Titans, Blugolds Reach A Compromise

Sydnee Wyss (Jr. • Monroe) slammed a two-run home run in the ninth inning of the nightcap to help the UW-Oshkosh softball team split a doubleheader with UW-Eau Claire on Monday (April 26) in Eau Claire.

The Blugolds (17-17/9-3 WIAC) took game one, 10-2, after marking six times in the bottom half of the sixth frame. UW-Oshkosh won the second contest, 5-3, after Amie Heinzelman (Sr. • Monroe) knotted the game in the seventh inning.

UW-Eau Claire tallied first in the opener, using a two-RBI knock from Bekki Kidnie for the first-inning advantage. Run-scoring singles from Aleisha Harper and Emily Muller in the second frame gave the Blugolds a 4-0 lead.

Marti Meyer (So. • Verona) cut the Titans' deficit to 4-2 in the fourth by blasting a two-run double to center field.

Harper gave the Blugolds a 6-2 advantage in the sixth frame with a run-scoring single up the middle and later marked on an error by UW-Oshkosh (15-17/3-5 WIAC). After Kaity Acker and Sara Baumgartner each smashed RBI singles, Tamara Zeman brought home one more to create the final tally.

The victory belonged to Ashley Meinen, who tossed 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits. Kassie Krummel pitched the final 1.1 innings for UW-Eau Claire, earning the save.

Courtney Wautier (Fr. • Brussels) took the loss for the Titans, surrendering seven runs on eight hits in 5.1 innings. Tatum Schultz (Fr. • Oshkosh) pitched the last out, allowing three runs and four hits.

The Titans tallied three hits in the contest, receiving one apiece from Meyer, Lisa Hart (So. • Oshkosh) and Kelley Koebler (So. • Janesville). The Blugolds notched 12 hits, led by five players with two each.

UW-Oshkosh used a run-scoring double from Koebler in the second and a home run blast to left field from Hayley Freimuth (So. • Combined Locks) during the fourth for a 2-0 advantage in game two.

RBI hits from Zeaman and Ainsley Klar in the bottom half of the fourth frame helped the Blugolds knot the game at 2. Zeaman later broke the tie in the sixth inning with another run-scoring single.

UW-Oshkosh sent the contest into extra frames after Heinzelman touched home plate when Hart reached on an error. After Wyss gave the Titans the lead in the top of the ninth, Wautier closed the door on the Blugolds in the bottom half.

Ashley Kowalewski (So. • Greenfield) pitched the first 5.2 innings, allowing three runs and two hits. Wautier earned the victory for UW-Oshkosh, giving up no runs, two hits and fanning two in 3.1 innings. Jess Hegseth tossed the first four frames for UW-Eau Claire, surrendering two runs on four hits. Krummel took the loss for the Blugolds, tossing five innings while giving up three runs and four hits.

UW-Oshkosh marked eight hits in the contest, led by Freimuth and Koebler with two apiece. The Blugolds had seven hits, receiving two each from Acker, Klar and Zeman.