MARION, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan softball continued their homestand on Tuesday evening with a Crossroads League twinbill against Goshen College. The Wildcats shut out the Maple Leafs 8-0 in six innings behind a stellar performance from Alyssa Wagner in the circle. IWU dropped the second game 7-2 after falling behind early and being unable to rally.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Marion, Ind. / Sue Bowman Field
• Records: IWU 17-5, 6-2 CRL | GC 15-8, 7-3 CRL
• Game One Score: IWU def. Goshen 8-0 (6 Innings)
• Game Two Score: Goshen def. IWU 7-2
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #6 | GC – Unranked

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• IWU tallied double-digit hits for the 12th time this season.
• Both Courtney Thomas and Amanda Cope sprinted around the bases for a triple.
• Julianne Bell went 2-3 with two RBI's, a stolen base, and a run scored.
• Elisha Koshy finished with two hits, an RBI, and a run scored.
• Alyssa Wagner bounced back from her 200+ pitch outing last night to throw six strikeouts in five innings and earn her 9th win of the year.

  

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Goshen went up 3-0 in the 1st inning, but IWU was unable to string together enough hits to mount a comeback.
• The Wildcats cut the deficit to 3-2 in the 3rd, but Goshen tacked on four more runs to extend their lead.
• Indiana Wesleyan surrendered 14 hits to the Maple Leafs, the highest of an opponent this season.
• Zoe Fountain went 2-2, while adding another stolen base to her perfect 17-17 percentage.

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats will be back at home on Thursday with a doubleheader against Mount Vernon Nazarene beginning at 4:00 p.m.

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