The Fastpitch Chronicle

SPASH nips Merrill 5-4

04/19/2017, 12:45pm CDT

By From Game Changer

The SPASH Panthers took the lead late and defeated Merrill 5-4 on Tuesday. The game was tied at three with SPASH Panthers 2017 batting in the top of the sixth when Ally Miklesh singled off of T Krueger, driving in one run.
Merrill took an early lead in the first inning. Merrill scored one run when Maddix Bonnell singled with one out in the first inning.
After SPASH Panthers 2017 scored one run in the top of the third, Merrill answered with one of their own. SPASH scored when Brooke Tuszka hit a sacrifice fly to drive in a run.
Aubrey Drohner earned the win for SPASH . She threw six and a third innings, giving up four runs, nine hits, striking out five, and walking zero. Drohner recorded the last 19 outs to earn the save for SPASH Panthers 2017. T Krueger took the loss for Merrill. She pitched six and a third innings, allowing five runs, 11 hits, and walking one.
SPASH Panthers 2017 had 11 hits in the game. Ally Miklesh, Brittany Flugaur, and Andrea Cherney each collected multiple hits for SPASH . Sam Saloun, Cherney, Tuszka, Miklesh, and Flugaur each drove in one run to lead SPASH .
Merrill collected nine hits. L Casper and P Pyan each collected multiple hits for Merrill.