Cleveland State Softball Completes Weekend Sweep with Doubleheader Victories

Cleveland, OH-The Cleveland State softball crew improved to 5-3 in Horizon League play after back-to-back victories on Saturday afternoon in taking all three video games from Detroit Mercy this weekend. The Vikings gained sport one 12-0 by way of the run rule and took the second sport 3-0. 

Melissa Holzopfel and Torrie Jenkins mixed to close out the Titans for the whole thing of the weekend because the Cleveland State pitching workers didn’t enable a run in any of the three video games. Jenkins picked up her first win of the season within the first sport of the day and Holzopfel continued her dominant play with one other excellent efficiency within the last sport of the sequence. 

Within the first sport the Viking offense exploded for 12 runs within the first three innings. Cleveland State rating one within the backside of the primary after which adopted with six within the second and 5 within the third. 

Jenna Deang led off the sport for the Vikings by reaching on a hit-by-pitch. She stole second and finally scored on a Holzopfel sacrifice fly to make it 1-0 early. 

Cleveland State carried momentum into the second inning the place the Vikings loaded the bases with two outs. Three consecutive hits from Brooke Albaugh, Holzopfel and Becky Hurosky finally produced a six-run inning and gave Cleveland State a 7-0 lead. 

Eight of the 9 Viking starters on offense collected at the very least one hit within the contest. Albaugh, Hurosky and Emily Yacapraro all collected multi-hit video games. The primary 4 hitters within the order mixed for 10 RBI, with Hurosky and Holzofpfel main the way in which with three every. 

The 12 runs had been greater than sufficient for Torrie Jenkins who cruised to her first win of the season. Jenkins struck out seven in 5 innings of labor and allowed simply 4 hits and two walks within the sport. 

In sport two, Holzopfel was dominant as soon as once more within the circle. She struck out 13 and didn’t stroll a batter. The Titans managed only one hit, a leadoff double, after which Holzopfel retired the subsequent 21 hitters she confronted. For the weekend, Holzopfel tallied 27 strikeouts in opposition to only one stroll. She yielded simply three hits in 14 innings of labor. Holzopfel at present has a 0.73 ERA in convention play good for third finest within the league.

She helped her personal trigger within the second inning with a leadoff double. After taking third on a flyout to proper area, she got here round to attain on a Yacapraro infield single to place Cleveland State in entrance 1-0. 

Cleveland State would tack on two extra within the fifth inning as Alexa Sieger ripped a two-RBI single up the center scoring Deang and Albaugh. 

The Vikings have now gained back-to-back league sequence and can look to proceed their momentum this week with two three-game sequence. Cleveland State will hit the street within the midweek for 3 video games at Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday and Wednesday after which come house for a weekend sequence with Inexperienced Bay on Friday and Saturday.