THE BASICS
Tucson Invitational Games
Scores: MU 12, WU 4 (5 innings); MU 5, #24 JU 13 (5 innings)
Records: Madonna University (9-4), Waldorf University (Iowa) (2-1), Jamestown University (N.D.) (10-5)
Location: Lincoln Park - North Complex | Tucson, Ariz.
 

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TUCSON, Ariz. - The Madonna University softball team experienced both ends of run-rule contests on Monday afternoon at the Tucson Invitational Games Lincoln Park - North Complex as the offense dominated Waldorf (Iowa) 12-4 in the first game, but the defense faltered in a 13-5 loss to 24th-ranked Jamestown (N.D.) in the second game of the day.

Selena Deault drove in five runs as the offense pounded out 15 hits in game one, but a poor start to game two, nine runs in the first two innings, doomed the Crusaders to a split and a 4-2 record in Arizona.

GAME 1: Madonna 12, Warriors 4 (5 inn.)

• The Crusaders got an RBI walk from Yogi Hang in the first and a Sarah Holton plated Makayla Bassage in the second with a groundout, but four hits, an error and a passed ball gave the Warriors a 4-1 advantage in the third.
• Deault tied the game in the bottom of the frame with a two-run single, Jordan Johnson drove in two more with a double and Kattie Popko doubled home Johnson for a 7-4 lead. An inning later Deault delivered a bases-clearing double to score three more and scored herself on a Holton single.
• Madonna ended the game on a walk-off base hit by Amy Clegg as she drove in Becky Giacobbi who led off the fifth with a single and stole second.

GAME 2: Madonna 5, Jimmies 13 (5 inn.)

• The first inning continued to plague the Crusaders as the Jimmies of Jamestown struck for our runs, one earned, on two hits and a pair of MU errors to begin the contest and and added five more in the second on four hits for an early 9-0 lead.
• A leadoff home run in the third added to the deficit, but the offense came to life in the bottom half as Johnson doubled home Giacobbi, Holton scored on a passed ball and Brooklyn Dolloff singled home Popko to make it 10-4.
• Popko was responsible for the fifth run as well as she doubled home Giacobbi with two outs in the fourth. Four more hits led to three runs for the Jimmies in the fifth made it an 8-run game and the offense couldn't get another run to extend the game.

INSIDE THE BOX

• vs. Waldorf
  • Deault finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored and five RBI while Popko continued to rake as she went 4-for-4 with an RBI. Clegg tallied three hits, scored twice and drove in one while Holton and Johnson added two RBI each
  • Johnson, Giacobbi, Clegg and Dolloff all scored twice as well
  • Alyssa Fessenden improved to 2-0 on the year as she allowed four runs, two earned, on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts over five innings of work
• vs. Jamestown
  • Giacobbi paced the 5-hit MU attack as she went 2-for-2 and scored twice; Johnson, Popko and Dolloff accounted for the other three hits and the former pair each drove in and scored a run
  • Madisen Henry lasted 1.1 innings and was charged with nine runs, six earned, on five hits with four walks and a strikeout while Ciera Jones allowed four runs on six hits in her 3.2 innings of relief.

BEHIND THE SCENES

• Kelsie Powell, a member of the Crusaders softball team, has taken over the departments instagram for their spring trip. Be sure to follow @MUCrusaders to get inside access to the team and their trip.

UP NEXT

• The Blue and Gold continue their spring trip on Tuesday, Mar. 5 as they face University of St. Francis (Ill.) and Baldwin Wallace University at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST.
• Live stats against St. Francis will be available at www.mucrusaders.com/live while Baldwin Wallace will broadcast stats of their contest at https://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/sball/2018-19/boxscores/20190305_tofz.xml.

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