CLEVELAND, Ohio – The momentum that the Green Bay softball team ended the regular season with has translated to the postseason, with the Phoenix upsetting No. 3 IU Indy in the Horizon League Championships First Round by a score of 4-2.
The Phoenix offense was led by a 4-for-4, two-RBI day from Paige Hanson, while Genesis Eggart locked down the IU Indy offense, throwing a complete game and allowing just two runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring started in the third inning when Brooke Schwall doubled home Kendal Herschbach to give GB a 1-0 lead. However, the Jaguars responded almost immediately, executing a first and third double steal in the bottom half of the third to tie it up at one.
The Phoenix reclaimed its one-run advantage in the fifth inning, this time with an RBI single off the bat of Hanson that brought home Jenna Redders. GB extended that lead to 3-1 in the top half of the sixth thanks to a solo homer from Sara Ebner.
One more GB insurance run was added in the seventh thanks to another solo shot, this time from Hanson, to go up 4-1. IU Indy threatened in the bottom of the seventh, pushing across one run before Eggart ended the threat and secured the 4-2 win for Green Bay.
In addition to Hanson, Ebner and Schwall were leaders offensively for Green Bay. Ebner finished the day 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored while Schwall went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
Eggart went seven innings in the circle, giving up two runs, one earned, on six hits, allowing two walks and striking out four.
GAME NOTES
» The Phoenix out-hit the Jaguars at a 12-6 clip.
» Green Bay went 5-for-13 (.385) with runners in scoring position.
» Eggart limited IU Indianapolis to just 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
UP NEXT
Green Bay is set to take on No. 2 Robert Morris tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET. If GB takes down the Colonials, their next game will be on Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT. If they would fall against RMU, they would play against No. 3 IU Indy at 4 p.m. CT.
The Phoenix is 1-1 all-time against the Colonials in postseason play. The two teams squared off twice in the Horizon League Championships in 2022, with GB taking the first matchup in the opening round before the Colonials bounced back and knocked the Phoenix out of the loser's bracket later in the tournament.
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