Michigan
13-6
Cal Poly
7-8
Wolverines Run-Rule Cal Poly for Weekend Sweep
3/3/2018 4:16:00 PM | Softball
» No. 25 Michigan earned an 11-3, five-inning decision against Cal Poly to complete the weekend sweep at the Judi Garman Classic.
» U-M matched its season high with 11 runs, posting nine hits -- with three homers and three doubles; Aidan Falk, Madison Uden and Abby Skvarce all tallied long balls.
» LHP Meghan Beaubien earned the wins -- her 10th of the season -- with five strikeouts and two runs on two hits allowed and a walk through 3.2 innings.
Site: Fullerton, Texas (Anderson Family Field)
Event: Judi Garman Classic (Day 3 of 3)
Scores: #25 Michigan 11, Cal Poly 3 (5 inn.)
Records: U-M (13-6), CP (7-8)
Next U-M Event: Friday, March 9 -- vs. Stony Brook - FAU Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.), 3:45 p.m.
FULLERTON, Calif. -- The No. 25-ranked University of Michigan softball team closed out its annual appearance at the Judi Garman Classic with its most lopsided win of the tournament, defeating Cal Poly, 11-3, in five innings on Sunday morning (March 3) at CSU Fullerton's Anderson Family Field. The win wrapped a perfect weekend for the Wolverines, who have won each of their last seven games.
Michigan matched its season-high 11 runs on nine hits, including three home runs and three doubles, and two walks. Senior rightfielder Aidan Falk batted2-for-3 with three RBI, among them a two-run homer in the first inning, while sophomore designated player Madison Uden went 2-for-2 with a double and homer.
Freshman LHP Meghan Beaubien (10-2) earned the victory from the circle, striking out five while allowing two runs on two hits and a walk through 3.2 innings.
The Wolverines grabbed the initial lead on Falk's two-run bomb -- her third long ball of the season -- to right centerfield in the first inning, then broke it open with a six-run second. After scoring on an error to kick off the surge, U-M followed with four RBI hits, including senior first baseman Tera Blanco's two-run double to left center and Falk's RBI single up the middle.
Cal Poly scored two runs in the third inning to temporarily escape the run-rule margin, but Michigan responded with Uden's solo homer in the fourth and ended the game when sophomore Abby Skvarce pounded a pinch-hit, two-run shot to rightfield -- the first of her career -- in the fifth.
Michigan (13-6) will return to the Sunshine State for the third time next weekend, heading to Boca Raton, Florida, for the FAU Tournament. U-M will open play on Friday (March 9), taking on Stony Brook at 3:45 p.m. and host Florida Atlantic at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Beaubien, Meghan (10-2)
L: Jeffries, Shelby (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Convissar, Chelsea 1 ; Sandoval, Amanda 1
RBI: Convissar, Chelsea 2 ; Kaiser, Crimson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Convissar, Chelsea 1 ; McKiernan, Alyssa 1 ; Sandoval, Amanda 1
HBP: Heyward, Stephanie 2
Batting:
2B: Blanco, Tera 1 ; Uden, Madison 1 ; Sobczak, Alex 1
HR: Falk, Aidan 1 ; Uden, Madison 1 ; Skvarce, Abby 1
RBI: Peters, Natalie 1 ; Blanco, Tera 2 ; Falk, Aidan 3 ; Uden, Madison 1 ; Alexander, Katie 1 ; Skvarce, Abby 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Canfield, Faith 1 ; Peters, Natalie 1 ; Blanco, Tera 2 ; Falk, Aidan 2 ; Uden, Madison 1 ; Hoogenraad, Haley 1 ; Sobczak, Alex 1 ; Rodriguez, Natalia 1 ; Skvarce, Abby 1
SB: Peters, Natalie 1
HBP: Peters, Natalie 1 ; Uden, Madison 1
