WINONA LAKE, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan softball won the opening game 5-1 at Grace (Ind.) but was unable to complete a doubleheader sweep as the Lancers won the nightcap 9-4. Kaisey Carson, who earlier in the day was named NAIA National Player of the Week, finished the day with four hits and a complete game victory in the first game.

GAME VITALS

• Score Game 1:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Grace, 5-1
• Score Game 2:  Grace def. Indiana Wesleyan, 9-4
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 19-7, 6-4 Crossroads League   |   Grace 14-13, 7-5 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Receiving votes   |   Grace - Not ranked
• Location:   Miller Field   |   Grace College   |   Winona Lake, Indiana 

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Grace struck first with a 1st inning run. But Indiana Wesleyan quickly tied the score 1-1 in the 2nd inning on a Sara Kreitzer RBI single.
• Kristen Exposito put Indiana Wesleyan in the lead 2-1 with an RBI single in the 5th inning to score Sara Kreitzer.
• IWU added on to their lead with two runs in the 6th inning and one more in the 7th for the 5-1 victory.
• Kaisey Carson:  W, 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K;  2-for-4
• Sara Kreitzer:  2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
• Kristen Exposito:  2-for-3, BB, RBI
• Lauren Buckley:  2-for-3, 2 R
   

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• Alex Springer and Lauren Buckley hit RBI singles in the 1st inning for the early 2-0 lead.
• The Lancers scored single runs in the 1st and 3rd innings to tie the score 2-2.
• Grace plated four runs in the 4th inning, two in the 5th, and one in the 6th to grab a 9-2 advantage.
• Kristen Exposito and Kira Madl contributed RBI singles in the 7th inning for the 9-4 final score.
• Kaisey Carson:  2-for-4, 2B, 2 R
• Alex Springer:  1-for-3, BB, RBI, 2 R
• Kristen Exposito:  1-for-2, 2 BB, RBI
• Carlie Weaver:  L, 4.2 IP, 12 H, 7 ER
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts Saint Francis (Ind.) on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Wildcat Field. The games were originally scheduled for Monday but were moved to Wednesday due to rain.