Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 COLUMBUS, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan softball opened up their 2023 season on Thursday with a doubleheader sweep of IUPUC. The Wildcats shut out the Pride during the first game,14-0, and they stayed hot for Game 2 in a 7-1 victory.
 
 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Columbus, Ind. | CERA Sports Park
• Records: IWU 2-0 | IUPUC 0-2
• Game One Score: IWU def. IUPUC 14-0
• Game Two Score: IWU def. IUPUC 7-1
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #6 | IUPUC – Unranked

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Elisa Koshy drove in the first run of the season in the top of the 1st inning off a double to left field to score Morgan Yeater.
• IWU took a 6-0 lead in the 1st inning, highlighted by a triple from Julianne Bell and the first Wildcat home run of the year by Ashton Whitman.
• Koshy kept the offense rolling in the 2nd inning with a lead-off bomb.
• Bell's second triple of the game put the Wildcats up 11-0 after just 3 innings.
• Zoe Fountain tallied two stolen bases.
• Alyssa Wagner threw a no-hitter with 4 strikeouts in her 3 innings in the circle. 

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

• IWU got on the board first in the 2nd inning after a fielding error by IUPUC.
• The Wildcats put up 6 runs in the 6th inning after 2 doubles, and 3 singles.
• IWU stole 7 bags, led by Courtney Thomas and Zoe Fountain with 2 each.
• Chloe Tragesser and Ashton Whitman each finished with 2 doubles.
• Emma Etter-Cox sat down 9 batters in 5.2 innings of work.

  

BABINSKI PERSPECTIVE

 

• "I couldn't be happier with Team 36 tonight with such a neat opportunity," said Steve Babinski, Head Softball Coach. "We were able to play in the inaugural home games for the brand new IUPUC Softball program. What a super cool experience that IWU Softball will cherish for a long time. Our girls played with freedom and played for each other! Our pitchers handed the ball off to the next arm, and our batters passed the at-bats around to the next girl. All was done while exhibiting a selflessness that made this coach proud! I couldn't have asked for a better all-around experience."

  

LOOKING FORWARD

 

• The Wildcats will play IU Southeast tomorrow in a doubleheader beginning at 2:00 p.m.

  

FOLLOW THE WILDCATS

 

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