Lauren McClary posted her fourth shutout of the season, as she cut through the Canisius Golden Griffins with six strikeouts in seven innings of scoreless softball en route to a 4-0 Bobcats victory.
McClary ran into some trouble in the top of seventh when she loaded the bases on three of the six hits she would allow on the day. She escaped trouble by inducing a two-out ground ball that brought the game to its conclusion.
Coach Jodi Hermanek was glowing in her praise of the day McClary had.
“She’s (McClary) been just hitting spots,” Hermanek said. “It was an easy game to call for her because we were setting up batters productively and she just had a lot of energy today.”
The Bobcats jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first, which turned out to be the only runs they needed on the day. An Adrienne Gebele double brought home Lauren Gellerman for the first score, and a Raven King single plated Caitlin Colvin.
Ohio posted insurance runs in the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, Erin Lashley pushed a bunt to the left side of the infield, advancing Tessa Bailey to third. On a heads up play, Lashley dashed for second, inducing a throw to second that allowed Bailey to score, making the score 3-0.
In the fifth, Gellerman, Ohio’s all-time home run leader, cranked a long fly over the fence in left center field to give Ohio the 4-0 lead that would never really be in jeopardy.
Gellerman finished 2-for-3 with a single and the home run while scoring two of the Bobcats’ runs. Colvin went 1-for-2 on the day with a walk, a single, and a run scored.
The victory moved McClary to 6-3 on the year and put her E.R.A. at a team-best 4.01.
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