Warriors Finish 2-1 At NFCA Classic

The Wayne State softball team concluded the NFCA Division II Leadoff Classic with an 8-0 victory in five innings over Abilene Christian in Irving, Texas. The Warriors now have a 3-6 overall record.

The Leadoff Classic was reduced to a 15-team tournament as nine of the original 24 squads opted to withdraw from the tournament following Saturday's cancellation of games due to weather.

The Warriors will head to Florida for the Spring Rebel Games on March 9-16.

WSU Defeats No. 8 Eastern New Mexico;
Saturday Play Canceled

The Wayne State softball team recorded a 1-0 upset win over No. 8 ranked Eastern New Mexico in eight innings on Friday (March 1) at the NFCA Division II Classic in Irving, Texas. The Warriors are 2-6 overall this season.

Against ENMU, sophomore Johanna Proulx (Brampton, Ontario) threw a runner out at the plate in the fourth inning and drove in the winning run in the eighth to give WSU the victory. After the tie-breaker runner was sacrificed to third and a pair of intentional walks loaded the bases, Proulx singled up the middle for the game-winner. Eastern New Mexico escaped a none-out bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.

Proulx hit 2 for 4 in the game, while sophomore Beth Berry (Blissfield) went 2 for 4 as well. Junior Connie Milroth (St. Clair Shores/Lakeview) picked up the win on the mound.

After the victory over ENMU, the Warriors suffered a 9-1 loss to St. Edward's in the night game. Two errors and two walks led to a four-run second inning for St. Edward's. St. Edward's used three consecutive walks to score four runs in the fourth inning. Connie Rey Rodriguez's RBI-double in the sixth gave St. Edward's an eight-run lead and invoked the run rule.

Sophomore Leah Ondrovick (Tecumseh) went 1 for 2 at the plate, while junior Amy Thiede (Riverview) took the loss against St. Edward's.

All of Saturday's play in the Leadoff Classic was canceled due to freezing rain and unseasonably cold temperatures and wind chills. All remaining pool games have were canceled and the tournament will move to bracket play.

The Warriors will face Abilene Christian at either 9 a.m. or 11 a.m., depending upon the weather. The complete schedule and match-ups on Sunday (March 3) are available online.