ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Green Bay softball team dropped two games in day two of the DePaul Dome Tournament, falling to Drake in game one 8-2, followed by Valparaiso 10-4.
GAME 1 | Drake 8, Green Bay 2
The Green Bay offense struggled in game one on Saturday, falling to the Drake Bulldogs 8-2 despite the efforts of Sara Ebner, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Ava Schill (0-2) started and took the loss in the circle for Green Bay. Jasmyn Trigueros was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going 1.1 shutout innings without allowing a hit and striking out two.
Aside from Ebner's strong day at the plate, Paige Guse had a noteworthy performance, going 1-for-3 with an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Phoenix was trailing 2-0 in the first inning when they first put runs on the board. Green Bay got an RBI single from Guse, scoring Ebner from second base to cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the first.
The Bulldogs expanded their lead to 3-1 before the Phoenix offense got back to work, cutting into that lead once again in the second. Green Bay pushed across a run on Ebner's two-out RBI double. The Phoenix was unable to get any closer, as Drake added two runs in the fourth and three more in the sixth to cruise to the 8-2 win.
GAME NOTES
» Green Bay went 2-for-6 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Green Bay pitchers faced 35 Drake hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out nine.
» Drake was led offensively by Ava Husak, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs.
» Jayme Scheck led the Bulldogs' pitching staff, throwing five shutout innings.
GAME 2 | Valparaiso 10, Green Bay 4
Valpo jumped ahead early in game two for the Phoenix, scoring all 10 runs before GB got on the board.
Paeton Kringel (0-1) got the ball to start for Green Bay (0-4) and took the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Valpo scored three in the first, five in the second, and two more in the third to take the 10-0 lead. Green Bay responded with a three-run bottom of the third to extend the game. The three runs were each driven in separately, thanks to singles from Jenna Redders, Emma Krueger, and a sac fly from Sidney LaMotte.
The Phoenix kept the deficit at 10-3 before closing the gap further in the fifth thanks to LaMotte's two-out RBI double, which brought the score to 10-4 in favor of the Beacons. Unfortunately, the Phoenix was unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
GAME NOTES
» Green Bay's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed three of its four runs across.
» Green Bay went 3-for-8 (.375) with runners in scoring position.
» Green Bay pitchers faced 43 Valparaiso hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out two batters.
» Krueger led the Phoenix at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
» Valparaiso was led offensively by Azalya Lopez, who went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
» Caitlyn Quickle led the Beacons' pitching staff, throwing two shutout innings.
UP NEXT
The Phoenix has one more day at the DePaul Dome Tournament tomorrow, starting with Valparaiso at 9 a.m., before closing the weekend against the hosts at 2 p.m.
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