GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- No. 4-seed Indiana Wesleyan University plated four runs in their final at bat to turn a one run deficit into a 6-3 victory over No. 3-seed Olivet Nazarene (Ill.). The win for Indiana Wesleyan moves them to the Davenport Bracket championship against top-seed Southeastern (Fla.) on Wednesday.

Game Vitals

• Tournament:  NAIA National Championship Opening Round
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 6   |   Olivet Nazarene - 3
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 44-17   |   Olivet Nazarene 36-17
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Receiving votes   |   Olivet Nazarene - Receiving votes
• Location:   Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex   |   Davenport University   |   Grand Rapids, Michigan

What Went Down

• Pitchers dominated play through four innings as neither team could score.
• Gabby Bogear (SR/Sacramento, Calif.) put the Wildcats ahead in the 5th inning with a RBI single down the right field line. A wild throw on the play allowed a second run to score as IWU led 2-0.
• Olivet Nazarene quickly answered with two runs in the bottom of the 5th as the game was tied 2-2.
• The Tigers opened their half of the 6th inning with a walk, steal and a double to take a 3-2 lead as the Wildcats were down to their final three outs.
• Haley Nixon (SO/Bristol, Ind.) led off the top of the 7th with a double and Allison Bexell (SR/Avon, Ind.) singled to tie the game 3-3.
• An error put runners on the corner and Gabby Bogear crushed a double that scored two as IWU captured a 5-3 lead.
• Alex Springer (SO/Fort Wayne, Ind.) hit a sac fly to deep left field to score the fourth run in the inning as Indiana Wesleyan pulled ahead 6-3.
• Kaisey Carson (JR/Avon, IN) finished her complete game effort with a 1-2-3 7th inning. Carson (18-6) allowed three runs on eight hits with three walks five strikeouts.
• Haley Nixon was 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and two runs scored while Allison Bexell was 2-for-3 with a RBI and two runs.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan and Southeastern (Fla.) battle on Wednesday for the right to advance to the NAIA Softball World Series in Sioux City, Iowa. IWU needs to win two games vs. Southeastern while Southeastern needs just one victory.