Ferris State Opens Final Regular-Season Weekend With GLIAC Road Split At Wayne State
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
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Ferris State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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Wayne State | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Ferris State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
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Wayne State | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University softball team opened up its final weekend of regular-season play on Friday (April 26) with a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) road split at Wayne State in Detroit.
The Bulldogs captured a 7-4 win in the opener before dropping a 9-1 decision in five innings in the nightcap.
In game one, Bulldog senior pitcher Aryn Gallacher earned the win as she threw all seven innings and struck out seven while allowing three earned runs on seven hits to go with two walks.
Ferris State scored once in the first and once in the second to grab the early edge before the Warriors took a 3-2 lead going into the fourth. However, the Bulldogs put two runs on the board in the top of the fourth and three in the fifth to eventually pull out the 7-4 win, posting eight hits overall to seven for WSU.
FSU third baseman Brooklyn Verbeek tallied a pair of hits, including a double, and scored twice in the win while second baseman Jadyn Joseph recorded two RBI's. Seven different batters had hits for the Bulldogs and six drove in at least one run in the decision.
In game two, Wayne State pounded out 11 hits and limited FSU to only three in bouncing back for the split. The Warriors scored five times in the second and three more times in the third before adding a single run in the fourth and coming away with the five-inning triumph.
The Bulldogs' three hits came from outfielders Ella McDonald along with Maddie Gkekas and Keelin Wheaton. Joseph also drew three walks and designated player Emily Killion produced the only run with an RBI. McDonald doubled in the setback.
Ferris State utilized three different pitchers as Ashley Webb earned the start followed by Rylie Haist and Sophie Wisniski. Together, they walked four and struck out one in the game.
The Bulldogs will close out the regular-season on Saturday (April 27) at Saginaw Valley State. First pitch for game one has been pushed back an hour to 1 p.m. (ET) due to expected morning weather with game two slated to follow at approximately 3 p.m. (ET).
Ferris State, which is now 24-23 overall, owns a 12-10 GLIAC mark heading into the final two games. The top four teams are all within two games of each other going into the final day of regular-season action.