DETROIT (4-24-26) - Sophomore
Mia Hubbell connected on her first career home run coming off the bench as a pinch hitter while senior
Trinity Fessler went 3-for-4 overall with two runs scored, and a pair of walks as Detroit Mercy dropped an #HLSB series opening doubleheader, 3-1 and 9-2, at Northern Kentucky on Friday afternoon at the Frank Ignatius Grein Softball Field.
In addition to Fessler and Hubbell's three combined hits, junior
Liv Peterson went 1-for-3, and junior
Claire Borg hit 1-for-2 to round out Detroit Mercy's (14-26, 6-8 HL) five total hits.
During the nightcap, the Titans got runners on base, drawing eight walks, with two leading to a pair of runs with the bases loaded by freshmen
Addison Pokley and
Hannah Schlachter. However, UDM left 10 runners on base, with Fessler and freshman
Jenna Higgins accounting for the only two hits.
Game 1 Recap:
• UDM got runners on first and second in the top of the second inning but were left stranded.
• NKU took a 1-0 lead off an RBI double in the bottom half, but the Titans were able to limit the damage, leaving two Norse runners stranded.
• The Norse added another RBI double in the third to move ahead 2-0.
• NKU connected on an RBI single for a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning.
• Hubbell's solo shot in the fifth inning got the Titans on the board.
• UDM got a pair of runners aboard with the go-ahead run at the plate in the top of the seventh, but were unable to scratch across any runs.
Game 2 Recap:
• Pokley drew a bases-loaded walk, putting the Titans on the board for a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. However, the UDM couldn't push across any additional runs, leaving the bases loaded.
• The Norse plated the game-tying run off a wild pitch in the bottom of the second.
• NKU hung a crooked number with five runs (two unearned) in the bottom of the third, followed by an RBI double in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead.
• Schlachter drew the Titans' second bases-loaded walk in the top of the fifth, but just like in the second inning, they failed to scratch across any additional runs, leaving the bases juiced.
• In the bottom half of the fifth, NKU added an RBI double and single to move ahead 9-2 for good.
Detroit Mercy and Northern Kentucky will play the series finale on Saturday, April 25, at noon on ESPN+.
