Box Scores - Game 1, Game 2
ROCKFORD, Ill. (SabreAthletics.com) – A doubleheader split with Rockford College secured a 3-1 record on the weekend for the Marian University softball team, taking game one from the Regents 4-2 before dropping game two 4-0 this afternoon, April 22.
Cherise Waltz won her third straight decision after the Sabres scored three runs in the sixth en route to a 4-2 game one victory. In game two, Rockford limited the Marian offense to just a hit on the way to salvaging a doubleheader split at home.
The Sabres move to 13-16 overall, 9-7 in NAC action, while Rockford closes out the weekend 10-22 (5-13 NAC).
In game one, the Sabres took broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, scoring three times on an
Emily Boehnlein two-run single and a
Nikki Ponticelli run-scoring single up the middle.
Waltz gave up a seventh inning run, but the insurance was too much for the Regents to overcome. The senior allowed just an unearned run on five hits, striking out five and walking two to earn her 11th win of the year.
In game two, Rockford's Paige Newhuis out-dueled
Brooke Koechell in the circle, going the distance and allowing just a hit in the shutout win.
The Sabres' lone hit came from their first batter of the game when
Liz Schaller lined a single down the left-field line. After that, Marian drew four walks, but could muster any offense in the 4-0 loss.
Schaller was the only Sabre with multiple hits, recording two in seven at-bats. Boehnlein finished with two RBIs and
Molly Sippel and Ponticelli each added one.
With the 3-1 weekend in NAC play, Marian jumped into fifth place in the standings. They will host a make-up doubleheader with MSOE this Tuesday, April 24. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. at Smith Fields.
