FOND DU LAC - Marian University softball (14-12, 11-5 NACC) racked up 24 hits in a sweep of Edgewood, earning 4-0 and 9-1 wins for its first sweep of the Eagles since 2021.
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GAME 1Â
- Junior Sabrina Di Vito opened strong with two strikeouts in the first inning.
- Senior Carissa Heisdorf hit a triple in her first at-bat and later scored to put the Sabres on the board in the second.Â
- Senior Riley Mankowski's double highlighted a two-run, four-hit fourth inning for the Sabres as they extended their lead to three runs.Â
- Junior Savanna Knuth's sacrifice fly in the fifth plated senior Hope Matta to add to Marian's cushion.Â
- Di Vito was dominant in the 4-0 shutout of the Eagles, allowing just one hit.Â
GAME 2Â
- Marian struck early in the first, scoring three unearned runs, including Knuth stealing home.Â
- Edgewood broke through in the fifth with three hits and a run in the inning.Â
- The Sabres added two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to take an 8-1 lead.
- Senior Alex Paulsberg capped the game in the sixth with an RBI as Marian sealed the sweep with a run-rule victory.
GAME 1
- Just one hit allowed marks the lowest opponent total of the season.
- The Sabres racked up 11 hits, paced by sophomore Macey Pease's three.Â
- Marian totaled zero errors on the day, while Edgewood committed two.Â
- Heisdorf became the fifth Sabre with a triple this season.Â
GAME 2
- Junior Mackenzie Christofferson pushed her hit streak to 10 games with a hit in each contest.Â
- Marian tallied a season-high five stolen bases, led by Heisdorf with two, while junior Erin Cowe, Knuth, and Pease each had one.
- The Sabres racked up 13 hits, their third-highest total of the season.Â
- Marian capitalized on three Edgewood errors, plating five unearned runs.
- Marian leads the all-time series against Edgewood, 57-40.
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