Haley Thomas Breaks Career Runs Record as Softball Defeats, Ties Akron

Tuesday, March 27

3 pm

Youngstown State University

16-6

Akron

11-14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Youngstown State	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	7	11	1
AKRON	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	6	10	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Youngstown State	0	0	3	0	2	0	5	8	3
AKRON	0	3	1	1	0	0	5	8	3

Haley Thomas Breaks Career Runs Record as Softball Defeats, Ties Akron

3/27/2012 12:00:00 AM | Softball

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Akron, Ohio -- Senior Haley Thomas became Youngstown State's all-time runs leader as the Penguins softball team defeated, 7-6, and tied, 5-5, Akron in a doubleheader at Lee Jackson Field.

Thomas scored the record-breaking run when she belted a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to give the Guins a 6-5 advantage.

Thomas' blast etched her name in the YSU record books, but junior Sarah Gabel's two-out, bases-clearing triple in the top of the third capped a four-run inning and put the Guins ahead 4-3.

Gable went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and single and drove in three runs to lead the Penguins' 11-hit arsenal.

Sophomore Sarah Ingalls also collected three hits with a double and scored twice for the Penguins, who improved to 16-6-1.

The Zips took a 5-4 lead after plating two runs in the bottom of the third inning before Thomas' home run in the sixth.

The Guins added an insurance run in the top of the seventh when Sarah Ingalls drove in Samantha Snodgrass with two outs to put YSU up 7-5. Ingalls clutch hit proved to be the difference after Akron's Allison Dorr belted a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the seventh.

Freshman Kayla Haslett, though, relieved winner Casey Crozier (7-3) and shut down the Zips to collect her first career save.

Game two was called due to darkness after six innings with the game tied at 5-5.

The Guins dug themselves into a hole early falling behind 3-0 after two by allowing three unearned runs.

In the top of the third, however, a two-run home run by Thomas and a base-loaded walk by Gabel knotted the game up at 3-3.

Akron then added single runs in the bottom of the third and fourth innings to take a 5-3 advantage after four innings.

In the top of the fifth, junior Vicky Rumph led off the frame with a triple to left-center field and scored on Snodgrass' single up the middle.

Freshman Brooke Meenachan tied the game at 5-5 with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly that plated Snodgrass.

Haslett was again impressive pitching six innings and allowing just one earned run while striking out three.

The Guins return to action against Cleveland State in a doubleheader, Friday, March 30, at 3 p.m. at McCune Park.