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Winner Heidelberg HEIDELBE 16-4
6
Adrian ADRIAN 10-11
Winner
Heidelberg HEIDELBE
16-4
8
Final
6
Adrian ADRIAN
10-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Heidelberg HEIDELBE 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 8 11 0
Adrian ADRIAN 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 6 7 5

W: Haley Gockstetter (8-1) L: Clark, Avery (5-4)

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Heidelberg HEIDELBE 13-5
15
Winner Adrian ADRIAN 11-11
Heidelberg HEIDELBE
13-5
7
Final
15
Adrian ADRIAN
11-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Heidelberg HEIDELBE 0 1 5 0 1 7 14 2
Adrian ADRIAN 4 4 0 7 X 15 15 2

W: Stacey, Kira (1-2) L: Taylor Forrest (4-4)

Game Recap: NCAA Softball |

Softball Splits Home Opener with Heidelberg Taking Game Two in Five Innings

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College NCAA softball team opened its home schedule on Wednesday, hosting Heidelberg University in a non-conference doubleheader. The Bulldogs dropped game one, 8-6, before bouncing back with a dominant 15-6 victory in five innings in game two.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1

  • Abbie Hoff gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the first inning with an RBI single.
  • Heidelberg answered in the second inning and took a 4-1 lead in the fourth.
  • Maddisyn Miller cut into the deficit with a solo home run in the fourth to make it 4-2.
  • Heidelberg added a run in the fifth before Karsyn Malinich launched a two-run home run to left, trimming the deficit to 5-4.
  • Heidelberg scored once in the sixth and twice in the seventh to extend its lead to 8-4.
  • Adrian rallied in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI double from Malinich and a run scoring on a wild pitch to make it 8-6, but came up short.
  • Taylor Gerhardt and Malinich led the Bulldogs with two hits apiece.
  • Avery Clark went the distance in the circle, allowing two earned runs on 11 hits while striking out eight.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2

  • Adrian jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning behind RBI singles from Abbie Hoff and Emmalee Shankel, along with a two-RBI single from Meghan Kowalyk.
  • After Heidelberg scored in the second, the Bulldogs responded with four more runs to take an 8-1 lead. Hoff added another RBI single, Kowalyk drove in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Shankel singled in two.
  • Heidelberg chipped away with five runs in the third inning, including a two-run home run, to make it 8-6.
  • The Bulldogs broke the game open in the fourth with seven runs. Kendra Clark delivered an RBI double, Shankel added another RBI single, Gerhardt drew a bases-loaded walk, Malinich cleared the bases with a double, and Hoff capped the inning with a sacrifice fly.
  • Emmalee Shankel led Adrian with three hits, while Malinich, Hoff, Addison Inskeep, and Kowalyk each recorded two.
  • Shankel drove in four runs, while Malinich, Hoff, and Kowalyk each added three RBIs.
  • Kira Stacey earned the win after allowing five earned runs over three innings, while Hoff pitched two innings in relief, giving up one run on two hits.

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs return to action on Wednesday, April 1, when they host Ohio Northern University for a doubleheader beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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