OBERLIN, OH- The bats were flying, and the hits piled up for the Oberlin College softball team, but the heavy offensive effort fell short in both games of Saturday's doubleheader against Ohio Wesleyan. The Crimson and Gold fell 9-7 in game one before dropping a 10-4 contest in game two. Oberlin falls to 5-23 on the regular season at 2-10 in conference action.
GAME ONE | Ohio Wesleyan 9, Oberlin 7
Haley Alspach was mowing people down on Saturday, punching out eight Ohio Wesleyan hitters over seven innings of work.
At the plate, the Yeowomen were led by Haley Carlson, who went 3-for-4 on the day with a double and two RBIs. Wren Norris put together a standout day at the plate as well, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Loren Carter also contributed for Oberlin, putting together three hits in four trips to the plate while adding a pair of doubles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Crimson and Gold got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the bottom the first inning with the game still scoreless. Alspach came across to score the lone run for Oberlin, as they took a 1-0 lead.
The Yeowomen lost the advantage they built in the first, but got back on the board in the second. Oberlin picked up two runs in the frame, the big hit being an RBI double from Carter, which brought the score to 4-3 in favor of the Battling Bishops.
Ohio Wesleyan built their lead to 5-3 before the Crimson and Gold offense got back to work, reducing that lead to 5-4 in the third. The Yeowomen scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Carlson to bring Katie Austin home.
The Battling Bishops expanded their lead to 9-4 before the Oberlin offense got back in action, digging into that lead in the fifth. tightening the OWU lead to 9-7. The Yeowomen were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
GAME NOTES
» The Yeowomen got three-hit games from three different hitters.
» Oberlin got multiple extra-base hits from both Carter and Norris.
» Every Oberlin starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Oberlin batters had a total of 16 hits in the game.
» Oberlin went 7-for-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position.
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GAME 2 | Ohio Wesleyan 10, Oberlin 4
Austin earned the game-two start, collecting a pair of strikeouts over seven innings.
Norris led the bats, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Maya Means also grabbed a pair of hits on three trips to the plate.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Yeowomen were trailing 3-0 in the first inning when they first put runs on the board. Thanks to Carter's RBI double, Oberlin cut the Bishops lead to two.
Oberlin's deficit expanded to 5-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into that lead in the third inning. Means came across to score the lone run of the inning for Oberlin, which tightened the Battling Bishop's advantage to 5-2.
Oberlin's offense got going again in the fifth, reducing that lead to 7-4. The Yeowomen picked up two runs in the frame, punctuated with an RBI triple from Norris. The Yeomen were unable to get any closer, as Ohio Wesleyan added three runs to their tally on the way to a 10-4 final.
GAME NOTES
» Alaina Di Dio was the only Obie to steal a base in the contest.
» Four Yeowomen collected multi-base hits.
» Seven players tallied at least one hit in the loss.
Oberlin makes a quick turnaround for their next game when they head east to Berea tomorrow, Sunday, April 28 to take on Baldwin Wallace. The first game is set for 1 p.m. with game two scheduled for 3 p.m.
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