{"id":1213,"date":"2025-05-08T17:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/jenissa-conways-two-hit-day-lifts-michigan-over-wisconsin\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:15:53","slug":"jenissa-conways-two-hit-day-lifts-michigan-over-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/jenissa-conways-two-hit-day-lifts-michigan-over-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenissa Conway&#8217;s two-hit day lifts Michigan over Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WEST LAFAYETTE \u2014 With two sets of sunglasses resting on her shoulders, a pair of softball mitts piled atop her head, a sliding glove on each hand and a grin across her face, sophomore center fielder Jenissa Conway gave a postgame interview.<\/p>\n<p>While Conway\u2019s teammates beside her doubled over and lost their composure in the process of donning their teammate in as many pieces of equipment they could get their hands on, Conway stayed focused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t even know what was all on me if I\u2019m being honest,\u201d Conway said after the fact. \u201cMy head was heavy, my arms were heavy, I didn\u2019t even realize I had a shin guard on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking directly into the camera \u2014 seemingly unfazed by the amount of memorabilia she was balancing \u2013 she embraced the amusement of the moment and articulately answered each of the questions thrown her way.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>In other words, she did her job, and she had fun doing it.<\/p>\n<p>The two seem to go hand in hand for Conway, who recorded two of the Michigan softball team\u2019s three RBIs in a 3-2 win over Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m not having fun (out there), I\u2019m not having a good day,\u201d Conway said. \u201cI need to bring the light out of things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s affair didn\u2019t begin in an uplifting sequence for Conway, who flied out in her first appearance at the plate and, on defense, let a shallow pop fly get past her in center after a slight over pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>But Conway wasn\u2019t phased. It was part of the process she loves to embrace.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>And in her very next at-bat in the third inning, her patience with the process paid dividends. The first of her pair of RBIs came off of a standup double off the left-field wall that sent freshman pinch runner Cece Thorington comfortably into home.<\/p>\n<p>Upon securing her spot at second base, Conway began to celebrate, bobbing as she swung her arms up and down in opposite directions. It was a crucial play in a tight-knit game, and she couldn\u2019t help but embrace the sweetness of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(The celebration) is just natural, you know?\u201d Conway said. \u201cIt just pops in my head and I start doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the fifth inning the Badgers began to close in, once again making the game a one-run affair. The Wolverines needed an answer to Wisconsin\u2019s fifth-inning production with some of their own. But after a quick groundout from junior shortstop Avery Fantucci, junior second baseman Indiana Langford was caught stealing second during Conway\u2019s at-bat. Tensions increased, and an answer became unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Stuck in a deep count with two outs, witnessing the only baserunner of the inning get thrown out during her own at-bat, it would have been easy for Conway to check out of her at-bat. But instead, Conway took hold of her hindrances, making acquaintances with a fastball down the middle and sending the pitch over the center-field wall for her first home run in three weeks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOn (Conway\u2019s) end offensively, it\u2019s great to see her hit that home run,\u201d Michigan head coach Bonnie Tholl said. \u201cHopefully this catapults her and catapults the rest of our offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Conway jogged into the mob of rowdy teammates celebrating her home run at home plate, she simply shrugged her shoulders. 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