Heidelbauer delivers walk-off 11th inning home run as Simpson sweeps Platteville

INDIANOLA, Iowa - In an instant classic that lasted 11-innings, Megan Heidelbauer delivered not only the game-tying home run but also the walk-off shot as Simpson rallied past UW-Platteville 7-6 in the opener before stunning the Pioneers 13-5 to complete the sweep on Saturday.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

Steen scoring on a wild pitch in the third was Simpson's lone run of the game until the sixth inning.
Trailing 3-1, Fowler woke up Simpson's bats with a solo blast to center to cut the lead in half.
Down to their final two outs, Heidelbauer, fresh off her Hitter of the Month, and NFCA Player of the Year watchlist honors, showed why the country has named her one of the top in the country. The junior tied the game with a deep drive to center.
Platteville scored three runs in the eighth to break open their largest lead of the game but the Storm did not stop.
Ginnaty began the rally with an RBI double to left field, followed by Fowler driving in one more on a single to right center to make it a 6-5 game.
After a line out, Steen and the Storm were down to the final out with the tying-run on second. Steen proceeded to come through in the clutch with a single up the middle to send the game to the ninth.
After a quiet ninth and tenth inning, three straight line outs in the top of the 11th set the stage for Heidelbauer.
The slugger wasted no time, and delivered a highlight for the ages, hitting a walk-off solo home run to dead center, her second of the game, as Simpson captured the key 7-6 victory.

GAME ONE LEADERS

Megan Heidelbauer - 4-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 SB
Ashlyn Steen - 3-for-6, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB
Makayla Fowler - 2-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Katie Shaner - 2-for-4, 1 2B

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

Simpson continued the momentum from the first game, jumping on Platteville for nine runs in the first inning.
James drove in two with an RBI double down the left field line, followed by Bruening's RBI double in the gap. Simpson added three more on wild pitches and a throwing error, but the inning was capped off with a bases-clearing double from Ehlers to make it 9-0.
Platteville managed to score two in the second, and two in the third to cut the score to 9-4 before a Kriegel solo home run, and another RBI for Ehlers made it 11-4 after three.
The Storm ended the day with an RBI double from Bruening, and a costly fielding error that allowed Fisk to score the team's 13th run and seal the 13-5 victory after five innings.

GAME TWO LEADERS

Ashlyn Steen - 1-for-2, 2 R, 1 BB
Megan Heidelbauer - 1-for-1, 2 R, 2 HBP
Alexis Ehlers - 1-for-1, 4 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B
Kate Kriegel - 1-for-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
Gracie Bruening - 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 1 R

UP NEXT

Simpson hits the road, traveling to Nebraska Wesleyan on Tuesday, April 8 for a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader.