Youngstown State University
26-26, 14-7
Cleveland State
6-44, 2-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Youngstown State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Three-Run Fifth Leads to 8-7 Comeback Victory, Completes Sweep of Cleveland State
4/30/2017 12:00:00 AM | Softball
The Youngstown State softball team scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to cap an 8-7 come-from-behind victory and complete the season series sweep over Cleveland State on Sunday afternoon at the YSU Softball Field.
With the win, the Penguins improve to 26-26 overall and 14-7 in the Horizon League, and recorded their ninth straight Horizon League win and the third straight series sweep.
Senior Sarah Dowd went 2-for-3with a solo home run and senior Brittney Moffatt went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in.
Senior Caitlyn Minney struck out seven in five innings and allowed three hits to pick up the victory. Junior Hannah Lucas went 2-for-3 and scored two runs and freshman Elizabeth Birkbeck posted a two-run single.
Down 7-5 in the bottom of the fifth, Birkbeck's two-out, two-run pinch-hit single scored Dowd and freshman Maddi Lusk, who both singled, to tie the game. After a walk to Lucas loaded the bases, freshman Tatum Christy scored on a wild pitch with the eventual game-winning run.
Cleveland State scored three runs in the top of the first inning, but Moffatt's run-scoring single that plated Lucas cut the deficit to 3-1.
The Penguins took a 4-3 lead after scoring three in the bottom half of the second inning. Taylor and Lucas scored on a two-out error that tied the game and Cali Mikovich scored on Moffatt's double to right-center field.
The Vikings took a 7-4 lead after Aubrie Tone hit a grand slam in the top of the third inning. Dowd cut into the Vikings lead with a solo home run in to bottom half of the frame to get within two, 7-5.
The Penguins close out the regular season with a three-game series at Detroit Mercy, May 5-6, in Detroit, Mich.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Minney, Caitlyn (9-9)
L: JOECKEN, Mackenzie (3-17)
Batting:
2B: GAIRING, Kait 1
HR: TONE,Aubrie 1
RBI: BREEDEN, Hanna 1 ; TONE,Aubrie 6
Base Running:
RUNS: GAIRING, Kait 1 ; BREEDEN, Hanna 2 ; JOECKEN, Mackenzie 2 ; WOODARD, Mel 1 ; TONE,Aubrie 1
SB: JACOBSEN, Melissa 1 ; JOHANTGEN, Sofia 1
HBP: JOECKEN, Mackenzie 1 ; WOODARD, Mel 1
Batting:
2B: Moffatt, Brittney 1
HR: Dowd, Sarah 1
RBI: Moffatt, Brittney 2 ; Dowd, Sarah 1 ; Birkbeck, Elizabeth 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lucas, Hannah 2 ; Mikovich, Cali 1 ; Dowd, Sarah 2 ; Lusk, Maddi 1 ; Christy, Tatum 1 ; Taylor, Stevie 1
SB: Lucas, Hannah 1 ; Moffatt, Brittney 1
