Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
Toledo
Softball Blasts Past Rockets
4/21/2006 7:25:09 PM | Softball
Eagles break two school records
Box scores: Game one, Game two
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Eastern Michigan University softball team swept Mid-American Conference West Division foe Toledo University here Friday at Scott Park. The Eagles took game one 15-3 in five innings and the nightcap 11-3. EMU broke two school records in the victories.
With the sweep EMU improves to 20-21 overall and 8-4 in league play, while the Rockets fall to 12-31 and 3-10 in MAC play.
In game one, the Eagles broke a 14 year-old record for most RBI in a game by knocking in 15 runs. The previous record of 14 was set in 16-7 win against Missouri-Kansas City in 1992 and was tied earlier this season in a 14-9 victory versus Detroit.
Durring the nightcap, EMU blasted six doubles to break the previous record of five set in 9-0 win against Miami in 1996.
In game one, junior pitcher Aimee Woodrum (Cincinnati, Ohio-Sycamore) pitched 3 and 2/3 innings allowing one earned run, while picking up her sixth victory of the season. Junior Michelle Lloyd (Akron, Ohio-Archbishop Hoban) threw 1 and 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.
There were a multitude of outstanding efforts by the Eagles in the first game, including:
Ashley Strauss (Trenton, Mich.-Trenton) 3-for-4, three runs, two doubles and two RBI
Heather Giroux (Clarkston, Mich.-Clarkston) 3-for-4, five RBI, three runs and a triple
Katie Grens (Elgin, Ill.-Elgin) 2-for-3, a homerun, two runs and a run scored
Lauren Clark (Flat Rock, Mich.-New Boston Huron) 1-for-2, two RBI, one run and a double
Lindsay Schmid (Madison, Ohio-Madison) three RBI
EMU scored four, six and five runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings respectively to put away the Rockets in five innings. UT plated all three of its runs in the fourth.
In the nightcap, the Green and White picked up where it left off in game one, scoring seven unanswered runs through the first two and a half innings. Toledo scored all three of its runs in the bottom of the third to cut the EMU advantage to 7-3. The Eagles added two runs in the sixth and seventh.
Senior pitcher Nikki Denman (Toledo, Ohio-Sylvania Southview) pitched the complete game allowing two runs to move to 8-6 on the season.
There were a number of highlights by EMU in the second game, including:
Giroux 4-for-5, two stolen bases, one RBI and one run scored
Kayla Bluthardt (North Branch, Mich.-North Branch) 3-for-3, two runs, two RBI and a double
Clark 3-for-5, three RBI, two runs, a double and a stolen base
Strauss 2-for-5, two runs, a double and a stolen base
Schmid 2-for-4 and three RBI
The Eagles will be in action again Saturday, April 22, with the first of a two-game weekend series with the MAC East leading Bowling Green Falcons. First-pitch is set for 2 p.m. at the BGSU Softball Field.
