MARION, Ind. – The No. 17 Indiana Wesleyan softball team split a doubleheader against Spring Arbor University on Saturday, winning the first game 3-0 before falling in the nightcap by an 11-0 margin. 


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Marion, Ind.
• Records: IWU 23-5, 14-2 I SAU 16-11, 8-6
• Game One Score: IWU def. SAU 3-0
• Game Two Score: SAU def. IWU 11-0
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #17 – SAU - Unranked

 

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• IWU took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Sadie Harding belted a one-out double to left center field and moved to third on Brylee Bilger's base hit to left field. After Bilger swiped second, Kamryn Buck's sacrifice pushed Harding across home plate for the one-run advantage. 
• In the fifth, Becca Wyatt drew a lead-off walk and hustled to second on Zoe Fountain's base hit. Chloe Tragesser laid down a sacrifice bunt. Two batters later, Harding singled in Wyatt. A wild pitch allowed Fountain to cross home for a 3-0 advantage. 
• For the game, Harding led the way with two hits, including a double, with one RBI and a run scored. Bilger and Fountain tallied hits. Buck drove in a run and Fountain scored.
• In the circle, Alyssa Wagner continued her dominance. She struck out four and gave up just one walk. Wagner needed only 82 pitches to secure the no-hitter. 

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• Harding recorded a one-out walk in the first, but she was left stranded. In the second, Chloe Poe reached on a walk and moved to second on a single from Wyatt, but a double play ended the threat.
• Tragesser led off the third with a single and Maddie Seitz came in as a pinch runner. She trotted to second on a walk to Harding, but a groundout ended the inning.
• SAU scored seven runs in the fourth to break the game open. Five of the runs were unearned. 
• IWU tried to get things going in the bottom of the inning when Abby Harvey doubled to right field. Chloe Poe was hit by a pitch, but two straight outs kept the home team off the board. 
• SAU scored four in the fifth inning and the lone base runner of the inning for the Wildcats came via a Morgan Yeater double.
• For the game, Harvey and Yeater recorded doubles. Tragesser and Wyatt both posted hits.
• Alayna Thomas got the start and worked 3.2 innings in the circle. She had three strikeouts. Emma Etter-Cox and Makenna Waddell each tossed two-thirds of an inning.
  
   

 

NEXT TIME OUT

 

 

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

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