UW falls to Michigan State in heartbreaker
May 03, 2009 | Softball
The Badgers softball team fell, 5-3, to Michigan State Sunday as MSU's Kara Weigle hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to propel the Spartans to the win. Wisconsin's Karla Powell went 3-for-3 in the loss and knocked in two of UW's three runs.
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Like in Saturday's game, the Badgers got on the board first as leadoff hitter, Jen Krueger, singled and was then brought around the bases with a Theresa Boruta sacrifice, a Livi Abney basehit and a Karla Powell single.
The Spartans took the lead back, 2-1, in the bottom of the first inning off of four hits. The score remained the same into the fifth inning when the Badgers got hot and re-took the lead, 3-2. This time it was Boruta that started things off with a single and was brought home two batter later with a Powell single. Powell then made it home off a Valyncia Raphael base knock.
UW (15-35, 3-13 Big Ten) entered the bottom of the seventh with a 3-2 lead. With two outs, Lindsey Hansen doubled to bring in Karen Fox right before Weigle hit the game-winning shot to right center.
Wisconsin's Letty Olivarez took the loss, pitching 4 and 2/3 innings giving up three runs on three hits while striking out three batters. Senior Alexis Garcia went 2-for-4 in the loss.
Wisconsin will play its final road games of the season as it returns to action on Wednesday, May 6, with a double-header at Iowa slated to start at 4 p.m. Follow the game with Rudy Nigl's Gameday Blog and Live Stats from Iowa City.
