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3
Huntington (Ind.) HU 17-13, 12-8 CL
6
Winner Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 17-20, 11-14 CL
Huntington (Ind.) HU
17-13, 12-8 CL
3
Final
6
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
17-20, 11-14 CL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Huntington (Ind.) HU 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 6 12 1

W: Brown, Kelsey (1) L: Miller, Lairen (1)

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Winner Huntington (Ind.) HU 18-13, 13-8 CL
3
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 17-21, 11-15 CL
Winner
Huntington (Ind.) HU
18-13, 13-8 CL
5
Final
3
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
17-21, 11-15 CL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Huntington (Ind.) HU 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 11 1
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 8 3

W: Fretz, Meghan (1) L: Heath, Lauren (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball splits Crossroads League doubleheader with Huntington

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University softball team split a Crossroads League doubleheader with Huntington University on Thursday. The Cougars defeated the Foresters 6-3 in game one, but the visitors returned the favor, edging out SAU 5-3 in game two.

 
 

THE BASICS

SCORES: Spring Arbor 6, Huntington 3

Spring Arbor 3, Huntington 5

LOCATION: Cougar Softball Field | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 17-21 (11-15 CL), Huntington 18-13 (13-8 CL)

 
 

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Spring Arbor broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the third inning. With the bases loaded, Hannah VanManen cleared the bases with a triple to left field giving the Cougars a 4-1 advantage.
  • Huntington pushed two runs across in the fifth inning to close the gap to one, but Jordan Burman added a couple big insurance runs for the Cougars with a two-run home run in the sixth.
  • The Foresters brought the tying run to the plate in the seventh, but Kelsey Brown struck out the next batter to end the threat and the game.
  • Spring Arbor collected 12 hits in the contest. Brown, Burman, Sydney Taylor and Jade Nowe recorded two hits apiece.
  • Brown pitched all seven innings to earn the win. She allowed three runs on nine hits with five strikeouts.

 
 

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Spring Arbor's Lauren Heath and Huntington's Meghan Fretz were locked in a pitcher's duel in game two with each pitcher posting zeroes through the first four frames.
  • Huntington was able to strike first, scoring three times in the fifth.
  • The Cougars got on the scoreboard in the bottom half of the fifth on Burman's ninth homer of the season – a solo shot to make it a 3-1 game.
  • Trailing 5-1 in the seventh, SAU capitalized on a Forester error to bring two runs home. But, that was as close as the Cougars would get.
  • Burman went 3-for-3, including a home run and a double, and scored twice. Hope Longenbarger also recorded a multi-hit game going 2-for-4 with a run scored.
  • Heath pitched 5.2 innings giving up three earned runs and struck out three batters. Melody Donovan tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts.

 
 

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor visits Grace College (10-26, 4-18 CL) on Saturday, Apr. 21. Game one of the doubleheader starts at 1 p.m.

 
 

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