WINONA LAKE, Ind. - No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan softball were back on the road on Thursday for their second doubleheader of the season against Grace. The Wildcats launched three home runs in Game 1 to win 10-3. IWU took advantage of 7 Grace errors in Game 2 to earn the victory 8-4.



 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Winona Lake, Ind. / Coach Phil Dick Field
• Records: IWU 21-9, 10-6 CRL | GC 6-17, 5-13 CRL
• Game One Score: IWU def. GC 10-3
• Game Two Score: IWU def. GC 8-4
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU – #22 | GC – Unranked

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Kamryn Buck showed off her speed and scored an inside-the-park home run in the 3rd inning.
• After falling behind 2-1, IWU took the lead after 5 innings, 4-3.
• Sadie Harding hit a two-run home run over the right field fence, her first of the season.
• Elisa Koshy added another two-run home run in the 7th inning and leads the team with 4 this year.
• Alyssa Wagner improved to 11-3 in the circle after throwing 7 strikouts in 6 innings of work.
• IWU's 3 home runs are the most in a game this season.

  

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• An Ashton Whitman double and an Elisa Koshy triple in the 1st inning gave IWU their first two runs of the game.
• Julianne Bell drove in her 1st of 3 RBI's in the 2nd inning to go up 3-2.
• Bell registered her first home run of the season in the 4th inning to extend their lead to 6-3.
• IWU scored two more runs off Grace errors to increase their run total to 8.
• Zoe Fountain stole 3 stolen bases, her most in a game this season.
• Alayna Thomas earned her 3rd win of the season only giving up one run in four innings.

  

NEXT TIME OUT

 

• The Wildcats return to Sue Bowman Field on Monday against Bethel beginning at 4:00 p.m.

 

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