VERONA, Wis. - Marian University softball (14-12, 8-6 NACC) beat Edgewood 10-9 before falling to the Eagles 11-3 in six innings in a NACC doubleheader.
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GAME 1
- Marian jumped out early on the Eagles scoring four runs in the top of the second inning to open the scoring.
- Freshman Mackenzie Christofferson plated a pair of runs to open the scoring for the game.
- Edgewood responded with two runs in the next half inning but the Sabres would plate four more runs in the third to lead 8-2.
- Senior Evelynn Spaeth and freshman Erin Cowe each drove in a run with a double before senior Katelyn Matenaer hit a home run to put an exclamation point on the frame.
- After another Edgewood run came across in the third, sophomore Abigail Schreiber would score in the top of the fourth to put Marian ahead 9-3.
- Mateanaer would hit her second long ball of the game in the sixth to give Marian a 10-3 advantage
- Edgewood was able to put together a rally in the top of the seventh plating six runs but Marian was able to hold on for the win.
GAME 2
- Matenaer would lead off the second game with her third home run of the day to give Marian an early lead.
- This lead would only last until the second when Edgewood plated a pair of its first lead of the day.
- The Eagles would plate another pair in the third to build a 4-1 lead.
- Productive outs from Spaeth and Cowe in the fourth saw Marian trim its deficit down to 4-3.
- A home run in the fifth and a five-run sixth from the Eagles would end the game early, however.
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Senior Katelyn Matenaer went 4-for-6 on the day with three home runs, five runs driven in, and four runs scored. |
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Freshman Sabrina Di Vito (5-6) earned the win in game one going 5.2 innings allowing just one earned run. |
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Freshman Erin Cowe had a hit and drove in a run in each game to go with two runs scored. |
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Wednesday, April 24
4 p.m.
Smith Field |
