SYLVANIA, Ohio -- The Siena Heights softball team split in a road doubleheader against Lourdes on Wednesday afternoon. Game one went to SHU with a final tally of 7-6 after eight innings, Lourdes won the nightcap with a 2-1 victory. Sam Hill led the Saints with five hits and three RBIs on the day.
THE BASICS
Final Scores: Game 1: SHU 7, Lourdes 6 (8) | Game 2: Lourdes 2, SHU 1
Location: Sylvania, Ohio (Gray Wolf Field)
Records: Siena Heights (11-7, 2-2 WHAC), Lourdes (4-19, 1-3 WHAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Julia Hogston doubled to right-center in the top half of the 2nd-inning to move Tori Harding to third and score Kat Moreau for the 1-0 lead. Hill singled to left, bringing home Hogston and Harding to extend things to 3-0.
The Gray Wolves took the lead in the fourth with a four-run outing. A home run in the fifth extended the lead to 5-3.
Hogston reappeared in the top half of the sixth to triple to right-center and bring Moreau home to cut the home lead to 5-4. Hogston and Hill crossed the plate on a throwing error and the Saints led 6-5 going into the bottom half of the 6th-inning. An RBI single for the Gray Wolves knotted things up at six as the teams moved into the final inning of regulation.
With neither team scoring in the seventh, the game moved to extras. Hill reached base on a fielder's choice that got Harding out at third but allowed Moreau to score what would the game-winning run after SHU achieved three outs in the bottom half of the inning to seal it.
Game two started off with Sam Spicer hitting a sacrifice fly to score Kelsey Uhl that put Siena up 1-0 in the top half of the third.
Lourdes then scored in the fourth with a two-RBI single that turned out to be the winning runs of the second game.
TOP SAINTS
Hitting
• Hill was 3-5 with three RBIs and a run in game one. She followed that performance up going 2-4 in the second.
• Hogston had three hits (3-4) in the first game along with scoring two runs and two RBIs. She capped her day in game two with two hits (2-3).
• Moreau (1-2) scored three runs in game one including the game-winner.
Pitching
• Uhl pitched the first four innings in game one. She allowed five hits, two earned runs, and struck out one.
• Kiley Elbaor saw 1.2 innings of relief, allowing three hits and one run.
• Jordan Green (W, 7-2) earned the win with 2.1 innings pitched in game one. She gave up a hit and nothing else. She returned for game two, earning the loss (7-3) despite pitching a complete game.
THE OPPOSITION
Hitting
• Hailey Cramer led Lourdes in the first game with three hits (3-4). She scored two runs and also had an RBI.
• Ashleigh Riffle recorded the two RBIs in game two that won the game for the Gray Wolves.
Pitching
• Jenna Harris started for Lourdes in game one. She pitched 5.1 innings and gave up six hits, four earned runs and struck out three.
• Ashley Roth (L, 3-5) received the loss in 2.2 innings of relief. She started game two, pitching a complete game and gaining the win after striking out four Saints.
