FRESNO, Calif. – The UIC softball team (4-6) came up short in its Fresno State Invitational finale on Sunday morning, falling 4-3 to Big Ten-foe Ohio State (6-7). The Flames finish out the tournament with a 1-4 record.
For the second-straight week, freshman
Samantha Ferguson led the squad, recording six hits and a .333 batting average.
Kayla Wedl tabbed four hits across the five games, followed by
Kayla Pociejewski,
Tara McElligott and
Maddie Spinks with three apiece.
Alyssa Griman paced the team with three RBI.
Game Highlights
- A single, an error and a double allowed Ohio State to take a 2-0 lead in the top of the third.
- McElligott cut the lead in half with her first home run of the season, a solo shot over the center in the bottom of the third, 2-1.
- The Buckeyes added another pair of runs in the top of the fourth, thanks to a UIC error, a walk and two hits, 4-1.
- The Flames pulled back within one in the bottom of the fourth. Maddie Spinks reached on an error and Kayla Pociejewski singled to shortstop to put two runners on. McKennah Ulrey laid down a bunt and made it to second, while Spinks scored, 4-2. Alannah Cran batted into a fielder's choice that caught Pociejewski at home, but a Samantha Ferguson single would bring in Ulrey, 4-3.
- Ferguson reached on an error with one out in the bottom of the seventh and Kayla Wedl followed with a single, but a double play would end UIC's threat.
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Up Next
- UIC has another tough weekend in the books, as it makes its way to Oklahoma for the OSU/Tulsa Challenge.
