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Bradley BRAD 5-8
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Winner Virginia VA 5-7
Bradley BRAD
5-8
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Final
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Virginia VA
5-7
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1
Virginia VA 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 6 1

W: Allyson Frei (2-3) L: Mahaffy, Megan (0-2)

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Virginia Edges Bradley Softball 3-2

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Game Recap: Softball |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Junior Kealia Wysocki went 3-for-3 and hit her league-leading seventh home run of the year, but Bradley fell to 3-3 on the year in one-run games with Virginia holding on to top the Braves 3-2 Monday morning to open the final day of the Tennessee Invitational. 
 
Wysocki accounted for three of Bradley's six hits in the game and slugged her conference-best seventh homer of the year during the second inning in a 3-for-3 outing at the plate which also included a double.  The solo homer was the 20th of Wysocki's career, moving her into sole possession of second in career home runs at Bradley behind Alyson Clemente's (2012-16) career record of 21. 
 
Virginia (5-7 overall) wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, pushing two runs across in the bottom of the first.  Hayley Busby singled short to open the inning and stole second.  A one-out home run off the bat of Lacy Smith gave the Cavaliers a 2-0 lead. 
 
Wysocki led off top of the second with a solo homer to left to cut the Virginia lead in half at 2-1 and the Braves mounted a threat in the top of the third.  Back-to-back singles by Brooklyn Bane and Lucy Mead put a pair of runners on, but Virginia was able to turn a double play and a strikeout later in the inning got the Cavaliers out of the jam. 
 
Bailey Winscott led off the bottom of the fifth for Virginia with a single and stole second before she came around to score on a Busby single as the Cavaliers added what would prove to be an important insurance run to take a 3-1 advantage. 
 
In the top of the sixth, senior Gabby Stoner led things off with a double to right center and moved to third on a Virginia error on the play.  A sacrifice fly off the bat of Stacia Seeton drove in Stoner from third and trimmed the Cavaliers' lead to 3-2.  Wysocki, who homered and singled in her first two at bats, followed with a two-out double to right.  Virginia hurler Allyson Frei got a groundout to get out of the inning without any more damage, however. 
 
Bradley pitcher Megan Mahaffy retired Virginia on eight pitches in the bottom of the sixth to keep it a one-run contest.  The Braves were unable to get anything going in the top of the seventh, with Frei getting a pair of infield pop outs and a groundout to close out the 3-2 win for Virginia. 
 
Mahaffy scattered six hits in her first complete game effort of the year, striking out one and walking none. 
 
Bradley closes out the Tennessee Invitational today with a 10:30 a.m. (CST) rematch with Louisville. 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Brooklyn Bane

#20 Brooklyn Bane

OF
5' 8"
Junior
L/R
Megan Mahaffy

#3 Megan Mahaffy

RHP
5' 6"
Senior
R/R
Stacia Seeton

#13 Stacia Seeton

OF
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Gabby Stoner

#11 Gabby Stoner

OF/U
5' 10"
Senior
L/R
Kealia Wysocki

#19 Kealia Wysocki

C/U
5' 9"
Junior
R/R
Lucy Mead

#4 Lucy Mead

IF/UT
5' 8"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Brooklyn Bane

#20 Brooklyn Bane

5' 8"
Junior
L/R
OF
Megan Mahaffy

#3 Megan Mahaffy

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Stacia Seeton

#13 Stacia Seeton

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Gabby Stoner

#11 Gabby Stoner

5' 10"
Senior
L/R
OF/U
Kealia Wysocki

#19 Kealia Wysocki

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
C/U
Lucy Mead

#4 Lucy Mead

5' 8"
Freshman
L/R
IF/UT