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

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

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Huntington (Ind.) HU 5-6, 1-1 CL
5
Winner Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 10-8, 3-3 CL
Huntington (Ind.) HU
5-6, 1-1 CL
1
Final
5
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
10-8, 3-3 CL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Huntington (Ind.) HU 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 1

W: Donovan, Melody (1) L: West, Mallory (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Cougars give Coach Thompson win No. 800 against Huntington

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Spring Arbor University head softball coach Deb Thompson picked up a milestone victory Saturday, earning her 800th career win as the Cougars defeated Huntington University 5-1 in game two of their home opening doubleheader.

Thompson currently ranks fifth among active NAIA coaches in career wins.

Spring Arbor scored four runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run home run by senior Sydney Taylor, and that was more than enough run support for junior pitcher Melody Donovan, who turned in a complete game effort allowing just one run.

Huntington defeated SAU 7-1 in game one of the twin bill.

 
 

THE BASICS

SCORES: Spring Arbor 1, Huntington 7

Spring Arbor 5, Huntington 1

LOCATION: Cougar Softball Field | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 10-8 (3-3 CL), Huntington 5-6 (1-1 CL)

 
 

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Spring Arbor and Huntington were tied 1-1 through three innings before the Foresters began to pull away.
  • HU scored one run in the fourth and one in the fifth – both with two outs. Then, the visitors broke the game open with a two-run homer in the sixth inning.
  • Hope Longenbarger collected all three of SAU's hits while Chloe Gignac scored the team's lone run.
  • Lauren Wirgau pitched all seven innings. The junior surrendered seven runs on 11 hits and struck out two batters.

 
 

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

  • After a quiet offensive performance in game one, Spring Arbor got off to a fast start in game. The Cougars got three straight hits to start the first inning, including an RBI double by Longenbarger. The very next batter, Taylor, cleared the bases with a three-run bomb to centerfield.
  • Huntington would get a run back in the third inning on a solo home run by Denaia Rice, but Donovan would shutout the Foresters the rest of the way.
  • Spring Arbor's 1-4 batters combined to go 7-for-11 at the plate with all four scoring. Gignac, Longenbarger and Taylor recorded two hits apiece.
  • Donovan picked up the win after tossing seven strong innings, scattering seven hits and striking out one batter.

 
 

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor hosts Grace College (4-13, 0-5 CL) on Tuesday, Mar. 26 starting at 3 p.m.

 

 
 

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