Softball at Blue Bridge Battle
0
Quincy QU 0-8
2
Winner Ashland AU 1-0
Quincy QU
0-8
0
Final
2
Ashland AU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Quincy QU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Ashland AU 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 1

W: J. Duncan (1-0) L: Highbarger, Bailee (0-2)

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Notre Dame (Ohio) NDC 0-3
6
Winner Quincy QU 1-8
Notre Dame (Ohio) NDC
0-3
4
Final
6
Quincy QU
1-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Notre Dame (Ohio) NDC 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Quincy QU 0 0 1 2 3 0 X 6 11 1

W: Conger, Kaelyn (1-3) L: A. Weilnau (0-2) S: Jennings, Jayle (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Hawks Earned First Win After Beating Notre Dame on First Day of Blue Bridge Battle

Owensboro, KY - The Quincy University softball team faced Ashland University and Notre Dame College on the first day of the Blue Bridge Battle tournament, Saturday (Feb. 26). The Hawks split the day after falling 2-0 against Ashland for game one, and beat Notre Dame 6-4 for first win of the year.

Game 1
The Hawks were unable to score in the game recording only four hits. Mykah Hurley recorded the first hit of the game for the Hawks and went 1-for-3. 

Audrey Hermann, Casey Brennan, and Allison Kaiser also went 1-for-3, Hermann and Kaiser both with a single, and Brennan with a double for the only extra base of the game for the Hawks. 

Quincy left two runners on base on three different occasions as the offense could not stretch the momentum and lost 2-0. 

Game 2
Notre Dame took an early two run lead in the first inning and scored one more time to stretch the lead to 3-0. Quincy responded right away with a run in the bottom of the third. Jayle Jennings opened up the inning with a single to right field and  advanced to second after a wild pitch. With an out, Taylor Downen singled to bring Quincy's first run of the game, 3-1. 

 

In the bottom of the fourth, Quincy tied the game as Ashley Poore reached base on a single and advanced to second as Mykah Hurley singled. With two outs in the inning, Audrey Hermann reached base on a fielder's choice allowing both Poore and Hurley to score, 3-3.

Quincy continued strong and scored three more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Casey Brennan reached base on a single to center field and Bailey Mitchell reached base on a fielder's choice play that allowed Brennan to move to second. Madeline Ruzicka doubled to right center to bring the go ahead run for the Hawks, 4-3. With two outs Hurley hit a two run RBI single and gave Quincy a 6-3 lead.

The Hawks stopped the Falcons for the remainder of the game allowing one run and won 6-4 final score.

Stat Leaders
Casey Brennan - 2-for-3
Jayle Jennings - 2-for-3
Mykah Hurley - 2-for-3, RBI
Madeline Ruzicka - 2-for-3, double, RBI

Next Game
The Hawks will culminate the Blue Bridge Battle tournament tomorrow Sunday (Feb 27) playing Ohio Dominican State at 2:00 P.M. and last the host Kentucky Wesleyan College at 4:00 P.M.

 

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