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Box Score 2 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The SMWC softball team (2-0) opened their 2020-21 season last night against Concordia University-Ann Arbor (2-6), sweeping the two game series. The stunning late win in game one was the product of Freshman Josie Lord's pinch hit single to score three. Lyric Krause was the hero of game two, driving in two runs couple with Josie Lord's strong first pitching performance.
Game #01 | vs. Concordia University-Ann Arbor | W 5-3
SMWC would struggle out of the gate with five of the first six Pomeroys striking out and unable to get much going. A second and third situation in the 3rd inning would end with a line out and the runner getting tagged out at home. CUAA would strike first with a couple of single to score two and take a 2-0 lead in the 4th inning before adding another on an error in the 6th.
Then in the 7th inning, the Pomeroys would come roaring back with a rally, starting with a double by Lyric Krause. Brooke Coffing would score the run with a double of her own and Kelsey Young moved the runner to 3rd with a single. Later in the inning, with two outs and runners still on the corners, Jilliann Reese reached first on an error and Jaselynn Conn would score to put the Pomeroys within one. Josie Lord's single with bases loaded and two outs would score three and give SMWC a 5-3 lead heading into the bottom of the 7th. A quick 1-2-3 would retire the side and give the Pomeroys their first win of the season.
The "Player-of-the-Game" was: Josie Lord, whose pinch hit, bases loaded single in the 7th would score three and lead SMWC to their first win.
Game #02 | vs. Concordia University-Ann Arbor | W 3-0
Concordia threatened early in the 1st inning, but two straight strikeouts and a popup to short ended the inning in short order with no damage. The Pomeroys quickly tried to make some noise right back, hoping to capitalize on a couple of errors, but couldn't put any runs on the board until the 3rd inning when a Lyric Krause triple scored Ariel Spivey and Jilliann Reese. Kelsey Young tacked on the final run of the game with a single to score Krause. Freshman Josie Lord would lock down the rest of the game, allowing just 5 hits and striking out 7 for her first collegiate win.
The "Player-of-the-Game" was: Lyric Krause, who went 2-3 at the plate with a triple and 2 RBIs.
On the Rubber
#9 Summer Rocha (1-0) | 7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 SO
#14 Josie Lord (1-0) | 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO
Quote | Senior Kelsey Young
On the team's first wins of the season…
"I mean, it felt incredible. Obviously this last year we got our season kind of gypped from us. So, the girls that were returning, and especially the freshman, we were all hungry to come in here today. It was quite a bit of a travel, especially through the weather and stuff that we've had. Obviously these games were added at absurd times, so coming out here and getting two wins was really big for us."
Who's On Deck?
The Pomeroys will host Indiana University-South Bend (0-0) this Friday, February 26th with game one scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET.
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