UPLAND, Ind. -- The IWU-TU Rivalry Games sponsored by Marion General Hospital ended in a doubleheader split on Saturday between Indiana Wesleyan softball and Taylor (Ind.) in Upland. Kaisey Carson and Kristen Exposito both homered in a 10-7 victory in the opening game.

GAME VITALS

• Score Game 1:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Taylor, 10-7
• Score Game 2:  Taylor def. Indiana Wesleyan, 9-1 (5 inn.)
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 24-10, 11-7 Crossroads League   |   Taylor 22-11, 14-4 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Not ranked   |   Taylor - Receiving votes
• Location:   Gudakunst Field   |   Taylor University   |   Upland, Indiana

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Indiana Wesleyan seemed to have built an insurmountable lead at 8-0 heading into the 5th inning. Kristen Exposito hit a 2-run shot in the 1st inning and IWU plated five runs on five hits and two errors in the 3rd inning.
• Taylor staved off a mercy rule with two runs in the 5th inning for an 8-2 score. TU added three more in the 6th as it was suddenly 8-5.
• Kaisey Carson put some breathing room between IWU and TU with a 2-run home run in the 7th for a 10-5 lead. TU scored twice in the home half of the 7th and had the tying run up to bat with one out. But Carson got a strikeout and fly out to end the game.
• Kaisey Carson:  W, 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K;  2-for-5, HR, 4 RBI, SB
• Victoria Boyer:  2-for-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
• Lauren Buckley:  3-for-4, R, 3 SB
   

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• The Trojans plated seven runs in the 2nd inning for the early lead.
• Kira Madl provided the lone Wildcat run with a solo home run in the 5th inning. But the Trojans scored twice in the home half of the frame for the mercy rule victory.
• The Wildcats managed just three hits in the loss.
• Kaisey Carson:  1-for-2, BB;  L, 4.2 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• Kira Madl:  1-for-2, HR
   

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts Goshen (Ind.) on Monday at Wildcat Field. The Crossroads League doubleheader begins at 4 p.m.