No. 16 Softball Mops Up Monday Duo
| Final (9) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Coe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
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No. 16 Concordia Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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No. 16 Concordia Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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Dickinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Concordia Wisconsin softball team finally opened spring break play on Monday. After travel issues delayed the start of spring break for the 16th-ranked Falcons, CUW improved to 6-0 on the year with a 3-2 victory over Coe and a 3-1 victory over Dickinson on Monday afternoon.
The Blue and White opened the day with a nine-inning affair against Coe.
The Falcons drew first blood in the first inning when senior Claudia Utz (Lockport, Ill.) landed a sacrifice fly to left field that allowed senior Sydney Erdmann (Geneva, Ill.) to score.
The Kokawks tied the game on an error in the second inning.
The teams exchanged blows, but the defenses stood tall to force extra innings.
Coe took the lead in the eighth inning after the Kohawks capitalized on an error.
Sophomore Jasmine Freeze (Bolingbrook, Ill.) tied the game in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly that scored sophomore Jess Pozezinski (Lake Villa, Ill.).
Junior Madi Wheat (Coweta, Okla.) won the game in the ninth inning with a shot to second base. Senior Ashley Zappa (Zion, Ill.) showed her speed and beat the throw to the plate to win the game.
Senior Gina Followell (Romeoville, Ill.) quieted the Kohawks and did not allow them to pick up their second ranked-victory of the season with eight strikeouts, zero walks and zero earned runs.
Sophomore Adrianna Martinez (Chicago, Ill.) had a game-high two hits.
The Falcons struck again in the first inning again in game two against Dickinson.
Claudia Utz started the scoring with a blast to second base that scored Sydney Erdmann.
Sophomore Megan Bloyer (Oregon, Wis.) then singled to center field that scored Madi Wheat.
The Red Devils stole a stole in the second inning to cut into the lead.
Sydney Erdmann scored an insurance run in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly to center field to score junior Emily Walters (Waupun, Wis.).
Senior Nicki Becker (Brodhead, Wis.) ruined the Red Devils' day with five strikeouts.
Madi Wheat stole two bases in game two, with sophomore Amber Behr (Oak Creek, Wis.), Emily Walters and Claudia Utz all stealing on base.
The Falcons return to action on Wednesday against Central and Webster.
