INSIDE SOFTBALL
BY ANNA POULTER-HENDRICKSON
@BadgerSoftball
SCHEDULE (4-1)
This Week
Fri.
vs. Ga. Southern
Fri.
vs. Boston Univ.
Sat.
vs. Boston Univ.
Sat.
vs. Ga. Southern
Sun.
vs. Ga. Southern
Sun.
vs. Boston Univ.
1:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
11:15 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
8 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
Next Week
Feb. 28 at Cal State Fullerton 8 p.m.
Mar. 1 vs. Stanford
3:30 p.m.
Mar. 1 at Cal State Fullerton 8 p.m.
Mar. 2 vs. Cal
1:15 p.m.
Mar. 2 vs. CSU Bakersfield
8 p.m.
Badgers��� key to success
is in all phases of game
Offense, defense and pitching all play a role
U
W���s opening weekend
was highlighted by the
long ball. One swing has the
power to change the game
and, fortunately for the Badgers, it changed the game in
their favor ��� twice.
Sometimes it is hard to
look past the glory of the offense, but for the Badgers to
be successful this season, all
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phases of the game have to
be a top priority.
���Early in the season it is
really important to start putting multiple parts of the
game together,��� said head
coach Yvette Healy. ���We
have seen where we pitch
well in a game and hit well
in a game and, if our defense
falls behinds, it is hard to
win games.���
Tough pitching and key outs played
a large role in UW���s 6-5, 11 inning
win over Notre Dame, giving the offense time to wake up and score runs
��� the Irish recorded five hits in the
first seven innings, compared to the
Badgers��� one.
Twice UW had to use heads-up defense to prevent a run from scoring,
getting outs at home plate, and twice,
with runners at third, Cassandra
Darrah pitched her way out of a jam.
���I think that it is usually the last
thing that comes together, but our
goal is to get the defense rolling and
still maintain the outstanding offensive outburst we had the first weekend,��� Healy said. ���Our goal is to see
all different sides of the game come
together in the same weekend.���
Darrah���s performance in the circle
��� 10 strikeouts in 11 innings ��� and
the defense behind her gave Mary
Massei the opportunity to become
the first Badger since 2008 to hit a
walk-off home run, ending the game
in thrilling fashion.
