KENT, Ohio – Big swings by Brenna Brownfield and Madyson Cole and excellent pitching by Andrea Scali provided a memorial final Crystal Clinic Wagon Wheel Challenge contest for the trio of super seniors, as the Kent State softball team beat rival Akron, 5-2, Tuesday afternoon at the Diamond at Dix.
With the victory, the Golden Flashes (17-23, 8-12 MAC) captured their fourth Mid-American Conference series of the season and moved to just four games out of fourth place in the league standings.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Cole launched her seventh home run of the season to even the score.