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Brooke Turkalj 2018 spring break
Brooke Turkalj had five hits, four runs scored on four RBI in Saturday's two wins.
0
S. New Hampshire SNH 17-2
14
Winner Wayne State WS 12-6
S. New Hampshire SNH
17-2
0
Final
14
Wayne State WS
12-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
S. New Hampshire SNH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Wayne State WS 4 4 2 4 X 14 18 1

W: Guitar, Megan (8-3) L: Maddy Barone (7-1)

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Winner Wayne State WS 13-6
2
Lock Haven LHU-S 7-9
Winner
Wayne State WS
13-6
4
Final
2
Lock Haven LHU-S
7-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Wayne State WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 8 0
Lock Haven LHU-S 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0

W: Guitar, Megan (9-3) L: Bekah Slattery (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Softball Extends Winning Streak; Concludes Spring Trip Winning 12 Of 14 Games

Warriors head north with a six-game winning streak.

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Wayne State University softball team (13-6 overall) concluded its spring break trip with a pair of victories on Saturday.  The Warriors finished with a 12-2 mark after blanking 20th-ranked Southern New Hampshire (17-2 overall) 14-0 in five innings, then rallying to defeat Lock Haven (7-9 overall) 4-2 in eight innings.

GAME ONE RECAP

Senior Kristen Lucas (Newmarket, Ont.) led off the bottom of the first with a double and went to third on a ground out.  Sophomore Brooke Turkalj (St. Jacobs, Ont.) doubled in Lucas, and freshman Bryanna Kressler (Kitchener, Ont.) singled to put runners on the corners.  Junior Hannah McClounie (Essex, Ont.) then walloped her team-leading fourth home run to left center to make it 4-0.

Senior Kylee Barrett (Croswell, Mich. / Croswell-Lexington) singled to start the second, and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore Emma Adams (Rockwood, Ont.).  After a Penmen error scored one run, Turkalj doubled in Lucas, and McClounie smacked a two-run double increasing WSU's lead to 8-0.

Wayne State added two more runs in the bottom of the third as junior Ashley Messina (Troy, Mich.) had a leadoff single with Adams lacing an RBI triple down the right field line.  Adams later scored on a sacrifice fly by freshman Rainey Psenicka (Guelph, Ont.).

The Warriors concluded the scoring with a four-run fourth.  McClounie singled as did pinch-hitter Rachelle Clayton (Guelph, Ont.).  After a fielder's choice and an SNHU miscue loaded the bases, Adams had an RBI single.  With two outs, Psenicka doubled in a pair and Turkalj followed with had an RBI single.

IN THE CIRCLE

Megan Guitar (Croswell, Mich. / Croswell-Lexington) improved to 8-3 by tossing a one-hit shutout for five innings.  She struck out three and walked three.

Maddy Barone (7-1) retired one of the five batters she faced, surrendering four earned runs on four hits.  Sarah Lavallee allowed one earned run (four total) on five hits in 1.2 innings.  Ali Atherton pitched the final two innings and gave up nine hits and six runs (two earned).

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Turkalj went 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, while McClounie was 3-for-3 with five RBI.  Lucas, Psenicka and Adams each contributed two hits as part of WSU's 18-hit attack.

LEADING THE PENMEN

Lavallee had a one-out single in the fourth.

GAME TWO RECAP

Wayne State ended its spring break trip with a six-game winning streak following a dramatic 4-2 come-from-behind win over the Bald Eagles.

WSU took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a home run by Turkalj, the first of her collegiate career (in game No. 75).

Lock Haven grabbed a 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the second on a two-out two-run single by Casey Carpenter.

Neither team scored for the next four innings until the Warriors tied the game in the top of the seventh.  Barrett was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Adams.  Lucas then laced a 1-2 offering into center field for a double.

In the top of the eighth with the international tie-breaker rule invoked, Kressler's sacrifice bunt advanced Turkalj, the placed runner, to third.  McClounie had an RBI single to make it 3-2, and after back-to-back singles by Messina and Barrett, McClounie scored on a passed ball.

Guitar retired all three Lock Haven batters in the bottom of the eighth.

IN THE CIRCLE

Guitar (9-3) earned her second win of the day, by limiting the Bald Eagles to two earned runs on three hits in eight innings.  She struck out seven and walked three.

Kayla Gee started for LHU and allowed one earned run on four hits in 5.1 innings.  She walked two and struck out one.  Bekah Slattery (2-3) allowed the final three WSU runs (just one earned) on four hits in 2.2 innings.  She did not record a strikeout or a walk.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Barrett reached base three times on two hits and a HBP.  Six other WSU batters had one hit apiece.

LEADING THE BALD EAGLES

Becca Caputo had a double and scored once to lead LHU.

UP NEXT

Wayne State is schedule to host Walsh in a non-league twinbill on Wednesday at Gary L. Bryce Field starting at 3:30 p.m.  The Warriors begin GLIAC play on Saturday with a home doubleheader vs. Tiffin.  First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.

 
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