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 Senior Amanda Dowe had two hits and two RBI. |
April 29, 2006
Allendale, Mich. - The Wayne State University softball team (29-22 overall, 15-5 GLIAC) concluded the conference portion of its regular-season schedule with a 4-3 eight inning loss at Grand Valley (26-18, 10-8 GLIAC) Saturday afternoon in the second game of a GLIAC doubleheader.
The Warriors and Northwood tied for the regular-season title with 15 wins but WSU will be the No. 1 seed for next weekend's league tournament in Midland after sweeping the Timberwolves (2-1, 10-3) in Detroit on April 14.
Wayne State had two one-run leads (1-0, 2-1) but had to score the tying run in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.
WSU took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the bottom of the first. Senior shortstop Sue Verbeem (LaSalle, Ont./Sandwich S.S.) led off with a single to center field. After a sac bunt by senior Jordan Sinclair (Chatham, Ont./Chatham Kent S.S.), sophomore Robyn Haig (Waterloo, Ont./Waterloo C.I.) followed with an infield single moving Verbeem to third. Two batters later, Verbeem scored on a passed ball.
After the Lakers had tied the game in the top of the third, the Warriors responded in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore Lindsey Perry (Taylor, Mich./Kennedy) singled up the middle with two outs, and senior Amanda Dowe (Truro, Nova Scotia) followed with an RBI double.
GVSU scored once in the fifth and took its first lead with a leadoff home run in the top of the seventh.
Wayne State would not give up scoring once in the bottom of the seventh as Perry doubled to center field with two outs. Dowe singled up the middle scoring Perry with the tying run.
The Lakers tallied one in the top of the eighth after the first two batters were retired on a single, a fielding error and an RBI single.
Junior Sarah Ytsma (Chatham, Ont./McGregor S.S.) suffered the loss while going the distance in the circle for Wayne State. She allowed nine hits and four runs (two earned) with two walks and five strikeouts.
Notes:
Wayne State out hit Grand Valley 10-9 and left nine runners on base compared to GVSU's eight.
Amanda Dowe equaled season-highs with two hits and two RBI.
Freshman Katie Golub made her first collegiate start.
Robyn Haig extended her hitting streak to six games.
Lindsey Perry finished the doubleheader six-for-seven.
Sue Verbeem extended her hitting streak to seven games.
WSU had won five consecutive extra-inning contests since dropping its first extra inning game to Tiffin during spring break.
