Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 13
College Station, TX
5:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
0-2
1
at
6
Texas A&M
5-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eagle Softball Drops Hard-Fought Contest to No. 23 Texas A&M
2/13/2015 8:55:00 PM | Softball
Senior Lindsay Rich scored the Eagles' lone run with a homerun in the top of the second inning
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University softball team dropped a hard-fought game in its second contest of the day, 6-1, to No. 23 Texas A&M Friday, Feb. 13.
EMU (0-2) was out-hit 10-7 in the contest with the Aggies notching four extra-base hits, while seven different Eagles nabbed a hit. Senior Lindsay Rich led the Eagles at the plate with a home run and earned her second start of the season in the circle. The Perrysburg, Ohio native tossed 4.1 innings, taking the loss for the Green and White. Sophomore Abbie Minsker came on in relief for Rich in the bottom of the fifth inning to throw 1.2 scoreless innings.
Four Aggies had two hits, with April Ryan going 2-for-3 at the dish with one RBI, while Brittany Clopton drove in three RBI for the Maroon and White. Katie Marks notched the win in the circle, pitching five complete innings and giving up four hits.
EMU took the first lead of the contest in the top of the second inning when Rich blasted a one-out home run before Abby Davidson singled to left field. Davidson moved into scoring position on a Jenn Lucas walk and advanced to third on a Taylor Wagner single to center field to load the bases for freshman Angel Schilke. Schilke was unable to get the ball out of the infield, reaching on a fielder's choice as the Aggies were able to throw Davidson out at home to avoid the run before Haley Hostetler popped out to the shortstop to close out the inning for the Green and White.
Texas A&M responded in the bottom half of the inning, using a walk and two singles to load the bases. A fielder's choice allowed Breanna Dozier to touch home and knot the score at 1-1 to close out the second inning. The Aggies were able to string together some hits in the third inning with back-to-back doubles that gave them the 2-1 lead over the Green and White before Rich sat down the next three batters in order before any further damage was done.
A&M extended its lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Ryan launched a homer for the Maroon and White. Following the home run, a walk was issued to the Aggies, while a third two-bagger allowed Ashley Walters to touch home. Following the double, Rich hit the next batter, forcing Head Coach Melissa Gentile to make a pitching change with runners on first and second with one out. Minsker came on in relief and walked her first batter of the season to load the bases, while Clopton picked up her second hit of the night with a double to right center that brought in two runs for the Aggies, extending their lead to 6-1.
The Eagles were unable to put anything together in the final inning, falling 6-1 in its second game of the 2015 season.
EMU will be back in action Saturday, Feb. 14 when they go up against both Missouri State and Texas A&M in a doubleheader starting at 12:15 p.m. CT.
EMU (0-2) was out-hit 10-7 in the contest with the Aggies notching four extra-base hits, while seven different Eagles nabbed a hit. Senior Lindsay Rich led the Eagles at the plate with a home run and earned her second start of the season in the circle. The Perrysburg, Ohio native tossed 4.1 innings, taking the loss for the Green and White. Sophomore Abbie Minsker came on in relief for Rich in the bottom of the fifth inning to throw 1.2 scoreless innings.
Four Aggies had two hits, with April Ryan going 2-for-3 at the dish with one RBI, while Brittany Clopton drove in three RBI for the Maroon and White. Katie Marks notched the win in the circle, pitching five complete innings and giving up four hits.
EMU took the first lead of the contest in the top of the second inning when Rich blasted a one-out home run before Abby Davidson singled to left field. Davidson moved into scoring position on a Jenn Lucas walk and advanced to third on a Taylor Wagner single to center field to load the bases for freshman Angel Schilke. Schilke was unable to get the ball out of the infield, reaching on a fielder's choice as the Aggies were able to throw Davidson out at home to avoid the run before Haley Hostetler popped out to the shortstop to close out the inning for the Green and White.
Texas A&M responded in the bottom half of the inning, using a walk and two singles to load the bases. A fielder's choice allowed Breanna Dozier to touch home and knot the score at 1-1 to close out the second inning. The Aggies were able to string together some hits in the third inning with back-to-back doubles that gave them the 2-1 lead over the Green and White before Rich sat down the next three batters in order before any further damage was done.
A&M extended its lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Ryan launched a homer for the Maroon and White. Following the home run, a walk was issued to the Aggies, while a third two-bagger allowed Ashley Walters to touch home. Following the double, Rich hit the next batter, forcing Head Coach Melissa Gentile to make a pitching change with runners on first and second with one out. Minsker came on in relief and walked her first batter of the season to load the bases, while Clopton picked up her second hit of the night with a double to right center that brought in two runs for the Aggies, extending their lead to 6-1.
The Eagles were unable to put anything together in the final inning, falling 6-1 in its second game of the 2015 season.
EMU will be back in action Saturday, Feb. 14 when they go up against both Missouri State and Texas A&M in a doubleheader starting at 12:15 p.m. CT.
Players Mentioned
3B
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SS/2B
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OF
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P/1B
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OF
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C/3B
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Marks (2-0)
L: Rich, Lindsay (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Kriegshauser, Michelle 1
HR: Rich, Lindsay 1
RBI: Rich, Lindsay 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rich, Lindsay 1
HBP: Olmos, Brandice 1
Batting:
2B: Clopton 1 ; Ryan 1 ; Walters 1 ; Lanphear 1
HR: Ryan 1
RBI: Clopton 3 ; Ryan 1 ; Walters 1 ; Lanphear 1
SH: Lanphear 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryan 2 ; Walters 1 ; Dozier 1 ; Lanphear 1 ; Houthoofd 1
HBP: Massey 1
Game Leaders
p/dh
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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