Softball sweeps Wilmington in non-conference road contest

The Defiance softball team swept Wilmington in a non-conference road doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets battled back to win Game 1, 10-9, and took Game 2 in a shutout, 4-0.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (18-12, 7-5), Wilmington (12-16
• Location: Wilmington, Ohio - WC Softball Complex
• Attendance: 157

Game 1

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Taylor Biggs started in the circle for the Yellow Jackets and pitched the first 4.2 innings. She allowed eight runs off 11 hits.
• Freshman Anika Craft came in for relief and pitched the last 2.1 innings to earn the win.
• Senior Kalin Hubble led Defiance at the plate with three hits and three RBIs. She launded one homerun and two doubles.
• Junior Marissa Roberts recorded two hits and two RBIs.
• Freshman Destiny Coil added one hit and two RBIs.
• Freshman Amber Krause chipped in one hit and one RBI during the game.
• Hannah Hall pitched the first two innings for Wilmington and allowed two runs off two hits.
• Lizz Hadley led the Quakers with three hits and two RBIs.

The Difference

• The Yellow Jackets started the scoring in the first inning off a two-run homer by Hubble to grab an early 2-0 lead.
• Wilmington tied the game 2-2 in the first inning off RBI hits from Hadley and Suchland.
• The Quakers grabbed the lead in the second inning courtesy of an RBI hit from Judeae Wilson to make it 3-2.
• Defiance regained the lead in the fourth inning and grabbed a run in the fifth to take a 6-3 lead.
• Wilmington used a 5-0 fifth inning to take a 8-6 lead.
• The Quakers increased their lead in the sixth inning with a run to make the score 9-6.
• The Yellow Jackets rallied off four runs to take the lead 10-9 in the all important seventh inning and take the win.

Game 2

Inside The Numbers

• Sophomore Riley Alcorn earned her first start of the season on the mound and pitched all seven innings to notch the shutout win. She only allowed two hits and struckout two batters.
• Senior Hali Geraci led the Yellow Jackets at the plate with two hits.
• Roberts grabbed one hit and two RBIs.
• Hubble launched another homerun during the contest.
• Sophomore Brooke Silcox, senior Sophie Moller, freshman Amber Krause, and sophomore Laney Grimwood each chipped in one hit.
• Alexis Stringfellow pitched the first four innings and allowed four runs off five hits.
• Hayley Suchland and Logann Julian each earned a hit for Wilmington.

The Difference

• Defiance grabbed the first runs of the game off a two-RBI double from Roberts and took a 2-0 lead.
• The Yellow Jackets earned two more runs in the fifth off a solo shot from Hubble and freshman Kelly Limbaugh stealing home to make the final score 4-0.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets next hit the road again to take on rival Bluffton in HCAC play on Wednesday, April 27. Game 1 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and Game 2 will be at 5:30 p.m.