Wright State University
23-33
Oakland
27-22
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 7 | 13 | 1 |
Softball Falls in Horizon League Championship Game
5/9/2015 4:00:00 AM | Softball
The Wright State softball team held an early 2-0 lead, only to see Oakland score seven of the game's last eight runs to claim the Horizon League Tournament title with a 7-3 decision Saturday afternoon in Rochester, Michigan.
WSU scored a run in the first as Jess Gorman singled to center and Hanna Floyd followed with a triple to right center. The Raiders then made it 2-0 in the third as Alexis Mayle singled down the left field line, with pinch-runner Ashton Salyers advancing to second on a Honnah Susor grounder and scoring on Gorman's hit to left.
Oakland, though, tied the game with two in its half of the third and went up 4-2 with single runs in the fourth and fifth.
Wright State put together a rally in the sixth as Gorman doubled to center, went to third on a Floyd bunt and scored on Becka Peterson's hit to right. Pinch-runner Macey Gunther moved up to second on a Reagan Stofcheck bunt and looked to be in position to score as Libby Pfeffer drove a fly ball along the left field line, but Oakland left fielder Courtnee Johnson came up with a diving catch to keep the Golden Grizzlies up one.
That lead expanded to 7-3 in the bottom of the sixth on a three-run home run to center by tournament MVP Sara Cupp.
Three Raiders were selected to the All-Tournament Team in Gorman, Ashley Sharp and Susor. Gorman, who had three hits and two runs scored in the championship game, hit .450 (9 for 20) with five RBI, four doubles, four runs scored in six tournament games. The nine hits and four doubles were the most in the tournament.
Sharp went 4-1 with a 1.66 earned run average over 38 innings while Susor hit .300 (6 for 20) and led the tournament with five runs scored.
Wright State finished the season with a final record of 23-33.
2015 Horizon League Softball All-Tournament Team
Cynthia Woodard, Cleveland State
Katelyn Huemmer, Green Bay
Taylor Nadler, Valparaiso
Erica Hampton, UIC
Elaine Heflin, UIC
Ashley Sharp, Wright State
Jess Gorman, Wright State
Honnah Susor, Wright State
Sara Cupp, Oakland
Erin Kownacki, Oakland
Jackie Kisman, Oakland
Sarah Hartley, Oakland
Defensive Player Award: Courtnee Johnson, Oakland
Batting Champion Award: Sara Cupp, Oakland
Pitching Award: Erin Kownacki, Oakland
Tournament MVP: Sara Cupp, Oakland
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Erin Kownacki (16-12)
L: Sharp, Ashley (11-12)
Batting:
2B: Gorman, Jess 1
3B: Floyd, Hanna 1
RBI: Gorman, Jess 1 ; Floyd, Hanna 1 ; Peterson, Becka 1
SH: Floyd, Hanna 1 ; Stofcheck, Reagan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gorman, Jess 2 ; Salyers, Ashton 1
Batting:
2B: Courtnee Johnson 1 ; Lyndsay Hill 1
HR: Sara Cupp 1
RBI: Sara Cupp 3 ; Courtnee Johnson 1 ; Laura Pond 1 ; Marina Salinas 1
SH: Sarah Hartley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morgan Muron 2 ; Sarah Hartley 2 ; Sara Cupp 2 ; Rae Beadlescomb 1
HBP: Sara Cupp 1
