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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS
Riley Hasseld
Walter Cronk
7
Winner Grand Valley St. GVSU 22-3, 6-0 GLIAC
2
Davenport DU 9-17, 4-3 GLIAC
Winner
Grand Valley St. GVSU
22-3, 6-0 GLIAC
7
Final
2
Davenport DU
9-17, 4-3 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Grand Valley St. GVSU 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 7 8 0
Davenport DU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 3

W: H. Beatus (10-1) L: Byers, Kelsey (4-7)

6
Winner Grand Valley St. GVSU 23-3, 7-0 GLIAC
2
Davenport DU 9-18, 4-4 GLIAC
Winner
Grand Valley St. GVSU
23-3, 7-0 GLIAC
6
Final
2
Davenport DU
9-18, 4-4 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Grand Valley St. GVSU 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 13 0
Davenport DU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 2

W: A. Platek (10-0) L: Thompson, MaKayla (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Justice Steiner, Assistant Manager of Athletic Communications

Panthers Can't Complete Upset Over No. 7 GVSU

CALEDONIA, Mich. -  The Davenport softball team hosted crosstown rival No. 7 Grand Valley State Friday afternoon, falling in both games of the doubleheader.

Game 1
Result: L, 7-2
How it Happened:
It was a slow start for both squads, as there were only a combined five hits registered in the first three innings.

Following a solo home run by the Lakers (23-3, 7-0 GLIAC) in the top of the fourth inning, Emma Miller responded for the Panthers (9-18, 4-4 GLIAC) as she singled one past the pitcher to bring home Lindsay Goodman for their first run of the afternoon.

The bats remained hot in the fifth inning as Riley Hasseld rounded the bases off a Hayley Kreiger rocket down the left-field line to set the score at 3-2 in favor of GVSU.

Hasseld led the Panthers with two hits, one of which was a double while adding a run. Kreiger, Miller, Gabby Palazzolo, Goodman, and Brooke Cowan added a hit for Davenport. 

Kelsey Byers pitched six innings for DU, tossing three strikeouts, while Miller pitched the final inning.

The Panthers were up against the top pitcher in the GLIAC, as Hannah Beatus was in the circle for the Lakers. Davenport posted two earned runs on the senior, who had only allowed three earned runs through 10 games played entering the doubleheader. Beatus entered the year earning GLIAC Pitcher of the Year honors in consecutive seasons (2021 and 2022), as well as earning All-American honors in both years. 

Game 2
Result: L, 6-2 (10 Inn.)
How it Happened:
With the game on the line and two strikes on the board, Goodman sent the game into extra innings as she drilled a double to deep right-center field in the bottom of the seventh to bring home Hassled to tie the game at two runs apiece. 

Palazzolo scored the first run of the contest for DU, as Goodman batted her in on a single in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game 1-1.

Once in extra innings, there were only a combined two hits in the eighth and ninth innings. GVSU sealed the game in the top of the 10th as they brought home four runs on four hits.

Hasseld again led the Panthers' offense, registering two hits and a run. Goodman also added a pair of hits and RBIs for DU. Palazzolo chipped in with a double, while Brooke Bernt added a hit for the Panthers. 

Makayla Thompson recorded a season-high five strikeouts in the circle, pitching 5.2 innings for the Panthers. Miller pitched the opening 3.2 innings, tossing two strikeouts, while Elise Magnus saw game action in the final inning. 

Up Next
Looking ahead, the Panthers will have a quick turnaround, as they will travel to Detroit, Mich. tomorrow to take on Wayne State at 1 p.m. in a doubleheader.

 
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