Bulldog Softball Claims GLIAC Home Split Against Parkside
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Wisconsin-Parkside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
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Ferris State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Wisconsin-Parkside | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
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Ferris State | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
Postgame Highlights & Interview 
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University softball team earned a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) home split against visiting Parkside on Saturday (April 20) at the FSU Softball Field.
The Bulldogs took the opener in shutout fashion by a 5-0 score before falling 8-6 in the finale.
Saturday's games served as FSU's Military Appreciation Day and the Bulldogs paid tribute to active service members along with veteran's as part of the day's events.
In the opener, Ferris State scored once in the first, twice in the third and once more in both the fourth and fifth innings while outhitting the Rangers 10-4 for the contest.
Senior ace pitcher Aryn Gallacher put together another stellar performance, earning the complete game shutout in seven innings of work. She struck out three and walked two while allowing only four total hits and no runs in the triumph.
Ferris State got a pair of hits from freshman first baseman Alexis Kozlowski, who tripled and also drove in a run. Second baseman Jadyn Joseph homered and scored twice while knocking in two runs for the Bulldogs in addition to drawing two walks.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs also got two hits from third baseman Brooklyn Verbeek to go with a double by Abby Meyer.
In game two, Parkside put three runs on the board in the third to grab the initial lead before Ferris State countered with five runs in the bottom of the inning. However, the Rangers responded to score once in the fourth and four times in the fifth while holding FSU to a single run the rest of the way in the bottom of the seventh. Overall, Parkside finished with 14 hits to 12 for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs used four pitchers in the game and the combination of Ashley Webb, Sophie Wisniski, Gallacher and Izzy Regner combined to allow eight earned runs on 14 hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Offensively, Ferris State got doubles from Verbeek and shortstop Emma Gillard. Catcher Emily Killion joined Gillard and Meyer with two hits. Both Killion and Gillard also finished with two RBI's each.
Ferris State will host Purdue Northwest for Senior Day on Sunday (April 21) at the FSU Softball Field. First pitch for game one is set for 1 p.m. (ET) with game two to follow at approximately 3 p.m. (ET).
