BG Battles Ball State to Friday Split in Muncie

Box Score (enhanced) 1 MUNCIE, Ind. – Sarah Gonzalez singled home the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Bowling Green State University softball team to a 2-1 victory over Ball State University on Friday afternoon (April 29). The game, the first half of a Mid-American Conference doubleheader, was held at the Softball Field at First Merchants Ballpark Complex.

Game two saw Ball State break on top early, as the Cardinals salvaged the split with a 7-2 victory.

Payton Gottshall struck out 11 batters to earn the complete-game win in the opener, in the process breaking her own BGSU single-season strikeout record.

Much more information will be available late tonight.