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Kaisk Strong in Circle, Joecken Homers, but Vikings Fall to Wright State in Nine Innings

Kaisk Strong in Circle, Joecken Homers, but Vikings Fall to Wright State in Nine Innings

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Macy Kaisk worked nine innings in the circle and Mackenzie Joecken hit a homer in the seventh inning to send the game into extra innings, but Cleveland State fell to Wright State, 2-1, in nine innings on Sunday afternoon at Viking Field.

Kaisk, who was making just her fifth appearance as a pitcher and third as a starter, gave up just two runs on eight hits with a strikeout. She kept the Raiders off the board until the seventh inning when WSU broke a scoreless game with a run.

However, Joecken led off the bottom of the seventh with a homer - her team-leading fourth of the season - to knot the game at 1-1 and send it into extra innings.

After both teams failed to score in the eighth, the Raiders used a solo homer from Alexis Mayle in the ninth to take a 2-1 lead and Ashley Sharp retired the Vikings in order to clinch the win for the Raiders.

Alicia Major went 2-for-3 to lead the Vikings, while Joecken and Bailee Gray also had hits.

CSU is back in action next weekend when the Vikings host Valparaiso for a three-game Horizon League series at Viking Field. The first game is slated for Friday (April 14) at 2:00 pm.