Lopes fall to Ball State on Saturday

Saturday, March 12

Phoenix, Ariz.

2:30 p.m.

Grand Canyon

17-7

Ball State

6-12

Ball State

Grand Canyon

Photo by: Skyler Coblentz

3/12/2022 6:21:00 PM | Softball

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GCU dropped two of three in GCU/ASU Classic

By: Kellie Reynolds

The Grand Canyon softball team closed out the GCU/ASU Classic with a single game against Ball State on Saturday afternoon. The Lopes fell to the Cardinals 1-5 in moving them to 17-7 before they enter WAC play.

Ball State opened the game scoring one run in the first inning. The Lopes responded in the bottom half of the inning as junior right fielder Kristin Fifield tripled to left center. Fifield scored the Lopes lone run when center fielder Stephanie Reed grounded out to the second baseman. The Lopes strung together two more hits with two outs as first baseman Denae Chatman and catcher Kinsey Koeltzow recorded back-to-back singles.

The Cardinals added three more runs in the top of the third pulling away to a 4-1 lead. Senior pitcher Ryan Denhart came in for relief in the third with two outs and got the Lopes out of the inning. Denhart threw a scoreless forth and allowed one run in the top of the fifth before Ariel Thompson came in and shutdown the Cardinals for the rest of the game.

The Lopes are back in action of Friday March 18 at 6 p.m. as they hit the road for their first conference series at New Mexico State.