BUCKHANNON- The West Virginia Wesleyan softball team split a Saturday evening doubleheader with Wheeling University. The Lady Bobcats defeated the Cardinals 8-0 in game 1 while only giving up two hits. Wesleyan dropped game 2 by a 5-4 score in an extra inning battle, while out hitting the Cardinals 12 to 10.
Game 1
Pitcher Kendall Stoffel began the first inning out strong striking out two of the first three batters, giving the Lady Bobcats momentum heading into the bottom of the first inning. The Lady Bobcats got on the board first with a sacrifice fly by Gracey Arnold to bring Alyssa Rohr home to give them a 1-0 lead late in the first inning. Stoffel dominated the entire game, only giving up one hit in the five inning outing for the Lady Bobcats. The Lady Bobcats continued their dominance on the offensive side as they were lead by Andie Dizon who went 3-3 on the day, while batting in three runs on her own. Rohr was right behind her hitting 2-3 on the day, and batting in one run to help lead the Lady Bobcats to a game one win.
Game 2
Game two was the opposite of game one as both teams came out swinging and ready for battle. Wheeling University started the game on fire by scoring four runs in the second inning of this game. Anna Florczak brought the energy for the Cardinals by homering in the second inning, bringing in two runs, putting the Cardinals up 4-1. The Lady Bobcats did not go down without a fight and brought in a run in the next two innings to tie the game up with the Cardinals. The Lady Bobcats were lead by Alyssa Rohr, who was having an outstanding weekend, who finished this game batting 3 for 5. The next three innings were controlled by both teams defenses, leading to an extra inning battle. In the top of the eighth inning the Cardinals were able to string up three hits, leading to a run being batted in by Makie Paxson, which put the Cardinals up 5-4. In the bottom of the eight, the Lady Bobcats were not able to string along any hits, which leaded to three straight outs.
