HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Redbird offense put up 13 runs on 16 hits in the 13-4 victory over Bowling Green.
Julia Larson went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, while Delainey Bryant, Abby Knight, and Bella Wilkerson all went 2-for-4. On the mound, Paige McLeod went 4.0 innings with only one earned run, picking up the win, while Hannah Meshnick came in relief to close out the game.
'BIRD BITS
Offensive Highlights:
- Delainey Bryant: 2-for-4, 3B, 2 R
- Julia Larson: 2-for-2, 3 R
- Jayden Standish: 1-for-2, 2RBI, R
- Abby Knight: 2-for-4, 2B, 2RBI
- Kaili Chval: 2-for-5, RBI, R
- Bella Wilkerson: 2-for-4, 3RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
- Paige McLeod: (W, 3-2) 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 23 BF
- Hannah Meshnick: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 12 BF
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Redbirds dominated the game from the beginning, scoring five runs on five hits in just the top of the first. The hit parade began with a single to left from Jayden Standish who drove in Julia Larson who walked earlier in the inning. Adisyn Hopkins, Kaili Chval, Addison Masching, and Bella Wilkerson had four singles in a row which accounted for the final four runs in the inning.
In the second, the 'Birds continued to add on hits adding another five, and scoring five more runs. Delainey Bryant led off the inning with a single, followed by another single from Larson. Standish walked to load the bases before Abby Knight doubled down the left field line, driving in two. Wilkerson added her second hit of the day tacking on another run, scoring Hopkins who got on from a walk. Ella Boyer joined in on the party adding an RBI single of her own to make the score 10-0 after the second.
The Redbirds did not stop at 10. In the third, Larson had an infield single and came around to score on a single from Chval, but in the next two innings, Bowling Green got four runs back on six hits.Â
In the seventh, the Redbirds added more insurance runs beginning with a leadoff tripled from Bryant followed by a pinch-hit RBI single from Abby Horton. A sac-fly from Standish would bring in the final run of the game where the Redbirds sealed the 13-4 victory. Â
Paige McLeod went 4.0 innings only giving up one earned run to take her third victory for the 'Birds. Hannah Meshnick went 3.0 innings in relief surrendering only one hit with no runs and one strikeout.
ON DECK
The Redbirds will close out the NKU Spring Classic with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 p.m. CT with a rematch against Michigan. The second game of the day will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT pending the end of the first game, against the host team, Northern Kentucky. Â
NEWS & NOTES
HIT PARADE:Â The Redbirds had 16 hits on the day, the most of the season for the 'Birds.
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