OSHKOSH, Wis. - The UW-River Falls softball team fell by scores of 8-0 and 5-1 at No. 20-ranked UW-Oshkosh Saturday afternoon.
The Falcons, now 10-12 overall and 0-4 during WIAC play, continue league action on Monday afternoon at UW-Stout.
UW-Oshkosh 8, UW-River Falls 0 (6 inn.)
The Titans held the Falcons to just a pair of base hits in game one while scoring eight off 12 hits and several UWRF errors.
UWO's Sydney Nemetz pitched a complete game, striking out 13 Falcons.
Grace Gardner and
Maddie Koch had the two Falcon hits while
Maggie Wallin started in the pitcher's circle and lasted 2.2 innings before three innings of relief from
Emily Crowe.
UW-Oshkosh 5, UW-River Falls 1
Despite the Falcons opening the scoring in game two, the Titans responded with five unanswered runs to earn the win and the series sweep.
In the second inning,
Kelly Aultman reached base on a Titan error and came around to score off a
Tessa Peterson RBI single up the middle for UWRF's sole run on the day.
UWO quickly answered in the bottom half with a pair of runs, and added three more on the fourth to put the game out of reach.
The Falcons totaled four hits compared to the Titans' seven. Aside from Peterson's RBI single, Aultman,
Johanna Breyen, and
Addi DeMeyer all had base hits.
Maggie Wallin started in the pitcher's circle and gave up the eventual game-winning run in the second inning.
Lindsey Duggan pitched 4.2 innings in relief with a trio of strikeouts.
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