ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Golden Grizzlies put up a valiant effort, but fell to Robert Morris with a final score of 7-5 at OU Softball Field on Friday.<\/p>\n
Oakland’s offense was firing with 10 hits, including a homer for the third straight game, but couldn’t quite counter a three-run surge from RMU in the sixth inning.<\/p>\n
In this nail-biter against the Colonials, both teams traded blows early. The first inning saw each team putting two runs on the board. RMU struck first with a two-run shot from Courtney Poulich, but Maggie Murphy<\/a> answered back with a two-run homer of her own, bringing Kam Troyer home and leveling things at 2-2.<\/p>\n The third inning tipped the scales slightly in RMU’s favor, with Rudd’s RBI double giving them a 3-2 edge.<\/p>\n The Golden Grizzlies fought back in the fifth, tying it up once more. Addison Caldwell<\/a> laced a double to right and scored courtesy of a single from Brooklyn Plitz<\/a>, who notched her 100th career hit on the RBI. Then, Storm Kentros<\/a>, coming in as a pinch runner, crossed the plate on a bases-loaded walk drawn by Kayla Turmell<\/a>, knotting the score at 4-4.<\/p>\n However, RMU seized control in the sixth with three crucial runs, with Hopf, Facher, and Brant each driving in a run, pulling ahead 7-4.<\/p>\n In the final inning, Oakland made one last effort to rally. Alexa Kownacki<\/a>, pinch running for Murphy, dashed home on a Caldwell single, but the rally fell just short, as Oakland wasn’t able to capitalize with the bases loaded and two outs, wrapping up the game at 7-5 in RMU’s favor.<\/p>\n