The Wayne State University softball team lost both games of a doubleheader against Saginaw Valley State University on May 1. The Warriors fell 9-0 in the first game and 4-2 in the second, concluding their road schedule for the season.
These results affect Wayne State’s overall record, which now stands at 16 wins and 31 losses, with an eight-win, eighteen-loss record in conference play. The team competes as part of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division II level, according to the official website.
In game one, Saginaw Valley State took an early lead by scoring five runs in the first inning and added four more in later innings. Wayne State managed only two base runners during this game. Junior Sydney Long started for Wayne State but allowed five earned runs before being relieved by Kyra Shadduck.
Game two was closer. Sophomore pitcher Elly Koopman gave Wayne State a brief lead with a solo home run and pitched six innings without allowing an earned run. However, defensive errors led to four unearned runs for Saginaw Valley late in the game. The Warriors had three hits during this matchup.
Wayne State Warriors Women’s Softball operates out of Detroit, Michigan as a collegiate athletic program, according to its official website. The team will finish its season with a home doubleheader against Saginaw Valley on May 2.
