TUCSON, Ariz. – The Roosevelt University softball team closed out its spring trip to Arizona with a doubleheader split on Saturday, March 12, defeating Dakota State University (S.D.) by the score of 11-2 in six innings and losing to Northwestern College (Iowa) by the score of 3-1.  The Lakers return to Chicago with an overall record of 7-7 on the year.

DAKOTA STATE GAME RECAP

The Lakers used a seven-run second inning to take control of the day's first game.  Brynn Dvoracek led off with a double to center with Brielle Carre reaching on an error and Sabrina Treccani walking to load the bases.  A wild pitch scored Dvoracek and Hailey Denton then singled to score Carre with Denton advancing to second on an error on the play.  Kassie Kawka brought in Treccani with a sacrifice fly and Jessica Schneider drove in Denton with a base hit to center.  Schneider advanced to second on an error, stole third base, and scored on an Emily Zuniga single to center.  Athena Pomele-Pen closed out the scoring in the inning with a two-run homer over the left field fence.

Dakota State cut the deficit to 7-2 on a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Lakers answered with a solo run in the fifth and three more runs in the sixth to end the game on run-rule.  In the fifth inning, Treccani reached on a single and scored a batter later when Denton also singled with the Trojans committing an error on the play.

Schneider started the sixth off with a base hit and advanced to second on another Dakota State error.  Schneider advanced to third on a ground out by Zuniga and scored on another ground out, this time by Pomele-Pen.  Dvoracek reached base on yet another Trojan error and Carre singled to move pinch runner, Emma Wokurka, into scoring position.  Treccani followed with a base hit to left field to bring in Wokurka to end the scoring.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            0  7  0  0  1  3      11   11   1
                Dakota State      0  0  0  2  0  0         2    7   8

Records: Roosevelt 7-6 | Dakota State 1-6

Location: Lincoln Park North | Tucson, Ariz.

KEY STATS

• Jessica Schneider went 2-for-3 with an RBI & two runs scored
• Sabrina Treccani was also 2-for-3 with an RBI & two runs scored
• Athena Pomele-Pen went 1-for-4 with a homerun & three runs batted in
• Hailey Denton was 2-for-3 with an RBI & run scored
• Brielle Carre went 2-for-4 with two runs scored
• Emily Zuniga was 1-for-3 with an RBI & run scored
• Kassie Kawka drove in two runs
• Kate Sisson picked up the win in relief, throwing two shutout innings & allowing two hits to go with a strikeout & a walk
• Kaylee Ramirez started the game in the circle, going 3 2/3 innings & allowing two runs on five hits with a strikeout & two walks

NORTHWESTERN GAME RECAP

The Red Raiders scored single runs in both the first and third innings to take a 2-0 lead.  The Lakers threatened in the bottom of the second inning with a runner on third with two outs, but Kelly Farmer was left stranded to end the scoring chance.

Northwestern added another run in the top of the sixth inning on two hits and an error to up its lead to 3-0.  However, Roosevelt scored its first and only run in the bottom half of the inning when Anaisa Lozada singled home Hailey Denton, who pinch ran for Kirstin Fudge after she walked, for the 3-1 final score.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Northwestern   1  0  1  0  0  1  0                 3   7   1
                Roosevelt            0  0  0  0  0  1  0                 1   5   2

Records: Roosevelt 7-7 | Northwestern 18-3

Location: Lincoln Park North | Tucson, Ariz.

KEY STATS

• Anaisa Lozada was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double & a run batted in
• Athena Pomele-Pen, Kelly Farmer, & Brielle Carre all went 1-for-3 at the plate
• Dayton Elliott suffered the loss in the circle, going three innings & allowing two runs on five hits with a strikeout & a walk
• Hailey Getz pitched four innings in relief, giving up a run on two hits with two strikeouts & three walks

NEXT UP

The Lakers host Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in their home opener on Sunday, March 20.  First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 12pm at The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Ill.