WINONA LAKE, Ind. – No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan Softball traveled to Grace College on Saturday for a CRL doubleheader against the Lancers. The Wildcats totaled 26 combined runs in two five-inning contests. The offense tallied 30 hits and 23 RBI's, while the defense gave up just 10 hits and 5 earned runs for the day. IWU improved to 29-5 overall and remain tied at the top of the CRL standings with Marian at 19-3.


 

THE ESSENTIALS

 

• Location: Winona Lake, Indiana / Coach Phil Dick Field
• Records: IWU 29-5, 19-3 I GC 7-22-1, 3-20-1
• Game One Score: IWU def. GC 12-4
• Game Two Score: IWU def. GC 14-1
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #15 | GC - Unranked

 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

 


 

• The Wildcat offense came out aggressive scoring 4 runs off 7 hits to take an early lead.
• Bryler Bilger drove in Whitney Waddell with her second hit of the day to make it 5-0 after two innings.
• The game was highlighted by an in-the-park grand slam by Morgan Yeater to put IWU over the run-rule margin for a 12-4 victory in Game 1.
• Indiana Wesleyan totaled six stolen bases, tying their second-highest as a team this season.
• Freshman Malayni Clemens improved to 7-0 this year in the circle after throwing four strikeouts in four innings while allowing just five hits and two earned runs.

 

 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

• The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead early with an RBI double by Bilger in the 1st inning.
• The offense exploded for 5 runs in the second inning off 5 hits to extend the lead to 5-0.
• A two-run home run by Bilger kick-started an 8-run 4th inning and IWU coasted to a 14-1 victory in 5 innings.
• Jordyn Ball pitched a complete game for the Wildcats, sitting down 4 hitters and only giving up 4 hits.

 

 

BABINSKI PERSPECTIVE

 

 

• "What a great four-game road trip," said Head Coach, Steve Babinski. "They really played with the joy of the Lord. I loved how clean the girls played on all three aspects of the game: offense, pitching, and defense. They suited up for each other and played unified ball! I'm a proud coach!"

NEXT TIME OUT

 

 

• The Wildcats will host Taylor for a doubleheader on Monday, April 14th at 4:00 PM.
• Live video and stats will be available at IWUWildcats.com

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