Saint Francis (Ind.) SAINT FR 5-4

Indiana Wesleyan INDIANA 11-4

Saint Francis (Ind.) SAINT FR

5-4

Final

Mar. 15, 2023

Indiana Wesleyan INDIANA

11-4

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Saint Francis (Ind.) SAINT FR	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	6	0
Indiana Wesleyan INDIANA	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	1

W: M. Rust (0-0) L: Wagner, Alyssa (6-1)

Saint Francis (Ind.) SFU 5-5

Indiana Wesleyan IWU 12-4

Saint Francis (Ind.) SFU

5-5

Final

Mar. 15, 2023

Indiana Wesleyan IWU

12-4

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Saint Francis (Ind.) SFU	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	6	11	3
Indiana Wesleyan IWU	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	7	11	1

W: Thomas, Alayna (2-2) L: E. Turpin (0-0)

Game Recap: Softball | 3/15/2023 11:15:00 PM

NO. 2 SOFTBALL SPLITS HOME OPENER AGAINST SAINT FRANCIS

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MARION, Ind. - No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan softball played their first doubleheader of the season at Sue Bowman Field on Wednesday afternoon in their Crossroads League opener against Saint Francis. The Wildcats fell in Game 1, 2-5, after tying their second-lowest batting average of the season. IWU responded with a thrilling 7-6 Game 2 win in extra innings after scoring two runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to earn the victory.

THE ESSENTIALS

Location: Marion, Ind. / Sue Bowman Field
Records: IWU 12-4, 1-1 CRL | USF 5-5, 1-1 CRL
Game One Score: USF def. IWU 5-2
Game Two Score: IWU def. USF 7-6
NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #2 | USF – Unranked

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

After a two-run home run for Saint Francis in the 1st inning, IWU cut the deficit to 2-1 with a Zoe Fountain run in the 3rd inning.
USF's three runs in the 4th inning were too much for the Wildcats to overcome.
This marked the first loss to Saint Francis in 18 games, dating back to 2018.
Zoe Fountain tallied her 11th stolen base of the season.
Alyssa Wagner recorded her second game in a row of double-digit strikeouts with 10.

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

An RBI single for Ashton Whiteman in the 1st inning got the Wildcats on the board first.
USF exploded for 5 runs in 3 innings to take a 5-1 lead.
A three-run 6th inning was followed by a game-tying run by Julianne Bell to make it 5-5 and force extra innings.
An RBI single for the Cougars in the top of the inning put the pressure on the Wildcats.
Chloe Tragesser drove in the tying run, and Julianne Bell gave IWU the victory with an RBI single.
Bell went 3-5 with a double and an RBI.
Alayna Thomas picked up her second win of the season after holding USF to one earned run in the final 3 innings.

NEXT TIME OUT

The Wildcats continue their month of March at home with a doubleheader against Grace on Friday beginning at 4:00 p.m.

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Pitching: W: M. Rust (0-0); L: Wagner, Alyssa (6-1)

Saint Francis (Ind.)

Batting: 2B: B. McCord 1; M. Dowd 1; HR: T. Miller 1; RBI: T. Miller 2; A. Erwin 1; M. Minnich 2
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: B. McCord 1; T. Miller 1; B. Homan 1; M. Dowd 1; C. Turner 1; SB: C. Turner 1; CS: A. Smith 1

Indiana Wesleyan

BATTING:: 2B: Whitman, Ashton 1; RBI: Bell, Julianne 1; Wyatt, Becca 1
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: Whitman, Ashton 1; Fountain, Zoe 1; SB: Fountain, Zoe 1

Hits

SAINT FR

INDIANA

Stolen Bases

SAINT FR

INDIANA

Walks

SAINT FR

INDIANA

Strikeouts

SAINT FR

INDIANA

Pitching: W: Thomas, Alayna (2-2); L: E. Turpin (0-0)

Saint Francis (Ind.)

Batting: 2B: M. Dowd 1; C. Turner 1; HR: C. Turner 1; A. Dunnuck 1; RBI: T. Miller 1; A. Erwin 1; C. Turner 2; A. Dunnuck 2
BASERUNNING:: RUNS: P. Iliff 1; M. Dowd 2; C. Turner 2; A. Dunnuck 1; SB: M. Dowd 1