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Dayna Denner vs. Chattanooga
Jeff Erickson
Senior Dayna Denner knocked her fourth home run of the season in the 5-4 victory vs. Chattanooga on Saturday morning.
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Chattanooga UTC 8-9
5
Winner Toledo TOLEDO 4-9
Chattanooga UTC
8-9
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Final
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Toledo TOLEDO
4-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Chattanooga UTC 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 9 2
Toledo TOLEDO 1 0 2 0 1 1 X 5 6 1

W: Knight, Sophia (2-3) L: Wood (1-4)

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Toledo TOLEDO 4-10
9
Winner Auburn AU 19-1
Toledo TOLEDO
4-10
0
Final
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Auburn AU
19-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Auburn AU 1 2 0 6 X 9 12 0

W: M. Penta (11-0) L: Schmidt, McKenna (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Toledo Splits Doubleheader on Day Two of Jane B. Moore Memorial Tournament

AUBURN, Ala. – The Toledo softball team split its doubleheader on Day Two of the Jane B. Moore Memorial Tournament on Saturday. The Rockets defeated Chattanooga 5-4 in the morning, and ended up short in a 9-0 (5 inn.) final to No. 20 Auburn.

In the morning game with Chattanooga, neither team could keep a lead longer than half an inning. In the third, senior Dayna Denner smashed a solo home run, her fourth of the season, to give the Rockets a one-run lead. Three batters later junior Riley Mohr hit an RBI single to tally one more run for the Rockets (3-1). The Mocs tied the game 3-3 in the fourth off a sacrifice RBI followed by a solo home run. Denner put the Rockets ahead once again, off an RBI single with one out in the sixth, and the Mocs could not answer offensively in the seventh. Toledo ended its four-game drought with the 5-4 win over Chattanooga.

"Sophia Knight came out and won us a game against Chattanooga today," head coach Joe Abraham said. "She gave up a few runs, but no big innings, no freebies and then held them down in the seventh with some clutch pitching defense. I challenged the pitchers today to go out and get us a win and she did it. Lily Beyer keeps reaching base and playing good defense, which is giving us a boost and Riley Mohr is hitting consistently, with a clutch two-out single in the game."

In the afternoon contest, host No. 20 Auburn took an early one-run lead in the opening inning, followed by a two-RBI single in the next inning (3-0). The Tigers opened the fourth with a leadoff homer, then lead runner Carlee McCondichie stole home, followed by an RBI double, a two-run homer and one more RBI double to end the inning to make the final score 6-0.

"Against Auburn we played a clean defensive game and had some good at-bats, but it's just a tough assignment," Abraham said. "Going up against that top-notch pitching will pay off for us as we face the top pitchers in the MAC."

Denner's home run vs. Chattanooga was her fourth of the season and 22nd of her Toledo career. Denner is now tied for second all-time with Leslie String (2005-08).

Toledo (4-10) will play its final game of the tournament tomorrow morning vs. North Carolina A&T at 10:00 a.m.

GAME 1 – Toledo 5, Chattanooga 4
  • Aubrey Reed hit an infield RBI single to bring around the lead runner for the Rockets in the first.
  • Chattanooga's Gracie Kruise hit an RBI double to being around the tying run (1-1) with one out in the first.
  • Dayna Denner hit a solo home run in the third to put the Rockets back on top with two outs. Riley Mohr hit an RBI single to bring around another run for the Rockets and give them a 3-1 lead.
  • Kruise hit a sacrifice RBI to cut Chattanooga's deficit to one run with two outs in the third, and Reagan Armour followed with a solo home run to tie the game 3-3.
  • Kendra VanderLugt hit a sacrifice fly out to centerfield with two outs in the fifth to bring around the lead runner for the Rockets, 4-3.
  • Mocs' Presley Wiliamson hit a leadoff home run in the sixth to tie the game 4-4.
  • Denner hit an RBI single up the middle for the lead runner to score to make it a 5-4 game with one out in the sixth.
GAME 2 – No. 20 Auburn 9, Toledo 0 (5 inn.)
  • Auburn's Lindsey Garcia hit a sacrifice RBI single for the leadoff run in the opening inning with two outs.
  • Sydney Cox hit a two-RBI single up the middle to extend the Tiger's lead 3-0 in the second with one out.
  • Aspyn Godwin hit a leadoff homer in the fourth to extend the lead 4-0. Two batters later, McCondichie stole home from third base, then Cox hit an RBI double to left field, and Neila Peralta slammed a two-run homer with one out. Rose Roach hit the final run for the Tigers with an RBI double to center field.
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