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NEW CONCORD, Ohio – The Otterbein softball team upset No. 1 seed Muskingum 5-4 in game one of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament and are currently up 1-0 in the second game of the against Baldwin Wallace, which is currently in a rain delay.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
GAME ONE: OTTERBEIN – 5, MUSKINGUM – 4

• Kayla Queer started the scoring in the fourth inning, as Queer hit a three run home run in the top of the fourth inning.
• Rachel Eberling of Muskingum responded in the bottom half of the inning with a three-run homer of her own to tie the game.
• The home run party continued, as Hannah Dobrinick hit a two-run blast in the fifth inning.
• Krissy Hughes singled with two outs and stole her 34th base of the year. Riley Powers singled on the next at bat to score Hughes and make the score 5-4, still in favor of the Cardinals.
• Muskingum had the leadoff hitter reach base on a single in the sixth inning and substituted a pinch runner. On the next pitch, Alyson McAdams initially dropped the ball but recovered and threw the runner out at second base.

GAME TWO: OTTERBEIN – 1, BALDWIN WALLACE – 0 (FOURTH INNING / RAIN DELAY)

• Anna Edwards took the mound in game two and so far has thrown three shutout innings, as the senior has allowed two hits and has two strikeouts.
• Alyson Shaw made a stellar play at shortstop in the first inning to get an out at home plate to keep Muskingum off the scoreboard.
• Shaw in the top of the third inning ripped a triple to right field to score pinch runner Sami Ange.
• As the rain started to come down, the two teams headed for their dugouts and waited about an hour before the game was officially called. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• With her second hit in game two against Baldwin Wallace, Shaw become the all-time hit leader with 216 career hits. The senior passed her former teammate Bailey McElwain who held the record for one year.
• The two home runs in game one marks the fifth time this season that the Cardinals have had multi-home runs in one game.
• Johnson earned her 14th win of the year and 54th career victory.
• Queer hit her fourth home run of the season, as it was her fourth against an OAC opponents.

UP NEXT:
The Cardinals will be back in action tomorrow morning to finish game two against Baldwin Wallace, as the winner of this game will play the winner of game #5 on the tournament page.