Gleisner pitches Austin 16U to a pair of wins in Rochester

Published 10:02 pm Wednesday, June 27, 2012

ROCHESTER — Austin pitcher McKenna Gleisner was unfazed by the heat as the pitched the Austin 16U softball team to a pair of wins over the Rochester Storm on the road Wednesday.

Austin (14-11-1 overall) won the nightcap when Erin Dankert doubled in the tying run and scored the winning run on a passed ball in the bottom of the seventh in a 2-1 Austin win and Austin won the opener 3-2.

“It was very, very warm and McKenna did a great job,” Austin head coach Lisa Quednow-Bickler said. “Our defense played big in the second game as they had the bases loaded with no outs twice and didn’t score.”

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Austin 3, Storm 2

Austin pitching: McKenna Gleisner (W), 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 K

Austin hitting: Abby Bickler, 1-for-1, RBI, R; Shaley Vesel, 1-for-3, RBI

Austin 2, Storm 2

Austin pitching: Gleisner (W), 7 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 HBP

Austin hitting: Erin Dankert, 2-for-4, double, RBI, R; Shaley Vesel, 1-for-3, RBI; Alicia Sforza, 2-for-3, R