Feb. 14, 2014
Box Score vs. UC Davis
Box Score vs. Robert Morris
LOS ANGELES--The Western Kentucky University softball team (4-2-1) split the opening day of UCLA's Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, as after falling 2-0 to UC Davis (3-5), the Lady Toppers' bats exploded for 11 hits in a 7-2 win over Robert Morris (4-1).
Games continue on Saturday with WKU facing UC Davis again at noon CT before taking on host No. 12/13 UCLA at 2:30 p.m. CT. Live stats are available for each game while updates can be found on Twitter via @WKU_GameDay.
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GAME ONE--UC Davis 2, WKU 0
After going five and a half innings with no score and two hits apiece, it took one shot from UC Davis' Kelly Zboralske to seal a 2-0 win for the Aggies in the first game of the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament.
Zboralske took a two-out, two-run home run over the left field wall in the bottom sixth to add the winning runs.
Senior Emily Rousseau (2-2) posted a season-high seven strikeouts in the contest while giving up five hits and walking none. UC Davis' Dana Cruse (2-1) earned the win, notching the complete-game win with three strikeouts, two hits and two walks to her line.
WKU got a hit from freshman Andie Martin and sophomore Brooke Holloway, but ended up with four runners left on base, including pair at first and second when looking to come back in the seventh.
For more information on WKU softball, visit WKUSports.com or follow the team on Twitter via @WKUSoftball.
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GAME TWO--WKU 7, Robert Morris 2
The Lady Toppers handed Robert Morris its first loss of the season with a 7-2 victory in the day's final game for WKU.
WKU totaled 11 hits at the plate while capitalizing on six walks given out by RMU's pitching staff and one fielding error. Senior Olivia Watkins was a perfect 4-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Fellow classmate Amanda Thomas added three hits with three RBI while four other Lady Toppers had one hit each.
Freshman Hannah Miniard (2-0) took the win after spinning 4.1 innings in the circle, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out five. Junior Janna Scheff finished the last 2.2 frames, holding the Colonial scoreless and hitless with a strikeout.
The offense came quickly for WKU in the first inning, as a hit by pitch to junior Preslie Cruce and single from Watkins put baserunners on with no outs. After a Martin walk, Thomas doubled down the right field line for a 2-0 advantage.
RMU cut the lead in the bottom second after a pair of wild pitches allowed the Colonials to put the score at 2-1. The team then knotted the game at 2 each after a sacrifice fly by Haileigh Stocks in the next inning. Three runs in the fourth gave WKU back the lead at 5-2.
Senior Tiffany Gooch added the first run off of a base-loaded walk to Martin before a RMU miscue brought in Cruce. Another bases-loaded walk to senior Kelsie Mattox then added a run from Martin. The lead increased in the next frame to 7-2, as Gooch scored on an illegal pitch by Stocks prior to Thomas ripping a RBI single up the middle to score Watkins.
For more information on WKU softball, visit WKUSports.com or follow the team on Twitter via @WKUSoftball.
