Bowling Green State University Athletics
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Nikki Sorgi was a perfect 6-for-6 in Sunday's two wins
Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications
Falcons Roll Along to Two More Wins in Morehead
March 17, 2019 | Softball
BGSU scores 50 runs in four weekend wins
The Bowling Green State University softball team scored 19 runs and pounded out 24 hits on Sunday (March 17), as the Falcons rolled along to two more wins at the Morehead State Classic. BG downed St. Bonaventure, 10-2 in five innings, before picking up a 9-2 win over host MSU.
The Falcons went a perfect 4-0 on the weekend, scoring 50 runs in the four games. Overall, BGSU has won six-straight contests.
Trailing, 2-1, in the opener, the Falcons scored seven times in the fourth inning to break the game open, then added a pair of fifth-inning runs to close out the victory.
The MSU game was close in the early going as well. After the teams battled through two scoreless innings, the Falcons scored in each of the final five frames.
SISTER ACT
• Senior Alex Sorgi and her sister, sophomore Nikki Sorgi, combined for 11 of the Falcons' 24 hits on Sunday. They combined for five of the Falcons' 10 hits, including all three extra-base knocks, vs. St. Bonaventure.
• Then, in the MSU game, the duo had six more hits, including two for extra bases. They combined to score six runs and drive in five on Sunday.
NIKKI SIXX
• Sophomore Nikki Sorgi was a perfect 6-for-6 at the plate on Sunday. She went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI in both games.
• In the SBU game, her three hits included a pair of doubles (in the same inning). Then, against MSU, Sorgi hit a solo home run, her third of the season.
• On the season, Sorgi is hitting .353, and has already topped her 2018 totals in nearly every hitting category. She has eight extra-base hits this season after a total of one as a freshman.
MORE RUNS = MORE WINS? HMMM... MAKES SENSE
• The Falcons scored a total of 44 runs over the first 15 games of the season.
• In the last six games – all wins – BGSU has scored 64 times.
BGSU-SBU – HOW IT HAPPENED
• The teams played a scoreless first inning, with both the Bonnies and Falcons picking up a one-out infield hit. In the bottom of the inning, junior Taylor Blevins followed up her hit by stealing second, then advancing to third on a fly ball, but she was stranded there.
• A pair of BG errors led to an unearned run for the Bonnies, but the Brown and Orange tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Junior Evelyn Loyola drew a leadoff walk, and a bunt single by freshman Marissa Mullen sent pinch-runner Kathleen Shier to second. A ground ball moved the runners to second and third, respectively, and sophomore Nikki Sorgi's single through the left side plated Shier. BG loaded the bases on a two-out walk to senior Alex Sorgi, but could not break on top.
• The third inning saw the Bonnies score another unearned run. After a leadoff error, a one-out walk was followed by a single that loaded the bases. Madison Stewart's grounder resulted in an out at third base, but Brooke Kane-Walker was able to cross the plate with the go-ahead run.
• Senior Meredith Miller replaced classmate Brooke Parker in the circle to begin the fourth inning, and Miller was lights-out vs. the Bonnies. She worked a perfect fourth frame, striking out the first and last batter, and BG took the lead in the bottom of the inning.
• That Falcon fourth saw Nikki Sorgi lead off with a double, and senior Kali Holcomb singled to put runners at the corners. After Holcomb stole second, both runners scored easily on Alex Sorgi's triple to left-center.
• Pinch-hitter Payton Hamm drew a walk, and promptly stole second. SBU starter Alyssa Yungwirth got the next two BG batters to hit popups, but Loyola walked to load the bases, and Mullen also drew a base on balls to plate Alex Sorgi.
• Sophomore Sarah Gonzalez reached on an error, bringing two teammates home, and Nikki Sorgi followed with her second double of the inning to score both Mullen and Gonzalez to give the Falcons an 8-4 lead.
• Miller worked another perfect inning in the fifth, striking out the final two batters, and BG manufactured a pair of runs to close out the win.
• Alex Sorgi led off the BG fifth with an infield single, and stole second. Then, Hamm drew a walk, before Sorgi stole third to put runners at the corners. Hamm then stole second and continued to third on an SBU throwing error, with Sorgi crossing the plate. When Hamm scored on a wild pitch, the Falcons had an eight-run lead and the game was over.
BGSU-SBU STATS & LEADERS
• BG outhit the Bonnies, 10-3, with the Sorgi sisters accounting for five of those 10 hits. The Falcons also drew seven walks and stole five bases in the win.
• Nikki Sorgi was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, while Alex Sorgi went 2-for-3 witih a walk, a triple, two stolen bases, two runs and two RBI.
• Mullen was 1-for-1 with two walks, a run and an RBI, while both Hamm and Loyola walked twice each. Those four walks would lead to four runs.
• Olivia Golay had two of the Bonnies' three hits.
• Parker allowed three hits and no earned runs in her three innings of work in the circle.
• Miller came on to begin the fourth, and picked up the win in relief. She retired all six hitters she faced, striking out four.
• Yungwirth took the loss for the Bonnies, giving up five earned runs and 10 hits.
BGSU-MSU – HOW IT HAPPENED
• Neither team scored in the first two innings, although the Falcons and Eagles combined to leave seven runners on base in that time. Both teams got a two-out baserunner in the first, and BG left two runners on base in the second.
• The bottom of the second saw Miller work out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam to keep the hosts off of the scoreboard.
• Alex Sorgi and Hamm began the third inning with back-to-back singles, and both players trotted home when junior Madi McCoy homered, giving the Brown and Orange a three-run lead.
• In the bottom of the inning, the Eagles got a run back when Aubrey Bennett's two-out, bases-loaded single scored Alexis Strother.
• Gonzalez led off the fourth with a double, and Holcomb followed with a two-run dinger to left that chased MSU starting pitcher Randi Hamilton.
• In the home fourth, the home side got back-to-back one-out singles, before Miller struck out Cassie Griffin for the second out. But, Strother reached on an error to allow the Bonnies to score an unearned run, before Miller struck out Princess Valencia to retire the side.
• In the fifth, BG homered for the third consecutive inning, as Nikki Sorgi's solo shot restored the Falcons' four-run lead.
• Miller got out of another jam in the home fifth, as the Eagles loaded the bases on an error, a bunt single and a two-out walk. The senior struck out Helyna Bissell for out number three.
• Alex Sorgi doubled down the left-field line off of Lakyn Largent to begin the sixth, and the senior then stole third before scoring on McCoy's infield hit. Sara King replaced Largent in the circle, and issued a walk to freshman Sidney Cook. A fielder's choice produced the second out of the inning, but junior Kendyl Wheeler's infield single plated McCoy.
• Miller worked a one-two-three inning before Gonzalez led off the seventh with a triple to right. One out later, the sophomore scored on Alex Sorgi's infield hit to make it a 9-2 game.
• Bennett singled and stole second in the bottom of the seventh, but her Eagle teammates could not advance her any further.
BGSU-MSU STATS & LEADERS
• The Falcons had 14 hits to the Eagles' nine. BG plated nine runs, but left nine runners on base in the game. MSU, however, had 13 runners left on base.
• Nikki Sorgi went 3-for-3 for the second straight game, and one of her hits vs. the Eagles was a solo homer.
• Alex Sorgi and McCoy each went 3-for-5 in the game. McCoy had a homer as well, scoring two runs and driving in four.
• Sorgi had a double and a stolen base, scoring two runs and adding an RBI.
• Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs scored, while Holcomb had a two-run homer in the win.
• Bennett had a 3-for-4 game for the Eagles, while Valencia was 2-for-4.
• Miller picked up the complete-game win, allowing nine hits, but just one earned run. She walked four batters and struck out eight.
• Hamilton, the first of three MSU hurlers, took the loss. She allowed five runs and eight hits before leaving the game two batters into the fourth.
UP NEXT
• The Falcons head to Dayton on Wednesday (March 20), for a pair of games at the WSU Softball Field. BGSU will face Dayton at 2:00 p.m. and Wright State at 7:00 p.m.
• Then, the Mid-American Conference schedule gets underway next weekend, with a three-game series at Ohio. The Falcons and Bobcats will play a single game on Friday (March 22) and a doubleheader on Saturday (March 23).
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on all things BGSU softball, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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The Falcons went a perfect 4-0 on the weekend, scoring 50 runs in the four games. Overall, BGSU has won six-straight contests.
Trailing, 2-1, in the opener, the Falcons scored seven times in the fourth inning to break the game open, then added a pair of fifth-inning runs to close out the victory.
The MSU game was close in the early going as well. After the teams battled through two scoreless innings, the Falcons scored in each of the final five frames.
SISTER ACT
• Senior Alex Sorgi and her sister, sophomore Nikki Sorgi, combined for 11 of the Falcons' 24 hits on Sunday. They combined for five of the Falcons' 10 hits, including all three extra-base knocks, vs. St. Bonaventure.
• Then, in the MSU game, the duo had six more hits, including two for extra bases. They combined to score six runs and drive in five on Sunday.
NIKKI SIXX
• Sophomore Nikki Sorgi was a perfect 6-for-6 at the plate on Sunday. She went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI in both games.
• In the SBU game, her three hits included a pair of doubles (in the same inning). Then, against MSU, Sorgi hit a solo home run, her third of the season.
• On the season, Sorgi is hitting .353, and has already topped her 2018 totals in nearly every hitting category. She has eight extra-base hits this season after a total of one as a freshman.
MORE RUNS = MORE WINS? HMMM... MAKES SENSE
• The Falcons scored a total of 44 runs over the first 15 games of the season.
• In the last six games – all wins – BGSU has scored 64 times.
BGSU-SBU – HOW IT HAPPENED
• The teams played a scoreless first inning, with both the Bonnies and Falcons picking up a one-out infield hit. In the bottom of the inning, junior Taylor Blevins followed up her hit by stealing second, then advancing to third on a fly ball, but she was stranded there.
• A pair of BG errors led to an unearned run for the Bonnies, but the Brown and Orange tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Junior Evelyn Loyola drew a leadoff walk, and a bunt single by freshman Marissa Mullen sent pinch-runner Kathleen Shier to second. A ground ball moved the runners to second and third, respectively, and sophomore Nikki Sorgi's single through the left side plated Shier. BG loaded the bases on a two-out walk to senior Alex Sorgi, but could not break on top.
• The third inning saw the Bonnies score another unearned run. After a leadoff error, a one-out walk was followed by a single that loaded the bases. Madison Stewart's grounder resulted in an out at third base, but Brooke Kane-Walker was able to cross the plate with the go-ahead run.
• Senior Meredith Miller replaced classmate Brooke Parker in the circle to begin the fourth inning, and Miller was lights-out vs. the Bonnies. She worked a perfect fourth frame, striking out the first and last batter, and BG took the lead in the bottom of the inning.
• That Falcon fourth saw Nikki Sorgi lead off with a double, and senior Kali Holcomb singled to put runners at the corners. After Holcomb stole second, both runners scored easily on Alex Sorgi's triple to left-center.
• Pinch-hitter Payton Hamm drew a walk, and promptly stole second. SBU starter Alyssa Yungwirth got the next two BG batters to hit popups, but Loyola walked to load the bases, and Mullen also drew a base on balls to plate Alex Sorgi.
• Sophomore Sarah Gonzalez reached on an error, bringing two teammates home, and Nikki Sorgi followed with her second double of the inning to score both Mullen and Gonzalez to give the Falcons an 8-4 lead.
• Miller worked another perfect inning in the fifth, striking out the final two batters, and BG manufactured a pair of runs to close out the win.
• Alex Sorgi led off the BG fifth with an infield single, and stole second. Then, Hamm drew a walk, before Sorgi stole third to put runners at the corners. Hamm then stole second and continued to third on an SBU throwing error, with Sorgi crossing the plate. When Hamm scored on a wild pitch, the Falcons had an eight-run lead and the game was over.
BGSU-SBU STATS & LEADERS
• BG outhit the Bonnies, 10-3, with the Sorgi sisters accounting for five of those 10 hits. The Falcons also drew seven walks and stole five bases in the win.
• Nikki Sorgi was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, while Alex Sorgi went 2-for-3 witih a walk, a triple, two stolen bases, two runs and two RBI.
• Mullen was 1-for-1 with two walks, a run and an RBI, while both Hamm and Loyola walked twice each. Those four walks would lead to four runs.
• Olivia Golay had two of the Bonnies' three hits.
• Parker allowed three hits and no earned runs in her three innings of work in the circle.
• Miller came on to begin the fourth, and picked up the win in relief. She retired all six hitters she faced, striking out four.
• Yungwirth took the loss for the Bonnies, giving up five earned runs and 10 hits.
BGSU-MSU – HOW IT HAPPENED
• Neither team scored in the first two innings, although the Falcons and Eagles combined to leave seven runners on base in that time. Both teams got a two-out baserunner in the first, and BG left two runners on base in the second.
• The bottom of the second saw Miller work out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam to keep the hosts off of the scoreboard.
• Alex Sorgi and Hamm began the third inning with back-to-back singles, and both players trotted home when junior Madi McCoy homered, giving the Brown and Orange a three-run lead.
• In the bottom of the inning, the Eagles got a run back when Aubrey Bennett's two-out, bases-loaded single scored Alexis Strother.
• Gonzalez led off the fourth with a double, and Holcomb followed with a two-run dinger to left that chased MSU starting pitcher Randi Hamilton.
• In the home fourth, the home side got back-to-back one-out singles, before Miller struck out Cassie Griffin for the second out. But, Strother reached on an error to allow the Bonnies to score an unearned run, before Miller struck out Princess Valencia to retire the side.
• In the fifth, BG homered for the third consecutive inning, as Nikki Sorgi's solo shot restored the Falcons' four-run lead.
• Miller got out of another jam in the home fifth, as the Eagles loaded the bases on an error, a bunt single and a two-out walk. The senior struck out Helyna Bissell for out number three.
• Alex Sorgi doubled down the left-field line off of Lakyn Largent to begin the sixth, and the senior then stole third before scoring on McCoy's infield hit. Sara King replaced Largent in the circle, and issued a walk to freshman Sidney Cook. A fielder's choice produced the second out of the inning, but junior Kendyl Wheeler's infield single plated McCoy.
• Miller worked a one-two-three inning before Gonzalez led off the seventh with a triple to right. One out later, the sophomore scored on Alex Sorgi's infield hit to make it a 9-2 game.
• Bennett singled and stole second in the bottom of the seventh, but her Eagle teammates could not advance her any further.
BGSU-MSU STATS & LEADERS
• The Falcons had 14 hits to the Eagles' nine. BG plated nine runs, but left nine runners on base in the game. MSU, however, had 13 runners left on base.
• Nikki Sorgi went 3-for-3 for the second straight game, and one of her hits vs. the Eagles was a solo homer.
• Alex Sorgi and McCoy each went 3-for-5 in the game. McCoy had a homer as well, scoring two runs and driving in four.
• Sorgi had a double and a stolen base, scoring two runs and adding an RBI.
• Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs scored, while Holcomb had a two-run homer in the win.
• Bennett had a 3-for-4 game for the Eagles, while Valencia was 2-for-4.
• Miller picked up the complete-game win, allowing nine hits, but just one earned run. She walked four batters and struck out eight.
• Hamilton, the first of three MSU hurlers, took the loss. She allowed five runs and eight hits before leaving the game two batters into the fourth.
UP NEXT
• The Falcons head to Dayton on Wednesday (March 20), for a pair of games at the WSU Softball Field. BGSU will face Dayton at 2:00 p.m. and Wright State at 7:00 p.m.
• Then, the Mid-American Conference schedule gets underway next weekend, with a three-game series at Ohio. The Falcons and Bobcats will play a single game on Friday (March 22) and a doubleheader on Saturday (March 23).
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on all things BGSU softball, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miller, Meredith (6-6)
L: Yungwirth (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Stewart 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kane-Walker 1 ; Piergustavo 1
HBP: Stewart 1
Batting:
2B: Sorgi, Nikki 2
3B: Sorgi, Alex 1
RBI: Sorgi, Alex 2 ; Mullen, Marissa 1 ; Sorgi, Nikki 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sorgi, Alex 2 ; Hamm, Payton 2 ; Loyola, Evelyn 1 ; Shier, Kathleen 1 ; Mullen, Marissa 1 ; Gonzalez, Sarah 1 ; Sorgi, Nikki 1 ; Holcomb, Kali 1
SB: Sorgi, Alex 2 ; Blevins, Taylor 1 ; Hamm, Payton 2 ; Holcomb, Kali 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
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