INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – In a top ten showdown on the campus of Marian University, No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan Softball fell 4-3 to No. 2 Marian University. Emily Hastings doubled in the seventh scoring Aubrie Eckert, but IWU failed to convert stranding her on second to end the game.

GAME VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan – 3    |   Marian (Ind.)  – 4
• Records: IWU – 51-9 |   Marian (Ind.)  – 47-3
• NAIA Top 25 Rank: Indiana Wesleyan - #10   |   Marian (Ind.)  - #2
• Location:   Marian University   |   Indianapolis, Indiana |      MU Softball Field

INSIDE THE BOX

• Shannon Arndt scored the first run for the Wildcats in the bottom of the third off a Marian Knights error.
• Lauren Buckley scored one batter later off Alex Springer’s groundout.
• Emily Hastings doubled in the seventh scoring Aubrie Eckert. 

BABINSKI PERSPECTIVE

• “Even though tomorrow is an elimination game, we have been playing every game like it’s an elimination game. We have been playing with a sense of urgency and have played some really clean ball.”

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan plays the winner of the Taylor/Huntington game tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the campus of Marian University.

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