Softball || Wayne State University

WAYNE STATE (18-13 Overall, 7-2 GLIAC)

hosts Saginaw Valley (16-7-1 Overall, 3-3 GLIAC)
Wednesday, April 10 • 4 p.m.

at Ashland (8-8 Overall, 3-1 GLIAC)
Saturday, April 13 • 1 p.m.

at Findlay (9-9 Overall, 0-3 GLIAC)
Sunday, April 14 • 1 p.m.

Six More Games
The Wayne State softball team will continue its league season with six games over the next five days, beginning with a home doubleheader against Saginaw Valley State on Wednesday (April 10) at 4 p.m. Following the SVSU game, the Warriors will head back on the road to face Ashland on Saturday (April 13) and Findlay on Sunday (April 15). Both road doubleheaders are scheduled for 1 p.m. WSU and SVSU were scheduled to play a non-conference doubleheader in Saginaw on April 3, however, the games were cancelled due to inclement weather.

Last Time Out
In their last time out, the Warriors split a doubleheader at Grand Valley State on Sunday (April 7), falling to the Lakers in game one, 4-3, and winning game two 5-4.

In game one, WSU and GVSU stood tied at two, heading into a decisive eighth inning. The Warriors took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, however, the Lakers would score two runs in the bottom of the inning to win 4-3.

Highlighting WSU's play was sophomore Johanna Proulx, who hit her first home run of the season in a 2 for 3 performance. Junior Connie Milroth took the loss, allowing two earned runs, while striking out three.

In game two, the Warriors returned the favor by scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out a 5-4 victory. Wayne State was down 4-2 in the top of the fourth inning, before scoring a run in the bottom half of the fourth to cut the deficit to 4-3.

WSU totaled 14 hits in the game with senior Kelly Kashmerick, sophomore Maria D'Agostino, Proulx and junior Tiffany Korzetz each posting two hits a piece. Junior Amy Thiede picked up her third straight win, allowing just five hits, while striking out five.

Warriors Ranked in NCAA Regional Poll
The Warriors are ranked in the top 10 of the latest NCAA Regional Poll, which was released on April 3. The first and second polls of the season rank 10 teams in each region in alphabetical order. For the third, fourth and fifth rankings, teams will be ranked 1-10. The Warriors are one of four GLIAC schools that are ranked in the Great Lakes Region (Findlay, Gannon, Grand Valley).

Additionally, a team with a record below .500 may be ranked during the first ranking; the ranking must be above .500 on all subsequent rankings.

Amy Thiede Named GLIAC Pitcher of Week
Junior Amy Thiede was named the GLIAC Pitcher of the Week, which was announced by the conference on April 9. Thiede posted a 3-0 record last week with victories over Hillsdale (April 5), Ferris State (April 6) and nationally-ranked Grand Valley (April 7). Against Hillsdale, Thiede (5-5 overall) allowed just one hit in five complete innings. For the week, she threw three complete games, while posting a 1.10 ERA. She allowed three earned runs, while striking out 14 and walking three.

News N’ Notes

Wayne State has posted a 5-7 record against teams ranked in the NFCA Division II National Top 25 poll. The Warriors have played nine teams ranked in the top 25 with three of those squads being ranked in the top 10.

Senior Kelly Kashmerick has hit .591 in her last six games (13-22) with three doubles and a home run. She has a team-high 12 multiple-hit games and is currently riding a six-game hitting streak. Kashmerick also leads the team with a .391 batting average and is first on the squad with 43 total hits.

Sophomore Beth Berry has been hit by a pitch a team-high six times this season and has 10 multiple-hit games, which ranks second on the team. Sophomore Leah Ondrovick leads WSU with 21 RBI and is tied with Kashmerick for the team lead in homers with three. Sophomore Johanna Proulx has hit safely in her last four games and hit her first home run of the season at Grand Valley and her second triple of the season at Ferris State.

After going 2-5 to start the season, junior Amy Thiede has won three straight games, allowing just three earned runs, while striking out 14 during the streak.