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. CT.
Ohio 13, Kent State 5 (5 inn.) | Box Score
Ohio 10, Kent State 1 (5 inn.) | Box Score
KENT, Ohio – The Ohio softball team (31-15, 13-7 MAC) returned to action Friday afternoon (April 17), defeating Mid-American Conference foe Kent State (17-24, 7-13 MAC) in both games of the doubleheader. Ohio took control of both games, winning game one, 13-5, in five innings before winning game two, 10-1, in five innings.
In game one, Ohio scored 13 runs on 11 hits and committed four errors, while Kent State scored five runs on five hits and committed two errors.
At the plate, senior Colleen Bare (Pickerington, Ohio) went 2-for-2, including a home run, with four RBI and one run scored. Junior Izzie Wilson (Delaware, Ohio) finished 3-for-4, with four RBI. Senior Shelby Westler (Marion, Ohio) went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Graduate student Rylee McDaniel (Ventura, Calif.) hit a home run, recording two RBI and two runs scored, while senior Belle Hummel (Cincinnati, Ohio) recorded two hits and scored four runs. Junior Brenna Farmer (Mt. Blanchard, Ohio) added a hit and two runs scored.
In the circle, graduate student Skipp Miller (Bradford, Ohio) earned the win, pitching five innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on five hits, walked three and struck out four.
The Bobcats wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first, as Westler drove in a run with an RBI single to right for an early 1-0 lead. The Golden flashes answered in the bottom of the innings, scoring two runs on three hits to take a 2-1 advantage.
Ohio responded in the second inning. With a runner on first, McDaniel launched a two-run home run to retake the lead, 3-2. Hummel followed with a double to left before Bare hit a sacrifice fly to drive her home. Farmer reached with a single and scored on Westler's two-RBI double, and Wilson capped the six-run inning with an RBI double to push the lead to 7-2.
Kent State scored two runs in the bottom of the second to cut the deficit to 7-4.
The Bobcats loaded the bases in the top of the third, and Bare brought home a run with a sacrifice fly. Wilson continued her strong performance with a three-RBI double to clear the bases and extend the lead, 11-4. The Golden Flashes added one run in the bottom of the inning, setting the score, 11-5.
After a scoreless fourth, Hummel opened the fifth with a single before Bare crushed the ball over the center-field fence for a two-run homer and a 13-5 lead.
Ohio's defense shut down Kent State in the bottom of the fifth to seal the victory in five, 13-5.
Overall, Ohio scored 10 runs on seven hits and committed one error in game two, while Kent State scored one run on four hits and committed one error.
At the plate, Hummel went 2-for-3 with five RBI and two runs scored. McDaniel and sophomore Alexis Book (Chillicothe, Ohio) each hit solo home runs and scored two runs, and Bare added a home run. Junior Kylie Gorsuch (North Canton, Ohio) scored one run on one hit, while Farmer added a double.
In the circle, junior Mikie Lieving (New Haven, W. Va.) got the win, pitching four innings, allowing one run on three hits. Senior Keegan Moore (South Point, Ohio) allowed one hit and walked one in one inning pitched.
Three walks loaded the bases in the top of the first for the Bobcats, and Westler followed with a sacrifice fly to get Ohio on the board, 1-0.
Gorsuch singled to left, then two Bobcats got walked to load the bases in the top of the second. Hummel struck a three-RBI double to left center for three runs, then raced home off a Farmer double to extend the lead, 5-0.
Hummel hit a two-RBI single to drive in two runs and the 7-0 advantage in the top of the third. The Golden Flashes scored in the bottom of the fourth to cut into the deficit, 7-1.
McDaniel and Book hit back-to-back solo homers in the top of the fifth, then Bare capped off the inning with her own one-run home run for a commanding 10-1 lead.
Ohio's defense shut down Kent State in the bottom of the fifth to secure the win in five, 10-1.
The Bobcats wrap up the three-game series with Kent State on Saturday, April 18. First pitch is set for 10 a.m. ET.
Toledo 8, Western Michigan 7 | Box Score
Western Michigan 2, Toledo 0 | Box Score
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Toledo softball split a doubleheader with Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan on Friday afternoon in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Rockets picked up an 8-7 win in game one before falling 2-0 in game two, moving them to 9-11 in conference play.
Freshman Jenna Gober led the offense in game one, going 2-for-3 and driving in the winning run with a single to left field in the top of the seventh. Gober also crushed her third homer of the season with a solo shot in the third inning. Samantha Bolding tallied her 11th home run of the season and 24th of her career with a two-run shot in the second inning. Eli Enriquez chipped in two hits, marking her 18th multi-hit game of the season. Katie McDonald (9-9) picked up the win, tossing 5.2 innings in relief and allowing three runs.
Western Michigan struck first with a solo home run in the first inning, 1-0.
UT responded with five runs in the top of the second, highlighted by a bases clearing double from Eli Enriquez and a two-run homer from Samantha Bolding for a 5-1 lead. The Broncos got within one in the second after plating three runs, 5-4.
Jenna Gober blasted a solo homer in the third while Audrey Miller tallied an RBI single to keep Toledo in front after five innings, 7-4. WMU evened the contest after scoring runs in the fifth and sixth frames, 7-7.
Gober sent home the winning run with an RBI single to left field in the top of the seventh, 8-7.
Toledo didn't remain in the series lead for long as the Brown and Gold quickly bounced back in the second game of the day. Powered by a complete game shutout from Geyer in the circle, Western Michigan scored two runs on seven hits in the series tying victory. The Broncos got their first hit in the second inning and were primed to score in the third as they loaded the bases. But a fielder's choice out at home followed by a double play kept it a scoreless game through three.
WMU ended the 0-0 deadlock in the fourth as the bottom of the inning began with a single from designated player Analeez Niles. The Brown and Gold scored their opening run shortly after as Lampela had a long double to left center, bringing pinch runner Haleigh Smith home. Lampela brought in the second and final run of the game for Western Michigan as well. In the bottom of the sixth, Lampela hit her third home run of the year for the 2-0 win.
