Youngstown State University
23-24, 0
Green Bay
2-28, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Green Bay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Softball Picks Up Series Sweep With 5-1 Win Over Green Bay
4/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Green Bay, Wis. -- The Youngstown State softball team picked up its second straight Horizon League series sweep with a 5-1 win over Green Bay on Sunday afternoon.
The Penguins have won six straight league games and improve to 23-24 overall and 11-7 in the Horizon League. Green Bay falls to 2-28 overall and 1-15 in the league.
Senior Maria Lacatena went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles while senior Sarah Dowd went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Senior Caitlyn Minney pitched a complete game and struck out six to pick up the win.
Junior Hannah Lucas also had a pair of hits for the Penguins, who collected 10 hits.
Junior Cali Mikovich and Lacatena each had run-scoring doubles in the top of the third to put the Penguins up, 2-0.
After the Phoenix cut the lead in half in the double half of the inning, freshman Elizabeth Birkhead's run-scoring single in the top of the sixth extended the Penguins lead to 3-1.
Dowd's two-run single in the top of the seventh plated Mikovich and Moffatt to push the YSU lead 5-1.
The Penguins return home to face Kent State in a doubleheader, Tuesday, April 25, at 3 p.m. at the YSU Softball Field.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Minney, Caitlyn (6-8)
L: Rossmann (2-18)
Batting:
2B: Mikovich, Cali 1 ; Lacatena, Maria 2
RBI: Mikovich, Cali 1 ; Lacatena, Maria 1 ; Dowd, Sarah 2 ; Birkbeck, Elizabeth 1
SH: Lusk, Maddi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lucas, Hannah 1 ; Mikovich, Cali 2 ; Moffatt, Brittney 1 ; Dadig, Dani 1
HBP: Lusk, Maddi 1
Batting:
SH: Brinkmeier 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brinkmeier 1
CS: Taylor 1
HBP: Smarzinski 1
