The University of Akron Athletics
Zips Pick Up Two More Wins at Rebel Spring Games
March 16 | Softball
- The University of Akron softball team swept both games on day two of the Rebel Spring Games, improving to 10-6 on the season and 4-0 at the tournament. The Zips downed Lafayette 7-2 and scraped by Manhattan 2-1.
In the first game, Akron notched 15 hits and held Lafayette scoreless until the seventh inning. Heather Bauer pitched 6.1 innings and gave up both runs before being relieved by Alissa Birkhimer, who recorded the final two outs. Bauer is now 5-2 on the season.
Alex Feltes led UA at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. With a team-high two RBI, Alex Helfrich went 2-for-4 and added a stolen base. Olivia Hegedus crushed the game's only home run, a solo shot for her fifth of the season.
Against Manhattan, pitching was dominant as both teams combined for a total of nine hits. The Zips took the early lead in the third inning when a double by Bauer drove in Katie Gross and Feltes. The Jaspers struck back in the fifth with their only run of the game by knocking three singles that scored a run to make it 2-1, but the Zips did not allow another hit for the rest of the game.
Alex Riedeman (2-2) picked up the win, pitching 4 innings and giving up just one run and three hits. Birkhimer again came on in relief and went three innings to earn the save, giving up just one hit. Feltes led all hitters by going 2-for-3 and scoring a run.
Akron will face Eastern Illinois and Bucknell on Wednesday, March 16 at 1 p.m. ET and 3 p.m., respectively.
