2008 Woodie Awards
Wiemer strong as Falcons defeat Kent State 8-5
By: Jordan Cravens
Issue date: 4/2/08 Section: Sports
It's a rarity to find a pitcher, let alone two at the collegiate level, who get the job done both on the mound and at the plate - but pitcher Hayley Wiemer was just what the doctor prescribed to give the women's softball team its first victory of the season in double-header action.
Weimer, who has been battling an injury this season, recorded eight strikeouts in the team's victory over pre-season Mid-American conference East division favorite Kent State in game one, also going 2 for 3 at the plate including a home run and two RBI's, hitting in the three spot of the line-up.
Down a run in the bottom of the second inning of game No. 1, the Falcons were ignited by Wiemer's two-run homer with two outs, followed up by an RBI from Emily Gouge to put BG up 3-1.
Gouge, the second of the pitching duo, showed her might at the plate going 2 of 6 hitting with an RBI in the double-header match up, in addition to six strikeouts in the circle the second game.
"We need hits right now and these two girls have been pulling their weight," said BG Coach Shannon Salsburg of her pitchers, noting that Gouge's offensive performance was the biggest surprise of the two.
"I always knew she had a good swing, I just wasn't sure if it would transfer to the game," Salsburg added.
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BG would increase its lead by another run in the sixth inning on a single from Rachel Delp, but that wouldn't be enough to keep Kent State down.
The Golden Flashes battled back scoring three runs on four hits in the bottom of the sixth inning, tying the score at 4-4.
Anxious for their first victory, the BG offense came out with a vengeance on their last at bat on another two out rally led by freshman Haleigh Bielstein who belted a three run shot over the center field wall putting her team up 8-4.
But Kent State wasn't quite done as they tagged on another run before the game's end, which would prove not enough to overcome the seventh inning performance from the Falcons, who came away with the victory 8-5.
Weimer, who has been battling an injury this season, recorded eight strikeouts in the team's victory over pre-season Mid-American conference East division favorite Kent State in game one, also going 2 for 3 at the plate including a home run and two RBI's, hitting in the three spot of the line-up.
Down a run in the bottom of the second inning of game No. 1, the Falcons were ignited by Wiemer's two-run homer with two outs, followed up by an RBI from Emily Gouge to put BG up 3-1.
Gouge, the second of the pitching duo, showed her might at the plate going 2 of 6 hitting with an RBI in the double-header match up, in addition to six strikeouts in the circle the second game.
"We need hits right now and these two girls have been pulling their weight," said BG Coach Shannon Salsburg of her pitchers, noting that Gouge's offensive performance was the biggest surprise of the two.
"I always knew she had a good swing, I just wasn't sure if it would transfer to the game," Salsburg added.
Transfer successful.
BG would increase its lead by another run in the sixth inning on a single from Rachel Delp, but that wouldn't be enough to keep Kent State down.
The Golden Flashes battled back scoring three runs on four hits in the bottom of the sixth inning, tying the score at 4-4.
Anxious for their first victory, the BG offense came out with a vengeance on their last at bat on another two out rally led by freshman Haleigh Bielstein who belted a three run shot over the center field wall putting her team up 8-4.
But Kent State wasn't quite done as they tagged on another run before the game's end, which would prove not enough to overcome the seventh inning performance from the Falcons, who came away with the victory 8-5.
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