CONWAY, S.C. – The Wisconsin softball team (13-7) won its final game of the Chanticleer Showdown, powering its way to a 10-2 six-inning victory over Bowling green.

The Badgers collected a season-high 14 hits on the day, and combined for eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings. 

Entering the fifth, the Badgers led Bowling Green 2-1, before pouring onto their lead in a big way. 

With a runner on, Emmy Wells smoked her second home run in three games, adding two to Wisconsin's total. 

The Badgers then capitalized on an error and an RBI-single from Brooke Kuffel to score another two. To cap-off the inning, Hannah Conger roped an RBI-double, the fifth and final run of the inning. 

The next inning put the Badgers into run-rule territory. With two singles to lead-off the inning, Hilary Blomberg stepped up and homered to right center field, extending the lead to 10-1.

An unearned run in the bottom of the frame was the only score Bowling Green could muster in retaliation, with Wisconsin closing things out, 10-2.

Gabi Salo earned the victory, improving her record to 6-3. Salo had a shaky first inning, giving up three hits, including a solo home run, to put the Badgers in an early 1-0 deficit. The grad locked in afterwards, allowing a single hit in the next 3.0 shutout innings.

Shelby Jacobson pitched in relief during the fifth, posting a scoreless inning. Freshman Jordan Felci closed things out in sixth, allowing an unearned run off a double.

Hilary Blomberg drove in the Badger's final run in the fifth inning, scoring Emma King on a single.

Wisconsin initially tied things up, and took the lead, in the second and third innings. UW utilized small ball to score its first run of the game, laying down a bunt, and then hitting a single and a sacrifice fly to score a lead off walk.

The go-ahead run scored in the third inning, after a bunt brought home Molly Schlosser - who reached third on a triple.

The Badgers finished the Chanticleer Showdown 4-1, averaging 6.0 runs per game.

Batting Cleanup

• The Badger's 14 hits are their most in a game since April 12, 2023 against St. Thomas.

• This is the third run-rule victory for the Badgers this season, and the third time the team has scored five runs in a single inning.

• Alivia Bark went 2-for-4 extending her hit streak to nine games. She went 11-for-18 in the Chanticleer Showdown, and is now hitting .432 on the season.

• Hilary Blomberg went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and four RBI. She finished 6-for-17 with two home runs in the tournament.

• Molly Schlosser went 2-for-3 with a triple. The senior now has seven career triples, moving her up to seventh in all-time Badger triples.

• Dani Lucey went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases. This is Lucey's third game of the season with three hits. Last season, there were only five games in which any Badger collected three hits.

Up Next:

The Badger's begin their final non-conference tournament, the Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, IL, on Saturday, March 8. 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.