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Hayden Batton 2025 vs. SVSU
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Hayden Batton blanked FSU on two hits over five innings to earn the win in game two.
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Winner Ferris State FS 24-16, 10-5 GLIAC
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Wayne State WSU 15-23, 7-12 GLIAC
Winner
Ferris State FS
24-16, 10-5 GLIAC
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Final
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Wayne State WSU
15-23, 7-12 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ferris State FS 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 13 1
Wayne State WSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1

W: Cecelia Bell (10-8) L: Long, Sydney (9-10)

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Ferris State FS 24-17, 10-6 GLIAC
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Winner Wayne State WSU 16-23, 8-12 GLIAC
Ferris State FS
24-17, 10-6 GLIAC
5
Final
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Wayne State WSU
16-23, 8-12 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ferris State FS 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
Wayne State WSU 1 2 0 0 4 0 X 7 10 3

W: Batton, Hayden (3-6) L: Addison Gillard (4-4)

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

Softball Rallies To Earn Split With Ferris State

FSU won the opener 6-1, before WSU took the nightcap 7-5.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University softball team (16-23 overall, 8-12 GLIAC) split a home doubleheader against Ferris State University (24-17 overall, 10-6 GLIAC) Monday afternoon at Gary L. Bryce Field.  FSU took the opener 6-1, before the Warriors rallied from a 5-1 deficit to claim the nightcap 7-5.

GAME 1 RECAP
The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead just eight pitches into the contest as Alexis Kozlowski smacked a one-out home run, and two pitches later Ava Gardner hit a solo shot.

Ferris State added to its advantage in the third as Kozlowski had a leadoff single, moved to third on a single by Emma Herremans and scored on a sacrifice fly by Emma Gillard.

FSU extended its margin with a three-run fifth inning.  Kozlowski walked with one out, and pinch-runner Molly Versluis moved to second on a ground out.  An infield single with a throwing error plated Versluis.  Gillard hit a two-run home run to make it 6-0.

WSU scored its lone run in the fifth as sophomore third baseman Kate DeWitt (Grand Blanc, Mich.) had a leadoff double.  She moved to third on a single by freshman second baseman Marin McCullough (Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview), and scored on a single by sophomore shortstop Hunter Near (Coopersville, Mich.).

IN THE CIRCLE
Junior Sydney Long (Grand Blanc, Mich.) allowed six runs on nine hits in 4.2 innings.  She struck out three and walked two.  Sophomore Elly Koopman (Hudsonville, Mich.) tossed the final 2.1 innings and blanked FSU on four hits with one strikeout.

Cecelia Bell (10-8) allowed one run on seven hits in seven innings.  She struck out two and did not walk a batter.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Senior center fielder Maddie Hool (Allen Park, Mich.) and DeWitt each went 2-for-3.

LEADING THE BULLDOGS
Kozlowski went 3-for-3 with a walk, and two runs scored.  Gillard went 2-for-2 with three RBI.

GAME 2 RECAP
Despite loading the bases with just one out in the top of the first, Ferris State was able to score just once on a sacrifice fly by Emma Gillard.  

Wayne State evened the score in the bottom of the frame as freshman right fielder Ellery Garver (Weidman, Mich. / Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart) ripped a one-out triple over the right fielder and scored on a sacrifice fly by Koopman.

FSU scored four runs in the second on three singles, a walk and a dropped fly ball.  Herremans had a two-run single to make it 5-1 Bulldogs.

The Warriors tallied a pair of runs in the bottom of the second as junior catcher Molly Hool (Allen Park, Mich.) had a one-out single, advanced to second when DeWitt was hit by a pitch and both runners moved up on a wild pitch.  An RBI ground out by sophomore left fielder Abby Barnes (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Northview) made it 5-2 and McCullough followed with an RBI single.

Maddie Hool led off the bottom of the fifth with a five-pitch walk.  Molly Hool then ripped a single through the third baseman's legs.  DeWitt singled on a 1-2 offering into right field to cut the WSU deficit to one at 5-4.  A sacrifice bunt by Barnes, advanced both runner.  McCullough was hit by a pitch to load the bases, before Near drew a five-pitch walk to force in the tying run.  After a strikeout, Koopman's hard grounder up the middle was stopped by the FSU second baseman on a diving attempt, which plated a pair of runs.

The Bulldogs had two of their first three batters reach in the sixth, but a fielder's choice and a ground out ended the threat.

In the top of the seventh, Ferris State's Gardner was walked on four pitches and Herremans followed with a single to right center.  Herremans moved up to second on the throw to third putting the tying run in scoring position with zero outs.  WSU senior Hayden Batton (Plainfield, Ind. / Avon) struck out the next two FSU batters before a foul fly out ended the game.

IN THE CIRCLE
Junior Kyra Shadduck (DeWitt, Mich. [Lansing C.C.]) allowed five runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks in two innings.  Batton (3-6) blanked FSU on two hits over the final five innings to earn the victory.  She struck out four and walked one.

Sally Leask started for Ferris State and allowed three earned runs on three hits in 1.2 innings.  Addison Gillard (4-4) surrendered three earned runs on six hits and two walks in 2.1 innings.  Gillard struck out three.  Katie Shuboy recorded six outs but allowed one run on one hit and a walk with one strikeout.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Koopman went 2-for-2 with a walk and three RBI, while Molly Hool and McCullough each had two-hit affairs.

LEADING THE BULLDOGS
Herremans went 2-for-3 with two RBI, while Jadyn Joseph also had two hits.
  
UP NEXT
Wayne State will conclude the non-conference portion of its schedule with an in-region doubleheader at Tiffin on Wednesday.  The Warriors will play Purdue Northwest at home on Saturday for Senior Day, before entertaining Grand Valley State on Sunday.
 
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