Wisconsin Takes Series Opener With Softball

Apr 05 | Softball

Box Score Box Score - Wisconsin - Game 1

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers softball took an early 1-0 at the end of one inning of play in the series opener with Wisconsin on Friday at the RU Softball Complex, but the Badgers came back to take game one, 5-2.

Payton Lincavage put the Scarlet Knights onto the scoreboard with an RBI double but the Badgers used a three-run home run from Blomberg in the third to go ahead.

The loss dropped the Scarlet Knights to 21-16 overall and 3-4 in Big Ten play.

Rutgers 5, Wisconsin 2

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Payton Lincavage and Morgan Smith were both 2-for-4 with an RBI. Lincavage's double moved her into a tie for seventh all-time at Rutgers with 38 in her career. Smith's RBI, meanwhile, moved her into a three-way tie for eighth in the single-season records "On The Banks" with 43 in 2024.
Smith was pitcher of record going 4.0 innings with two strikeouts. She fell to 8-8 on the year. Georgia Ingle, meanwhile, tossed 3.0 innings giving up one run on two hits.

THE RUNDOWN

It was the Scarlet Knights with another early lead as four batters into the game RU held a 1-0 edge. LA Matthews reached on a bunt, stole second and came home on a Payton Lincavage double to center. The ball hit the top of the wall and bounced back into play.
Wisconsin took the lead in the third off a three-run home run to left by Hilary Blomberg. The Badgers put two aboard on a walk and a single with two outs before the blast put Wisconsin up 3-1.
The Badgers also added runs in the top of the fourth and fifth. Peyton Bannon doubled, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored off a bunt from the bat of Alivia Bark in the fourth. The fifth saw the bases loaded leading to a Blomberg sac fly to center for a 5-1 advantage.
Rutgers plated another run in the bottom of the fifth. Kyleigh Sand led off the Scarlet Knight at-bat with a single and got herself into scoring position by stealing second. Morgan Smith singled to left field with a hard bounce off the ball to score Sand. While it cut the RU deficit to 5-2 it would be the final scoring of the game.

UP NEXT

Rutgers softball returns to action in game two against Wisconsin on Saturday, April 6 at noon in front of the BTN cameras. Kylen Mills and Boo de Oliveira will be on the call.
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