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Jessie O'Donnell 2023 vs. PNW
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
Jessie O'Donnell had two hits in each game at Davenport.
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Wayne State WS 16-27, 5-16 GLIAC
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Winner Davenport DU 12-26, 6-11 GLIAC
Wayne State WS
16-27, 5-16 GLIAC
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Final
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Davenport DU
12-26, 6-11 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Wayne State WS 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 2
Davenport DU 0 0 3 6 X 9 11 0

W: Kelsey Byers (5-10) L: Buckberger, Sasha (5-11)

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Wayne State WS 16-28, 5-17 GLIAC
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Winner Davenport DU 13-26, 7-11 GLIAC
Wayne State WS
16-28, 5-17 GLIAC
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Final
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Davenport DU
13-26, 7-11 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wayne State WS 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 8 13 7
Davenport DU 1 0 5 0 3 0 X 9 10 2

W: MaKayla Thompson (3-6) L: Bonk, Alexis (6-8) S: Kelsey Byers (1)

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

Softball Begins Final Week of Regular Season With Two Losses At Davenport

Warriors fall 9-1 and 9-8 against the Panthers.

CALEDONIA, Mich. -- The Wayne State University softball team (16-28 overall, 5-17 GLIAC) dropped a pair of contests at Davenport University (13-26 overall, 7-11 GLIAC) on Wednesday afternoon falling 9-1 in five innings and coming up just short in late rally 9-8 in the nightcap.

GAME ONE RECAP
WSU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on the first collegiate home run by junior Shelby Miller (Georgetown, Ont.).

The host Panthers answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame.  A walk and a single preceded a strikeout.  Lindsay Goodman reached on a fielder's choice as Warrior pitcher Sasha Buckberger's (Oakville, Ont.) throw to third was not in time loading the bases.  A walk to Kaycee Loehr knotted the game at 1-1, prior to a sacrifice fly by Brooke Cowan put DU ahead for good.  Emma Miller's two-out single produced the third run of the inning.

Junior Alexis Bonk (New Hudson, Mich. / South Lyon) and freshman Jessie O'Donnell (Campbellville, Ont.) both singled in the fourth but WSU was unable to push across any runs.

In the bottom of the inning, Davenport tallied six runs on eight hits.  Riley Hasseld had a two-run triple to make it 5-1, before three consecutive RBI hits increased the hosts advantage to 8-1.  DU's last run was unearned and came on a fielder's choice.

IN THE CIRCLE
Buckberger (5-11) surrendered eight runs in three-plus innings on eight hits and three walks.  She struck out three.  Freshman Hayden Batton (Plainfield, Ind. / Avon) allowed an unearned run in her one inning of work.  Batton gave up three hits and struck out one.

Kelsey Byers (5-10) earned the victory limiting WSU to one run on four hits in five innings.  She struck out three and walked two.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
O'Donnell had two hits, while senior catcher Becky Hodder (Orangeville, Ont.) walked twice.

LEADING THE PANTHERS
Hasseld had three hits, drove in two and scored a pair of runs.  Gabby Palazzolo reached base three times via two hits and a walk, and scored twice.

GAME TWO RECAP
For the second straight contest, WSU took a 1-0 lead.  Miller led off the top of the first with a walk, moved to second on a single by senior Taryn Peru (Bath, Mich.), and scored on a two-out single up the middle by Bonk.

DU evened the score in the bottom of the first on a two-out home run by Hayley Kreiger, her team-leading sixth of the season.

Wayne State went ahead 4-1 with a three-run third inning.  Hodder had a leadoff single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Peru.  After sophomore shortstop Leah Wrubel (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Mattawan) drew a walk to load the bases, Bonk smashed her first home run of the season to left center.

The Panthers responded with a five run third inning to take a 6-4 lead.  Kreiger had a two-run single and Loehr hit a two-run home run.

The Warriors pulled within a run with a single tally in the top of the fifth.  Sophomore Mady Ruczynski (Richmond, Mich. / Armada) had a two-out single and scored when classmate Rylie Josephson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Central) laced an RBI double to left center.

Davenport increased its lead to 9-5 with a trio of runs in the bottom of the fifth.  Kreiger contributed an RBI single, while Lindsay Goodman had a two-run bloop single.

WSU tried to rally in the top of the seventh.  Bonk had a leadoff double and went to third on a single by Josephson.  Bonk scored when Josephson stole second and the throw was off the mark.  O'Donnell singled to put runners on the corners.  After a ground out, Miller delivered a two-run single to cut the deficit to one (9-8).  Hodder walked, but a strikeout ended the contest.

IN THE CIRCLE
Bonk (6-8) went the distance allowing nine runs on 10 hits in six innings.  She struck out nine and walked five.  The nine K's were the second-most by Bonk this season.

Makayla Thompson (3-6) was the first of four pitchers for Davenport.  She allowed five earned runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings.  She struck out four and walked two.  Emma Miller surrendered three earned runs in 1.2 innings on four hits and a walk.  Elise Magnus faced three batters allowing a hit and a walk.  Byers notched her first save of the season striking out the lone batter she faced.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Bonk went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI, along with seven total bases.  Josephson, O'Donnell and freshman Maddie Hool (Allen Park, Mich.) each had two hits.  Hodder reached base three times on a hit and two walks.

LEADING THE PANTHERS
Kreiger went 3-for-3 with four RBI and Becca Daoust added two hits and two runs.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will conclude the regular season with a twinbill at Ferris State on Friday.
 
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