MARION, Ind. - No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats defeated Olivet Nazarene Tigers 11-0 in five innings to open up NAIA Opening Round action. Alyssa Wagner and Emma Etter-Cox combined to throw the no-hitter. Miranda Wehrle now sits atop of the NAIA in home runs this season. Last year, these two teams met in the first round of Opening Round play with the Tigers prevailing 2-1 knocking the Wildcats into the losers bracket.
 

GAME ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Sue Bowman Field I Marion, Indiana
• Seeds: IWU - 1 I ONU - 4
• Records: IWU 51-8 I ONU 33-14-1
• Result: IWU def. ONU 11-0 (5 innings)

  

WHAT HAPPENED

 

• Miranda Wehrle struck the first bomb over the fence to break open the Wildcat scoring. Wehrle is now tied for 1st in the NAIA in home runs on the season with 19.
• A busy second inning featured:
  • Makenna Pace single scoring Kamryn Buck
  • Chloe Tragesser reached first via error sending in Julianne Bell
  • Wehrle hit by pitch sends in Pace
  • Becca Wyatt grounded out to second base, sending in Makenna Waddell
• Third inning scoring:
  • Buck hits home run.
  • Chloe Tragesser reached base via error sending in Makenna Pace.
  • Wehrle single to left field sending in Jennah Yost.
  • Wyatt double sending in Tragesser.
  • Abby Harvey double sending in both Wyatt and Wehrle.

 

STAT TRACKER

 

• Wildcats outhit the Tigers 10-0.
• Wagner and Etter-Cox combined for four strikeouts in 15 at bats.
• The game featured three doubles one a piece from Wyatt, Harvey, and Pace.
• Buck and Wehrle each added to their home run totals adding one a piece.
• Wehrle led with three of the team's 11 RBIs.

 

ONTO THE WINNER'S BRACKET

 

• Wildcats advance in the Marion Bracket winners bracket to play the GPAC Conference Champion Midland University at 11am tomorrow. The winner of the 11am game will advance straight to the Wednesday Championship and the loser will play at 5pm.

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