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 Amanda Van't Wout drove in WSU's lone run in the loss to SVSU. |
May 3, 2008
Midland, Mich. - The Wayne State University softball team (31-15 overall) suffered a 2-1 setback to Saginaw Valley State (32-14 overall) in the winner's bracket final of the 2008 GLIAC Tournament.
The Cardinals grabbed a 2-0 lead three batters into the contest. WSU starter Nicole Abel (Kitchener, Ont.) struck out the first batter of the game then walked Nicole Fick on a 3-2 pitch. Stacy Kraatz, the GLIAC Player of the Year, homered to left center on a 2-2 offering.
Abel settled down after that limiting SVSU to three hits and no runs.
The Warrior offense totaled seven hits and stranded seven runners off Cardinal pitchers Jade Fulton and Kari Bowlby.
After Fulton had retired the first seven WSU hitters, Jaci Banton (Richmond Hill, Ont.) singled to right center. After a foul out, Lindsey Perry (Taylor, Mich./Kennedy) singled up the middle advancing Banton to third, but the next batter fouled out.
Wayne State recorded its lone run in the fourth as Robyn Haig (Waterloo, Ont.) reached on an error with one out. Lisa Seymour (Davison, Mich.) then singled on an 0-1 offering. After a force out of Haig at third, Amanda Van't Wout (Guelph, Ont.) singled up the middle on a 3-2 pitch plating Seymour.
In the bottom of the fifth, Katie Golub (Lansing, Mich.) had a leadoff single prompting the SVSU pitching change. After back-to-back fielder's choices, Sarah Berry singled on a 3-2 pitch but the next batter popped out.
SVSU went 1-for-9 with runners on base, while the Warriors were 4-for-12.