MARION, Ind. -- Alex Springer (SO/Fort Wayne, Ind.) belted a pair of 2-run home runs in the nightcap of the doubleheader with Spring Arbor (Mich.) in a 14-1 victory. Spring Arbor won the opener 2-1 as Indiana Wesleyan claimed the season victory with wins in three of four games.

Game Vitals

• Score Game 1:  Indiana Wesleyan - 1   |   Spring Arbor - 2
• Score Game 2:  Indiana Wesleyan - 14   |   Spring Arbor - 1   (5 innings)
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 34-12, 22-8 Crossroads League   |   Spring Arbor 27-20, 18-10 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Receiving votes   |   Spring Arbor - Not ranked
• Location:   Wildcat Field   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Ind. 

What Went Down (Game 1)

• Indiana Wesleyan scored in the 1st inning as Kelsey Kooistra (SO/Grand Rapids, Mich.) crossed the plate on a wild pitch for the early 1-0 lead.
• Kasidy Coats flared a single to right field for a two-run hit in the 2nd inning as Spring Arbor took a 2-1 lead. It would end up being the final runs in the game.
• Neither team had a hitter reach base in the 3rd and 4th innings.
• The first two Wildcats reached base in the fifth inning on Cougar errors. But a double play and a ground out ended the Wildcat threat.
• Indiana Wesleyan could not muster a base runner over the final two innings.
• Both teams finished the game with three this.
• Haley Nixon (SO/Bristol, Ind.) was the losing pitcher as she allowed two runs -- one earned -- on three hits in 7.0 innings. She walked three and struck out nine Cougars.
  
   

What Went Down (Game 2)

• Spring Arbor scored in the top of the 1st inning but Alex Springer drilled a 2-run home run in the home half for a 2-1 Indiana Wesleyan lead.
• Indiana Wesleyan exploded for 9 runs on 10 hits and 1 error in the 2nd inning to lead 11-1. There were 13 Wildcats to reach the plate in the inning.
• Indiana Wesleyan added a single run in the 3rd inning and two more in the 4th inning as the 14-1 lead forced the mercy rule victory. Alex Springer did the damage in the 4th inning with another 2-run home run.
• The Wildcats had 18 hits in the win as 9 Wildcats had at least one hit. Five Wildcats provided multi-hit games.
• Alex Springer was 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double, six RBI, and four runs scored.
• Lauren Buckley (FR/Centennial, CO) and Kaisey Carson (JR/Avon, IN) each tallied three hits. Buckley scored twice while Carson had a pair of doubles and three RBI.
• Kaisey Carson improves to 13-1 with the win. She gave up one run on two hits in 3.0 innings. Janessa Guevara (SR/Lathrop, Calif.) pitched the final 2.0 innings and did not give up a run on one hit. She did not walk a batter and struck out four.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts Grace (Ind.) on Saturday at 1 p.m. It will be Senior Day for Indiana Wesleyan at Wildcat Field.