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Mady Ruczynski had three hits in the twinbill at SVSU.
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Wayne State WSU 18-20, 7-8 GLIAC
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Winner Saginaw Valley SV 27-8, 14-1 GLIAC
Wayne State WSU
18-20, 7-8 GLIAC
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Final
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Saginaw Valley SV
27-8, 14-1 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Wayne State WSU 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Saginaw Valley SV 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 9 2

W: Aalana Kimble (11-3) L: Batton, Hayden (2-7)

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Wayne State WSU 18-21, 7-9 GLIAC
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Winner Saginaw Valley SV 28-8, 15-1 GLIAC
Wayne State WSU
18-21, 7-9 GLIAC
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Final
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Saginaw Valley SV
28-8, 15-1 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wayne State WSU 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
Saginaw Valley SV 0 3 4 0 0 4 X 11 12 2

W: Olivia Elliott (3-0) L: Fisher, Grace (9-8) S: Grace Schloop (1)

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

Softball Swept At GLIAC-Leading Saginaw Valley State

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -- The Wayne State University softball team (18-21 overall, 7-9 GLIAC) began the second half of the GLIAC schedule with a pair of setbacks against league-leading Saginaw Valley State University (28-8 overall, 15-1 GLIAC) on Wednesday afternoon.  After leading game one 1-0, WSU surrendered the final nine runs to fall 9-1 in six innings in the opener.  The nightcap was tied 3-3 before the host Cardinals tallied seven of the final eight runs in an 11-4 contest.

GAME ONE RECAP
The Warriors grabbed a 1-0 lead  in the top of the second as freshman Hunter Near (Coopersville, Mich.) was hit by a pitch.  After a fielder's choice, sophomore Molly Hool (Allen Park, Mich.) reached on an error.  With two outs, senior Mady Ruczynski (Richmond, Mich. / Armada) laced an RBI single through the right side.

Wayne State remained in the lead until the bottom of the fifth when a single and a walk preceded a one-out two-run double by Alana Kimble, which gave the hosts a 2-1 advantage.

In the bottom of the sixth, SVSU scored once after a pair of singles, a sac bunt and a sacrifice fly.  A walk, a double steal and a hit by pitch were followed by a two-run triple from Kimble making it 7-1.    The game ended on a two-run home run by Kenzie Bromley.

IN THE CIRCLE
Junior Hayden Batton (Plainfield, Ind. / Avon) allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks in 5.2 innings.  She struck out four.  Freshman Montgomery Pepin (Gladstone, Mich.) faced the final two batters allowing a walk and a home run.

Kimble (11-3) notched the victory after limiting WSU to one unearned run on four hits in six innings.  She struck out four and did not walk a batter while inducing 10 ground ball outs.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Four different batters had one hit apiece, with sophomore Logan Forman (Brantford, Ont.) recording a double.

LEADING THE CARDINALS
Kimble had two hits and four RBI, while Mya Purdy had three hits, including a triple.

GAME TWO RECAP
Saginaw Valley State scored three runs in the second snapping a scoreless draw.  Ella Schneider smacked a three-run home run after singles by Olivia Elliott and Ella Reifschneider.

Wayne State responded with a trio of runs in the top of the third to even the score at 3-3.  Ruczynski and classmate Madison Martinez (Hemlock, Mich. [Central Michigan]) had back-to-back doubles.  Martinez moved to third when junior Danielle Fick (Wolverine Lake, Mich. / Walled Lake Central [Notre Dame College]) reached on a dropped fly ball.  An attempted double steal resulted in Martinez scoring to make it 3-2.  Near doubled and scored when Molly Hool reached on a Cardinal miscue to tie the game.

SVSU answered with a four-run third inning.    Consecutive one-out walks preceded a fielder's choice.  With two outs, Purdy had a two-run double putting the Cardinals in front 5-3.  Lauren Evans had an RBI double and Reifschneider followed with an RBI single.

WSU pulled within 7-4 in the fifth as Near blasted her fifth home run of the campaign on a 1-2 offering.

The Cardinals tallied the final four runs in the sixth on three straight singles, a one-out two-run single by Jenna Morse and a two-out RBI single by Elliott.  The final run was scored on an attempted double steal.

IN THE CIRCLE
Junior Grace Fisher (Painesville, Ohio / Riverside [Notre Dame College]) suffered the loss after allowing seven earned runs on seven hits and two walks in three innings.  Sophomore Sydney Long (Grand Blanc, Mich.) allowed four earned runs on five hits and a walk in her three innings of work.

SVSU's Delaney Conley tossed the first 2.2 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits.  Elliott earned the win (3-0) by limiting WSU to one run on two hits and two walks in 2.1 innings.  She struck out one.  Grace Schloop was credited with her first save of the season.  She blanked the Warriors on one hit and one walk in two innings, while recording three strikeouts.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Near went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, while Ruczynski went 2-for-3 with a run scored.  Both Martinez and senior Rylie Josephson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Central) had one hit and also reached via a walk.

LEADING THE CARDINALS
Reifschneider went 3-for-3, while Schneider and Morse each had two hits.

UP NEXT
Wayne State returns to Gary L. Bryce Field for a pair of GLIAC doubleheaders this weekend.  Roosevelt makes its first softball visit to Motown for a 1 p.m. twinbill on Saturday, while Parkside is the opponent on Senior Day on Sunday.  The Senior Day ceremony will start at 11:40 a.m. followed by game one at noon.

 
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