Youngstown State University
29-19, 15-7
Northern Kentucky
13-40, 5-17
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Youngstown State | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 | 11 | 1 |
Cali Mikovich Sets Single-Season Home Run Record in 10-3 Win Over NKU
5/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Youngstown, Ohio -- Sophomore Cali Mikovich set the Youngstown State single-season home run record and went 3-for-5 with a pair of homers and four runs batted in to lead the Penguins softball team to a 10-3 win over Northern Kentucky in the regular-season finale at the YSU Softball Field on Saturday.
Senior Miranda Castiglione went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and two RBIs, and Kelly Thompson-Cappadocio added two hits to lead the Penguins, who improve to 29-19 overall and 15-7 in the Horizon League.
Freshman Paige Geanangel scattered seven hits with three strikeouts in a complete-game victory to pick up her 16th win of the season.
Northern Kentucky ended the 2016 season with an overall mark of 13-40 overall and 5-17 in the Horizon League.
Mikovich broke a 1-1 tie and tied the home run record of 11 by blasting an 0-2 pitch off the scoreboard in right-center field to lead off the bottom of the third inning. On the very next pitch, Castiglione hammered a solo home to left field to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead and also tied the former single-season home run mark.
After walks to Brittney Moffatt and and Stevie Taylor, senior Katie Smallcomb singled up the middle to score Moffatt. Sophomore Hannah Lucas followed with a double to center scoring Taylor and Smallcomb and moved to third on an error.
Junior Sarah Dowd, who twice tied the old home-run record of 11, added an RBI-bunt single to push the Penguins lead to 7-1.
After the Norse added a run in the top of the fourth, Mikovich launched her second home run of the game, a two-run blast to center field scoring Thompson-Cappadocio, and gave the Penguins 9-2 edge after five innings.
Mikovich's fourth run batted in came in the bottom of the sixth inning on a single up the middle that scored Lucas, who walked and stole second base.
The Penguins will compete in the 2016 Horizon League Softball Championship, May 11-14, at a site yet to be determined.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Geanangel, Paige (16-10)
L: NOLEN, Charlie (4-15)
Batting:
2B: DEVLIN, Dani 1
HR: FERRANTE, Sydney 1
RBI: HARBACEK, Jordan 1 ; McQUEEN, Paige 1 ; FERRANTE, Sydney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DEVLIN, Dani 1 ; BARTOLOVICH, Kate 1 ; FERRANTE, Sydney 1
SB: HAYES, Nicolette 1
Batting:
2B: Castiglione, Miranda 1 ; Lucas, Hannah 1
HR: Mikovich, Cali 2 ; Castiglione, Miranda 1
RBI: Dowd, Sarah 1 ; Mikovich, Cali 4 ; Castiglione, Miranda 2 ; Smallcomb, Katie 1 ; Lucas, Hannah 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mikovich, Cali 3 ; Castiglione, Miranda 1 ; Moffatt, Brittney 1 ; Taylor, Stevie 1 ; Smallcomb, Katie 1 ; Lucas, Hannah 2 ; Schmidt, Alexa 1
SB: Lucas, Hannah 1
HBP: Moffatt, Brittney 1 ; Lucas, Hannah 1
