GOSHEN, Ind. - No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan softball began the second half of their 14-game road trip on Tuesday night with a doubleheader against Goshen. The Wildcats rallied to force extra innings in Game 1 before falling 5-6 in the 9th inning. IWU responded in Game 2 with an offensive explosion of 15 hits and three home runs to win 12-4 in 6 innings.  


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Goshen, Ind. / Goshen College Softball Complex
• Records: IWU 29-11, 18-8 CRL | GC 22-17, 14-12 CRL
• Game One Score: GC def. IWU 6-5 (9 Innings)
• Game Two Score: IWU def. GC 12-4 (6 Innings)
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #22 | GC – Unranked

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Goshen took an early 5-0 lead after 3 innings.
• IWU climbed their way back into the game and a Makenna Waddell home run in the 7th inning forced extras.
• A walk-off single by Goshen in the 9th inning stole the win, 6-5.
• Waddell's home run was her first of the season.
• Jennah Yost tallied a stolen base, giving her 131 in her career and just 5 away from the program record.

  

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• After two scoreless innings, IWU poured on 12 runs in 4 innings to earn the run-rule win.
• The Wildcats' 15 hits tied their second-highest total of the season.
• Elisa Koshy hit two home runs in the game, giving her nine on the season to lead the Crossroads League.
• Zoe Fountain showed off her speed with an in-the-park home run, her first of the year.
• Makenna Waddell went 3-4 with two RBI's and a run scored.
• Emma Etter-Cox secured her 10th win of the season after holding Goshen to three earned runs in 5 innings.

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats stay on the road tomorrow with a doubleheader at Spring Arbor beginning at 3:00 p.m.

 

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