Softball splits road doubleheader with rival Marietta

The Muskingum softball team split their road doubleheader against Ohio Athletic Conference rival Marietta on Saturday afternoon at Marietta Field. They won Game 1, 3-2 and fell in Game 2, 6-5.

The Basics

• Muskingum (20-10, 19-7), Marietta (11-15, 11-15)
• Location: Marietta, Ohio – Marietta Field
• Attendance: 106

Inside the Numbers – Game 1

• Junior Hannah Smith earned her ninth win in the circle, pitching a complete game allowing two runs on four hits and registering seven strikeouts.
• Senior Shaena Mayer led the Muskie offense finishing with two hits in the contest.
• Freshman Alex Fankhauser notched one hit and one RBI for the Muskies.
• Senior Bailey Waitkus and junior Katie Osburn each tallied a hit for the Muskies.
• Sophomore Carlee Lamacz added an RBI.
• Jess Brown guided the Pioneer offense with two hits, including a home run.
• Maddi Liston dealt the loss for the Pioneers allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings of work.

The Difference - Game 1

• The Pioneers plated the first run of the game with a homerun gaining an early, 1-0 lead.
• The Muskies scored their first two runs in the third capitalizing on a pioneer throwing error getting a 2-1 lead.
• The Muskies plated their third one in the fifth inning off a Fankhauser RBI single to first base making it 3-1.
• The Pioneers plated their last run of the game in the bottom of the seventh scoring off a Muskie throwing error making it, 3-2.
• Marietta finished the game with three errors, while Muskingum finished with one error.
• The Muskies left a total of eight runners on base.

Inside the Numbers – Game 2

• Senior Hannah Duff took the loss for the Muskies allowing six runs off eight hits in 4.1 innings of work.
• Freshman Madelyn Thomas fired 1.2 innings of relief allowing one hit and one strikeout.
• Senior Karsyn Shaffer added a hit and chipped in two RBIs for the Muskies.
• Freshman Alex Fankhauser blasted a home run for the Muskies.
• Senior Bailey Waitkus added a hit and RBI.
• Senior Riley Powers, Mayer, and Lamacz each recorded two hits in the contest.
• Kylie Daugherty guided the Pioneer offense with a three-run home run.
• Maddi Listen was the winning pitcher throwing 2.1 innings allowing one run off three hits.

The Difference - Game 2

• The Pioneers capitalized on a Muskie throwing error to jump to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.
• The Pioneers struck again this time with a three-run homer to extend their lead, 4-0.
• The Muskies plated three runs in the fourth inning still trailing the Pioneers, 4-3.
• The Muskies tied the game off a Waitkus RBI single up the middle making it, 4-4.
• The Pioneers plated two more runs in the fifth off a home run extending their lead to two runs, 6-4.
• The Muskies were only able to get one run in the seventh off a Fankhauser solo home run making it the final, 6-5.
• The Muskies finished the contest with 10 hits off five runs.
• The Muskies left ten runners on base for the contest.

 Up Next

• The Muskies return to action on Sunday, April 25 as they welcome Marietta to Donna J. Newberry field in doubleheader action. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.