Ashlynn Roberts
Chloe Smith
4
Winner Iona ION 7-7
3
Northern Kentucky NKU 10-6
Winner
Iona ION
7-7
4
Final
3
Northern Kentucky NKU
10-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Iona ION 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 1
Northern Kentucky NKU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 4

W: Skinner,Marnie (3-2) L: Ginther, Taylor (5-3) S: Evans,Alana (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Gaels overcome @NKUNorseSB in eight innings

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Northern Kentucky softball finished the USF Under Armour Showcase with an eight-inning loss to Iona, 4-3. The Norse move to 10-6 on the season while the Gaels advanced to 7-7.
  
At the Plate
  • Iona had a 7-6 advantage in hits.
  • Both Sydney Ferrante and Alexis McDaniel had multi-hit games for the Norse, with Ferrante going 2-for-4 with three RBI while McDaniel was 2-for-3 from the plate.
 
In the Circle
  • Ashlynn Roberts started for the Norse, pitching 6.1 innings with seven batters struck out and two walked.
  • Taylor Ginther tossed the final 1.2 innings, absorbing the loss and moving to 5-3.
 
Scoring Summary
  • The Gaels plated the first run of the game off a sac fly in the top of the second inning to take a 1-0 lead.
  • Ferrante took a big swing in the bottom of the third for a two-out, three-run homer to give NKU a 3-1 lead over Iona.
  • Iona did not have an answer until the top of the seventh, when a two-run home run tied the contest up at 3-3.
  • The Gaels took the lead in the eighth when an error allowed the runner placed on second at the beginning of the frame to score the game-winning run.
 
Norse Notes
  • Ferrante moves to sixth on NKU's all-time career home runs list, with 14. She also recorded her fifth multi-hit game of the season while McDaniel had her second. Addtionally, Ferrante had her fourth multi-RBI game, three of which are three RBI or more.
  • Ferrante has posted a hit in the last eight games, which is a team-leading streak for the Norse. Zahrya McFarland extended her hitting streak to five games.
  • Over the course of the tournament, Ferrante batted .588 and had a 1.059 slugging percentage. She notched 10 hits, nine RBI, six runs and a pair of doubles and home runs.
  • McDaniel batted .455 during the past five games, and Mulder was .368 with seven hits, four RBI and two doubles.
  • Roberts recorded a 1.95 ERA throughout three appearances during the tournament, holding opponents to a .220 batting average.
 
Up Next
  • NKU will play its first game within an hour's drive this year, heading to Miami (Ohio) for a 5 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday, March 14.
 
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