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Akron Falls to Pitt in Tournament Opener
February 11 | Softball
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LEESBURG, Fla.- The Akron softball team (0-1, 0-0 MAC) dropped its season opener to Pitt, 10-0, in the opening game of the Northern Lights/ Southern Nights Tournament on Friday afternoon.
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Senior P Olivia Otani (Canton, Ohio) suffered the loss, allowing eight runs on six hits in 1.2 innings of work. Redshirt junior P Alexa DiFeo (Akron, Ohio) finished the game giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out four batter.
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Pitt was able to capitalize in the second inning by scoring eight runs. Akron held the panthers without scoring runs in the third and fourth innings, but Pitt scored a pair in the fifth.
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Despite getting runners on in the first, second, and fourth innings, the Zips were unable to push one across the plate as Pitt took the victory.
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Redshirt sophomore Katelyn Reynolds (Cincinnati, Ohio) paced Akron going a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate, while CF Molly McChesney (Verona, Wisc.) and OF Kalli Macintosh-Houlder (Mississauga, Ont.) each recorded a hit in the game.
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The Zips will play two games tomorrow leading off with Northwestern at 10 a.m., and finishing with Wisconsin at 1 p.m. Fans can watch the games on FloSoftball, a subscription is required.
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Boxscore (PDF)
LEESBURG, Fla.- The Akron softball team (0-1, 0-0 MAC) dropped its season opener to Pitt, 10-0, in the opening game of the Northern Lights/ Southern Nights Tournament on Friday afternoon.
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Senior P Olivia Otani (Canton, Ohio) suffered the loss, allowing eight runs on six hits in 1.2 innings of work. Redshirt junior P Alexa DiFeo (Akron, Ohio) finished the game giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out four batter.
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Pitt was able to capitalize in the second inning by scoring eight runs. Akron held the panthers without scoring runs in the third and fourth innings, but Pitt scored a pair in the fifth.
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Despite getting runners on in the first, second, and fourth innings, the Zips were unable to push one across the plate as Pitt took the victory.
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Redshirt sophomore Katelyn Reynolds (Cincinnati, Ohio) paced Akron going a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate, while CF Molly McChesney (Verona, Wisc.) and OF Kalli Macintosh-Houlder (Mississauga, Ont.) each recorded a hit in the game.
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The Zips will play two games tomorrow leading off with Northwestern at 10 a.m., and finishing with Wisconsin at 1 p.m. Fans can watch the games on FloSoftball, a subscription is required.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: A. Edwards (1-0)
L: Otani, Olivia (0-1)
Batting:
2B: H. Brunson 1
3B: S. Seamans 1 ; B. Drapola 1
RBI: EC Taylor 1 ; C. Compson 1 ; H. Brunson 2 ; S. Seamans 2 ; B. Drapola 3
SF: C. Compson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: EC Taylor 2 ; Y. Whaley 1 ; C. Compson 1 ; H. Brunson 1 ; S. Seamans 2 ; K. Lane 1 ; A. Hernandez 1 ; B. Drapola 1
SB: EC Taylor 2 ; Y. Whaley 1 ; C. Compson 1 ; H. Brunson 1 ; K. Lane 1 ; K. Griggs 1 ; B. Drapola 1
HBP: EC Taylor 1 ; K. Griggs 1

Base Running:
SB: Cadmus, Morgan 1
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