Michigan State softball falls 9-1 to rival Michigan
· Yahoo Sports
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan State softball team fell 9-1 to rival Michigan in six innings on Saturday afternoon. The Wolverines also took the series with Saturday’s win and will go for the sweep on Sunday, the final day of the regular season.
Michigan took a 3-0 lead in the top of the third. Michigan State sophomore Natalia Kenyatta followed up with her first career home run in the bottom of the frame to get the Spartans on the board.
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In the top of the fifth, Michigan blew the game open with a pair of home runs. Ella Stephenson hit a three-run homer to give the Wolverines a 6-1 lead., and a short while later, Lilly Vallimont added a two-run blast.
Michigan junior Erin Hoehn came in as a pinch-hitter and hit an RBI single in the sixth to finish things off for Michigan.
The final game of the series is Sunday at noon at Secchia Stadium.
MSU is 17-33 (3-19 Big Ten) this season while Michigan is 32-19 (10-13).
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