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Chloe Gignac
7
Winner Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 8-16, 4-6 CL
1
Bethel (Ind.) BC 10-22, 3-10 CL
Winner
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
8-16, 4-6 CL
7
Final
1
Bethel (Ind.) BC
10-22, 3-10 CL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 7 12 0
Bethel (Ind.) BC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 3

W: Hamp, Emmalee (1) L: Frady, Hannah (1)

12
Winner Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 9-16, 5-6 CL
7
Bethel (Ind.) BC 10-23, 3-11 CL
Winner
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
9-16, 5-6 CL
12
Final
7
Bethel (Ind.) BC
10-23, 3-11 CL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 12 14 2
Bethel (Ind.) BC 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 11 2

W: Hamp, Emmalee (1) L: Stinson, Haley (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Gignac’s grand slam highlights sweep of Bethel

MISHAWAKA, Ind. – A grand slam by Chloe Gignac in the top of the ninth inning powered the Spring Arbor University softball team to a 12-7 win in extra innings to complete the doubleheader sweep of Bethel University on Friday.

In game one, the Cougars defeated the Pilots 7-1 behind a dominant performance from Emmalee Hamp, going 2-for-5 with two RBI's and two runs scored and a complete game effort in the circle with a season-high 10 strikeouts.

 
THE BASICS
SCORES: Spring Arbor 7, Bethel 1
Spring Arbor 12, Bethel 7
LOCATION: Mishawaka, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 9-16 (5-6 CL), Bethel 10-23 (3-11 CL)

 
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Hamp put Spring Arbor on the scoreboard in the top of the first inning with a two-run home run – her second of the season. The Cougars added to their lead in the second on an RBI double by Gignac.
  • Trailing 5-0 in the sixth, Bethel scratched across a run to cut into the deficit.
  • Spring Arbor answered with two more runs in the seventh inning. Brookelyn Stafford scored on a sacrifice fly from Abbie Funk. Later in the inning, Sarah Tourney crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
  • Hamp went 2-for-5 at the plate with two RBI's and two runs scored. Jade Nowe and Funk also finished with two hits apiece.
  • Hamp tossed her fourth complete game of the season allowing only one run on five hits while fanning a season-best 10 batters.

 
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Spring Arbor trailed 6-4 heading into the seventh inning, but back-to-back two-out RBI singles by Hamp and Nowe tied the score and sent the game into extra innings.
  • The Cougars capitalized on a pair of Pilot errors to push one run across in the eighth, but the home team responded with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning.
  • SAU recorded three straight hits to open the ninth inning before Stafford drew a walk to bring in the go-ahead run. Two batters later, Gignac broke the game wide open, clearing the bases with a grand slam – her second big fly of the season.
  • Nowe stayed red-hot at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two RBI's and a run scored. Hamp picked up three more hits with two RBI's and two runs scored while Tourney and Sarah Matlock recorded two hits, including a two-run homer by Matlock.
  • Hamp earned her second win of the day in the circle, pitching the final 1.2 innings while striking out three more hitters.
 

UP NEXT
Spring Arbor visits Grace College on Saturday, Apr. 3.

 
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