Tigers Down JCU in Season Opener While Matthews Records 100th Victory as Head Coach

LEESBURG, Florida—Wittenberg softball picked up their first win of the 2017 season with a 6-3 victory over OAC foe John Carroll on Monday afternoon. Despite committing three errors in the contest, Wittenberg slugged nine hits and benefited from a four-run fourth inning to dispose of JCU. The win for the Tigers is Coach Laura Matthews' 100^th win as head coach of Wittenberg.

• Tied at 2-2, Wittenberg broke the tie as Chelsea Zang took matters into her own hands, flipping a single into left field scoring Casey Hobbs. 
• Capping off the four run bottom of the third, Charlee Clark recorded an RBI on a base hit to extend the Tigers lead to 6-2. 

SCORING BREAKDOWN 

Bottom 1^st

• Wittenberg drew first blood on Monday, as Abby Baker laced a single to left field and moved up to second on an errant relay throw, scoring Hobbs.

Bottom 2^nd

• Clark recorded her first of two hits on Monday, scoring Abby Curnutte on the play. 

Bottom 3^rd

• Tied at 2-2, Wittenberg broke the tie as Chelsea Zang took matters into her own hands, flipping a single into left field that scored Casey Hobbs.
• On a wild pitch, Zang crossed home as Olivia Hopkins moved up to third on the error, and Curnutte to second. 
• Missy Lee kept the Tigers going in the big inning, lacing a single to left, scoring Hopkins on the play. 
• Capping off the four-run bottom of the third, Charlee Clark recorded an RBI on a base hit to extend the Tigers lead to 6-2. 

KEY STATS

• Zang recorded a complete game for her first win of 2017, walking one and striking out two while scattering four hits in the contest. 
• The Tigers stranded six base-runners in the game, while Clark paced the Tigers with two RBI's and two hits. 

UP NEXT

• Wittenberg returns to action at 6:00PM against Ohio Northern University.