Softball | 4/15/2017 8:08:00 PM
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Box Score 2 PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- The 28th-ranked Wayne State University softball team (32-10 overall, 11-5 GLIAC) won two conference contests at Lake Erie College (11-18 overall, 5-10 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors won the opener, 3-0, at the Kiwanis Recreation Park Complex before completing the sweep with a 4-2 triumph in the nightcap. WSU is tied-for-first with both Saginaw Valley (10-4 GLIAC) and Hillsdale (11-5 GLIAC) with both the Warriors and Chargers just percentage points behind the Cardinals.
GAME ONE RECAP
WSU wasted little time scoring a run in the top of the first.
Lyndsay Butler (Cambridge, Ont.) had an infield single and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by
Hannah McClounie (Essex, Ont.).
Brooke Turkalj (St. Jacobs, Ont.) walked but was erased on a fielder's choice. Butler and
Kristen Lucas (Newmarket, Ont.) then pulled off a double steal with Butler safe at home.
Butler retired the first nine Storm batters before a leadoff single in the bottom of the fourth by Kristin Peacock. Savannah Karako had a one-out single advancing Marissa Rizzo into scoring position, but a fielder's choice and a ground out ended the frame.
The Warriors added to their lead in the top of the sixth as Turkalj had a leadoff single to center. She moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Lucas, and scored on a two-out, two-run home run to left center by
Kylee Barrett (Croswell, Mich. / Croswell-Lexington).
Meanwhile, Butler set down 10 of 11 Lake Erie batters following Savannah Karako's single until Darrian Yanek singled with two outs in the seventh. A comebacker ended the game.
IN THE CIRCLE
Butler (17-9) tossed her 10th shutout of the season scattering four singles. She struck out three and did not walk a batter.
Allyson Deemer (3-10) suffered the loss after allowing three earned runs on seven hits with one walk and zero strikeouts.
LEADING THE WARRIORS
Butler went 2-for-4 and was the lone WSU batter with a multiple-hit game.
LEADING THE STORM
Four different hitters had singles.
GAME TWO RECAP
The Storm struck first with a one-out walk to Marissa Rizzo and a two-out RBI double by Elizabeth Karako.
Wayne State did not trail for long as Butler led off the bottom of the first with an infield single. McClounie reached on a dropped fly ball to put two runners in scoring position. Butler scored on Turkalj's sacrifice fly, with McClounie crossing home plate with the go-ahead run on a double by Lucas.
Megan Guitar (Croswell, Mich. / Croswell-Lexington) followed with a single to put runners on the corner and with two outs,
Ashley Messina (Troy, Mich.) had an infield single plating Lucas.
Lake Erie pulled within 3-2 in the top of the third as Peacock had a one-out single, went to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single by Savannah Karako.
The Warriors regained the two-run advantage in the bottom of the fifth as McClounie smacked her first home run of the season.
Guitar retired the final six LEC hitters.
IN THE CIRCLE
Guitar improved to 13-1 by limiting Lake Erie to two earned runs on five hits. She struck out seven and walked one.
Hannah Shevenell (4-6) yielded four runs (two earned) on seven hits in six innings of work. She struck out two and walked one.
LEADING THE WARRIORS
Lucas was the lone WSU hitter with a multiple-hit game.
LEADING THE STORM
Peacock had two of Lake Erie's five hits, including a double.
UP NEXT
Wayne State concluded its 12-game GLIAC road trip with a 9-3 mark. The Warriors will play their final six regular-season games at Gary L Bryce Field starting with a conference twinbill on Saturday against Ohio Dominican at 1 p.m. WSU will hold its Senior Day ceremonies on Sunday before the noon doubleheader against Ashland.
