The University of Akron women’s softball team opened up the 2016 Mid-American Conference play this past weekend with a three-game series against the Eastern Michigan Eagles at Lee Jackson Field.
It started out on a positive note for the Zips with a 4-3 victory, but the Eagles’ subsequent sweep of a doubleheader on Saturday put a damper on the weekend.
On Friday, Cassie Gillespie was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3, scoring two runs, and driving in two more as Akron battled back from an early two-point deficit to record the win.
Alyssa Nichols and Taylor Kirian each contributed two hits to help the offense.