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Softball vs. Grand Valley State
(C) Douglas Johnson
Becky Hodder smacked a two-run home run in the win over New Haven.
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New Haven UNHSB 0-1
5
Winner Wayne State WSU 4-6
New Haven UNHSB
0-1
3
Final
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Wayne State WSU
4-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
New Haven UNHSB 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 1
Wayne State WSU 3 2 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 3

W: Long, Sydney (3-2) L: Skylar Grifffin (0-1)

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Wayne State WSU 4-7
9
Winner UMSL UMSL 11-10
Wayne State WSU
4-7
4
Final
9
UMSL UMSL
11-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wayne State WSU 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
UMSL UMSL 1 2 2 0 1 3 X 9 14 1

W: Borowitz, Ashley (7-6) L: Bonk, Alexis (0-5)

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

Softball Splits On Day Two Of Spring Break Trip

WSU edges New Haven 5-3; falls to UMSL 9-4.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- The Wayne State University softball team (4-7 overall) went 1-1 on day two of its spring break trip.  WSU edged New Haven (0-1 overall) 5-3 in the opener, then fell 9-4 against Missouri-St. Louis (12-10 overall) in the nightcap.

GAME 1 RECAP
The Chargers grabbed an early 1-0 advantage in the top of the first on a single, a stolen base, and an RBI single by Brianna Trueman.

The Warriors responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame.  Junior Rylie Josephson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Central) had a leadoff triple to right center and scored on an RBI ground out off the bat of senior Shelby Miller (Georgetown, Ont.).  Graduate student Becky Hodder (Orangeville, Ont.), who had walked on five pitches following Josephson's three-bagger, scored on a two-out RBI single by freshman Mia Hool (Allen Park, Mich.).  Hool advanced to second on a walk to junior Mady Ruczynski (Richmond, Mich. / Armada), and scored on an RBI single to center by sophomore Madison Martinez (Hemlock, Mich.).

Wayne State extended its lead with a pair of runs in the second.  Josephson smacked a one-out double before Hodder drilled her first home run of the season to right field.

UNH cut its defict in half with a two-run fifth inning.  A walk, a single and a WSU miscue preceded a two-run single by Halle Frederick.

In the top of the seventh, New Haven's first batter reached on a Warrior error before an infield single put the tying run on base.  The next UNH batter fouled out to first with freshman Molly Hool (Allen Park, Mich.) throwing a dart to third base to nail the runner trying to advance.  A ground out then ended the contest.

IN THE CIRCLE
Freshman Sydney Long (Grand Blanc, Mich.) improved to 3-2 after allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits.  She struck out seven and walked one.

Skylar Grifffin (0-1) started for UNH and was tagged for five earned runs in 1.1 innings on five hits and two walks.  Viana McKinley held WSU scoreless for the final 4.2 innings on four hits with two strikeouts to one walk.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Josephson had three hits finishing a home run shy of the cycle with six total bases.  Hodder had a hit (a home run) and two walks and scored twice, while Martinez had two hits.

LEADING THE CHARGERS
Olivia Roberto and Frederick each had two hits.

GAME 2 RECAP
Wayne State tallied three runs in the top of the first as Josephson started the contest with a single.  She moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and to third on a ground out.  Freshman Logan Forman (Brantford, Ont.) delivered a two-out RBI single, then scored on a double by Miller.  Mia Hool plated Miller with an RBI single.

The Tritons scored once in the bottom of the first on a single, a walk, a fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly.

UMSL tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the second on three doubles before having the third two-bagger thrown out at third trying to stretch it into a triple.

WSU regained the lead in the third on a laedoff single by Forman followed by a sacrifice bunt by Miller.  Mia Hool then ripped an RBI double to right center.

This advantage was short lived as Triton designated player Simia Spahiev smacked a two-run home run in the bottom of the third giving UMSL a 5-4 lead.

Missouri-St. Louis added to its lead in the fifth on three singles and a sacrifice fly off the bat of pinch hitter Mia Boyd to make it 6-4.  UMSL tacked on three additional runs in the sixth for the 9-4 final.

IN THE CIRCLE
Senior Alexis Bonk (New Hudson, Mich. / South Lyon) went the distance allowing nine runs (eight earned) on 14 hits.  She struck out two and walked one.

Ashley Borowitz (7-6) went the first six innings for the Tritons and allowed four earned runs on seven hits.  She struck out six, and walked one.  Katie Schaake pitched the seventh and retired three of the four batters she faced, including two on strikes.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Forman and Mia Hool each had two hits.

LEADING THE TRITONS
Irene Travis and Spahiev each had three hits, with Travis also reaching via a walk.

UP NEXT
After an off day on Monday, Wayne State will face Bloomfield College (10 a.m. on Field B) and Quincy (12:15 p.m. on Field B).

 
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