Akron Sweeps Series with Charge
June 22, 2016 - National Pro Fastpitch (NPF)
Texas Charge News Release
Sam Fischer of the Akron Racers
(Akron Racers)
McKinney, TX - The Dallas Charge lost their sixth consecutive home game and 11th league game in a row Tuesday night to the Akron Racers 10-4.
The Racers out hit the Charge 10-7 in a seesaw affair that finally got away from Dallas in top of the sixth.
Rookie Jailyn Ford got the start and went the distance for the Akron. The left hander struck out two and walked three. Lauren Haeger began the game for the Charge in the circle, lasting 4.1 innings. The righty fanned five while walking just one.
Akron jumped up 1-0 in the first on a two-out laser over the left field bleachers off the bat of Sam Fischer. The Charge answered back in the bottom of the second inning with an RBI single from Aussie Chelsea Forkin followed by a Vicky Galasso double that drove in Forkin, making the score 2-1 Dallas.
Akron evened the score in the fourth inning with a single run. Kelley Montalvo bounced a ball of Haeger's leg and stayed in the circle. While the Charge looked for the ball Shellie Robinson, who had doubled, came all the way around and was ruled safe at home on a close tag play.
Tied 2-2, Akron kept the offense rolling in the top of the fifth. The Racers plated two more on one hit, one error and two walks. Morgan Melloh relieved Haeger with one out and two runners on. The Charge lefty induced a ground out before issuing a walk and allowing a full count single to left field that drove in two runs and gave Akron a 4-2 lead.
The pendulum continued to swing in the bottom half of the inning as the Charge got both runs back. Renada Davis executed a squeeze play to perfection that brought home Ashley Burkhardt who was running for Galasso. Brianna Cherry followed with ground ball to the right side that plated the speedy Gadbois from third, tying the game at four heading into the sixth.
Rookie Sami Fagan hit three-run homer to left followed by a triple to right center by Taylor Schlopy. Those hits chased Melloh in favor of rookie Cheridan Hawkins. A single brought home Schlopy pushing the lead to 8-4.
The Racers added two more in the seventh to close out the scoring and secure the 10-4 win.
The Charge dropped to 4-11. Akron raised their record to 9-5. The Charge will get a couple of needed days of rest before taking on the Chicago Bandits at St. Mary's University in San Antonio on Friday night. The Racers return home to take on the Pride also on Friday.
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