University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Friday, April 9
Greeley, Colo.
1:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
7-19, 3-4
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9-22, 3-4
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Bears power past Montana for doubleheader sweep
4/9/2021 5:45:00 PM | Softball
UNC combined for 19 hits in the two games
GREELEY, Colo. – For the second weekend in a row Northern Colorado softball swept the Friday doubleheader. This time against Montana. The Bears beat the Griz 9-1 and 7-4 to secure the series win.
Alyssa Wenzel and Mady Young combined to go 9-14 in the doubleheader scoring six times and driving in six runs as well.
UNC also received a pair of complete games from Lainey Henehan and Erin Caviness.
Game 1 Recap
The Bears wasted no time getting on the board with a run in the board in the bottom of the first. Alyssa Wenzel's seeing eye single through the left side scored Mady Young to put UNC up 1-0.
The lead grew to 5-0 in the third when the Bears scored four runs on four hits. Back-to-back well hit balls scored three of the four runs in the inning. Last week's Big Sky Player, Dani Young, ripped a ball to the wall in right for her second triple of the year scoring her fellow Young, Mady.
Wenzel then sent a ball over the left center wall to make it 4-0. Northern Colorado loaded the bases following the home run and Anna Martinez came home on a Natalie Joyner sacrifice fly.
The Bears ended the game early with another four-run inning in the bottom of the fifth. UNC loaded the bases again to start it. Joyner singled to left scoring a pair. Mady Young ended the game with a triple to the wall in right giving UNC the 9-1 win.
Game 2 Recap
Northern Colorado struck first in the second game as Alison Steinker hit a frozen rope to the gap in left center scoring a pair in the bottom of the second. Steinker came home to score to cap off the inning on Natalie Joyner's single.
Fresh off a three RBI game to start the day, Alyssa Wenzel drove home her fourth run of the day with a single in the bottom of the third. She later scored on a Steinker double to left.
Montana cut the lead to 5-2 in the fourth with a solo home run and walk with the bases loaded.
Dani Young continued her hot streak with a two-RBI single in the bottom half of the inning.
Montana scored a pair in the sixth but was sent down in order in the seventh as UNC completed the doubleheader sweep 7-4.
Game Notes
- Lainey Hanehan earned her second win of the year going the five full allowing just one run on six hits.
- Erin Caviness pitched her eighth complete game of the year earning the win allowing four runs, just one earned on eight hits.
- Mady Young went 5-7 on the day with three runs scored and two RBI and a walk.
- Alyssa Wenzel was 4-7 in the doubleheader with four RBI and three runs scored.
- Reigning Big Sky Player of the Week Dani Young was 3-6 with three RBI and two runs scored
- Head coach Ben Garcia earned the 200th win of his career.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado aims for the weekend sweep of Montana tomorrow at noon.
To stay up to date on all things UNC softball, visit UNCBears.com follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and download the UNC Athletics App.
Alyssa Wenzel and Mady Young combined to go 9-14 in the doubleheader scoring six times and driving in six runs as well.
UNC also received a pair of complete games from Lainey Henehan and Erin Caviness.
Game 1 Recap
The Bears wasted no time getting on the board with a run in the board in the bottom of the first. Alyssa Wenzel's seeing eye single through the left side scored Mady Young to put UNC up 1-0.
The lead grew to 5-0 in the third when the Bears scored four runs on four hits. Back-to-back well hit balls scored three of the four runs in the inning. Last week's Big Sky Player, Dani Young, ripped a ball to the wall in right for her second triple of the year scoring her fellow Young, Mady.
Wenzel then sent a ball over the left center wall to make it 4-0. Northern Colorado loaded the bases following the home run and Anna Martinez came home on a Natalie Joyner sacrifice fly.
The Bears ended the game early with another four-run inning in the bottom of the fifth. UNC loaded the bases again to start it. Joyner singled to left scoring a pair. Mady Young ended the game with a triple to the wall in right giving UNC the 9-1 win.
Game 2 Recap
Northern Colorado struck first in the second game as Alison Steinker hit a frozen rope to the gap in left center scoring a pair in the bottom of the second. Steinker came home to score to cap off the inning on Natalie Joyner's single.
Fresh off a three RBI game to start the day, Alyssa Wenzel drove home her fourth run of the day with a single in the bottom of the third. She later scored on a Steinker double to left.
Montana cut the lead to 5-2 in the fourth with a solo home run and walk with the bases loaded.
Dani Young continued her hot streak with a two-RBI single in the bottom half of the inning.
Montana scored a pair in the sixth but was sent down in order in the seventh as UNC completed the doubleheader sweep 7-4.
Game Notes
- Lainey Hanehan earned her second win of the year going the five full allowing just one run on six hits.
- Erin Caviness pitched her eighth complete game of the year earning the win allowing four runs, just one earned on eight hits.
- Mady Young went 5-7 on the day with three runs scored and two RBI and a walk.
- Alyssa Wenzel was 4-7 in the doubleheader with four RBI and three runs scored.
- Reigning Big Sky Player of the Week Dani Young was 3-6 with three RBI and two runs scored
- Head coach Ben Garcia earned the 200th win of his career.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado aims for the weekend sweep of Montana tomorrow at noon.
To stay up to date on all things UNC softball, visit UNCBears.com follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and download the UNC Athletics App.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hanehan, Lainey (2-1)
L: ACHENBACH, TRISTIN (6-11)
Batting:
2B: MCALISTER, JESSICA 1
SH: WEISGRAM, BROOKLYN 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CURTIS, KENDALL 1
CS: MCGRATH, MAYGEN 1
Batting:
3B: Young, Mady 1 ; Young, Dani 1
HR: Wenzel, Alyssa 1
RBI: Young, Mady 2 ; Young, Dani 1 ; Wenzel, Alyssa 3 ; Joyner, Natalie 2
SH: Blood-Smyth, Maddee 1 ; Joyner, Natalie 1
SF: Joyner, Natalie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Young, Mady 2 ; Young, Dani 1 ; Wenzel, Alyssa 1 ; Brockmann, Emma 1 ; Martinez, Anna 1 ; Mercado, Jayden 1 ; Simonsgaard, Katie 1 ; Joyner, Natalie 1
SB: Young, Mady 2
HBP: Young, Dani 1 ; Blood-Smyth, Maddee 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
3
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1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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