{"id":262995,"date":"2026-04-11T20:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/262995\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:02:10","slug":"turmell-earns-three-hits-as-softball-earns-series-win-over-iu-indy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/262995\/","title":{"rendered":"Turmell Earns Three Hits as Softball Earns Series Win over IU Indy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LTU.png\" alt=\"Lawrence Tech (Mich.)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> Lawrence Tech (Mich.)<\/p>\n<p>4\/14\/2026 | 12 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 14 (Tue) \/ 12 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LTU.png\" alt=\"Lawrence Tech (Mich.)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Lawrence Tech (Mich.)&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/opponent-history\/lawrence-tech-mich-\/1372\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. &#8211; The Golden Grizzlies secured a 6-3 victory over IU Indy on Saturday, showcasing a steady offensive performance to score their second Horizon League series win of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Golden Grizzlies took an early lead against the Jags, scoring three runs in the first inning. <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kamryn-troyer\/12683\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12683\" target=\"_blank\">Kamryn Troyer<\/a> scored on a single by <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kayla-turmell\/12684\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12684\" target=\"_blank\">Kayla Turmell<\/a>, who achieved a season-high by scoring two runs in this game. <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kenna-bommarito\/12671\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12671\" target=\"_blank\">Kenna Bommarito<\/a> and Turmell crossed the plate on <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/autumn-liebhauser\/12688\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12688\" target=\"_blank\">Autumn Liebhauser&#8217;s<\/a> single, which was advanced by an error. The Jags responded with one unearned run in the bottom of the inning, making it 3-1 after the first.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn the second inning, the Golden Grizzlies extended their lead with two more runs. <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/brooklyn-wyczalek\/12685\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12685\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Wyczalek<\/a> scored on an error, and <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/brooklyn-plitz\/12679\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12679\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Plitz<\/a> followed with another unearned run after a single from Turmell. The Jags added a run in their half, bringing the score to 5-2 at the end of the second inning.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe game remained scoreless through the third, fourth, and fifth innings as both teams&#8217; defenses held firm. The Jags cut the Golden Grizzlies&#8217; lead in the sixth inning when Kennedy Cowan hit a solo home run, tightening the score to 5-3.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nIn the final inning, the Golden Grizzlies added an insurance run. Turmell doubled and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Liebhauser. The Golden Grizzlies secured the victory after preventing any further scoring from the Jags, concluding the game with a final score of 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kama-skrek\/12687\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12687\" target=\"_blank\">Kama Skrek<\/a> took over for 5 innings of work in the circle, giving up 6 hits and just 1 earned run. Skrek threw a season-high 67 pitches, 44 of them strikes, and secured the win.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kayla-turmell\/12684\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12684\" target=\"_blank\">Kayla Turmell<\/a> led the offense with three hits, including a double, and drove in two runs, crossing the plate twice herself. <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/autumn-liebhauser\/12688\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12688\" target=\"_blank\">Autumn Liebhauser<\/a> contributed significantly by bringing in three runs with her bat. <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kenna-bommarito\/12671\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12671\" target=\"_blank\">Kenna Bommarito<\/a> both pitched and hit effectively, recording two strikeouts over two innings while also adding a hit, a run, and an RBI. <a href=\"https:\/\/goldengrizzlies.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kama-skrek\/12687\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12687\" target=\"_blank\">Kama Skrek<\/a> secured the win on the mound, pitching five innings and striking out one, despite allowing six hits and one earned run.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nLooking ahead, the Golden Grizzlies will face Lawrence Tech (Mich.) on Tuesday, April 14 for a doubleheader beginning at noon at Oakland Softball Field in Rochester, Michigan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 4\/14\/2026 | 12 PM &#13; Apr. 14 (Tue) \/ 12&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-262995","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-oakland","9":"tag-oakland-headlines","10":"tag-oakland-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}