Grace Biondo
4
Ohio Northern ONU 24-10
5
Winner Millikin MILLIKIN 33-7
Ohio Northern ONU
24-10
4
Final
5
Millikin MILLIKIN
33-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ohio Northern ONU 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 2
Millikin MILLIKIN 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 8 2

W: Sargent, Addison (15-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Morgan Vogels

Big Blue Softball Defeats Ohio Northern for First NCAA Regional Victory since 1994

The Big Blue softball team took the field at the Workman Family Softball Field in Decatur, Ill. on Friday, May 13 for their opening round game in the 2022 NCAA Softball Tournament. Millikin matched up against the Polar Bears of Ohio Northern University, taking the victory to pick up their first regional win since 1994.

In the first, Leah Foreman doubled to right field to plate Kendallyn Davison, then later scored to give the Big Blue a 2-0 lead when Camryn Skundberg reached on a Polar Bear error.

In the fifth, Millikin tacked on two more when Davison reached on a fielder's choice, scoring pinch runners Jada Wilson and Anna Enlow.

Ohio Northern used a late game rally in the top of the seventh to tie the game at four apiece and send the game to extra innings.

In extras, Grace Biondo's leadoff triple in the ninth provided the walk-off run, crossing the plate for a 5-4 win on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Skundberg.

Aly Armstrong pitched 7.0 innings for the Big Blue, striking out three. Addison Sargent provided two innings of relief, holding the Polar Bears to just one hit.

Millikin will meet Illinois College in their second game of regional play at 12:00 PM at the Workman Family Softball Field on Saturday, May 14. The Lady Blues defeated Alma College in the opening round of the tournament to remain in the winner's bracket.
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