Score: Birmingham-Southern College 2, UW-Oshkosh 1
Records: Birmingham-Southern College 33-7, UW-Oshkosh 29-13
The Titans concluded their second appearance at the Division III Championship in fifth place with a 1-2 record following Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Birmingham-Southern College.
BIRM, the fifth-ranked team in Division III, will play second-ranked and defending national champion Texas Lutheran University in the pool final Sunday.
BIRM took a 1-0 lead over UW-Oshkosh on Saydee Keith’s one-out single in the first inning.
BIRM extended lead to 2-0 on Morgan McGuire’s two-out single in the fourth inning.
The Titans cut deficit to 2-1 when Gabby Buikema doubled to right field and scored following an error on the right fielder.
The Titans totaled just four hits, including two by Hannah Ritter.
BIRM had six hits, including two by Morgan McGuire.
UWO’s Maddie Fink, who pitched three complete games at this year’s Division III Championship, allowed six hits with one earned run in seven innings gainst BIRM.
BIRM’s Hailee Bryan pitched a complete-game victory, scattering four hits with four strikeouts and no earned runs allowed.
Odds and ends: UWO’s Hannah Ritter recorded her 22nd multiple-hit game of the season and has now reached base in 31 consecutive games…Amanda Mc Ilhany played in all 174 UWO games (173 starts) during the past five seasons and hit .323 with eight home runs, 24 doubles, 100 runs scored and 77 runs batted in while Natalie Dudek played in 173 games (172 starts) and hit .317 with six home runs, 26 doubles, 93 run scored and 81 runs batted in…UWO suffered just its 83rd loss in 255 games (172-83 record)…UWO played its first season of softball in 1971.
