WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Freshman
Ashley Zygowski (Saukville, Wis./Port Washington) and senior
Makenna Tkach (Streator, Ill./Marquette Academy) combined on a pair of gems in the circle as the UW-Stevens Point softball team (8-4) picked up two wins on Tuesday. UWSP held Elmhurst (4-1) to two hits in a 2-0 victory to start the day. The duo allowed just three hits in a 4-1 win over Kalamazoo (6-6) to finish the day.
Zygowski took a no-hitter into the fifth against Elmhurst only to allow a leadoff hit in the frame to earn the win. Tkach tossed the final two with just one hit allowed to earn the save in the shutout.
In game two, Tkach gave up just two hits over 5.0 to earn the win. Zygowski gave up just one hit the rest of the way.
Offensively,
Emmie Cibrario (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) had two hits against EC, three total on the day.
Trinity Otto (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) had a pair of hits against Kalamazoo with two runs scored.
Game 1 – UWSP 2, Elmhurst 0
Cibrario hit a leadoff double in the third inning, but got only as far as third base when the inning ended.
Allie Meyers (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) began the fifth with a double. After a walk to Cibrario, pinch runner
Keltie Cloud (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) scored on a fielder's choice by
Sophia Heckendorf (Jackson, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) to put UWSP ahead, 1-0.
Maddie Candre (St. Charles, Ill./East) ripped a single through the right side to score Heckendorf for a 2-0 lead.
Zygowski and Tkach took care of the rest allowing just five base runners all game in the combined two-hit shutout. Zygowski struck out eight while Tkach fanned two.
Game 2 – UWSP 4, Kalamazoo 1
Meyers hit a one-out single in the second and moved to second as
Jesse Klicker (Spring Grove, Ill/Richmond-Burton Community) drew a walk.
Rachel Baker (Richmond, Ill./Richmond-Burton Community) singled to load the bases. A wild pitch plated the first run. Cibrario drew a walk to reload the bases. Heckendorf drove in the second run of the frame on a groundout for a 2-0 lead.
Otto started the third with a double.
Abby Van Beek (Mayville, Wis./Mayville) pushed her home on an RBI single to up the advantage to 3-0.
Otto again started the fifth with a base hit.
Sara Traxel (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek) put down a sacrifice bunt and an errant throw put runners on the corners. A wild pitch let Otto scamper home for the 4-0 lead.
The Hornets turned a leadoff walk in the sixth into the only run of the day against UWSP. A wild pitch and a single plated the run.
Tkach went 5.0 in the start with six strikeouts. Zygowski struck out one in the final 2.0 innings of work.
The Pointers return to action on Thursday (March 23) with a 9:00 a.m. ET game versus Carleton and an 11:30 a.m. ET game against St. Catherine.
