Makenna Adkison fired six scoreless innings of relief and Wayne State snapped a 2-2 tie with two runs in the top of the seventh inning to start their annual spring break trip to Florida with a 4-2 win over Tiffin (Ohio) Sunday morning at the National Training Center Spring Games in Clermont, Fla.
The Dragons scored two runs in the bottom of the first without the benefit of a hit, using a walk, a Wildcat error and a wild pitch to take an early 2-0 advantage over the Wildcats (2-5).
Wayne State knotted the score at 2-2 in the top of the third thanks to four hits. Annie Grammer led off with a single with Morgan Vasa doubling to center field. Kim Vidlak’s single to left field brought home Grammer with the first run, while Raquell Penke’s infield single to shortstop scored Vasa with the tying run.
The game remained tied at 2-2 until the top of the seventh when the Wildcats produced the game-winning runs.
With one out, Penke singled followed by a walk to Kamryn Sparks. Ashley Hernandez laced a single to left field that scored pinch-runner Sarah Hunter to break the tie, and an insurance run followed as Michaela Smith singled to center field bringing home Sparks.
Wayne State ended the game with 10 hits while holding Tiffin to three. Penke ended the day 3-for-3 with an RBI. Vasa and Grammer each went 2-for-4 with a run scored, with Vasa recording the lone extra base hit, a double. Vidlak, Hernandez and Smith each produced RBI singles.
Adkison worked six innings of scoreless relief in place of starter Maddie Moser to earn the win. She allowed just three hits and had one walk and one strikeout.
