April 26, 2009 | Box Score

Rendle's Seventh Inning Single Leads Softball to Come-From-Behind Win

    Indianapolis, Ind. --  Sophomore Kristina Rendle hit a two-out single to center field in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Youngstown State softball team to the program's 500th victory in a 6-5 come-from-behind win over Butler on Sunday afternoon.

    The Penguins improve to 8-35 overall and 4-16 in the Horizon League while Butler falls to 23-26 overall and 12-11 in the Horizon League.

    With the game tied at 5-5 in the seventh, senior Allyse Ledford, who went 2-for-4, hit a one-out single to center field and pinch runner Kristina Davidson advanced to second on Haley Thomas' single to left field and scored the game-winning run on Rendle's hit.

    The Penguins trailed  5-3 after four innings but scored a run in the top of the fifth, and tied the game on Kim Klonowski's two-out single to left field which scored Thomas, who walked.

    Klonowski led the Penguins' 13-hit offensive surge with a 3-for-5 performance. Rendle and Ledford each posted two hits and each Penguin starter recorded at least one hit.

    Trailing 2-0 after one inning, the Penguins used a three-run second frame to take a 3-2 advantage. Ledford's two-run, two out double tied the contest at 2-2 and scored when Amanda Palmore reached on a Butler fielding error.

    The Guins' lead did not last long when Butler scored three runs in the bottom of the third to take a 5-3 lead.

    Junior Cheryl Cale picked up her seventh win of the season, pitching four innings with four strikeouts. Freshman Jordan Ingalls also tossed three scoreless innings.

    The Penguins visit Niagara, Tuesday, April 28, for a doubleheader at 3 p.m.