Akron Drops Doubleheader at Youngstown State

Friday, March 5

Youngstown, Ohio

2:00 PM

University of Akron

1-4

Youngstown State

3-2

Akron

Youngstown State

March 05 | Softball

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The University of Akron women's softball team dropped the opening two contests of a four-game weekend set at Youngstown State on Friday, March 5, as the Penguins bettered the Zips, 7-6 and 11-3.

Akron and Youngstown State went back-and-forth in the opening game as each side responded to the scoring of the other before a walk-off single gave the Penguins a 7-6 victory.

Redshirt freshman OF Molly McChesney (Verona, Wis.) and senior DP/INF Jessie Holzman (Medina, Ohio) each delivered a pair of hits for the Zips, while redshirt freshman DP Laurel DeVoe (North Canton, Ohio) blasted Akron's first home run of the year, a two-run shot, in the seventh inning, as part of her three RBI afternoon.

Junior P Olivia Otani (Canton, Ohio) and freshman P Olivia Stefanoni (Hudson, Ohio) combined to strike out nine batters in seven innings in the circle for the Zips.

McChesney opened the scoring in the top of the third inning striking a lead-off triple to the gap in left center before coming across the plate on a sacrifice bunt by freshman 1B Atlantis Taufa (Fullerton, Calif.).

Trailing 2-1 heading to the top of the fifth inning, back-to-back singles from McChesney and Holzman, along with a walk to Taufa, loaded the bases. The Penguins walked in the tying run before a sacrifice fly off the bat of DeVoe gave Akron a 3-2 lead.

Youngstown State responded with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame to regain the lead.

Heading into their final at-bat in the top of the seventh inning, the Zips scored three runs, including a two-run shot from DeVoe and an RBI triple courtesy of freshman OF Anna Aquino (Medina, Ohio) to assume a 6-4 advantage.

The Penguins responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning and one in the eighth to earn the extra-inning victory.

In game two, Aquino led Akron offensively going 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored.

DeVoe opened the scoring in the contest with an RBI bases-loaded walk in the first inning, but the Zips were unable to capitalize with a crooked number in the frame leaving the bases loaded.

After the Penguins squared the contest at one in the bottom half of the inning, Akron took a 3-1 lead on the strength of a one-out two RBI double from Holzman in the top of the second.

The Zips got the first two outs of the bottom of the second before Youngstown State scored six runs to assume a 7-3 advantage.

The Penguins added a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively, to complete an 11-3 triumph.

Akron is slated to complete its four-game series at Youngstown State on Sunday, March 7, with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.