- The Foresters (6-7)
went 1-1 against the Warriors of Indiana Tech winning game one 2-1 and
dropping game two 6-2.
In the opener,
Indiana Tech pushed one across first in the bottom of the third, but
HU’s Kendra Stahl evened things up in the top of the fourth with her
first homerun of the season. The score remained tied until the
Foresters got the eventual game-winner in top of the eighth. Ashley
McCann belted a one-out triple to left and then scored on a successful
squeeze bunt by Brittany Gower. Although the Warriors got someone on
in their half of the eighth, HU hurler, Lauren Ward was able to
squelch the rally attempt.
Ward struck out 11
batters on her way to her fourth victory of the season. In eight
innings she allowed just one run on six hits and three walks. Stahl
was the lone Forester with two hits in the game.
In the second game,
Indiana Tech jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings. HU got one
back in the third, but the Warriors put the game out of reach with
another run in the fifth and two more in the sixth. The Foresters
scored one more in the seventh but they could get no closer.
Ashley Scally went
the distance in the loss for HU. She gave up six runs on 10 hits and
two walks while striking out two. Stacy Socha had two hits and drove
in one to lead the Foresters at the plate.