Miliken's five RBIs lead Tri-C softball to split against Edison State

PARMA, Ohio (athletics.tri-c.edu) – A hot stick from freshman outfielder Josi Miliken pushed the Cuyahoga Community College (20-5, 11-1 OCCAC) softball team to a one-to-one series split against the Edison State Chargers (15-6, 5-3 OCCAC), April 11.

The visiting Chargers took game one behind an offensive surge, winning 10-3. Big outputs in the fourth (five runs) and sixth (four runs) innings by Edison State were too much for the Triceratops to battle back from. The game one loss was Tri-C's first of the season in Ohio Community College Athletic Conference action.

Game two saw a reversal of fortunes, with the Triceratops plating eight runs of their own in a thrilling 8-6 victory. A balanced attack pushed Tri-C forward, with three hitters – Isabelle Kepple (So./Miamisburg, OH), Josi Miliken (Fr./Beloit, OH), and Jayliana Wilt (Fr./Youngstown, OH) – notching multiple RBIs.

Miliken was the engine driving the Tri-C offense with four hits, five RBIs, and three runs scored in just six plate appearances across the series. On the mound, pitcher Julee Phillips (So./Cuyahoga Falls, OH) dazzled again, spinning a series line of 8.1 innings pitched, 10 hits allowed, two earned runs allowed, four walks, and seven strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game One

• Edison State started the game hot, scoring the series' first run in the top of the first inning.
• Starting pitcher Julee Phillips was able to keep the Chargers at bay until a five-run barrage in the fourth inning by Edison State made it 6-0.
• Edison State was able to plate four more runs in the sixth inning, taking the score to 10-0.
• The Tri-C bats got to work in the bottom of the sixth with a three-run shot by Josi Miliken putting the Triceratops on the board.

Game Two

• The first inning of game two picked up where the offenses left off, with each team scoring a run in the first.
• Tri-C kept up the offensive attack, with one run in the second and, following two runs by Edison State, three runs in the third.
• Edison State answered with three runs of their own in the fourth, taking a 6-5 lead.
• A pitching change by Tri-C to bring Julee Phillips in the top of the fifth kept the Chargers off the board for the rest of the game.
• Three more Triceratops runs in the bottom of the fifth inning proved to be the difference in the game.

UP NEXT

The Triceratops will be back in action for an April 16 doubleheader, taking on the visiting Cougars of Genesee Community College (9-15). First pitch at the West Campus Softball Field is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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