After a rain and snow soaked weekend that forced the cancellation of the UIC series, the
Valparaiso Crusaders hoped to continue their perfection against the Raiders of Wright State.
The first game of the series gave the fans a run for their money as the teams had to play ten innings aand two hours and forty-three minutes before a winner was declared.
After a stand up RBI double by Jamie Perkins in the 1st inning with two outs to put the Raiders up 1-0, Joylyn Ichiana made it to first. Kelsey Phalen then hit a blooper after the twelfth pitch to advance Ichiana to second.
After back to back errors allowed the Raiders to take a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the third inning, Karen Korb took the walk. Sara Strickland then hit an RBI double to cut the lead in half. Jordan Rutkowski followed up with an RBI single of her own to the score at two with two outs. Rutkowski then got second on a wild pitch.
In the 4th inning, Wright State’s Burrow RBI regained the lead. Then with two outs, Louie Haney got an RBI triple to put the Raiders up 4-2. After Ichiana walked on four straight pitches, Sadie Connor got a base hit to advance Ichiana to second. An error by the second baseman allowed both to advance, but neither made it home.
In the fifth inning, an RBI single put the Raiders up 5-2. Just when the fans thought that all hope was lost, Jordan Rutkowski had a base hit and proceeded to steal second without a throw by the pitcher. Jill Jacobson’s sacrifice hit put runners on second and third after Wright State pitcher Palmer walked Karen Korb with one out. Sara Strickland’s three run home run once again tied the game at five and sent it to extra innings.
When asked what it felt like to tie the game, “It felt really good since it got the team fired up,” she said. “I went to the plate thinking ‘A base hit is all that I need since Korb is a really fast runner’.” “I was really excited,” she exclaimed. “Everyone was building off of each other’s momentum.”
Three innings later in the eighth, Wolter drew a leadoff single. Another single by Lisa DeBruzzi put Wolter on second. A third consecutive single by Kelsey Phalen loaded the bases. Three quick outs however, ended the threat.
After Wright State took an 8-5 lead in the 10th inning, Kelsey Phalen reached base on a Fielder’s Choice play. She then scored to make it a 9-6 lead for Wright State. A run by Jill Jacobson to make it a 9-7 lead for Wright State was as close as Valparaiso got.
The first game of the series gave the fans a run for their money as the teams had to play ten innings aand two hours and forty-three minutes before a winner was declared.
After a stand up RBI double by Jamie Perkins in the 1st inning with two outs to put the Raiders up 1-0, Joylyn Ichiana made it to first. Kelsey Phalen then hit a blooper after the twelfth pitch to advance Ichiana to second.
After back to back errors allowed the Raiders to take a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the third inning, Karen Korb took the walk. Sara Strickland then hit an RBI double to cut the lead in half. Jordan Rutkowski followed up with an RBI single of her own to the score at two with two outs. Rutkowski then got second on a wild pitch.
In the 4th inning, Wright State’s Burrow RBI regained the lead. Then with two outs, Louie Haney got an RBI triple to put the Raiders up 4-2. After Ichiana walked on four straight pitches, Sadie Connor got a base hit to advance Ichiana to second. An error by the second baseman allowed both to advance, but neither made it home.
In the fifth inning, an RBI single put the Raiders up 5-2. Just when the fans thought that all hope was lost, Jordan Rutkowski had a base hit and proceeded to steal second without a throw by the pitcher. Jill Jacobson’s sacrifice hit put runners on second and third after Wright State pitcher Palmer walked Karen Korb with one out. Sara Strickland’s three run home run once again tied the game at five and sent it to extra innings.
When asked what it felt like to tie the game, “It felt really good since it got the team fired up,” she said. “I went to the plate thinking ‘A base hit is all that I need since Korb is a really fast runner’.” “I was really excited,” she exclaimed. “Everyone was building off of each other’s momentum.”
Three innings later in the eighth, Wolter drew a leadoff single. Another single by Lisa DeBruzzi put Wolter on second. A third consecutive single by Kelsey Phalen loaded the bases. Three quick outs however, ended the threat.
After Wright State took an 8-5 lead in the 10th inning, Kelsey Phalen reached base on a Fielder’s Choice play. She then scored to make it a 9-6 lead for Wright State. A run by Jill Jacobson to make it a 9-7 lead for Wright State was as close as Valparaiso got.
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