MARION, Ind. – Nationally-ranked Indiana Wesleyan posted a sweep of Grace Friday afternoon by scores of 5-0 and 9-0.


GAME VITALS

• GAME 1: IWU 5, Grace 0
• GAME 2: Indiana Wesleyan 9, Grace 0 (5 innings)
• RECORD: Indiana Wesleyan 23-3

INSIDE THE BOX – Game 1

• Indiana Wesleyan plated five runs in the second inning, but it was more than enough in the 5-0 shutout of visiting Grace.
• Chloe Tragresser led the way with three RBI in the game while Becca Wyatt had two. Both had a double, which marked the only two extra-base hits by the home squad in the game.
• Mckenzey Ridge was dominant, striking out three in five innings of work while allowing just five hits. Danielle Munn registered a strikeout and gave up just one hit while preserving the shutout.
• Wyatt doubled down the right field line, plating Kamryn Buck and Rebecca Schrad for a 2-0 lead in the second.
• The bases were loaded by Julianne Bell, Wyatt and Makenna Pace and Tragresser's deep blast to left center allowed all three Wildcats to run home for a 5-0 score.

INSIDE THE BOX – Game 2

• The Wildcats started scoring early and often in the second game, plating three runs in their first two at bats. IWU scored a run in the third and two in the fourth before shutting down Grace in the fifth for the mercy rule.
• Miranda Wehrle and Buck had three RBI apiece. Jennah Yost, Wehrle and Zoe Fountain all touched base twice in the game.
• Alyssa Wagner tossed four innings of shutout ball, striking out nine batters while giving up just four hits. Alayna Thomas worked a scoreless fifth en route to the win.
• Wehrle belted a three-run homer in the first inning, scoring Yost and Tragresser for the lead. It was more than enough in the game, but the Wildcats stayed hot the rest of the way.
• Schrad doubled in Wehrle in the third. Buck's double plated Fountain and Schrad for a 6-0 advantage.
• Yost came home again in the third with Tragresser's base hit to shortstop. In the fourth, Buck's single to center field plated Fountain. Buck came home moments later on an error for the final margin.

NEARLY HALF THE TIME

• Wehrle hit a round-tripper while Buck, Hannah Miller and Schrad all notched doubles. The four extra-base hits accounted for nearly half of the team's nine hits in the victory.

NEXT TIME OUT

• The Wildcats take the field again tomorrow against Mount Vernon starting at 12 p.m. Live stats and video will be available.

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