INSIDE SOFTBALL BY ANNA POULTER-HENDRICKSON @BadgerSoftball SCHEDULE
Last Five April 21 Penn State April 21 Penn State April 22 Penn State
This Week Saturday at Purdue (DH) Sunday at Purdue
Next Five May 1 Bradley
May 2 Green Bay (DH) W, 4-1
W, 8-0 (5) W, 9-0 (5)
April 25 Indiana State W, 8-0 (5) April 25 Indiana State
12/2 p.m. 12 p.m.
6 p.m.
May 5 Michigan (DH) 12/2 p.m. May 6 Michigan
3/5 p.m. 12 p.m.
May 11 at Nebraska (DH) 5/7 p.m.
largest crowd in school history and Goodman Diamond's biggest crowd in five years. The Badgers gave the fans a great
Badgers' success brings
fans out to Goodman Fans fill the stands to watch UW sweep PSU
T
he 2012 softball team continues to work its way up the record charts and make its mark on school his- tory.
UW has tied the school re- cord for Big Ten wins, is on the verge of scoring the most runs in school history and has the potential to go after the record for most wins in a
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season, but another notable mark in the record book oc- curred on Sunday against Penn State. With 1,002 fans in the
stands for Sunday's series finale, the Badgers defeated the Nittany Lions, 9-0, in five innings. UW swept Penn State for the first time since 1997 in front of the fourth-
game and, with six home dates re- maining in the regular season, fans have the opportunity to return the favor and show their support. After a game against Bradley on
May 1, Wisconsin hosts Green Bay on May 2 in a doubleheader that will be televised live on BTN and then closes out the home schedule against Mich- igan May 5-6. It will be a tough finish for the Badgers, who are looking to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005, but it's doable — especially with the stands full.
Strength of the league » The Big Ten ranks second among all conferences with nine teams in the top 100 of the latest NCAA RPI report, paced by Michigan at No. 28. Wisconsin holds the Big Ten's second-best ranking at No. 47.
