Northwestern
22-9, 0
Penn State
20-9, 0
'Cats Rally With Six Runs in the 6th Inning in 9-4 Win vs. Penn State
4/7/2023 7:00:00 PM | Softball
EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 23 Northwestern took down Penn State 9-4 thanks to a huge sixth-inning rally.
Danielle Williams (7-1) notched 11 strikeouts in a complete game victory to improve the 'Cats record to 22-9. Williams now has four starts with 10+ strikeouts this season.
Angela Zedak and Ayana Lindsey both homered as part of the six-run sixth inning. Maeve Nelson went 2-for-4 with a RBI-double and scored two runs.
Ice In Her Veins ?? Ayana Lindsey ?? pic.twitter.com/zBljmLAgWJ
— Northwestern Softball (@NUSBcats) April 7, 2023
For those keeping track, that's @angg_zedakk_9's third-straight game with a home run. pic.twitter.com/7FeVIC2DFn
— Northwestern Softball (@NUSBcats) April 7, 2023
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wildcats posted three runs in the bottom of the first inning, starting with a successful squeeze bunt by Hannah Cady to score Skyler Shellmyer.
Nikki Cuchran and Kelsey Nader each notched a RBI-single to extend NU's lead in the first.
Penn State tied the ballgame at three before the Wildcats exploded for six runs in the bottom of the sixth to retake the lead. Penn State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Northwestern still coasted to the 9-4 win.
GAME NOTES
» Williams struck out 11 Lady Lions hitters.
» Northwestern is now 7-1 in conference play.
» Every Northwestern starter reached base safely in the win.
» Angela Zedak launched her team-high eighth home run of the season.
» Northwestern took a 3-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Wildcats out-hit Penn State at a 9-6 clip.
» Northwestern went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Northwestern pitchers faced 30 Penn State hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and three fly balls while striking out 11.
» The Wildcats drew five walks from Penn State pitching.
» Zedak led the Wildcats at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
» Maeve Nelson recorded her third multi-hit game of the season.
» Hannah Cady drove in two runs and scored a run without recording an at bat in the game.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Williams, Danielle (7-1)
L: Kylee Lingenfelter (5-2)
Batting:
HR: Lexie Black 1
RBI: Lexie Black 2 ; Kaitlyn Morrison 1 ; Morgan Farrah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Melody Coombs 1 ; Emily Maddock 1 ; Lexie Black 1 ; Maggie Finnegan 1
HBP: Melody Coombs 1 ; Maggie Finnegan 1
Batting:
2B: Nelson, Maeve 1
HR: Zedak, Angela 1 ; Lindsey, Ayana 1
RBI: Nelson, Maeve 1 ; Cady, Hannah 2 ; Cuchran, Nikki 1 ; Zedak, Angela 3 ; Nader, Kelsey 1 ; Lindsey, Ayana 1
SH: Cady, Hannah 1
SF: Cady, Hannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shellmyer, Skyler 2 ; Nelson, Maeve 2 ; Cady, Hannah 1 ; Cuchran, Nikki 1 ; Zedak, Angela 1 ; Lindsey, Ayana 1 ; Robinson, Kansas 1
SB: Nelson, Maeve 1 ; Zedak, Angela 1
