FORT WAYNE, Ind. – No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan softball kicked off their 2022 season Monday, traveling to Fort Wayne, Indiana for a doubleheader with the Warriors of Indiana Tech University. Tech would best the rusty Wildcats in game one, 3-0 but an offensive outburst in game two would give IWU their first win of the season. 

 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Warrior Park | Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Records: IWU 0-1 | ITU 1-2
• NAIA Top-25 Ranking: IWU - #8 | ITU - Unranked
• Game 1 Score: ITU def. IWU, 3-0
• Game 2 Score: IWU def. IWU, 8-2
   

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Kamryn Buck and Julianne Bell mustered the only two hits in the game for IWU. 
• Indiana Tech stranded six runners on base in game one while IWU left two. 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Miranda Wehrle would end the scoreless streak for IWU in the top of the first, driving in Jennah Yost off a double to centerfield.
• Elisa Koshy would collect IWU's second double of inning down the left field line, driving in Kamryn Buck. IWU would lead 2-0 after one inning of play.
• The Wildcats would put two more up in the second inning, with Zoe Fountain and Julianne Bell scoring on an Indiana Tech error. 
• IWU would score three runs on two outs in the top of the third, pushing their lead to five runs over the Warriors.
• Wehrle collected IWU's six double of the game in the sixth, the most in a game for IWU since they hit six against Goshen in April of 2018.

 

BABINSKI PERSPECTIVE

 

• "It was so wonderful getting outside on one of the best facilities in the Midwest. I loved how we were able to get so many players in and see where we can be stretched. Excited to suit up again after we hit a good practice season! Now onto Georgia."
   

  

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• IWU heads to Columbus, Georgia for the NFCA NAIA Leadoff Classic on February 25-26.
• Their first game comes against Bryan College (Tenn.) on Friday February 25.  

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