UPLAND, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University softball and Taylor (Ind.) University split a doubleheader in Upland, Indiana on Friday. IWU won the opener 8-2 before Taylor earned the draw with an 11-9 decision in game two.

Indiana Wesleyan put all the runs on the board they would need in the opener in the first two innings. IWU scored twice in the first before a big six spot in the second put the game away early. Taylor could only score single runs in the third and sixth innings for the 8-2 margin.

Katie Smith was the only player for either team to account for two hits in the game. She finished 2-for-4 and scored two runs. Sam Hemming, Jessica Hull, and Marissa French were all 1-for-4 with two RBI in the winning effort. Hull’s hit was a mammoth home run.

Tanna Hinthorne earned the victory with 5.0 solid innings of work. She allowed one unearned run on three hits with no walks while striking out four Trojans. Hull pitched the final 2.0 innings and she also allowed one unearned run.

The Wildcats fell behind quickly in the second game as the Trojans built an early 8-0 lead after two innings. IWU got back into the game in the top of the third as they scored five times. The Trojans scored three times in the fifth to stretch their advantage to 11-5. The Wildcats scored twice in the sixth inning and once more in the seventh to fall short at 11-9.

Bryttany Van Vliet had a huge night for Indiana Wesleyan as she was 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI. Gabby McIntire was the only other Wildcat with two hits. Eight Wildcats combined to score the team’s nine runs.

Hinthorne was the pitcher of record for the Wildcats as she was hit hard in the game. She gave up seven runs -- six earned -- on eight hits in 1.1 innings. McIntire allowed one run in 0.2 innings while Hull surrendered three runs in 4.0 innings.

Indiana Wesleyan returns to action at 3 p.m. on Monday in Goshen (Ind.) College.