HOUSTON – HBU softball fell in its first game of the day 6-5 in extra innings against Marist College, but turned around defeated Eastern Kentucky 5-4 in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon.
GAME ONE
Junior shortstop
Demi Janak led the Huskies (2-12) at the plate. She went 3-for-3 with an RBI, two walks and two runs scored. Junior first baseman
Brooke Bushman hit a two-run double, while senior centerfielder
Kay Schroeder and junior leftfielder
Nicole Shedd each recorded an RBI.
Freshman pitcher
Jessica Patak (1-7) allowed six runs off nine hits, nine strikeouts and four walks in 9.0 innings.
Caroline Baratta went 2-for-4 for the Red Foxes (8-10) with a walk and two runs scored. Ali Milam also went 2-for-4 with four RBIs off of a double and a homerun.
Nicole Teague earned the win in the circle, allowing two runs off three hits and one walk, while Megan Beiermeister pitched 3.2 innings allowing three runs off four hits, five walks and three strikeouts.
Play-By-Play
With one out in the first, Miranda Perez reached first on an error by sophomore second baseman
Amber Lotz. Perez stole second, just before Claire Oberdof struck out swinging. Milam doubled out to left center to push across Perez, 1-0.
The Huskies came in and answered back quickly as sophomore catcher
Heidi Jaquez led-off by reaching second on a throwing error by Beiermeister. One batter later, Janak singled to centerfield, scoring Jaquez, 1-1.
Buenrostro sent the lead-off batter to first to start of the third. Perez singled to the left side to reach first and advance Baratta. With two runners on and one out, Milam homered to left center, giving the Red Foxes the lead, 4-1.
HBU responded again in the bottom of the third, when sophomore rightfielder
Sierra Humphrey doubled to right center with one out. Janak followed suit with a single to centerfield. Shedd brought in Humphrey and moved Janak to second off of a single up the middle. The bases were loaded, after senior third baseman
Kassie James walked. Bushman put down a bunt to score Janak, making it a one run ball game, 4-3.
Marist had the bases loaded with one out, when Kourtney Paul hit a sacrifice fly to left field to add a run, 5-3.
In its last chance, HBU came up big, as Janak started the seventh off with a single up the middle. A second baseman error put James on first and advanced Janak to second.
Brooke Bushman drove in Janak. James got thrown out at home, but Bushman was able to reach third on the throw. Schroder came in clutch as she hit a shot up the middle to bring in Bushman for the tying run, 5-5.
In the top of the ninth, Baratta singled to the left side to lead-off the inning. Perez bunted to move her into scoring position. Oberdof singled to the left side as well, advancing the winning run to third. Baratta was able to cross the play on an error by Janak, 6-5.
GAME TWO
Humphrey went 1-for-3 with a double and two runs scored for the Huskies (3-12). Janak doubled to drive in a run, while Bushman doubled to drive in two.
Sophomore pitcher
Shae Bibby earned her first win of the season only allowing in run off three hits and two walks.
Stephanie Buenrostro pitched the first three innings holding the Colonels to three runs off five hits, two walks and one strikeout.
Carly Robinson went 2-for-2 with a double, walk, homerun and three RBIs. Johnkyria Alston doubled and drove in one, while Paige Murphy, Hannah Clark and Emily Corbitt scored for the Colonels (16-5).
Samantha Reynoso got the loss allowing two runs off three hits and one walk. Murphy McRoberts, who came in relief for Reynoso, allowed three runs off two hits.
Play-By-Play
The Huskies were on the board first thanks to a double by Humphrey, a single down the left field line by Shedd and a walk by
Kassie James to load the bases with two outs. A Bushman double to right center scored Humphrey and Shedd, 2-0.
Eastern Kentucky recorded a run in the second off of a solo homerun over left field by Robinson, 2-1.
Clark led off the fourth with a single up the middle. She then stole second, before Corbitt singled with a bunt to advance Clark to third. Buenrostro then walked Zoe Mihalicz to load the bases with no outs. Robinson scored two off of a double to center field. A pitching change brought in Bibby with runners on second and third, but she was able to retire the next three to end the threat, 3-2.
The Colonels added a run in the fifth, as the lead off walked and scored by a double, 4-2.
In the bottom of the fifth,
Amber Lotz reached on an error by the shortstop, which followed with a Jaquez single to right field. Humphrey reached on an error by the first baseman that pushed Lotz across. With the tying run on third and one out, Janak doubled to score Jaquez. Shedd hit a fly ball out the center field, scoring Humphrey for the winning run, 5-4.
