Madisen Henry tosses a no-hitter as softball sweeps UM-Dearborn 9-0, 9-0
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9
Winner Madonna MU 23-10
0
Mich.-Dearborn UMD 15-13-1
Winner
Madonna MU
23-10
9
Final
0
Mich.-Dearborn UMD
15-13-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Madonna MU 2 2 1 0 4 9 13 0
Mich.-Dearborn UMD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

W: Henry, Madisen (7-7) L: A. Henderson (6-4)

9
Winner Madonna MU 24-10
0
Mich.-Dearborn UMD 15-14-1
Winner
Madonna MU
24-10
9
Final
0
Mich.-Dearborn UMD
15-14-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Madonna MU 3 3 1 1 1 9 8 1
Mich.-Dearborn UMD 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

W: Jones, Ciera (13-3) L: M. Skene (3-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Zachary Shore

Hitless Henry highlights @MUCrusadersSB sweep of Wolverines

THE BASICS
Scores: MU 9, UMD 0; MU 9, UMD 0
Records: Madonna University (24-10, 8-2 WHAC), University of Michigan-Dearborn (15-14-1, 5-8-1 WHAC)
Location: Alumni Field - Ann Arbor, Mich.
 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Madisen Henry, who nearly tossed a no-hitter on Sunday, completed the feat on Friday afternoon at Alumni Field on the campus of the University of Michigan as she struck out nine Wolverines with four walks in a 5-inning no-hitter and a 9-0 win over the University of Michigan - Dearborn. Ciera Jones allowed just two hits in game two, also a 9-0 win in five innings, to help the Madonna University softball team remain unbeaten on the road.

GAME 1: Madonna 9, Michigan-Dearborn 0 (5 innings)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Henry was the story as she threw the 16th no-hitter since 2000 and the first since April 24, 2015
  • The offense, which collected 13 hits, did it's part as the Crusaders scored multiple runs in the first, second and fifth innings
  • A wild pitch and a Halee Warren sacrifice fly made it 2-0 in the first then a Makayla Bassage sac fly and a Sarah Holton single pushed the lead to four in the second
  • Kerstyn Comerzan plated a run with a sacrifice in the third and drove in another with a single in the fifth
  • Emma Sikina singled home a pair to make it 8-0 and a Selena Deault base hit plated the final run
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?
  • Henry (7-7) faced 18 batters in the contest and had nine strikeouts in her five innings
  • Holton, Johnson, Brooklyn Dolloff and Sikina each collected two hits while Johnson, Kattie Popko and Dolloff each scored twice
  • Madonna did not strikeout in the contest
CRUSADER VISION


GAME 2: Madonna 9, Michigan-Dearborn 0 (5 innings)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Jones allowed just one runner to reach second base and the offense scored at least one run in all five innings
  • A Warren sacrifice fly got the scoring started, Comerzan doubled home a run and Dolloff plated another for a 3-0 lead after one
  • Popko delivered a big hit in the second with a three-run home run
  • Becky Giacobbi plated a run in the third, Johnson stole home in the fourth and Jenna Gilbert drove in the ninth run in the fifth
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?
  • Popko and Dolloff paced the eight-hit attack with two each
  • Popko scored twice and drove in three runs while Johnson scored three times on one hit and a pair of hit-by-pitches
  • Jones faced just 19 batters as she allowed two hits, walked one and struck out one to improve to 13-3 on the season
  • Madonna is now 17-2 all-time against UM-Dearborn and have won seven straight
UP NEXT
  • The Blue and Gold continue a stretch of six games in three days with a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference doubleheader against Aquinas on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m.
  • Following the games the Crusaders will honor seven seniors
  • Live coverage will be available via the Madonna Athletics Network at www.mucrusaders.com/live
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