MARION, Ind. - No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan softball took on (RV) Mount Vernon on on Thursday in a doubleheader between two of the top teams in the Crossroads League. The Wildcats fell in both games against the Cougars by just 3 combined runs after final scores of 2-1 and 7-5. IWU finds themselves on a three-game losing streak for the first time since March of 2020.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Marion, Ind. / Sue Bowman Field
• Records: IWU 17-7, 6-4 CRL | MVNU 18-3, 10-2 CRL
• Game One Score: MVNU def. IWU 2-1
• Game Two Score: MVNU def. IWU 7-5
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #6 | MVNU – Receiving Votes

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Mount Vernon scored first in the 2nd with an RBI double by Ollis.
• Marcum made it 2-0 in the 4th inning with her first home run of the day.
• The Wildcats narrowed the margin in the 6th after a Chloe Tragessor score, but were unable to score again.
• IWU's four hits tied their lowest total of the season.
• Alyssa Wagner kept Indiana Wesleyan in the game with 8 strikeouts.

  

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• MVNU took an early 1-0 lead, but IWU took a 3-1 lead in the 2nd inning.
• Mount Vernon took back the lead with 5 runs over the next two innings.
• IWU once again started to mount a rally in the 7th inning with a Ashton Whiteman RBI single, however three-consecutive strikeouts ended the game.
• The Wildcat defense have given up 14 hits twice in their last 3 games. 

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats will look to bounce back on the road at Spring Arbor on Saturday for a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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