Badgers greet Kendra Lewis at the plate after homering at Northwestern
Ashley Steltenpohl
8
Winner Wisconsin WIS 31-18, 11-10 B1G
2
Northwestern NU 26-16-1, 13-5 B1G
Winner
Wisconsin WIS
31-18, 11-10 B1G
8
Final
2
Northwestern NU
26-16-1, 13-5 B1G
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wisconsin WIS 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 8 8 0
Northwestern NU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1

W: Jacobson, Molly (12-3) L: Grudzielanek, Riley (9-10)

Game Recap: Softball | | Jake Ross

Badgers bounce back for 8-2 win over NU

Wisconsin ends 12-game losing streak to Wildcats

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin softball team (31-18, 11-10) homered its way to an 8-2 victory over Northwestern this Saturday, to even the series.

The Badgers rebounded after a game one loss, and ended a 12-game losing streak to the Wildcats.

Seven of Wisconsin's eight runs came off home runs. The first of which came at the beginning of the game, with Emmy Wells sending a three-run shot over the left-center wall - giving UW a quick 3-0 lead.

After trading a few scores, Wisconsin separated themselves in the top of the fourth. Leading 4-2, shortstop Ellie Hubbard led off the inning by smacking a 2-0 pitch out of the park for her third home run in her last six games. The long balls didn't stop there, however, as freshman Kendra Lewis punctuated the big inning with a two-out, three-run home run that made the score a decisive 8-2.

Wisconsin's powerful offense was backed up by a great performance from Molly Jacobson in the circle. Jacobson went the full 7.0 innings, giving up just two runs, and striking out a season-high five batters. After giving up two runs in the first 3.0 innings of work, Jacobson tossed a shutout during the last 4.0 innings, striking out the final batter of the game.

After committing five errors in the previous game, Wisconsin's defense bounced back with an excellent showcase on the day. The team recorded no errors, and made a couple of highlight plays. Hilary Blomberg made an athletic diving stop to throw a runner out in the bottom of the second, while Emmy Wells nabbed a runner stealing second to get out of the bottom of the third.
 

Seven Wisconsin players recorded a hit on the day, with half of the team's eight total hits going for extra-bases. The Badgers did lots of damage when it mattered the most, going 7-for-13 with two outs.

Batting Cleanup
  • Hilary Blomberg went 1-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. Blomberg eclipsed the 100-total bases mark for the season, becoming the eighth Badger to accomplish this feat.
  • Kendra Lewis went 2-for-3, extending her hit streak to 12 games, matching Molly Schlosser for the longest hit streak this season.
  • Emmy Wells hit her 22nd career home run with Wisconsin, moving up to a tie for ninth place on the Badger's all-time leaderboard.
  • The Badgers now have 51 home runs this season, becoming the fourth team in program history to eclipse the 50-mark.
  • With two doubles on the day, Wisconsin now has 80 two-baggers for the season - three shy of the single-season record set in 2019
  • This is the 10th time Wisconsin has won 31 games in a single-season, and the first since 2019.
  • Wisconsin ended a 12-game losing streak to Northwestern, last beating NU on March 24, 2017 in Evanston.

Up Next:

The Badgers play their rubber-match tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. (CT). The game streams on Big Ten Plus.
 
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