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Photo by: Dean Popejoy
Recap: @bearssoftball Splits Doubleheader Against Idaho State
4/6/2018 11:39:00 PM | Softball
Northern Colorado topped the Bengals in game one, but faltered in game two
GREELEY, Colo.- Northern Colorado softball split the doubleheader against Idaho State on Friday with a 13-8 win in the first game and a 9-4 defeat in game two.
Game 1
UNC would start Valerie Vidal in the circle for the first game of the series against Idaho State's Ashlyn Ames. The Bears would strike first in the top of the second inning, beginning with a Lauren Paige lead-off double to center field. Jordyn Wiatrak would come to plate and launch a ball over center field fence for a two-run home run to put UNC on the board 2-0.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Bengals bats plated six runs on five hits to take a 6-1 lead over the UNC. The big inning for Idaho State was highlighted by a two-RBI double to right center from Emma Bordenkecher. Paige would then replace Vidal in the circle in the bottom of the fourth inning. Vidal went three innings, with five earned runs on six hits.
The Bears would respond with their own big inning in the top of the fifth. After a groundout to start the inning, UNC's lineup recorded five consecutive hits Sophia Taylor, Madi Schmidt, Kaley Garcia, Paige, and Wiatrak that scored two runs. After Rachel Johnson drew a walk, Emma Brockmann doubled to left field to score two more runs in the inning. Taylor would come back up to the plate and hit her second single of the inning to add two more runs on for the Bears. In total, UNC tallied seven runs on seven hits to take a 9-6 advantage.
UNC's lineup picked up where it left off in the top of the sixth when Garcia singled to start the inning. In the next at bat, Paige would knock her eighth home run of the year to extend the lead to 11-6.
The Bears would make it three innings in a row with another two runs in the top of the seventh inning. Garcia would single to right field to score Taylor. Mady Young would then draw a bases-loaded walk for the second run of the inning and the Bears were up 13-6 headed to bottom of the inning.
Idaho State made noise in its half of the seventh with two runs on three hits, but Page was able to close out the game and secure a 13-8 win for UNC.
Paige was solid out of the bullpen for the Bears, going four innings and allowing two runs on five hits to earn the win.
Game 2
Chandler Elsner started in the circle for UNC in the second game of the day and she was opposed by Mariah Mulcahy. Idaho State scored first in this game with an RBI double from Emma Bordenkecher and they jumped ahead 1-0.
UNC would tie the game at one in the top of the third after Lauren Paige reached base on a Bengal error that allowed Madi Schmidt to score.
Idaho State separated themselves in the bottom of the third with a five-run inning from five Bengal hits. Kelsey Breer would cause the most damage with a three-run home run and Idaho State was up 6-1 on UNC. Paige was again called on to pitch in relief and replaced Elsner in the circle.
The Bengals tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fourth with a Haley Harrison double that plated two runs. UNC now trailed Idaho State 8-1 after four innings.
UNC start to work into the Idaho State lead during the top of the sixth with a sacrifice fly from Rachel Johnson that scored Cheyenne Talmadge to bring the lead down to 8-2.
The Bengals would get the run back in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run from Danni Ryan.
Down to their final three outs, UNC did not go quietly in the top of the seventh with Madi Schmidt leading off with a single and Kaley Garcia doubling to put runners on second and third with no outs. An error by Idaho State would allow Paige to reach base and both Schmidt and Garcia scored.
UNC could not get anything else going in the inning and lost the game 9-4.
In their words
Shana Easley, Head Coach
"It was another day of battling for 14 straight innings. In game one, we showed great resilience after giving up a big inning. We kept putting good at-bats together and weren't going to give up. In game two, we battled too, but it wasn't quick enough. We know that we can't take any game for granted and any lead is never safe in our conference."
Notes
Next Up
Northern Colorado will look to secure the series win tomorrow against Idaho State at 1 P.M. (MT).
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Game 1
UNC would start Valerie Vidal in the circle for the first game of the series against Idaho State's Ashlyn Ames. The Bears would strike first in the top of the second inning, beginning with a Lauren Paige lead-off double to center field. Jordyn Wiatrak would come to plate and launch a ball over center field fence for a two-run home run to put UNC on the board 2-0.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Bengals bats plated six runs on five hits to take a 6-1 lead over the UNC. The big inning for Idaho State was highlighted by a two-RBI double to right center from Emma Bordenkecher. Paige would then replace Vidal in the circle in the bottom of the fourth inning. Vidal went three innings, with five earned runs on six hits.
The Bears would respond with their own big inning in the top of the fifth. After a groundout to start the inning, UNC's lineup recorded five consecutive hits Sophia Taylor, Madi Schmidt, Kaley Garcia, Paige, and Wiatrak that scored two runs. After Rachel Johnson drew a walk, Emma Brockmann doubled to left field to score two more runs in the inning. Taylor would come back up to the plate and hit her second single of the inning to add two more runs on for the Bears. In total, UNC tallied seven runs on seven hits to take a 9-6 advantage.
UNC's lineup picked up where it left off in the top of the sixth when Garcia singled to start the inning. In the next at bat, Paige would knock her eighth home run of the year to extend the lead to 11-6.
The Bears would make it three innings in a row with another two runs in the top of the seventh inning. Garcia would single to right field to score Taylor. Mady Young would then draw a bases-loaded walk for the second run of the inning and the Bears were up 13-6 headed to bottom of the inning.
Idaho State made noise in its half of the seventh with two runs on three hits, but Page was able to close out the game and secure a 13-8 win for UNC.
Paige was solid out of the bullpen for the Bears, going four innings and allowing two runs on five hits to earn the win.
Game 2
Chandler Elsner started in the circle for UNC in the second game of the day and she was opposed by Mariah Mulcahy. Idaho State scored first in this game with an RBI double from Emma Bordenkecher and they jumped ahead 1-0.
UNC would tie the game at one in the top of the third after Lauren Paige reached base on a Bengal error that allowed Madi Schmidt to score.
Idaho State separated themselves in the bottom of the third with a five-run inning from five Bengal hits. Kelsey Breer would cause the most damage with a three-run home run and Idaho State was up 6-1 on UNC. Paige was again called on to pitch in relief and replaced Elsner in the circle.
The Bengals tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fourth with a Haley Harrison double that plated two runs. UNC now trailed Idaho State 8-1 after four innings.
UNC start to work into the Idaho State lead during the top of the sixth with a sacrifice fly from Rachel Johnson that scored Cheyenne Talmadge to bring the lead down to 8-2.
The Bengals would get the run back in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run from Danni Ryan.
Down to their final three outs, UNC did not go quietly in the top of the seventh with Madi Schmidt leading off with a single and Kaley Garcia doubling to put runners on second and third with no outs. An error by Idaho State would allow Paige to reach base and both Schmidt and Garcia scored.
UNC could not get anything else going in the inning and lost the game 9-4.
In their words
Shana Easley, Head Coach
"It was another day of battling for 14 straight innings. In game one, we showed great resilience after giving up a big inning. We kept putting good at-bats together and weren't going to give up. In game two, we battled too, but it wasn't quick enough. We know that we can't take any game for granted and any lead is never safe in our conference."
Notes
- Lauren Paige went 3-for-8 with one home run and four RBIs in the two games on Friday to power the offense.
- Madi Schmidt recorded multiple hits in both games in the doubleheader, going 4-for-9 with with two doubles. Schmidt also stole two bases.
- Kaley Garcia lead the Bears in batting average with a .571 figure on Friday, also scoring four runs and tallying two RBIs.
- Mady Young walked four times for a .625 on-base percentage for the day and also batted .250.
Next Up
Northern Colorado will look to secure the series win tomorrow against Idaho State at 1 P.M. (MT).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Paige, Lauren (4-7)
L: Ames, Ashlyn (1-11)
Batting:
2B: Taylor, Sophia 1 ; Schmidt, Madi 1 ; Paige, Lauren 1 ; Brockmann, Emma 1
HR: Paige, Lauren 1 ; Wiatrak, Jordyn 1
RBI: Taylor, Sophia 2 ; Garcia, Kaley 2 ; Paige, Lauren 2 ; Wiatrak, Jordyn 2 ; Young, Mady 2 ; Brockmann, Emma 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, Sophia 2 ; Schmidt, Madi 1 ; Garcia, Kaley 3 ; Paige, Lauren 3 ; Wiatrak, Jordyn 2 ; Johnson, Rachel 1 ; Brockmann, Emma 1
SB: Taylor, Sophia 1 ; Schmidt, Madi 1
CS: Talmadge, Cheyenne 1
HBP: Garcia, Kaley 1
Batting:
2B: Creekmore, Aubrey 1 ; Bordenkecher, Emma 1 ; Breer, Kelsey 1
RBI: Ames, Ashlyn 1 ; Bordenkecher, Emma 2 ; Tago, Frankie 3 ; Breer, Kelsey 1 ; Dahlen, Shayna 1
SF: Dahlen, Shayna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Creekmore, Aubrey 1 ; Harrison, Haley 1 ; Ames, Ashlyn 1 ; Cota, Kelsie 1 ; Bordenkecher, Emma 2 ; Tago, Frankie 1 ; Zamora, Genesis 1
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