Friday, May 17
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Photo by: Kelli Steffes
Dance and advance: Badgers out jig Fighting Irish
May 17, 2019 | Softball
Johnson’s three-run dinger cements 4-2 win
NORMAN, Okla. – The Wisconsin softball team opened up the NCAA Tournament with a win over Notre Dame Friday night, beating the Irish 4-2 to advance in the winner's bracket.
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Taking a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning, sophomore Taylor Johnson smashed her 14th home run of the season to give Wisconsin a 4-0 advantage. Her bomb to left field scored Ally Miklesh and Tyra Turner and gave UW a couple extra insurance runs heading into the bottom of the seventh.
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Those insurance runs proved vital when Notre Dame fought back with a pair of hits and walks in the bottom of the frame to score two. With the bases loaded, Kelly Welsh caught a pop-up to end the inning and the game.
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The Badgers' first run of the game came in the second inning. A walk and hit-by-pitch put Badgers on first and second for Caroline Hedgcock. The junior snuck a single up the middle allowing sophomore Lauren Foster to slide home for the score.
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Junior ace Kaitlyn Menz pitched a complete game for her 19th win of the season. Â
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On deck
The Badgers will play the winner of No. 1 Oklahoma and UMBC tomorrow at 3 p.m. Stay tuned for weather updates on Twitter @BadgerSoftball.
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Taking a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning, sophomore Taylor Johnson smashed her 14th home run of the season to give Wisconsin a 4-0 advantage. Her bomb to left field scored Ally Miklesh and Tyra Turner and gave UW a couple extra insurance runs heading into the bottom of the seventh.
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Those insurance runs proved vital when Notre Dame fought back with a pair of hits and walks in the bottom of the frame to score two. With the bases loaded, Kelly Welsh caught a pop-up to end the inning and the game.
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The Badgers' first run of the game came in the second inning. A walk and hit-by-pitch put Badgers on first and second for Caroline Hedgcock. The junior snuck a single up the middle allowing sophomore Lauren Foster to slide home for the score.
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Junior ace Kaitlyn Menz pitched a complete game for her 19th win of the season. Â
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On deck
The Badgers will play the winner of No. 1 Oklahoma and UMBC tomorrow at 3 p.m. Stay tuned for weather updates on Twitter @BadgerSoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Menz, Kaitlyn (19-8)
L: Payton Tidd (25-9)
Batting:
2B: Welsh, Kelly 1
HR: Johnson, Taylor 1
RBI: Johnson, Taylor 3 ; Hedgcock, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Turner, Tyra 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 1 ; Foster, Lauren 1 ; Miklesh, Ally 1
HBP: Lombardo, Stephanie 1 ; Little, Jordan 1
Batting:
RBI: Melissa Rochford 2
SH: Abby Sweet 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ali Wester 1 ; Katie Marino 1
SB: Ali Wester 1
Game Leaders
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