(GREEN BAY ATHLETICS) GREEN BAY \u2013 The Green Bay softball team won the first two games of their series against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Friday, winning game one 6-5, before winning game two, 9-7.<\/p>\n
GAME 1 | Green Bay 6, Oakland 5 The Golden Grizzlies failed to push any runs across before the Phoenix offense got back to its scoring ways the next inning.\u00a0Jenna Redders<\/a>\u00a0came across to score the lone run of the inning thanks to a\u00a0Gracie Anderson<\/a>\u00a0sac fly, which brought the Phoenix lead to 5-2.<\/p>\n Oakland narrowed Green Bay\u2019s lead to 5-3 before the Phoenix stretched the advantage to 6-3 in the fourth inning. The Phoenix scored once on an RBI single off the bat of\u00a0Emma Krueger<\/a>. Oakland put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Green Bay still held on for the 6-5 win.<\/p>\n Ava Schill<\/a>\u00a0(6-5) started in the circle and picked up the win for Green Bay. The right-hander went four innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on six hits, allowing one walk and striking out one.\u00a0Paeton Kringel<\/a>\u00a0was key in relief for GB, throwing the last three innings, allowing just two runs and shutting down a Golden Grizzlies threat late.<\/p>\n In the batter\u2019s box, the Phoenix was paced by Ebner, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Krueger put together a noteworthy performance as well, going 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.\u00a0Paige Guse<\/a>\u00a0also contributed for Green Bay, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double.<\/p>\n GAME NOTES GAME 2 | Green Bay 9, Oakland 7 The Phoenix deficit expanded to 4-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, taking over the lead in the third inning. The Green Bay offense exploded for five runs, highlighted by a three-run double off the bat of Redders, which brought the Phoenix lead to 6-4.<\/p>\n Green Bay kept Oakland scoreless before building their lead to 7-4 the following inning with a\u00a0Sidney LaMotte<\/a>\u00a0sac fly.<\/p>\n Green Bay held the Golden Grizzlies scoreless before building on their lead in the sixth. The Phoenix scored twice, with one run coming across on LaMotte\u2019s one-out single, bringing the Green Bay advantage to 9-4. Oakland put three runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Phoenix still held on for the 9-7 win thanks to a Schill save in the seventh.<\/p>\n
Trailing 2-0, the Phoenix first put runs on the board in the first inning, scoring four runs highlighted by a two-RBI single from\u00a0Sara Ebner<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\u00bb Green Bay grabbed a 4-2 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn\u2019t surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
\u00bb Four Phoenix had multiple hits in the ballgame.
\u00bb Green Bay went 5-for-16 (.313) with runners in scoring position.
\u00bb The Phoenix drew five walks from Oakland pitching.<\/p>\n
Trailing 2-0 once again to start, the Phoenix first put runs on the board in the second inning thanks to an RBI single from Redders, scoring\u00a0Emily Jones<\/a>\u00a0from third base.<\/p>\n