Marshall University Athletics
Softball Splits with Miami (Ohio)
4/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Softball Splits with Miami (Ohio)
4/17/2004
- Game One Box Score
- Game Two Box Score
Abigail Harter hurt the RedHawks with her bat and on the mound. The freshman picked up the win and hit her first career home run in game two on Saturday. (Photo by Matt Riley) |
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. ? After dropping game one of the doubleheader, 1-0, the Marshall University softball team found their offensive stride and picked up game two against Mid-American Conference foe Miami (Ohio), 6-3, on Saturday afternoon at Dot Hicks Field.
Game One: Miami (Ohio) 1, Marshall 0
Miami (Ohio) designated player Sarah Buffie?s double in the sixth inning drove home Jackie Poggendendorf for the only run of the game as the RedHawks defeated the Herd, 1-0, in game one of the doubleheader.
Marshall (27-19, 8-4) was out-hit in the contest, 9-4, by Miami (Ohio) (17-19, 10-4).
Sierra Davenport (Tucson, Ariz.) picked up a pair of hits and Leigh Wintter (Acworth, Ga.) and Sara Spenia (Las Vegas, Nev.) each singled.
Randi Nielson (Tucson, Ariz.) gave up the complete game loss, surrendering one run and striking out five. She moves to 12-10 on the year while Poggendorf, who hurled a complete game shutout, improves to 9-6.
Game Two: Marshall 6, Miami (Ohio) 3
Amanda Williams (Powder Springs, Ga.) and Sarah Wilson (Washington, W.Va.) each registered two RBIs as the Herd downed Miami (Ohio), 6-3, in game two on Saturday.
After Miami (Ohio) picked up the first run of the game in the top of the first, Marshall came back to score one of their own when Wilson?s RBI double down the right field line scored A. Williams for a 1-1 tie.
The Herd would then erupt for three more in the third when A. Williams picked up her two RBIs of the contest, scoring Courtney Kacenga (Sierra Vista, Nev.) and Jessica Williams (Powder Springs, Ga.) off a double and Davenport, after stretching her hitting streak to 18 games, scored off a Wilson sacrifice fly.
With the score 4-1, Abigail Harter (Monmouth, Oreg.) hit her first career home run in the bottom of the fourth to give Marshall a five run cushion.
Miami (Ohio) would pick up another run in the fifth, but would fall short, as Harter snagged her sixth win of 2004.
Courtney Salmon was the losing pitcher for the RedHawks after giving up four hits and four runs in two innings of work.
Marshall will look to take command of the series tomorrow when it takes on the RedHawks at 1 p.m. at Dot Hicks Field. The game is free to the public and can also be accessed on the internet by clicking the above link.