Bears Split with Vikings Friday

Friday, April 8

Portland, Ore.

2:00 PM

University of Northern Colorado

16-19, 0

Portland State

19-14, 0

Northern Colorado

Portland State

4/8/2022 8:02:00 PM | Softball

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Alison Steinker led Northern Colorado with a 5-for-7 day at the plate as UNC split with PSU

By: By Ryan Pfeifer, UNCBears.com

PORTLAND – Northern Colorado Softball returned to Big Sky play on Friday splitting its doubleheader with Portland State. The Bears are now 16-20 on the season and 4-1 in Big Sky play.

Alison Steinker had a big day for the Bears going 5-for-7 at the plate with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs.

She did most of her damage in the Bears' 6-1 win in game one going 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs. Steinker was seeing the ball well right away with a hard-hit ball in the first that bounced off the pitcher into the outfield scoring the first run of the game. She also drove home the last run in the 6-3 win with a solo home run in the seventh.

UNC scored three runs in the first inning of the series as Alyssa Wenzel had a bases clearing triple to score two. Meanwhile, Lauren Strathearn did a good job turning over the lineup with a two-hit game and scoring a run.

Freshman Meghan Golden pitched another complete game, her 11th of the year in the win. She struck out four while allowing three runs on nine hits. She did a great job of making the Vikings strand runners as they left 10 on base.

In game two, UNC was unable to string together hits, with the lone run coming on a Paola Villegas home run in the top of the seventh.

What's Ahead
Northern Colorado and Portland State face off in the rubber match tomorrow at 1 pm MT. The game can be seen on ESPN+.

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