DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The Loras softball team swept crosstown rivals Dubuque in the seventh annual StrikeOut Cancer games, winning game one, 8-0, and used a late comeback in game two to win, 7-6.
Shannon Coyle was the hero in game two with the RBI single to drive in the tying run and later scored the game-winning run.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Game One
- The Duhawks opened the scoring with two unearned runs in the top of the second
- With two outs in the top of the third,
Savannah Fowler drove in
MaKayla Sokoloski on an RBI single
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Melanie Gerbig started her standout day with a two-RBI single in the top of the fifth giving the Duhawks a 5-0 lead
- In the top of the sixth, Loras added to its lead, with an RBI single by
Hannah Towns and Gerbig, who tallied her second two-RBI single for the Duhawks for the last two runs of the game
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Emily Reilly earned her eighth win of the season and her third shutout of the season with a 6.0 inning complete game, striking out four
Game Two
- Loras carried over the momentum into game two, scoring four runs coming off a two-RBI single by
Bria Lenten and a sacrifice fly from Gerbig
- The Duhawks added a single run in the top of the third off another RBI single by Lenten
- Dubuque cut the lead to only three in the bottom of the third after an RBI single and an RBI double that plated two runs
- After a two-out triple that drove in two, the Spartans tied the game at five in the fifth inning
- Trailing 6-5, Coyle hit an RBI single to tie the game at six and later scored after a one-out error
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Bailey Baldauf earned her first win of the season, throwing 1.1 innings allowing one run and striking out one
- Reilly returned for the seventh to lock down her first career save
NOTABLES
- Fowler extended her hitting streak to 11 games, surpassing the team-best this season held by Lenten
- Following the win in game two, Loras improved to 10-2 this season when scoring in the first inning and 9-0 when leading after the first inning
- As a team, the Duhawks are hitting .319 this season with runners on base while opponents have been held to a .263 average
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME (Game 1) - Melanie Gerbig
- The Stacyville native finished game one hitting 3-for-3 and adding four RBIs to help add to the Duhawks 8-0 win
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME (Game 2) - Shannon Coyle
- The Oak Forest, Ill. native knocked in one run and collected three hits in game two including the game-tying RBI single as well as scored the game-winning run
UP NEXT
Loras hosts Buena Vista on Sunday, April 22 for an Iowa Conference doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.
