Offense Slugs Their Way To 18 Runs Leading To 2 Wins

MARYSVILLE, MI – The Ocelots made the trip out to Marysville for an MCCAA doubleheader against the Skippers from St. Clair County Community College.

SCORES: Schoolcraft 11 / St. Clair 2 , Schoolcraft 7 , St. Clair 2

RECORDS: Schoolcraft (16-10 , 9-7 MCCAA) , St. Clair (12-19 , 7-11 MCCAA)

LOCATION: Marysville Park

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Schoolcraft would jump out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1^st as the SC4 right fielder would make an error allowing Vanessa White to come home.
• The Ocelots would extend their lead in the 2^nd as Lucy Whelan would single home Kaelyn Rozycki (ROE).
• St. Clair would tie the game after the 3^rd inning, as Schoolcraft would blow the game open in the 4^th, scoring 7 runs
• A Rozycki double would bring home Melanie Buzo (walk) and Savina Olada (single)
• Rozycki would come across the plate for the 3^rd run of the inning on a single from Olivia Mikowski.
• The big blow to the Skippers would come off the bat of Kaitlyn Solberg as she would crush a grand slam to right field, making the score 9-2.
• The Ocelots would tack on 2 more in the 5^th, a 2 RBI single from Vanessa White to make it 11-2.

GAME 1 STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft 11/8/1 , St. Clair 2/8/3
• Winning Pitcher- Kaitlyn Solberg (10-2) 5 IP, 8 H, 2 R (2ER), 4 BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher- Lillian Osborne (6-6) 3 IP, 4 H, 5 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 K

TOP SCHOOLCRAFT PERFORMERS

• Kaitlyn Solberg: 1-3, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR
• Vanessa White: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Olivia Mikowski: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Kaelyn Rozycki: 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• The Ocelots would once again jump out to an early lead, scoring 4 runs in the top of the 1^st.
• Solberg would hit a hard ground ball, forcing an error, while bringing home Mikowski for the 1^st run.
• Melanie Buzo would bring home the other 3 runs in the inning with a 3-run home run to left field.
• 2 more runs would come home for Schoolcraft in the 2^nd with a Vanessa White single and a Kaitlyn Solberg sacrifice-fly.
• Schoolcraft would score their 7^th run in the 5^th inning thanks to Lucy Whelan singling home Savina Olada (ROE).

GAME 2 STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Schoolcraft 7/15/3, St. Clair 2/8/1
• Winning Pitcher- Ava Swiatkowski (3-3) 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 9 K
• Losing Pitcher- Jenna Maday (2-5) 7 IP, 15 H, 7 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 3 K

TOP SCHOOLCRAFT PERFORMERS

• Lucy Whelan: 4-4, 1 RBI
• Melanie Buzo: 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR
• Savina Olada: 3-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• Vanessa White: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI

UP NEXT

• The Ocelots are back on the road tomorrow for a DH starting at 1:00PM at Oakland Community College (16-20 , 10-8).