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Winter Haven, Fla. -- The 14th-ranked Wayne State University softball squad (11-2 overall) recorded a 1-0 triumph Sunday morning over No. 12-LIU Post (0-1) on day two of the Rebel Spring Games.
Pitching was the story of this game as the teams combined for just nine hits.
Warrior starter
Briana Lee (Canton, Mich. / Salem) went 5.1 innings allowing just three hits with six strikeouts to one walk.Â
Lyndsay Butler (Cambridge, Ont. / Centennial C.V.I.) entered in the top of the sixth with one out and runners on the corners and induced back-to-back groundouts to keep the Pioneers off the scoreboard.
Butler also scored the only run of the contest in the bottom of the first. She had a two-out single, stole second and scored on a base hit by
Emily Bryce (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester Adams) to right center.
In addition to the aforementioned singles by Butler and Bryce,
Logan White (Brantford, Ont. / Johnson C.V.I.) doubled while
Shannon Hilton (Gilford, Ont. / Bradford) and
Devin Hentschel (Wyoming, Mich. / Rogers) each added singles.
Lee improved to 6-0, while Butler notched her second save.