MARION, Ind. - No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan softball began their 14-game road trip on Tuesday with a doubleheader in Fort Wayne against Saint Francis. The Wildcats tied their second-highest hit total in a 9-5 win in Game 1. USF scored three runs in the 6th inning of Game 2 to tie it up 5-5 before a walk off double in the bottom of the 7th stole the victory from the Wildcats, 6-5.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Fort Way, Ind. / Westendorf Field
• Records: IWU 24-10, 13-7 CRL | USF 7-18, 2-14 CRL
• Game One Score: IWU def. USF 9-5
• Game Two Score: USF def. IWU 6-5
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #22 | USF – Unranked

 
 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• The Wildcats took a 3-0 lead after a double from Sadie Harding that scored two.
• USF responded with four runs over the next two inning for the 4-3 lead.
• IWU tallied two runs in each of the final three innings to secure the victory.
• Five Wildcats connected for two hits in the game.
• Elisa Koshy hit her team-high fifth home run of the season.
• Sadie Harding finished with three RBI's off two hits with two runs scored.
• Alyssa Wagner pitched another complete game to improve to 14-3 with eight strikeouts.

  

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Sadie Harding got things rolling with a lead-off home run, her first of the season.
• IWU seemed to be in control with a 5-2 lead after five innings before USF tied it up with three runs in the 6th.
• After two walks in the 7th put a runner on second base, the Cougars hit a walk-off double to bring in the winning run.
• Jennah Yost went 3-4 with two runs scored.

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats continue their 14-game road trip on Friday with a doubleheader at Mount Vernon beginning at 1:00 p.m.

 

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