On Thursday (May 4) morning in Findlay, Ohio, Ashland University's softball team's 2023 season ended with a 4-0 loss to Northwood in the consolation bracket of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament.
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The Eagles' record is 21-29. The Timberwolves are 34-23.
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Thursday's scoreless tie was broken by the Timberwolves in the bottom of the third with a single run. Northwood then added three runs in the sixth for the final margin of victory.
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NOTABLES
- Senior third baseman Hailey Struckman ended her Eagle career by going 3-for-4, her fourth three-hit game of the spring. Freshman second baseman Danielle Robbins was 2-for-4, giving her 15 multi-hit games as a rookie.
- Another senior, pitcher Josie Duncan (5-6), allowed six hits, four runs (two earned) and five walks and struck out two.
- The Eagles left 10 runners on base in the loss.
- Ashland has improved its winning percentage from .310 in 2021 to .343 in 2022 to .420 in 2023 – and finished this season with nine more wins than a season ago.