MISHAWAKA, Ind. – No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan Softball played Bethel University in a rescheduled doubleheader on Friday evening. Game 1 saw freshman
Isabelle Beidelschies throw a no hitter en route to a 10-0 IWU win.
Maddie Martin spurred the offense in game 2 with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs, both game highs for the Wildcats this season, as IWU won 12-1.
- Location: Mishawaka, Indiana / Gardner Field
- Records: IWU 27-5, 17-3 I BU 8-28, 3-19
- Game One Score: IWU def. BU 10-0
- Game Two Score: IWU def. BU 12-1
- NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #13 | BU - Unranked
- The Wildcats started out game 1 with great patience as Morgan Yeater, Brylee Bilger, and Courtney Thomas all earned walks to load the bases. Sadie Harding then walked as well to score the first run of the game.
- The offense exploded in the 5th inning as they scored 9 runs in total. Bilger got the party started with a 1 out walk. Maddie Seitz came in to pinch run for her and stole second. Thomas advanced her to third with a single and then Harding brought them both home with a single of her own. Arie Hackett earned an infield single that scored Harding to make it 4-0. After a Maddie Martin double and a wild pitch, Hackett crossed home plate. Sara Ruble made it on base safely after a fielder's choice and then an error in the outfield during Whitney Waddell's at bat scored both base runners. Yeater hit a single which brought Waddell home and Bilger crushed a ball for another home run on her year to extend the lead to 10-0.
- Isabelle Beidelschies started the game and tossed a no-hitter in her 5 inning complete game! This was the first no hitter thrown for the Wildcats this year and the first since Alyssa Wagner threw one last year against Spring Arbor.
- The offense did not slow down as IWU scored 5 in the first inning of game 2. Back to back doubles from Whitney Waddell and Morgan Yeater gave IWU a 1-0 lead. Yeater stole third and scored on a passed ball and to make it 2-0. Courtney Thomas and Sadie Harding both made it on base safely with a single and a walk respectively. Maddie Martin finished out the scoring by smacking a ball over the outfield fence to score 3 more.
- Jordyn Ball started in the circle for the Wildcats and pitched out of a jam to keep the Pilots off the board in the 1st.
- Leading off the top of the 3rd, Leah May hit the second home run of the game and third of the day for Indiana Wesleyan. Later in the inning, Abby Harvey smacked a triple over the head of the right fielder which scored Waddell. Harvey would come home immediately after when Bilger singled. A couple batters later the bases were loaded for Martin who earned another RBI with a sacrifice hit that scored Casey Cirillo and extended the lead to 9-0.
- Ball continued to pitch well with two straight 1-2-3 innings in the bottom of the 2nd and 3rd.
- Malayni Clemens came in to pinch hit during the top of the 4th inning and hit a triple that scored Yeater that gave IWU a 10-0 lead for the second time on the day.
- The Pilots scored their first run of the day in the bottom of the 4th.
- In the top of the 5th, Martin hit her second home run of the game to bring the lead to 12-1. Martin finished game 2 with an incredible 6 RBIs which is the highest in a game for the Wildcats this season.
- Ball finished with the win and 10 strikeouts.
- The Wildcats travel to Grace College for a doubleheader tomorrow, April 12th at 1:00 PM.
- Live video and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com
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