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Allison Smith Batting 1
Mike Slade
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Detroit Mercy DETMERCY 0-10, 0-1 Horizon
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Winner Youngstown State YSU 10-9, 1-0 Horizon
Detroit Mercy DETMERCY
0-10, 0-1 Horizon
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Final
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Youngstown State YSU
10-9, 1-0 Horizon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Detroit Mercy DETMERCY 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 6 9 2
Youngstown State YSU 0 3 3 2 0 0 X 8 8 1

W: Buffenbarger (8-3) L: Murphy, Liz (0-6) S: Rutherford (1)

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Detroit Mercy DETMERCY 0-11, 0-2 Horizon
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Winner Youngstown State YSU 11-9, 2-0 Horizon
Detroit Mercy DETMERCY
0-11, 0-2 Horizon
1
Final
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Youngstown State YSU
11-9, 2-0 Horizon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Detroit Mercy DETMERCY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
Youngstown State YSU 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3 8 1

W: Kohler (2-4) L: Warrington, Olivia (0-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Detroit Mercy Battles but Comes Up Short in #HLSB Opening Twinbill at Youngstown State

Allison Smith records two hits with a double and four RBI

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO (3/10/22) - Junior Allison Smith swung a hot bat going 2-for-5 overall with four RBI off a three-run double and RBI single with walk and run scored while junior Jordan Hazel went 3-for-5 with a RBI as Detroit Mercy pushed Youngstown State to the limit before falling 8-6 and 3-1 in a #HLSB opening twinbill on Thursday at the YSU softball Field. 

Senior McKenna Tanguay also hit 3-for-7 overall with a run and walk while Senior Taryn Perun hit 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and a run scored overall.

The Titans racked up a season-high six runs on nine hits and in game one. Junior Renee Trotman went 2-for-4 with two runs scored while graduate student Leena Mortensen also hit 2-for-4 with a double. Junior Jordyn Chapman also hit 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored.

Graduate student Liz Murphy and junior Olivia Warrington each had four strikeouts.

Game 1:
• Mortensen hit a double in the second inning and was moved over to third on a sacrifice bunt. Tanguay drew a walk but Titans stranded both runners on 1st & 3rd. 
• YSU batted around in the bottom half to score three runs in the second inning
• The Penguins get a three-run homer in the third 
• Detroit Mercy loaded the bases and got a run off a throwing error in the top of the fourth inning. Smith followed with a 3-run double, Hazel added an RBI single pulling the Titans within a run at 6-5
• YSU added pair of runs off a RBI double and single in the bottom of the fourth 
• Chapman delivered an RBI-single, scoring Trotman in the top of the fifth. 
• Murphy got out of bases loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth inning

Game 2:
• YSU took a 3-0 lead in the second inning with four hits
• Gauthier posted Detroit Mercy's first hit of the game in the third inning
• Smith recorded her fourth RBI of the day with a single to right field to score Erickson
• Tanguay had a single in the fifth inning
• Hazel posted a single up the middle in the sixth inning
• Tanguay recorded her second hit of the game in the top of the seventh inning

Both teams will play the series finale on Friday, Mar. 11 at 11 a.m.
 
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