PHOENIX, Ariz. – No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan softball kicked off their Arizona trip Thursday with a doubleheader against Benedictine University at Mesa. The Wildcats held the Redhawks scoreless in game one, winning 6-0, but a feisty Redhawks squad would score five runs in the seventh inning in game two, defeating IWU 7-6.

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Addie Benham collected her fifth home run of the season, going yard in the sixth inning.
• Nine different Wildcats collected a hit in the game, with Miranda Wehrle and Rebecca Schrad both collecting two RBI’s apiece.
• Mckenzey Ridge threw the first six innings of the game allowing just one hit while striking out three.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• IWU took a 6-2 lead into the seventh inning, with Lauren Buckley and Sydney Lowe scoring two runs apiece.
• Lauren Buckley didn’t stay anywhere for a long time as she accumulated six stolen bases in the contest while going 3-of-4 from the plate. 

BABINSKI PERSPECTIVE

• The game of softball can be a tricky one at times. Sometimes you take two steps forward and one step back. Today we got better but we were also given a couple of things we need to learn from. If we apply the answers to these lessons we learned today, this team will have great success.

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Wildcats face Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) tomorrow at 4 & 6 p.m. EST.
• Please check IWUWildcats.com tomorrow before game time to confirm live stats and live video links.   

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