University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Tuesday, April 19
Greeley, Colo.
4:00 PM
University of Northern Colorado
5-30
7
vs
11
Metropolitan State University of Denver
27-16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Metro State Denver
0
2
4
3
0
2
0
11
13
1
NORTHERN COLORADO
0
3
0
0
0
3
1
7
11
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kailey Christensen (3-1)
L: Elsner, Chandler (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Sarena Espinoza 1 ; Annika Anderson 1 ; Hayley Fields 2
RBI: Annika Anderson 2 ; Cassidy Smith 3 ; Hayley Fields 3 ; Carissa Terry 2 ; Ashlee Kim 1
SH: Sarena Espinoza 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Colissa Bakovich 1 ; Brooke Lovas 2 ; Sarena Espinoza 1 ; Caitie Booco 1 ; Annika Anderson 3 ; Cassidy Smith 2 ; Hayley Fields 1
SB: Colissa Bakovich 1
HBP: Brooke Lovas 1
PO: Brooke Lovas 1
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Rachel 2
HR: Garcia, Kaley 1 ; Wiatrak, Jordyn 1
RBI: Fitzherbert, Sarah 1 ; Schmidt, Madi 1 ; Garcia, Kaley 1 ; Wiatrak, Jordyn 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Garcia, Kaley 3 ; Johnson, Rachel 2 ; Wiatrak, Jordyn 2
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
3
H
3
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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INF/P
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P
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UTL
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C/INF
/ Softball@BearsSoftball Explodes For 19 Runs, Splits With Metro State
4/19/2016 10:26:00 PM | Softball
The Bears recorded a season-high 19 runs in the game two win over the Roadrunners after falling in game one, 11-7.
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado (6-30) picked up a midweek split against Metro State University-Denver on Tuesday. The Bears dropped game one 11-7, but exploded for 19 runs in game two, defeating the Roadrunners 19-7. The 19 runs were the most the team has scored in a single game this season.
Game 1:
MSU-Denver used three big innings to score the four-run victory over UNC. The Roadrunners plated nine in the second through the fourth innings to take game one.
Metro State took an early 2-0 lead over the Bears in the top half of the second, but a three-run shot from third baseman, Jordyn Wiatrak pushed Northern Colorado out in front 3-2. The home run was the third of the year for the freshman.
The Roadrunners regained the lead the very next at bat with a four-spot to go up 7-2. MSU-Denver held the Bears to no runs over the third, fourth and fifth innings, eventually taking an 11-2 lead after two more runs in both the fourth and sixth.
UNC resuscitated its bats in the bottom of the sixth posting three runs to cut its deficit to 11-5.
With the bases loaded and one out, a wild pitch plated center fielder, Kaley Garcia who singled to get on base earlier in the inning. Right fielder, Kenzie Kudrna earned a walk to reload the bases and second baseman, Sarah Fitzherbert singled down the left field line to bring home first baseman, Rachel Johnson who also singled to lead off the inning.
Left fielder, Madi Schmidt earned the final RBI of the inning with a seeing-eye single through the left side before designated player, Lauren Paige lined out to end the inning.
Down to its final three outs, Northern Colorado got one more run from Garcia. Garcia sent a screamer to dead center to make bring it to the final score of 11-7. The homer was also the third of the year for the sophomore.
Chandler Elsner (0-4) started in the circle for UNC. Elsner went 3.0 innings before being relieved by Kelli Kleis. Elsner gave up seven runs on four hits and walked six.
Kleis tossed the final 4.0 innings and gave up four runs on nine hits, while walking two.
Game Changer:
Metro State used a strong offensive performance to take game one. The Roadrunners hit .433 as a team and plated 11 runs on 13 hits.
Key Stat:
Third baseman, Jordyn Wiatrak gave UNC a its only lead of the game on a three-run home run in the bottom of the second. Wiatrak finished the day 1-3 with two runs and three RBI.
Game 2:
It was an offensive onslaught for Northern Colorado in game two. The Bears combined for 16 runs in the first two appearances at the plate to shut the door early on MSU-Denver, earning the win in five innings 19-7.
Four different players for UNC recorded at least three RBIs or more in the victory, led by Erica Dick. Dick went 4-4 with five RBIs and three runs in game two after going hitless in the first half of the twin bill.
Right fielder Cheyenne Talmadge notched four RBIs in the lopsided win. Talmadge ended her night 3-4 with four RBIs and three runs.
Both second baseman Sarah Fitzherbert and catcher Ari Samaniego record three RBIs apiece. Fitzherbert went 3-4 and added two runs, while Samaniego was 2-4 at the plate with three runs to go along with her RBIs.
Fitzherbert also extended her hitting streak to 14 games in the process, recording hits in both games of the doubleheader.
The Roadrunners opened the contest with four runs in the top of the first and were looking for a repeat of game one.
UNC didn't let that thought linger, rolling with back-to-back eight-run innings and batting around the lineup in both innings to jump out to a 16-4 lead.
The Bears answered with two more runs in the third and one in the fourth. MSU-Denver also plated two runs in the third and one in the fourth to make it 19-7 heading to the fifth.
Jayme Reddacliff shut down the Roadrunners in the top of the fourth and the fifth during her brief relief stint to give the team the win in five.
Valerie Vidal (1-0) started the game and earned her first W of the season. Vidal tossed 3.1 innings and gave up seven runs on 10 hits, adding one strike out and one walk to her stat line.
Reddacliff finished the final 1.2 innings allowing no hits and no runs and fanned one.
Game Changer:
UNC scored 16 runs in its first two innings to slam the door on game two. The 19 runs the team scored are the most runs any Big Sky school has recorded in a single game this season.
Key Stat:
Eight of the nine Northern Colorado batters recorded at least one hit in game two, with five of the nine batters earning at least one RBI.
In Coach Easley's Words:
"That last game was so helpful in building confidence for us offensively and having so many people getting hits up and down our lineup. That's a really good shot in the arm as we go into this weekend and start back into our conference play. I'm glad our defense stayed solid and Jayme came in and was able shut down [Metro State] and get outs when we needed them. It was good to get people in the lineup who haven't been playing as much in our conference games and get them some more experience to build off of and hopefully bring them into our rotations more and get everyone firing on all cylinders by the end of the season."
Northern Colorado will return to Big Sky play this weekend, hosting Portland State on April 22-23. The team will play a doubleheader on Friday with games at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. and finish the series on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
Game 1:
MSU-Denver used three big innings to score the four-run victory over UNC. The Roadrunners plated nine in the second through the fourth innings to take game one.
Metro State took an early 2-0 lead over the Bears in the top half of the second, but a three-run shot from third baseman, Jordyn Wiatrak pushed Northern Colorado out in front 3-2. The home run was the third of the year for the freshman.
The Roadrunners regained the lead the very next at bat with a four-spot to go up 7-2. MSU-Denver held the Bears to no runs over the third, fourth and fifth innings, eventually taking an 11-2 lead after two more runs in both the fourth and sixth.
UNC resuscitated its bats in the bottom of the sixth posting three runs to cut its deficit to 11-5.
With the bases loaded and one out, a wild pitch plated center fielder, Kaley Garcia who singled to get on base earlier in the inning. Right fielder, Kenzie Kudrna earned a walk to reload the bases and second baseman, Sarah Fitzherbert singled down the left field line to bring home first baseman, Rachel Johnson who also singled to lead off the inning.
Left fielder, Madi Schmidt earned the final RBI of the inning with a seeing-eye single through the left side before designated player, Lauren Paige lined out to end the inning.
Down to its final three outs, Northern Colorado got one more run from Garcia. Garcia sent a screamer to dead center to make bring it to the final score of 11-7. The homer was also the third of the year for the sophomore.
Chandler Elsner (0-4) started in the circle for UNC. Elsner went 3.0 innings before being relieved by Kelli Kleis. Elsner gave up seven runs on four hits and walked six.
Kleis tossed the final 4.0 innings and gave up four runs on nine hits, while walking two.
Game Changer:
Metro State used a strong offensive performance to take game one. The Roadrunners hit .433 as a team and plated 11 runs on 13 hits.
Key Stat:
Third baseman, Jordyn Wiatrak gave UNC a its only lead of the game on a three-run home run in the bottom of the second. Wiatrak finished the day 1-3 with two runs and three RBI.
Game 2:
It was an offensive onslaught for Northern Colorado in game two. The Bears combined for 16 runs in the first two appearances at the plate to shut the door early on MSU-Denver, earning the win in five innings 19-7.
Four different players for UNC recorded at least three RBIs or more in the victory, led by Erica Dick. Dick went 4-4 with five RBIs and three runs in game two after going hitless in the first half of the twin bill.
Right fielder Cheyenne Talmadge notched four RBIs in the lopsided win. Talmadge ended her night 3-4 with four RBIs and three runs.
Both second baseman Sarah Fitzherbert and catcher Ari Samaniego record three RBIs apiece. Fitzherbert went 3-4 and added two runs, while Samaniego was 2-4 at the plate with three runs to go along with her RBIs.
Fitzherbert also extended her hitting streak to 14 games in the process, recording hits in both games of the doubleheader.
The Roadrunners opened the contest with four runs in the top of the first and were looking for a repeat of game one.
UNC didn't let that thought linger, rolling with back-to-back eight-run innings and batting around the lineup in both innings to jump out to a 16-4 lead.
The Bears answered with two more runs in the third and one in the fourth. MSU-Denver also plated two runs in the third and one in the fourth to make it 19-7 heading to the fifth.
Jayme Reddacliff shut down the Roadrunners in the top of the fourth and the fifth during her brief relief stint to give the team the win in five.
Valerie Vidal (1-0) started the game and earned her first W of the season. Vidal tossed 3.1 innings and gave up seven runs on 10 hits, adding one strike out and one walk to her stat line.
Reddacliff finished the final 1.2 innings allowing no hits and no runs and fanned one.
Game Changer:
UNC scored 16 runs in its first two innings to slam the door on game two. The 19 runs the team scored are the most runs any Big Sky school has recorded in a single game this season.
Key Stat:
Eight of the nine Northern Colorado batters recorded at least one hit in game two, with five of the nine batters earning at least one RBI.
In Coach Easley's Words:
"That last game was so helpful in building confidence for us offensively and having so many people getting hits up and down our lineup. That's a really good shot in the arm as we go into this weekend and start back into our conference play. I'm glad our defense stayed solid and Jayme came in and was able shut down [Metro State] and get outs when we needed them. It was good to get people in the lineup who haven't been playing as much in our conference games and get them some more experience to build off of and hopefully bring them into our rotations more and get everyone firing on all cylinders by the end of the season."
Northern Colorado will return to Big Sky play this weekend, hosting Portland State on April 22-23. The team will play a doubleheader on Friday with games at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. and finish the series on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
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