MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan softball team registered two wins on Saturday, earning an 8-0 run-rule victory in the opener before winning a 13-10 slugfest in the nightcap.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Mount Vernon, Ohio
• Records: IWU 15-3 (6-0) I MVNU – 9-9 (2-4)
• Game One Score: IWU def. MVNU 8-0
• Game Two Score: IWU def. MVNU 13-10
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #16 I MVNU - Unranked

 
 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Brylee Bilger got things going with a solo home run in the first inning.
• In the third, Bilger doubled in Chloe Tragesser and Morgan Yeater for a 3-0 edge. Moments later, Kamryn Buck doubled home A. Hackett, who was in as a pinch runner for Bilger. Buck scored when Makenna Waddell reached on an error and Becca Wyatt drove in Abby Harvey, who had walked earlier in the frame for the 6-0 advantage.
• IWU pushed the margin to 8-0 with two runs in the fifth. Wyatt singled with one out and moved to second on Zoe Fountain's base knock. After they each swiped a base, Carli Merritt walked and Tragesser came back in for Merritt. A fielder's choice by Yeater plated Wyatt. Maddie Martin drew a pinch hit walk, driving in Fountain.
• For the game, Bilger rattled off two hits and drove in three runs. Wyatt had a pair of hits in the win.
• Alyssa Wagner tossed the complete-game shutout. She struck out four and gave up just two hits and walked only one in the victory.

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• IWU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first frame. Sadie Harding was hit by a pitch with one away. Bilger blasted a two-run round-tripper for the lead.
• Down 3-2 in the third inning, Abby Harvey reached on an error, allowing Morgan Yeater and Bilger to cross home for a 4-3 advantage.
• In the fourth, Wyatt singled and ended up on third on a base hit from Fountain. Fountain stole second and Wyatt scored. Moments later, Fountain scored on a base hit by Yeater.
• A double by Ella Phillips in the fifth pushed across Chloe Poe and Wyatt for an 8-4 lead. Phillips later scored when Tragesser reached on an error. Buck's infield hit plated Harding. Buck and Poe each had RBI's in the frame for an 11-4 edge.  
• Up 11-8, Bilger lifted a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, driving in Fountain. Poe blasted a solo home run in the seventh for a five-run advantage. The Wildcats saw the home team plate two in the seventh, but IWU garnered the three-run victory.
• Bilger, Fountain and Wyatt had two hits apiece. Bilger and Poe had home runs. Bilger drove in three runs while Phillips and Poe had two RBI each. Bilger, Wyatt, Fountain, Poe and Harding crossed home twice apiece.
• Emma Etter-Cox threw five innings and had a strikeout to record the win. Alayna Thomas came in and threw the final two innings for the save.

NEXT TIME OUT

 

 

• The Wildcats return to action Tuesday when they play at Taylor University for a doubleheader starting at 4:00 p.m.
• Live video and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com.

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