UNIVERSITY CENTER, MICH – The Saginaw Valley State University softball team swept Davenport on Senior Day inside the SVSU Softball Complex on Sunday. The Cardinals (27-18, 14-8 GLIAC) took game one 3-0 before needing extra innings to pull out a 4-2, walk-off win to complete the sweep.
GAME 1 – SVSU 3 – DAVENPORT 0
Emily Depew (W, 14-6) got the start inside the circle for game one. Depew pitched all seven innings only allowing one hit and striking out 10 hitters to achieve her fourth shutout win of the season.
Paige Kolinski broke things open in the second inning with a single to right center that scored Alyssa Muench and Maddie Campagna for the 2-0 lead. Aalana Kimble scored the game's final run with a two-out double to center field that scored Natalie Savage and the Cardinals were up 3-0 after two innings.
The Panthers (13-27, 5-13 GLIAC) threatened in the sixth inning as they loaded the bases with one out. Depew struck the next batter out and forced another to fly out to escape the inning unscathed.
Campagna had another good showing as she was 3-3 in game one with two singles and a double, while also scoring a run. Kimble hit a double and tallied an RBI in the winning effort. Mya Purdy, Sara Moos, and Kolinski recorded a base hit in the game. Kolinski had a team-high two RBI in game one.
GAME 2 – SVSU 4 – DAVENPORT 2
Muench started at pitcher for the Cardinals in game two. She went six innings and struck out three DU hitters. Depew (W, 15-6) earned the win in relief as she entered the game in the seventh inning with a 2-2 tie.
Muench singled through the right side and advanced to second on a Panther error that allowed Kimble to score and give the Cardinals the 1-0 lead.
Davenport tied the score in the fourth inning with a double down the left-field line. Kimble recaptured the lead with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Purdy in the bottom half of the inning for the 2-1 edge.
The Panthers followed suit in the fifth with a sacrifice fly of their own to tie the score at two runs apiece.
Both teams held the other scoreless for the next three innings as the game moved into the ninth. Depew struck out the first hitter before a ground out and a fly out ended the top half.
Olivia Sabin went up to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and singled with a hard-hit ball to second base, setting the stage for Campagna to walk things off. Campagna did not disappoint, as she drilled a home run to right center field and the Cardinals ended game two with a 4-2 victory.
Campagna led the way in game two as well as she was 3-5 with two RBI and a run to complete her afternoon going 6-8 at the plate. Sydney Herioux also had three hits with singles in all three of her at-bats in the game. Sabin finished game two 2-5 with a run scored. Muench also tallied two hits in her five appearances.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will complete their five-game homestand with Northwood on Friday, April 26, and Ferris State on Saturday, April 27 to end the regular season. Game one against the Timberwolves will begin at 3:00 PM EST, on Friday.
