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Courtney Gilbert Heads to Home Plate to Celebrate With Her Teammates After a Walk-Off Home Run in the Metro Series

Game 1
Game 2

Oakland OAKLAND 8-15, 1-4 HORIZON

Detroit Mercy DETMERCY 12-17, 4-1 HORIZON

Oakland OAKLAND

8-15, 1-4 HORIZON

Final

Mar. 27, 2019

Detroit Mercy DETMERCY

12-17, 4-1 HORIZON

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Oakland OAKLAND	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	7	10	2
Detroit Mercy DETMERCY	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	6	9	5

W: Chelsea Wiggins (3-6) L: Mauser, Ashley (7-6)

Oakland OAKLAND 8-16, 1-5 HORIZON

Detroit Mercy DETMERCY 13-17, 5-1 HORIZON

Oakland OAKLAND

8-16, 1-5 HORIZON

Final

Mar. 27, 2019

Detroit Mercy DETMERCY

13-17, 5-1 HORIZON

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland OAKLAND	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
Detroit Mercy DETMERCY	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	5	1

W: Murphy, Liz (4-8) L: Chelsea Wiggins (3-7)

Game Recap: Softball | 03.27.19

Gilbert's Walk Off Home Run Clinches Series Victory Versus #MetroSeries Rival Oakland

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DETROIT (3/27/19) -- The University of Detroit Mercy softball team split a pair of games with #MetroSeries rival Oakland University on Wednesday afternoon, clinching the series 2-1.

On the day, Ellie Boteler had three hits, five RBI and scored two runs, Kori Keyes had two hits, two RBI and two walks and Jordan Manno and Courtney Gilbert both had two runs, two hits and one RBI a piece.

DETROIT MERCY 6 – OAKLAND 7
Liz Murphy got the start in the circle for the Titans, and got out of a couple of early jams in game one of the doubleheader.

In the top of the first, back-to-back errors and a single loaded the bases with only one out. Murphy responded by striking out the next batter looking, then got a ground out to third base to keep a zero on the scoreboard for Oakland.

A few errors from the Titans allowed the Golden Grizzlies to strike first in the top of the third, as they put three runs on the board, taking a 3-0 lead.

The Titans immediately began to chip away at the deficit, as Liz Paver led off the bottom half of the inning with a double that short hopped the wall in left center field.

A fielding error from the Golden Grizzlies' shortstop allowed Paver to advance to third base, and left runners on the corners with two outs.

Boteler stepped up to the plate and tattooed a ball into right center field, scoring Paver and bringing Manno all the way home from first base, making the score 3-2.

Keyes and McKenna Tanguay drew back-to-back walks that loaded the bases, but the Titans were unable to capitalize on the bases loaded opportunity.

More errors from the Titans in the top of the fourth allowed Oakland to tack on another run, doubling their lead to 4-2.

In the bottom of the fourth, Leena Mortensen got things started with a singe to center field, followed by a fielder's choice from Jen Lorenz, which put a runner on first base with one out.

Gilbert drew a walk, putting a runner in scoring position for Manno, who doubled off the wall in left field, bringing Lorenz home and making the score 4-3.

Down to their last six outs, the Titans started a rally in the bottom of the sixth. Paver started the inning off with a walk, followed by a sac bunt by Lorenz, but the Golden Grizzlies were wise to it, forcing Paver out at second base.

Cami Sinclair came on as a pinch runner for Lorenz, and advanced to second base on a single to left field from Gilbert.

Manno then drew a walk, loading the bases. A shallow fly ball from Boteler forced Sinclair to hold at third base and left it up to Keyes to get the job done.

With an 0-1 count on her, Keyes placed a ball perfectly between third base and shortstop, bringing two runs home and giving the Titans their first lead of the game, 5-4.

However, in the top of the seventh a solo home run from the Golden Grizzlies leveled the score at 5-5.

Ashley Mauser came in to relieve Murphy of her duties and after a single to left field, she struck out two batters swinging and got a line out to shortstop to end the inning.

Murphy pitched a good game, going six innings while scattering seven hits, five runs (one earned), three walks and five strikeouts.

The Titans put runners on first and second with only one out in the bottom of the seventh, but they could not capitalize, driving the game to extra innings.

Oakland put two runs on the board in the top of the eighth, regaining the lead by a score of 7-5.

Boteler hit her first home run of the day in the bottom of the seventh, halving the Titans deficit and making the score 7-6. However, the Titans were unable to find another run and dropped a back and forth game one by a final of 7-6.

Mauser took the loss in game one, pitching two innings, surrendering three hits, two runs (one earned), one walk and two strikeouts.

DETROIT MERCY 4 – OAKLAND 3
Mauser got the start in game two of the doubleheader, as the Titans looked to win their second straight series and move atop the Horizon League standings.

Not much happened in the first half of the game, but things quickly heated up in the top of the fourth, when Oakland put two runs on the scoreboard, taking the lead in game two, 2-0.

They added a run in the top of the fifth, extending the Titans deficit to 3-0. Once the third run went on the board, Erica Guerrero came in to replace Mauser in the circle.

She got the out the defense needed, as they headed to the dugout for the bottom half of the inning.

McKenna Tanguay led off the bottom of the fifth with her first collegiate home run, a shot over the left center field fence, cutting the deficit to 3-1.

In the bottom of the sixth, Manno walked and Boteler picked the perfect moment for her second home run of the day, this time putting one over the left field fence, leveling the score at 3-3.

Oakland led off the top of the seventh with a single into left field, prompting head coach John Conway to relieve Guerrero of her duties, bringing Murphy into game two for the first time.

After a wild pitch advanced the runner to second, Murphy got a big strike out, followed by a groundout to second base, which allowed the runner to advanced to third.

With a runner on third base and two outs, Murphy exercised the clutch gene, striking out the batter swinging and getting the Titans out of a jam in the top of the seventh.

Two quick outs from the Titans made it seem as if the game were destined for extra innings, but back-to-back walks revitalized the dugout.

After a botched ball at shortstop, the bases were loaded with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but the red, white and blue were unable to capitalize, sending the second game of the day into extra innings.

Murphy retired Oakland 1-2-3 in the top of the eighth and Keyes led off the bottom half of the inning with a double into left center field.

Another threat from the Titans was neutralized by the Golden Grizzlies, sending the game to a ninth inning of action, and likely the last inning due to how dark it was outside.

Murphy again took care of business in the top of the ninth, retiring three of four batters she faced, while the only baserunner reached due to a fielding error.

With time dwindling, Gilbert hit a shot to left center field in the bottom of the ninth that was gone as soon as it left the bat, propelling the Titans to a come from behind 4-3 victory over #MetroSeries rival Oakland University.

Murphy got the win in game two, pitching three scoreless innings, notching four strikeouts on the way.

That win moved the Titans to 5-1 in the Horizon League and put them in sole possession of first place.

ON DECK
The Titans will head to Chicago to face defending conference champions UIC over the weekend. As of now the games are slated for Friday and Saturday, but both dates and times are subject to change due to weather conditions, so we will update accordingly.

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Pitching: W: Chelsea Wiggins (3-6); L: Mauser, Ashley (7-6)

Oakland

Batting: 3B: Kelsie Swanson 1; HR: Shannon Carr 1; RBI: Jessie Munson 1; Shannon Carr 1; Jamie Squires 1; Jackie Reitmeyer 1; SH: Jessie Munson 1; Shannon Carr 1; Lauren Pletscher 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Kelsie Swanson 2; Mikayela Marciniak 2; Brittney Miller 1; Shannon Carr 2; SB: Shannon Carr 1

Detroit Mercy

BATTING:: 2B: Manno, Jordan 1; Boteler, Ellie 1; Paver, Liz 1; HR: Boteler, Ellie 1; RBI: Manno, Jordan 1; Boteler, Ellie 3; Keyes, Kori 2; SH: Gauthier, Taylor 1; Paver, Liz 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Gilbert, Courtney 1; Manno, Jordan 1; Boteler, Ellie 1; Paver, Liz 1; Lorenz, Jen 1; Sinclair, Cami 1; SB: Tanguay, McKenna 1

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Pitching: W: Murphy, Liz (4-8); L: Chelsea Wiggins (3-7)

Oakland

Batting: 2B: Jackie Reitmeyer 1; RBI: Shannon Carr 1; Sidney Rayba 1; Jackie Reitmeyer 1; SH: Jessie Munson 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Kelsie Swanson 1; Arieanna Grammatico 1; Shannon Carr 1; HBP: Shannon Carr 1