Softball: Raiders pick up three wins to begin conference play.

The Raiders Softball team picked up three wins this past weekend against Miami and Oakland bringing their record to 5-17 entering league games.

Thurs. began with the Wright State Raiders winning against the Miami RedHawks in the first game of a doubleheader. With the offense coming alive, Wright State was able to come back from a 3-0 deficit to take the win in the seventh.

Sophomore first baseman Taylor Knore scored one in the third inning followed by Angie Clark, Libby Pfeffer, Reagan Stofcheck, and Hanna Floyd, all scoring one each in the seventh, leaving the final score 5-4.

The second game of the day, Wright State lost to Miami with a final score of 1-6.

Junior outfielder Jess Gorman stole the show with a home run scored in the sixth giving Wright State their only run in the game. Miami continued to show strength scoring three in the first, one in the second and two in the sixth rounding out the score at 1-6.

On Sat. Wright State won the league opener against Oakland scoring 7-1 in the first game and 3-0 in the second.

The Raiders came together scoring two in the third inning, with a home run hit by Gorman followed by another homer by L. Pfeffer, the first of her collegiate career.

Gorman came back to score another run in the fifth, bringing the score to 3-1.

The Raiders then rallied in the sixth inning scoring four runs between Kacie Rapshus, Floyd, Kortney Tackett, and Kate Pfeffer who was a pinch runner for Alexis Mayle bringing the final score to 7-1.

In the nightcap, The Raiders continue to dominate scoring one in the first and one in the fifth and one in the sixth. Leaving the final score at 3-0 Raiders.

After the conference battle, Gorman was named Horizon League batter of the week, and sophomore Montana Wear was selected as pitcher of the week.

Gorman currently has a batting average of .355, and a .710 slugging percentage. Throughout this season, Gorman has had seven doubles, three triples and three home runs.

Wear gained the honor by having 10 strikeouts in 12 innings along with a .54 earned run average. This season, Wear has struck out 45 in 74.2 innings.

Head coach Lynn Curylo was unable to comment on last weekend’s games.

This Thurs. Wright State will host cross-town rivals The Dayton Flyers at 5 p.m., followed by a doubleheader on Sat. Mar. 29, against Green Bay. The first game begins at 1 p.m., and the second at 3 p.m.

The Raiders will also host a single game against Green Bay on Sun. at 11 a.m.