Wittenberg's NCAC Win Streak Ends in an Upset Against Hiram

 The Tigers won three of four games last week, but they were knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten in the NCAC on Sunday. Hiram scored a 6-2 win in Game 2 of a doubleheader to snap the Tigers' streak of seven straight conference wins this season and nine in a row dating back to last year.

Wittenberg will host Denison in a showdown for first place in the conference Tuesday. The Big Red (9-1 in the NCAC and ranked nationally by the National Softball Coaches Association) enter the doubleheader with a one game lead over the Tigers.

Sophomore shortstop Stephanie Campbell (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern) drove in five runs in a doubleheader sweep of Kenyon. She went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs batted in and three runs scored in a 12-4 win in Game 1, and she added a crucial three-run triple in a 6-5 victory in the nightcap.

Both Hiram games were decided by identical 6-2 scores. The Tigers won the opener and the Terriers the nightcap. Senior first baseman Carisa Clagg (Springfield, Ohio/Northwestern) continues to lead the NCAC in batting at .464 and triples with four. Freshman pitcher Carmen Montgomery (Springfield, Ohio/Southeastern) pitched three complete games and posted a 2.17 earned run average in 21 innings pitched for the week. The workhorse of the staff all season, Montgomery has a conference-best 15-2 record, including 7-0 in the NCAC.