MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. - No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan softball split with RV Mount Vernon Nazarene University on the road. After dropping game one 2-3, Wildcats responded shutting out Cougars 6-0 in game two. Wildcats set a new program record in stolen bases in a season with 154 currently. MVNU is currently in third in conference posting a 19-9 Crossroads League record.
 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Mount Vernon, Ohio | Cougar Softball Field
• Records: IWU 36-7, 21-4| MVNU 29-11, 19-9
• Game One Score: MVNU def. IWU 3-2
• Game Two Score: IWU def. MVNU 6-0

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Wildcats posted nine hits to Cougars six. Miranda Wehrle and Elisa Koshy led with two apiece.
• Jennah Yost and Makenna Pace each collected an RBI both in the fifth inning.
• Alyssa Wagner controlled the mound for the Wildcats striking out seven Cougars in six innings of play.

  

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

• Wildcats bounced back scoring two runs in the fourth, one in the fifth, and three in the seventh to take game two 6-0.
• Hot at bats, Wildcats posted 10 hits led by Chloe Tragesser, Yost, and Pace each posting two.
• Five different Wildcats scored while Kamryn Buck ran in for two runs.
• Julianne Bell's stolen base in the top of the seventh inning pushed the Wildcats to a new school record with 154 stolen bases currently on the season.
• Alayna Thomas pitched a complete game for the Wildcats.

 

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• Wildcats host Huntington University on Senior Day tomorrow, April 23 at 1pm. Seniors will be honored following the conclusion of the double header.

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