HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Wesleyan Softball took to the road for a doubleheader with Huntington University on Tuesday afternoon. Rain and lightning delayed the start of game 1, but once play commenced, IWU went to work. The Wildcats pulled out a 6-3 win in the first game. In the second game, weather once again was a factor and the contest was suspended after 2 innings of play.
After two scoreless innings to start the game, IWU gained a run in the top of the 3rd off the bat of
Morgan Yeater. Huntington would tie it up one inning later. The Wildcats responded in the top of the 5th with 3 more runs from a bases loaded walk and a
Leah May double that scored two runners. In the 6th, both teams added to their score, IWU with two more and Huntington with one more. Now with the score at 6-2, the Foresters made a comeback effort in the bottom of the 7th by scoring a run but were stopped from scoring any further.
Game 2 started after a short break but was stopped after two innings due to incoming severe weather. The game is suspended and will be completed at a later date.
THE ESSENTIALS
- Location: Huntington, Indiana / HU Softball Field
- Records: IWU 18-8 (11-3) I HU 17-12 (9-8)
- Game One Score: IWU def. HU 6-3
- Game Two Score: 0-0 after 2 innings
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
- Morgan Yeater broke the 0-0 tie with an RBI that scored Whitney Waddell in the 3rd inning.
- Huntington tied it at 1 in the bottom of the 4th.
- IWU took a three run advantage in the 5th as Courtney Thomas drew a walk with the bases loaded to bring home Yeater and then in the subsequent at-bat, Leah May powered a ball to left center field to score Maddie Seitz and Brylee Bilger.
- Yeater drove home another run in the next inning on a SAC fly that allowed Danica Fuller to cross home plate. Later in the same frame, Leah May was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give the Wildcats the 6-1 lead.
- The Foresters scored once in the bottom of the 6th and the bottom of the 7th to bring the final score to 6-3 in favor of IWU.
KEY WILDCATS
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Wildcats host Grace College on Thursday, April 2nd at 4:00 PM.
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