UW-Stout 4, UW-River Falls 1 |
UW-River Falls 8, UW-Stout 4 |
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MENOMONIE (April 21, 2016) -
Tori Workman allowed only two hits and one unearned run to notch her 54th career win at UW-Stout as the Blue Devils defeated UW-River Falls, 4-1, in the opener. But Workman could not repeat the magic in the second game, coming on in relief after the Blue Devils trailed, the Falcons won the second game, 8-4, Thursday at Alumni Field.
The Falcons (12-18-1, 3-6-1 WIAC) got on the board first in the opener, scoring in the second inning when two Blue Devil errors opened the door.
Stout (14-16, 4-6 WIAC) got the run back in the third inning when
Heather Bol scored on a passed ball from third to tie the score at 1 apiece.
Stout took control with a three-run sixth inning.
McKayla Brunner pulled off the eventual-game winning RBI when, with a 3-2 count, she drew a walk with the bases loaded, scoring pinch runner
Karley Wiensch.
Heather Bol drove in two runs with a single to left field.
Meanwhile, Workman allowed only two base runners after the second inning, with both of those runners coming in the fourth inning. Workman finished the game with three strikeouts and one walk and recorded the last putout of the game, a routine fly ball. Workman surpassed the 53 wins held by Karen Lien and Carolyn Bare.
Stout finished the game with six hits. Bol was 2-for-3 with two RBI.
The second game was a different story. Workman came on in relief after two innings, with Stout trailing 3-2. The Falcons put five runs on the board in the fifth inning, all earned. Workman recorded three strikeouts and no walks in five innings of work. Workman lifted her first home run of the season, a two-run shot to center field in the bottom of the seventh.
The Falcons finished the second game with 12 hits, seven off Workman and five off starter
Beth Wood. The Falcons' Shannan Borchardt was 3-for-4 with three RBI, including a two-run home run in the fifth. Ali Murray, Hannah Zurn and Katie Thomas all were 2-for-4 for the Falcons.
Kim Jablonski was 2-for-3 for Stout.
Stout is off until they travel to UW-Eau Claire, Wednesday, April 27 for a 4 p.m. game at Carson Park.
