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Softball Falls At Seattle 5-4

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BradleyBraves.com Softball 3/5/2016 6:36:00 AM
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SEATTLE, Wash. – After having its opener at the Husky Classic cancelled due to inclement weather and waiting out a near 90-minute delay to the day's second game, Bradley softball fell at Seattle 5-4 in eight innings Friday night. 

Friday's opener at the Husky Classic originally scheduled for 3:30 p.m. (CST) against Kent State was cancelled due to rain the Seattle, Wash., area.  The Braves finally took the field at almost 9:30 p.m. (CST) Friday night at Seattle in a game which was originally scheduled for 8 p.m. (CST). 

Junior Kelly Kapp (Freeburg, Ill./Gibault Catholic) helped Bradley jump out to an early 1-0 lead after leading off the contest with a bunt single.  Senior Kendall Duffy (Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy) drove in Kapp with a triple to right as she collected her career-best ninth extra-base hit of the season. 

Seattle struck for three runs in the bottom of the third to take a 3-1 lead.  A two-out RBI double by Isabella Geronimo tied the game at 1-1 and two-run double off the bat of Maddy Kristjanson put the Redhawks ahead 3-1. 

Sophomore Erika Hansen (Fillmore, Calif./Moorpark) returned to the starting lineup for the first time in 14 games and belted a solo homer in the top of the fifth to pull the Braves within a run at 3-2. 

The Braves struck for another run in the top of the seventh to force extra innings.  Bradley had a runner at third with one out after an Alyson Clemente (Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley) walk along with an error and a fly out.  Hansen tied the game at 3-3 with a double to left, which plated Clemente from third. 

Bradley starter Jaelen Hull (Clifton, Ill./Bishop McNamara) retired Seattle in order in the seventh as the Braves went to extra innings for the first time in 2016. 

Using the international tie-breaker, Bradley opened the eighth inning with a runner at second base and sophomore Taylor Morales (Spokane, Wash./University) gave the Braves a 4-3 lead with a one-out RBI single. 

Seattle answered with two runs in the bottom half of the eighth to pull out the 5-4 victory, however.  A single to leadoff the frame and sacrifice bunt gave the Redhawks runners at second and third with one out for Geronimo, who tied the game with a sacrifice fly.  Rose Saenz knocked in the game-winning run with a RBI single to left as Bradley dropped its first game at the Husky Classic 5-4. 

Bradley will continue play at the Husky Classic Saturday with a 1:15 p.m. (CST) game against Boise State.

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Players Mentioned

Alyson Clemente

#24 Alyson Clemente

UTL
5' 7"
Freshman
Kendall Duffy

#20 Kendall Duffy

UTL
5' 5"
Freshman
Jaelen Hull

#8 Jaelen Hull

LHP
5' 8"
Freshman
Kelly Kapp

#14 Kelly Kapp

OF
5' 7"
Freshman
Erika Hansen

#6 Erika Hansen

OF
5' 9"
Freshman
Taylor Morales

#21 Taylor Morales

UTL
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alyson Clemente

#24 Alyson Clemente

5' 7"
Freshman
UTL
Kendall Duffy

#20 Kendall Duffy

5' 5"
Freshman
UTL
Jaelen Hull

#8 Jaelen Hull

5' 8"
Freshman
LHP
Kelly Kapp

#14 Kelly Kapp

5' 7"
Freshman
OF
Erika Hansen

#6 Erika Hansen

5' 9"
Freshman
OF
Taylor Morales

#21 Taylor Morales

5' 5"
Freshman
UTL