ROCHESTER, Mich. – The IUPUI softball team dropped the midweek doubleheader at Oakland on Wednesday afternoon. The Jags fell in back-to-back games against the Golden Grizzlies and will return to Indy on Friday to host Green Bay.
In game one, the Jags got on the board first but couldn't hold the lead for long as the Golden Grizzlies defeated IUPUI, 4-2.
In the first inning,
Victoria Sivert singled to right field to score
Morgan Gilbert to give the Jags the lead, 1-0. Oakland quickly took the lead with two runs in the bottom half of the first frame, 2-1.
Oakland added one more run in the third inning and one more in the fifth inning to take the 4-1 lead.
The Jags cut the deficit by one in the top of the sixth inning.
Rachael Gregory doubled up the middle to score
Kennedy Cowan, cutting the lead to 4-2. IUPUI's momentum ended there with the Golden Grizzlies earning the win.
Carly Metcalf took the loss in the circle, giving up four runs on 12 hits in 6.0 innings of work. Cowan led the Jags at the plate going 2-for-3 with one run while Sivert and Gregory each totaled a hit and RBI.
Isabelle Waggner,
Paige McPhearson and
Kendal Calvert all added one hit each.
IUPUI and Oakland each totaled seven hits in the game two, but the Golden Grizzlies took the edge, earning a 5-0 victory.
The Grizzlies scored all five of their runs in the bottom of the second inning on four hits. The Jags had chances to score but stranded a total of nine runners on base.
Jasmin Speth took the loss giving up one run on four hits in 5.0 innings of work. Gilbert led the Jags at the plate in game two going 3-for-4 while
Kasie Keyes recorded two hits. Cowan and Gregory both added a hit.
The IUPUI softball team is now 10-32 overall with a 6-11 Horizon League record. The Jags will now return to Indy for their final home series when they host Green Bay on Friday. The Phoenix and Jags are set for a 1:00 PM first pitch for a doubleheader on Friday, April 19. They will then conclude the three-game series with a single game on Saturday at 3:00 PM
