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Mady Ruczynski 2022 vs. GVSU
Mady Ruczynski had two hits and scored three times against SVSU.
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Winner Saginaw Valley State SVSU 22-7, 6-1 GLIAC
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Wayne State WS 11-16, 1-6 GLIAC
Winner
Saginaw Valley State SVSU
22-7, 6-1 GLIAC
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Final
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Wayne State WS
11-16, 1-6 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Saginaw Valley State SVSU 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 8 14 1
Wayne State WS 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 6 3

W: Emily Depew (8-3) L: Buckberger, Sasha (5-4)

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Winner Saginaw Valley State SVSU 23-7, 7-1 GLIAC
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Wayne State WS 11-17, 1-7 GLIAC
Winner
Saginaw Valley State SVSU
23-7, 7-1 GLIAC
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Final
6
Wayne State WS
11-17, 1-7 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saginaw Valley State SVSU 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 9 5 4
Wayne State WS 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 6 5 2

W: Jaclyn Groves (5-2) L: Bonk, Alexis (3-5)

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

Softball Drops Two High-Scoring Affairs With Saginaw Valley

WSU lost the opener in extra innings, then fell 9-6 in the nightcap.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University softball team (11-17 overall, 1-7 GLIAC) lost both games of a twinbill on Friday to visiting Saginaw Valley State University (23-7 overall, 7-1 GLIAC).  The Cardinals scored twice with two outs in the seventh of game one to force extra innings, then won 8-4 before out-scoring the Warriors 9-6 in the nightcap.

GAME ONE RECAP
SVSU scored once in the third on a two-out RBI double by Sydney Herioux, then made it 2-0 in the fourth on an RBI single by Sara Moos.

WSU knotted the game with a pair of runs in the fifth as freshman left fielder Jessie O'Donnell (Campbellville, Ont.) had a leadoff single, and senior first baseman Breanna Paolatto (Belle River, Ont.) reached on an error.  A sacrifice bunt by Shelby Miller (Georgetown, Ont.) advanced both runners with a sacrifice bunt.  Senior catcher Becky Hodder (Orangeville, Ont.) plated the first run with a ground out, while sophomore shortstop Leah Wrubel (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Mattawan) doubled in the tying run.

Wayne State took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth as sophomore center fielder Mady Ruczynski (Richmond, Mich. / Armada) blasted her first home run of the season following a leadoff walk to junior Alexis Bonk (New Hudson, Mich. / South Lyon).

Two of the first three Cardinal batters in the top of the seventh were retired, before back-to-back WSU miscues allowed SVSU to tie the game at 4-4.

In the top of the eight, Saginaw Valley's first four batters all reached with Paige Kolinski hitting a three-run home run after an RBI double by Katelyn Pnacek giving the guests an 8-4 victory.

IN THE CIRCLE
Freshman Sasha Buckberger (5-4) tossed the eight-inning complete game.  She surrendered eight runs (six earned) on 14 hits.  She struck out seven and walked four.

Emily Depew (8-3) went the distance for the Cardinals.  She allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits.  She struck out five and walked two.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Six different WSU hitters had hits, while O'Donnell reached twice on a single and a walk.

LEADING THE CARDINALS
Sarah Gersch went 3-for-5  and scored twice, while Jackie Popko, Moos and Maddie Campagna each had two hits.

GAME TWO RECAP
Wayne State fell behind early (5-0 after an inning-and-a-half) and could never catch up.

Saginaw Valley scored twice in the top of the first on a walk and a two-run home run by Kolinski.

SVSU extended its lead to 5-0 in the second after the first two batters were retired.  Three consecutive walks preceded a bases-clearing double by Pnacek.

Paolatto had a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the second to make it 5-2 following base hits by Ruczynski and O'Donnell.

The Cardinals went ahead 6-2 in the third on a sac fly by Paige Thomson.

WSU scored an unearned run in the bottom of the frame to pull within 6-3.

An RBI single by Alexis Gills in the top of the fifth made it 7-3, before Miller scored in the bottom of the inning on a walk, a single by Hodder, a fly out and an attempted caught stealing.

Saginaw Valley added an unearned run in the sixth prior to Wayne State cutting its deficit to two (8-60 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame.  Ruczynski was hit by a pitch and freshman second baseman Maddie Hool (Allen Park, Mich.) reached on an error.  A ground out by freshman Sasha Buckberger (Oakville, Ont.) plated one run, while Hool scored on a throwing error by the SVSU catcher.

The Cardinals scored their final run on a bases loaded walk.

IN THE CIRCLE
Bonk (3-5) allowed nine runs (eight earned) in six-plus innings on five hits and six walks.  She struck out five.  Freshman Haydon Batton (Plainfield, Ind. / Avon) retired three of the five batters she faced, including two on strikes while allowing two walks.

Jaclyn Groves (5-2) tossed four innings allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits.  She struck out two and walked two.  Margot van Eijl pitched the final three innings allowing two unearned runs on two hits with two strikeouts to one walk.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Hodder had two hits, while Ruczynski scored twice.

LEADING THE CARDINALS
Gills had two hits and two runs scored.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will host Davenport for a GLIAC doubleheader tomorrow (Saturday, April 8th) with first pitch at Gary L. Bryce Field scheduled for 1 p.m.

 
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