DE PERE, Wis. - Marian University softball (17-17, 14-8 NACC) split Friday's doubleheader at St. Norbert, falling 8-5 in game one before winning 9-4 in game two.
GAME 1
- The Green Knights scored twice in the first inning on a two-run double.
- St. Norbert's lead grew to 5-0 after three innings, as Marian managed just one hit through the first three.
- Marian sparked some offense with two hits and a run in the fourth.
- Sophomore Macey Pease delivered a two-run single in the fifth to trim the deficit to three.
- Pease and senior Ariana Schliepp each recorded RBI's in the seventh, but the Green Knights held on for an 8-5 win.
GAME 2
- Three first-inning runs put the Sabres ahead, including one on a dropped fly ball, before junior Savanna Knuth capped the frame with an RBI double.
- Schliepp kept the Sabres ahead with an RBI single in the second, scoring junior Erin Cowe.
- Marian broke it open with a five-run sixth. Pease delivered a two-run single, Schliepp added an RBI double, and senior Riley Mankowski scored on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 9-2.
- St. Norbert scored twice in the seventh, but a game-ending strikeout by Knuth sealed the win for the Sabres.
GAME 1
- The Sabres were outhit 12-10.
- Each team committed an error, leading to two unearned runs for the Sabres in the fifth and one for the Green Knights in the sixth.
- Marian used four pitchers, with junior Sabrina Di Vito logging the most innings.
- Ava Engwell led St. Norbert, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs.
GAME 2
- The teams were even with 11 hits apiece.
- Three Green Knights errors led to six unearned runs for Marian.
- Four Sabres recorded two hits each.
- Sophomore Aubrey Bender scored her 20th run of the season to move into the team lead in runs.
- The Sabres trail the all-time series 25-11 against the Green Knights but have won five of the last six meetings.
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Senior Hope Matta went 4-for-8 with four runs scored and three stolen bases. |
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Senior Ariana Schliepp finished 4-for-8 and drove in three runs. |
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Sophomore Macey Pease recorded five RBIs on the day. |
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Saturday, May 2
Plymouth, Wis.
Noon |
