Badgers at the paradise classic
Ashley Steltenpohl
0
Georgia St. GEORGIA 0-4
2
Winner Wisconsin WIS 4-1
Georgia St. GEORGIA
0-4
0
Final
2
Wisconsin WIS
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Georgia St. GEORGIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Wisconsin WIS 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 6 1

W: Salo , Gabi (3-0) L: S. Boulware (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jake Ross

Badgers blank Panthers, begin season 4-1

Gabi Salo's shutout leads to 2-0 victory

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Wisconsin softball team (4-1) finished off its weekend at the Paradise Classic with a 2-0 win over Georgia State this Sunday. 

The Badgers were led by an excellent pitching performance from senior Gabi Salo, starting in her first game of the season. 

Salo went the distance in the game, pitching 7.0 innings, allowing just three hits, one walk, and punching out six batters. The Michigan-native went through the entire Georgia State lineup once, before giving up her first base runner of the game in the fourth inning - a bunt single.

The majority of the game was a pitchers duel, outside of the bottom of the fourth inning when the Badgers broke through the scoreless tie. A leadoff single from Brooke Kuffel set up a sac fly from Emmy Wells, putting the Badgers on the board.

In the next at-bat, Ellie Hubbard doubled to bring home another runner, providing the Badgers with an insurance run.

The Badger defense backed up Salo throughout the game. Middle Infielders Hubbard and Hannah Conger stayed busy with six assists between the two, while Salo threw out two runners herself. Wisconsin committed just one error in the game, and held the Panthers to 0-for-8 with runners on base.

Wisconsin tallied six hits in the game with one extra base-hit - Hubbard's double. The team left seven runners on base, and were 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

The Badgers finished the Paradise Classic going 4-1, they're currently on a four game winning streak.

Batting Cleanup
  • Salo's shutout was the sixth of the grad's career. In 12.0 innings, she's accumulated a 3-0 record allowing six hits, no runs, one walk, and striking out 14 batters.
  • Alivia Bark went 1-for-3 in the game with a stolen base. She now has a five game hit streak to start the season.
  • Molly Schlosser finished with two stolen bases. 
  • Ellie Hubbard went 2-for-3 with an RBI-double.
  • The Badgers four-game win streak is the team's longest since April of 2023.

Up Next:

The Badgers return to Florida for their next tournament, this time for the FGCU Invitational in Fort Myers from Feb. 14-16. Live stats for every game are available on the Badger softball schedule on uwbadgers.com, and live updates will be given on the @badgersoftball Facebook, X, and Instagram pages.
 
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