MAC Tournament: Five Players Collect Multiple Hits in 6-4 Win Over NIU, Zips Advance to Friday

Thursday, May 8

Firestone Stadium | Akron, Ohio

5:30 PM

University of Akron

30-24

Northern Illinois

21-30

Northern Illinois

Akron

MAC Tournament: Five Players Collect Multiple Hits in 6-4 Win Over NIU, Zips Advance to Friday

May 08 | Softball

Box Score

AKRON, Ohio -- Five Akron players collected multiple hits to help lead the Zips over the Northern Illinois Huskies 6-4 at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Softball Championships at Firestone Stadium on Thursday.

Alexis Campbell, Katie Cantrell and Andrea Day all went 2-for-3 for the game, while Meagan Lee and Sophia Wygast posted 2-for-4 performances. Campbell led the offense with a pair of RBIs and a double, Also collecting a double was Brooke Sivek, while Lily Sullivan distributed an RBI triple. Lee, Wygast and Cantrell added an RBI each.

Macy Walters (16-11) got the win for Akron (30-24). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up four runs, all of them earned, on nine hits, allowing five walks and striking out two.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Zips were trailing 3-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board.

The game remained tied until the fifth inning, when the Zips got going again on offense. which brought the Zips lead to 6-3. Northern Illinois put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Akron still held on for the 6-4 win.

GAME NOTES

» Akron's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed three runs across.
» Five Zips had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Zips out-hit the Huskies at a 12-9 clip.
» Akron went 6-for-10 (.600) with runners in scoring position.
» Akron pitchers faced 36 Northern Illinois hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out two.
» Senior Alexis Campbell led the Zips at the plate, going 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs.

UP NEXT

Akron advances to another elimination game and a rematch against No. 4 Ball State on Friday, May 9 at 2:30 p.m. The winner is scheduled to play either No. 1 Miami or No. 2 Ohio at 5:30 p.m.