WESTERVILLE, Ohio – After dropping a pair of games Saturday afternoon in Wilmington, the Cardinals and Quakers returned to Westerville for more twin ball action.
Otterbein took game one, 1-0, and fell 14-10 in a lengthy (due to a rain delay) game two that saw a Cardinal rally come up just short.
GAME ONE:
- Brook Crosby was locked in inside the circle, working her way out of a few jams to pitch a complete game shutout.
- Sage Jenkins delivered the games only score with an RBI single in the fifth that plated Savannah McCoppin.
- Crosby moves to 5-4 on her freshman campaign with the win.
GAME TWO:
- With rain looming in the forecast the Quakers tried to end things early by jumping out to a quick 7-0 lead after the first inning.
- Otterbein didn't waver though and battled back to pull within three runs at 7-4 after Erin Vonderwell hit an opposite field solo home run in her second plate appearance of the season.
- With the score at 7-4 and the rain coming down steadily both sides turned into a grounds crew and quickly tarped the field for a 45-minute rain delay.
- When action resumed Wilmington added four runs in the fifth to pull ahead 11-4.
- The Cardinals answered in the fifth and sixth, scoring four runs between the two innings to find themselves trailing just 11-8 with plenty of chances at the plate remaining.
- The Quakers did some more damage though, adding on three insurance runs.
- Taylor Baran hit her first collegiate home run in the bottom of the seventh, a two-run shot high off the brick wall in left field, but the Cards couldn't add on to ultimately split day two with Wilmington.
LOOKING AHEAD:
The Cardinals will stay home next Saturday for a pair of contests with Capital, game times are set for 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
