| 05.06.08
- Making their first appearance in school history in the NAIA Region
VIII Tournament, the Foresters battled but came up short in their
first two games. They fell 6-0 to Aquinas College in game one
and then were ousted from the tournament with a 4-2 loss in eight
innings to Indiana Tech. In the
opener, HU couldn't put anything together offensively. The
Foresters managed just five hits in the contest and were shut out by
the Saints.
The game was scoreless through the
first four innings. Aquinas blew the game open with five runs in
the top of the fifth and then added one more in the seventh.
Lauren Ward was the pitcher of record
for HU. She went five innings and allowed five runs on six hits
and two walks while striking out three. Laura Baas was the lone
Forester with two hits in the game. Megan Smith added a double.
HU then met Indiana Tech in the loser's
bracket. The pitchers dominated the early innings. Neither
team mounted an attack until the sixth inning. The Warriors
struck first with a pair of runs in the top of the frame, but the
Foresters answered with two in their half of the inning. Neither
team scored in the seventh, so they went to extra innings.
Indiana Tech wasted little time plating two runs in the top of the
eighth, but this time HU did not respond.
Ward took the loss for the Foresters.
She threw all eight innings and gave up four runs on eight hits and a
walk while striking out five. Six different players had a hit in
the game for HU.
The Foresters concluded their season
with a 17-22-1 record, matching the second-highest win total in the
program's 27-year history.
Aquinas Box Score
Indiana Tech Box Score |
