Cassie Reed
Morgan Vogels, Sports Information Director
5
Millikin MILLIKIN 37-8
6
Winner Salisbury SALISBUR 42-6
Millikin MILLIKIN
37-8
5
Final
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Salisbury SALISBUR
42-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Millikin MILLIKIN 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 9 2
Salisbury SALISBUR 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 1

W: S. Sheats (17-2) L: Sargent, Addison (17-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Morgan Vogels

Softball Battles Salisbury in Opening Round of NCAA Championships, Falls in Extra Innings

The Big Blue softball team took the field at the Moyer Athletic Complex on Thursday, May 26 for their opening round matchup of the 2022 NCAA Softball National Championships against the Sea Gulls of Salisbury University. After forcing extra innings, the Big Blue fell in nine innings by a 5-6 margin. 

Millikin started off the scoring in the top of the first inning when Kendallyn Davison crossed the plate on a Grace Biondo single to right center. In the second, a double steal plated pinch runner Sarah Lahner to give Millikin a 2-0 advantage. 

Salisbury notched back-to-back homeruns in the third and fourth innings to tie the game, then took the lead in the fourth with two more runs. 

Millikin tied it up in the fifth, starting with an RBI groundout off the bat of Biondo followed by an RBI single up the middle by Camryn Skundberg. The game went to extra innings tied at four apiece.

The game remained tied until the ninth inning when senior designated player Cassie Reed singled to left field to plate pinch runner Emma Lewandowski, giving Millikin a 5-4 lead.

The Sea Gulls responded in the bottom of the ninth, scoring two runs to pick up the victory in the first round. 

Davison led the way at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two hits. Skundberg went 2-for-4. 

Aly Armstrong pitched 3.1 innings, striking out five. Addison Sargent provided relief with 5.1 innings pitched, striking out four. 

Millikin await their second round opponent for a 1:30 PM ET matchup on Friday, May 27. The Big Blue will play the loser of the Trine/Eastern Connecticut State game that was suspended in the sixth inning due to rain. 
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