Michigan Softball takes two at Penn State

Submitted by MGoSoftball on

#1 Michigan SB swept PSU by duplicate 5-4 games.  Our record is now 41-3.

In the first game, Jordan Taylor gave up 3 ER on 7 hits and dishing out 8 strikeouts and no walks.  She did give up 1 bomb.  She finished the game,

Amanda Chidester went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored with a HR,  Bree Evans came up clutch, going 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and a run scored.  Colie Sappingfield also was 2 for 4 with a run scored,

In the nightcap, Stephanie Speierman was on the rubber for the win.  She pitched 5 innings and gave up 2 ER while racking up 8 K and only 1 BB.  JT finished the final 2 innings.  She gave up 2 ER on 2 hits while garnering 2 Ks and 0 BB.  She gave up another bomb in the second game as well.

Amanda Chidester was the game 2 hero as well.  She went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a run scored.  Bree Evans went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and a run scored.

The game was televised on the BTN, Dan Kelly was the play by play announcer.  We host Iowa this Sat and Sun. 

lhglrkwg

April 20th, 2011 at 10:33 PM ^

Should I be concerned that we're winning all of these big ten games by such a close margin? It seems to not bode well for ncaa tournament time when we have to play actually good teams

MGoSoftball

April 20th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^

valid point.  However, a win is a win.  Just because the Big 10 is not a power house conference, doesnt mean it is not good competition.  The difference between top and bottom coujld be a dropped ball or a bad call like was saw tonight.

I will be the first to admit that we won tonight on a bad call.  The softball Gods made up for the bad calls against Indiana.

I am certainly not worried about it.  Alabama lost 3 straight to LSU, who in turn lost to Tennessee.  The tournament is a very fair system

MichiganMan2424

April 20th, 2011 at 11:31 PM ^

Are you a former player or just an avid follower> And if you played, did you ever play for Michigan?