Muskies drop weather-delayed semifinal game to Heidelberg
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
The #2-seeded Muskies' OAC Tournament run came to a close Saturday afternoon as Muskingum dropped a 7-2 semifinal contest to #4-seeded Heidelberg in Alliance.
The semifinal matchup originally began Friday before weather halted play after two innings. The contest resumed Saturday at 3 PM at Rafeld-Rogers Field.
The Muskies struck first in the opening inning when junior Bethany Rodman lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score freshman Payton Hochradel for a 1-0 lead. Heidelberg answered with solo home runs in the second and third innings before adding two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth to build a 5-1 advantage.
Muskingum added a run in the sixth inning as senior Elizabeth Wauford doubled to right center before junior Natalie Smith delivered an RBI double to center field to cut the deficit to 5-2. Heidelberg added two insurance runs in the seventh inning to seal the victory.
Muskingum Highlights
• Fr. Payton Hochradel led the Muskies at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. Named to the All-Tournament team.
• Jr. Natalie Smith finished 2-for-4 with an RBI double
• Sr. Elizabeth Wauford doubled and scored a run
• So. Emily Travis and So. Kasey Timko each added a hit
• Jr. Bethany Rodman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly
• Sr. Cara Taylor was named to the All-Tournament team.
In the Circle
• Jr. Bethany Rodman tossed 3.1 innings with one strikeout
• Jr. Dani Wright worked 3.2 innings in relief with one strikeout
Muskingum now awaits the NCAA Selection Show on Monday at 11 AM to learn if the Muskies will earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
