Brooklyn Dolloff stands in the box as she delivers several big hits in sweep of Cornerstone - 5-1, 8-4
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Winner Madonna MADONNA 27-11, 10-3 WHAC
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Cornerstone CSSB 8-29, 2-17 WHAC
Winner
Madonna MADONNA
27-11, 10-3 WHAC
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Final
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Cornerstone CSSB
8-29, 2-17 WHAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Madonna MADONNA 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 6 1
Cornerstone CSSB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1

W: Henry, Madisen (9-7) L: Ashley Loera (4-6)

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Winner Madonna MADONNA 28-11
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Cornerstone CSSB 8-30
Winner
Madonna MADONNA
28-11
8
Final
4
Cornerstone CSSB
8-30
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Madonna MADONNA 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 8 7 1
Cornerstone CSSB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 3

W: Jones, Ciera (15-4) L: Courtney Ducharme (1-8)

Game Recap: Softball | | Zachary Shore

@MUCrusadersSB downs Golden Eagles in WHAC sweep

THE BASICS
Scores: MU 5, CU 1; MU 8, CU 4
Records: Madonna University (28-11, 11-3 WHAC), Cornerstone University (8-30, 2-18 WHAC)
Location: CU Softball Field - Grand Rapids, Mich.
 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Timely hits and strong pitching propelled the Madonna University softball team to a sweep of Cornerstone University at CU Softball Field on Wednesday. The Crusaders won game one 5-1 before taking game two, 8-4.

GAME 1: Madonna 5, Cornerstone 1
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Brooklyn Dolloff drove in an unearned run in the second and two more earned run in the third for an early 3-0 lead
  • Selena Deault delivered a pinch-hit double in Zoey Humes in the sixth and Amy Clegg singled in Kattie Popko in the seventh for the 5-1 win
  • A sacrifice bunt plated the lone run for the Golden Eagles in the sixth
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?
  • Madonna outhit Cornerstone 6-3 as Dolloff paced the offense with a 2-for-3 game with three RBI
  • Popko scored twice and walked twice as MU drew seven walks
  • The Blue and Gold recorded five sacrifice hits
  • Madisen Henry (9-7) earned the win as she allowed one unearned run on three hits with four walks and eight strikeouts in a complete-game win
GAME 2: Madonna 8, Cornerstone 4
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Four hits and an error gave the Golden Eagles a 4-0 lead after one
  • A pair of passed balls and an error scored Humes and Kerstyn Comerzan to cut the lead in half
  • Dolloff continued her impressive day with an RBI single in the fourth and a Hannah Reinhold single tied the game. Becky Giacobbi singled home Reinhold for the 5-4 lead
  • Comerzan tripled in a pair in the fifth and a Dolloff groundout brought her home for the final margin, 8-4.
WHAT DO THE NUMBERS SAY?
  • Comerzan's 2-for-4 game paced the Crusaders' seven-hit attack while Popko and Yogi Hang each drew a pair of the team's six walks
  • Halee Warren scored twice and her pinch runner, Humes, also scored while Comerzan scored twice and drove in two
  • Dolloff added a pair of RBI and scored a run
  • Ciera Jones earned her 15th win as she allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits with six strikeouts in a complete-game
UP NEXT
  • The Blue and Gold have a quick turnaround as they host Concordia University - Ann Arbor for a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference doubleheader on Thursday, April 18 at 3:30 p.m.
  • Live coverage links, if available, will be posted at www.mucrusaders.com.
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