MARION, Ind. - No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan softball continued their 14-game road trip on Friday with a doubleheader rematch against No. 20 Mount Vernon Nazarene. The Wildcats lost two in their previous matchup at the end of March. IWU easily took care of Game 1, 9-1, before earning a gritty 4-3 victory in Game 2 to earn the sweep. Indiana Wesleyan jumps to third in the Crossroads League standing with a 15-7 record.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Mount Vernon, Ohio / Cougar Softball Field
• Records: IWU 26-10, 15-7 CRL | MVNU 22-9, 14-8 CRL
• Game One Score: IWU def. MVNU 9-1
• Game Two Score: IWU def. MVNU 4-3
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #22 | MVNU – #20

 
 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• IWU broke open their scoring with five runs in the 2nd inning after registering four hits.
• A triple from Becca Wyatt highlighted a four-run 5th inning as the Wildcats put the game out of reach.
• Both Julianne Bell and Wyatt recorded triples, tying IWU's game-high this season.
• Nine different Wildcat's connected for a hit.
• Alyssa Wagner earned her 15th win of the season

  

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Mount Vernon took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning, but Indiana Wesleyan took a 2-1 lead in the 4th.
• The Cougars attempted to mount a comeback in the bottom of the 7th, but the Wildcat defense held strong to secure the win.
• Emma Etter-Cox surrendered just 2 earned run in 6.1 inning of work to improve to 8-3 on the year.
• Alyssa Wagner came in for the final 2 outs to earn her first save of the season.
• Zoe Fountain stole her 30th base of the season, setting a new career-high.

  

BABINSKI PERSPECTIVE

 

• "Today had a lot on the line, and the girls came off the bus ready for the challenge," said Steve Babinski, Head Softball Coach. "Our pitchers dealt it, while our defense shut doors. Our bats and run game were fun to see. I am so proud of these girls! Now, onto tomorrow!"

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats continue their 14-game road trip tomorrow with a doubleheader at rival Taylor beginning at 1:00 p.m.

 

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