NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Thursday afternoon, the Ohio Dominican softball team opened the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional with #6 Grand Valley State. The Panthers and the Lakers toed the line for seven innings with GVSU pulling out a 1-0 win over ODU.

The Black and Gold secured two baserunners on the day with walks from Kaleigh Golden (Thornville, Ohio) and Addie Triplett (Johnstown, Ohio). In the circle, Grace Hammer (Uniontown, Ohio) went 6.0 innings, allowing six hits and one run. The graduate student struck out five batters in the process.

How It Happened
Hammer tabbed two strikeouts in the opening inning to get things started for ODU. Golden snagged a walk in her first at bat and was moved into scoring position, thanks to a sacrifice bunt from Alli Madden (Cincinnati, Ohio).

In the second, Grand Valley State snagged the first hit of the game with single to right center. The Panthers followed with another walk in their half of the inning but couldn't bring her around to score.

In the top of the sixth, GVSU got on the board, taking a 1-0 lead after a two out double and three consecutive singles. The Black and Gold had no answer for the Lakers defense and fell in the opening round of the regional.

Up Next
Ohio Dominican takes the field tomorrow at 1:30 PM CT/2:30 PM ET to battle #7 Northwood in the elimination round.