ROCHESTER, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay softball team (13-20, 5-7) traveled to Rochester, Mich., to take on the league-leading Oakland Golden Grizzlies in a three-game weekend series. The first game was played this afternoon with the Golden Grizzlies besting the Phoenix 2-1 after plating two runs in the final inning.
Oakland 2, Green Bay 1
The game was a controlled from the circle by Heather Sanderson and Oakland's Kownacki, with each of the pitchers throwing six scoreless innings in the contest. Kownacki, who fanned three batters in the outing, managed to pick up the win from the aid of the Oakland offense in the seventh inning.
Sanderson threw a nearly flawless game for Green Bay, spending 6.2 innings in the circle for the Phoenix in the first game of the three-game series. Sanderson allowed six hits, two runs (one earned) and struck out six batters in the contest.
The lone Phoenix run came after sophomore Abby Brinkmeier sent one up the middle into center field to bring home senior Hailey Mohrfeld. With the Phoenix offense only a managing to plate a single run in the contest, the game's fate was left in the hands of the Phoenix defense.
In the final inning, Oakland used a pair of miscues in the field to its advantage to take the game from the Phoenix. The first Golden Grizzlies' run was scored after Kisman belted a double into right-center to bring home Morales and knot things up at one run apiece. Muron took the next at-bat for Oakland, hitting one hard to the left side that was too much to handle for the Phoenix defense to bring home Salinas and defeat Green Bay 2-1.
The Phoenix softball team will return to action tomorrow afternoon, as Green Bay takes on Oakland in a doubleheader with games slated for 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. CT. Both games will be covered by ESPN3.
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