WSU Rolls Over Saginaw Valley;
Berry Leads Charge With Grand Slam

Detroit, Mich. – The Wayne State softball team swept a doubleheader from Saginaw Valley on Wednesday, April 10 at the WSU Softball Field. The Warriors, who have won seven of their last eight games, knocked off SVSU in game one, 9-0 (five innings) and followed with a 4-1 victory in game two. WSU is currently 20-13 overall and 9-2 in the GLIAC, which ranks them No. 1 in the league.

Beth Berry

Junior Connie Milroth (St. Clair Shores/Lakeview) went the distance on the mound, throwing four complete innings, while allowing just two hits for her ninth victory (9-5) of the season. SVSU had nine ground outs in five innings against Milroth.

Junior Amy Thiede (Riverview) posted her fourth straight victory on the mound in game two, allowing just one run off three hits, while striking out three. The GLIAC Pitcher of the Week is now 6-5 after starting the season 2-5.

Offensively, Berry doubled in the first inning, which scored Kashmerick, to give Wayne State a 1-0 lead. SVSU responded with a run in the bottom of the first, before junior Tiffany Korzetz (St. Clair Shores/Lakeview) gave WSU the lead for good in the fourth with an RBI single. On the Korzetz single, sophomore Lindsay Sammut (New Baltimore/Lakeview) would add an additional run on an error by the left fielder that gave WSU a 3-1 lead. The Warriors scored an insurance run in the seventh off an RBI single by sophomore Maria D’Agostino (Wixom/Walled Lake Western), which scored freshman Sara LeBlanc (LaSalle, Ontario).

In game two, Sammut, D’Agostino and Berry all had two hits, while Kashmerick went 1 for 3 with a run scored. With a 3 for 5 performance against Saginaw Valley, Kashmerick now leads the team with a .400 batting average. As a team, WSU is batting .295, compared to .251 for its opponents. The Warriors have also lowered their team ERA to a season-low 1.98., while Thiede went from 5.01 to 3.57 in her last four starts.

WSU continues the season at Ashland and Findlay this weekend.