CLERMONT, Fla. – The West Virginia Wesleyan Softball team swept Day 2 of THE Spring Games with wins over Seton Hill and Millersville. The Bobcats defeated Seton Hill 1-0 in eight innings and won 2-1 against Millersville. The Bobcats only allowed four hits on the day, including giving up just one hit to Millersville.
Game 1 vs Seton Hill
It was a very quiet game offensively for both sides as each team had only three hits combined. Wesleyan got their first baserunner in the bottom of the 1
st when
Grace Smith singled to right but she would be left stranded. The Griffins had a runner in scoring position in the top of the 2
nd on an error, eventually ending the inning with nothing.
A lot of 1-2-3s for both sides and a few walks until the 7
th inning when
Alyssa Rohr got on with a single. Rohr was left there after a flyout to send the game into extra innings. SHU had runners on first and third with two outs in the top of the 8
th, popping up to
Kaitlyn Rizor to end their half of the inning.
Taylor Swartz moved the runner over to third on a groundout and
Kiley Turner walked it off with a sacrifice fly to right field to win the game.
Nina Grandey, Mackenzie Zang and Camryn Murphy were the only Griffins to get a hit. Lauren Dellet went 7.2 innings, giving up one run (unearned) on three hits without a strikeout.
Grace Hightower,
Grace Smith and
Alyssa Rohr were able to get a hit off of Dellet with
Kiley Turner getting the only RBI of the game.
Hannah Hudson pitched an eight-inning gem, surrendering three hits and five strikeouts with only two walks. It was Hudson's second win of the season.
Game 2 vs Millersville
The Bobcats were able to get on the board early with
Kaitlyn Rizor hitting an RBI single after a pair of singles from
Grace Smith and
Alli Robinson in the 1
st.
Taylor Swartz was left in scoring position in the top of the 2
nd after starting the inning off with a leadoff double. Millersville committed costly errors in the top of the 4
th, having two errors back-to-back and a passed ball allowing
Bella Posey to score to make it 2-0.
Kendall Stoffel continued to sit the Millersville offense down in order until the Marauders were able to load the bases and score on four-straight walks by Stoffel.
Abigail O'Shields was able to come in and close out the inning.
Wesleyan attempted to get an insurance run in the 7
th but were unsuccessful, leaving
Alyssa Rohr at second. O'Shields put away Millersville 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 7
th on two-straight popups and a groundout to secure the win.
Sam Fried had the lone hit for the Marauders and Alyssa Stover was able to get an RBI on the walk. Morgan Crutcher took the loss after going two innings and giving up one earned run. In five innings of relief, the bullpen only allowed one hit and gave up no runs.
Grace Smith was the only Bobcat with more than one hit as she went 2-4 at the plate.
Kaitlyn Rizor finished 1-3 with 1 RBI.
Kendall Stoffel secured her second win of the season after going 5.1 innings and only allowing one earned run on one hit. Stoffel did walk six but struck out five. Abigail Shields got the save after going 1.2 innings with one strikeout.
Up Next For The Bobcats
Wesleyan is set to play Pitt-Johnstown at 10 a.m. and Holy Family at 3 p.m. in Leesburg at the Sleepy Hollow Fields.
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