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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS
Simon
0
Davenport DU 29-19, 21-10 GLIAC
1
Winner Wayne State WS 31-19, 14-15 GLIAC
Davenport DU
29-19, 21-10 GLIAC
0
Final
1
Wayne State WS
31-19, 14-15 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Davenport DU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Wayne State WS 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 5 0

W: Megan Guitar (18-11) L: Teunissen, Mallory (16-7)

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Winner Davenport DU 30-19, 22-10 GLIAC
2
Wayne State WS 31-20, 14-16 GLIAC
Winner
Davenport DU
30-19, 22-10 GLIAC
4
Final
2
Wayne State WS
31-20, 14-16 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Davenport DU 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 8 2
Wayne State WS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 2

W: Simon, Taylor (6-3) L: Paige Ameel (11-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Panthers split regular-season finale with Wayne State

DETROIT, Mich. – Davenport splits their 2019 regular-season finale with Wayne State. Game one was a pitching duel, with the Warriors coming away with a 1-0 victory. In game two, Davenport took a 4-2 win to earn the split of the doubleheader. Game two provided lots of drama. Heading into the top of the seventh, the score was tied 2-2. Davenport's bats were clutch and the Panthers drove in two runs. Taylor Simon held onto the lead in the bottom of the seventh and earned her sixth win of the season.
 
Game 1-Saturday, April 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Final Score: Davenport University-0 | Wayne State-1
Location: Detroit, Mich.
Records: DU (29-19, 21-10) | WSU (31-19, 14-15)
 
Inside The Box
Mariah Cura (2-3)
Gabby Palazzolo (0-2, BB)
Alexis Koza (1-2, BB)
Rylie Kalina (0-0, BB)
Mallory Teunissen (L, 16-7) 6 IP, 5 H, R, ER, BB, 2 SO
 
Game one was low on offense for Davenport, as the Warriors pitching staff shutout the Panthers. Davenport recorded three hits in the game, one from Koza and a pair from Cura. The Panthers also were walked three times, but between the three hits and the three walks Davenport couldn't score a run. Wayne State scored the game-winning run in the second inning.
 
Game 2-Saturday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET
Final Score: Davenport University-4 | Wayne State-2
Location: Detroit, Mich.
Records: DU (30-19, 22-10) | WSU (31-20, 14-16)
 
Inside The Box
Kennedy Crawford (1-3, R, RBI, 2B, SB, HBP)
Abby Merice (2-4, RBI)
Rachel Griffin (1-4, R)
Palazzolo (1-2, R, BB, SB)
Koza (1-3, RBI)
Jorden Urban (2-3, R)
Simon (W, 6-3) 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO
 
The Panthers pulled out a solid win in game two. Wayne State scored the initial run, taking a 1-0 run in the bottom of the first. Davenport quickly responded in the second, with a Koza single that scored Palazzolo. The Panthers took a lead in the fourth when Koza reached on an error and Griffin scored. Wayne State tied up the game in the fifth with a single run. The pressure was in the seventh inning, as the score remained tied 2-2 heading into the top half of the inning. DU scored a pair of runs, one from Urban and another from Crawford. The first run was drove in by a Crawford double and the second by a Merice single. Simon closed out the game with a couple ground outs and a pop up!
 
Up Next
Davenport's regular-season comes to an end, but the Panthers are ready for the GLIAC Tournament next weekend. The Panthers will go into the tournament as the number two seed. The tournament will be played at Sports Force Parks in Sandusky, Ohio.

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Story by: Devin Steiner
 
Picture credit: Walter Cronk
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