Zips Fall to Northwestern and Wisconsin

Saturday, February 12

Leesburg, Fla.

10:00 AM

University of Akron

0-2

Northwestern University

2-1

Northwestern

Akron

February 12 | Softball

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LEESBURG, Fla.- The Akron softball team (0-3) fell to Northwestern, 11-2, and dropped a 4-2 decision to Wisconsin on the second day of the Northern Lights/Southern Nights Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

GAME 1: Akron 2, Northwestern 11
The Wildcats got off to a quick start scoring a pair of runs in the first inning. Freshman OF Angela Cirone (Louisville, Ohio) was able to get the Zips on the board after redshirt sophomore Katelyn Reynolds (Cincinnati, Ohio) walked with the bases loaded.

Northwestern scored two more runs in the second inning with their work on the basepaths that made it 4-1 entering the fifth inning before adding four more runs in fifth extending the lead for Northwestern, 8-1.

Kalli Macintosh-Houlder (Mississauga, Ont.) tripled to right field and scored on an error by the right fielder, making it 8-2.

The wildcats added a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to claim the 11-2 victory.

Redshirt sophomore Molly McChesney (Verona, Wisc.), Macintosh-Houlder, and sophomore Jaiden Bryant (Hilliard, Ohio) led the Zips bats with two hits each.

Junior P Lexie Petrof (Ligonier, Pa.) pitched 4.1 innings, giving up eight runs on seven hits and striking out five batters. Freshman P Elizabeth Frederick (Williamsburg, Pa.) had 2.2 innings of work and gave up three runs on six hits.

GAME 2: AKRON 2, Wisconsin 4
Akron scored in the first inning, capitalizing on solid baserunning and an error on the Badgers defense. McChesney opened with a single and advanced to second on a passed ball. Cirone got on base thanks to an error, and when she stole second, McChesney scored on the throw.

Wisconsin evened the score in the bottom of the first, before the Zips took a 2-1 lead in the third inning. McChesney once again was able to capitalize on two errors by the Badgers and take a 2-1 lead.

The Badgers took a 4-2 lead in the third after Wisconsin scored three runs on one hit after the Zips committed two errors. Akron had a chance to even the score in the fourth with the tying run at the plate, but Akron was unable to capitalize and Wisconsin would secure the 4-2 victory.

McChesney and freshman Autumn Bailey (Ashland, Ohio) each had a hit in the game, with McChesney scoring both of the Zips' runs.

Otani suffered the loss, allowing three runs on two hits and striking out four batters in her 4.1 innings of work.

Akron will close out the tournament tomorrow as the Zips face Michigan State at 11:30 a.m. followed by Penn State at 2 p.m. Fans can follow the games on FloSoftball, subscription is required.

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Feb 13 (Sun)

11:00 AM

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Dvorak, Lauren (1-1)

L: Petrof, Lexie (0-1)

Northwestern

Batting:

2B: Rudd, Jordyn 1

3B: Rudd, Jordyn 1

RBI: Shellmyer, Skyler 1 ; Rudd, Jordyn 2 ; Cady, Hannah 2 ; Cuchran, Nikki 1 ; Lindsey, Ayana 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Shellmyer, Skyler 1 ; Lewis, Rachel 1 ; Nelson, Maeve 1 ; Rudd, Jordyn 2 ; Stanley, Sammy 1 ; Zedak, Angela 1 ; Cady, Hannah 1 ; Lindsey, Ayana 2 ; Nieto, Grace 1