Softball Drops Doubleheader to Wagner

Central Connecticut State softball dropped both games of its Saturday doubleheader to Wagner. Kaylee Whittaker pitched nine scoreless innings in game one, but the Seahawks got a runner across in the bottom of the tenth inning to steal game one.

GAME 1 INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE CCSU 0 Wagner 1
RECORDS CCSU (5-28, 1-9 NEC) Wagner (10-19, 3-3 NEC)

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils got into some scary territory to start out game one. The Seahawks loaded up the bases in the bottom of the first with a walk and two singles. CCSU's defense saved the day, however, getting an out at the plate on the next at bat and forcing a clean double play on the one after that.
• Neither team got farther than second base over the next three innings as both pitchers battled away at the lineup.
• Whittaker again faced a bases loaded situation in the bottom of the fifth inning, and again got out of the jam without any damage done.
• Matison Piripavel got the eighth inning underway with a leadoff double. Hannah French, pinch running for the Piripavel, reached third on a sacrifice bunt from Katie Master, but the Seahawks kept the Blue Devils off the board.
• Meg Gorman got on board in the top of the ninth inning with a single. She went on to steal second, but was caught stealing at third.
• Master was placed on second to start extras and was advanced by Kim Howard who hit a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. Bri Walker drew a walk after this to get on base. The Blue Devils loaded up the bases after this, but Master was out at home plate.
• It only took two batters for the Seahawks to take the game from the Blue Devils. They used two straight sacrifice flys to bring in the runner from second.

NOTES

• Whittaker struck out five Seahawks over 9.2 innings pitched.

GAME 2 INFORMATION
FINAL SCORE CCSU Wagner
RECORDS CCSU (5-29, 1-10 NEC) Wagner (11-19, 4-3 NEC)

KEY MOMENTS

• With runners on the corner to start the bottom of the first, the Seahawks drove in their first run of the day on a single. Wagner struck out the side to start the first.
• The Seahawks tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the second on three hits.
• Alex Rodgers got the Blue Devils first hit of game two in the top of the third with a single.
• Wagner scored an unearned run in the bottom of the third inning after an error in the field put on a runner to start the inning.
• Another error in the field gave the Seahawks two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. A double in the fifth scored the final run of the afternoon.

NOTES

• The Blue Devils were outhit 2-10 in game two.

UP NEXT...

The Blue Devils finish off the series with Wagner tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.