The University of Akron Athletics

Zips Drop Tournament Opener to Bradley
March 12 | Softball
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Akron Zips softball team dropped its opener in the Bruin Classic to Bradley, 7-2, on Friday afternoon.
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Bradley plated a lone run. In the second inning to take a 1-0 lead, but Akron answered back in the third when Molly McChesney (Verona, Wisc.) singled to the pitcher and drove in Tiffany Stevens  (Toledo, Ohio).
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The Braves broke things open with a three-run third inning that put Bradley ahead, 4-1/
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Akron attempted to get runners home but left a total of four runners stranded through the rest of the game and couldn't add any more runs. The Braves would plate a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth to secure the 7-2 victory.
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Kalli Macintosh-Houlder led the Zips' bats with two hits on three at bats.
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Picher Olivia Otani (Canton, Ohio) suffered the loss after pitching three innings and giving up four runs on six hits, while striking out three batters.
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The Zips will be back in action on Sunday, March 13 as Akron will face Bradley at 10 a.m., followed by Belmont at 12:45 p.m.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The Akron Zips softball team dropped its opener in the Bruin Classic to Bradley, 7-2, on Friday afternoon.
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Bradley plated a lone run. In the second inning to take a 1-0 lead, but Akron answered back in the third when Molly McChesney (Verona, Wisc.) singled to the pitcher and drove in Tiffany Stevens  (Toledo, Ohio).
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The Braves broke things open with a three-run third inning that put Bradley ahead, 4-1/
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Akron attempted to get runners home but left a total of four runners stranded through the rest of the game and couldn't add any more runs. The Braves would plate a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth to secure the 7-2 victory.
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Kalli Macintosh-Houlder led the Zips' bats with two hits on three at bats.
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Picher Olivia Otani (Canton, Ohio) suffered the loss after pitching three innings and giving up four runs on six hits, while striking out three batters.
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The Zips will be back in action on Sunday, March 13 as Akron will face Bradley at 10 a.m., followed by Belmont at 12:45 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Badgley, Abbott (4-2)
L: Otani, Olivia (0-4)

Batting:
RBI: McChesney, Molly 1 ; DeVoe, Laurel 1
SH: McChesney, Molly 1 ; Dudek, Madison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Macintosh-Houlder, Kalli 1 ; Stevens, Tiffany 1

Batting:
2B: van Breusegen,Keeler 1 ; Smith, Samantha 1
3B: French, Grace 1
HR: Welsh, Addie 1
RBI: French, Grace 2 ; Badgley, Abbott 1 ; van Breusegen,Keeler 1 ; Smith, Samantha 1 ; Welsh, Addie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Monteer, Camryn 1 ; French, Grace 1 ; Paregien, Allie 1 ; van Breusegen,Keeler 1 ; van der Werf, Jordy 1 ; Welsh, Addie 2
SB: Monteer, Camryn 1 ; van Breusegen,Keeler 2 ; Pederson, Katie 1 ; Welsh, Addie 1
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