Tigers Fall In Home Opener To Alma
Game 1
Game 1
| Final (10) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Springfield, OH -- The Wittenberg Tiger Softball team fell in their home opener in 10 innings, 5-3, to the Alma College Scots. Despite holding a narrow, 3-1, lead heading into the top of the seventh inning, on the heels of a nine-strikeout performance by Kira van Ravensberg. Wittenberg tallied eight hits in the first game before the second game was called off due to darkness.
The two sides matched each other with one run apiece in the fourth inning. Diana Quevedo singled up the middle, bringing home Julia Burch and tying the game, 1-1.
Wittenberg kept the rally going into the fifth inning, taking the lead over the Scots and scoring two runs. Starting with a single up the middle by Lily James, Megan McCans added the second Wittenberg run to the scoreboard. A sharply hit ball to the left side by Burch, brought home Hanna Ecker to make it a 3-1 game.