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Luciana Moreno (University of Pittsburgh) followed with a two-run single to extend the lead to 3-0. A bases-loaded walk added another run, and Carroll capped the inning with an RBI single to make it 5-0.<\/p>\n<p>Wausau plated a run in the top of the second, but Madison maintained control in the bottom half. Hilary Blomberg (University of Wisconsin) crushed a three-run homer\u2014her league-leading ninth of the season\u2014to make it 8-1. Gretta Grassel (Mississippi State University) added an RBI single, and Ava Carroll (University of Washington) capped the inning with a two-run single, stretching the lead to 11-1.<\/p>\n<p>Wausau chipped away with a run in the fifth on an Ava Clark (Northwest Nazarene University) RBI groundout, and Brooklyn Hofer (University of North Dakota) added another in the sixth on an RBI groundout of her own. 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