No. 5 Trine Takes Round One
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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No. 14 Concordia Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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No. 5 Trine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | 4 | 9 | 1 |
ANGOLA, Ind. – The 14th-ranked Falcons dropped the first game of the weekend to the fifth-ranked Thunder of Trine on Friday afternoon. The 4-3 loss sends Concordia Wisconsin to 40-4 on the season.
The Thunder threatened early and filled the bases in the second inning. Senior Gina Followell (Romeoville, Ill.) iced the threat with a strikeout.
The Falcons found themselves on the basepath in the fourth inning with a pair of singles from senior Sydney Erdmann (Geneva, Ill.) and junior Madi Wheat (Coweta, Okla.).
The Thunder struck first with a run on a sacrifice fly.
The Blue and Gold then scored three more runs in the sixth inning.
The Falcons showed no quit and started to fill the bases in the seventh inning when senior Claudia Utz (Lockport, Ill.) and sophomore Megan Bloyer (Oregon, Wis.) reached base.
Senior Gabbi Gaziano (Beloit, Wis.) smashed the ball over the fence in right field to cut the deficit to one.
Gina Followell finished with three strikeouts and sophomore Jasmine Freeze (Bolingbrook, Ill.) recorded two outs with her two batters.
Madi Wheat and Gabbi Gaziano both had two hits on Friday.
The Falcons will fight again on Saturday afternoon and looks to force a game three.
