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Lady Cougar Softball
Recap
Lady Cougars Fall Twice at Spring Arbor
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
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SPRING ARBOR, Mich. (4-12-2012) - The Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women's fastpitch
softball team lost both games of a
Mid-Central College Conference doubleheader
at Spring Arbor (Mich.) University on
Thursday afternoon as the Lady Cougars fell
10-0 and 4-3.
In the first game,
Spring Arbor (11-21, 3-5 MCC) jumped out to
a quick 7-0 lead in the bottom of the first
inning as the host Lady Cougars sent 12
batters to the plate and took advantage of
two errors, a walk, a hit batsman, and six
hits to plate seven runs.
The lead
grew to 9-0 in the bottom of the second
inning when Spring Arbor tacked on two more
runs. Then, in the bottom of the fourth
inning, the host Lady Cougars rounded out
the scoring with another run as the game
ended after five innings with Spring Arbor
prevailing 10-0.
Sophomore
right-hander Ashley Riffell (2-9) started
and last just one inning for MVNU (7-20,
0-10 MCC) as she gave up six hits, one walk,
and seven runs (five earned) with two
strikeouts. Senior right-hander Meagan Stott
tossed the final three innings and scattered
five hits, two walks, and three runs.
Erika Lehr started and picked up the win
for Spring Arbor as she allowed just four
hits and a walk over four innings with six
strikeouts. Lauren Brenner retired all three
batters she faced in her one inning of
relief.
Offensively, freshman
outfielder Deanna Dill and freshman first
baseman Grace Basinger each had a double for
MVNU, while Maggie Ridener, April Patnaude,
Debbie England, Tori Fite, and Alika
Kingsbury each had two hits for Spring
Arbor.
MVNU got off to a good start
in the second game as the visiting Lady
Cougars took a 2-0 lead in the top of the
first inning on freshman catcher Morgan
Wade's two-run homer - her team-leading
fourth of the season.
The lead was
short-lived, though, as Spring Arbor
answered with three runs in the bottom of
the first inning to move on top 3-2. Then,
the host Lady Cougars tacked on another run
in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 4-2
lead.
That run proved to be the
difference maker in the game as MVNU pulled
within 4-3 in the top of the sixth inning as
Spring Arbor committed three errors, but the
visiting Lady Cougars were unable to get any
closer as they remained winless in
conference play.
Junior right-hander
Jill Wildermuth (4-7) took the loss for MVNU
despite allowing just six hits, four walks,
and four runs over six innings with three
strikeouts.
Patnaude earned the
victory for Spring Arbor as she tossed 5.1
innings and scattered seven hits, two walks,
and two runs, while Lehr notched a save with
1.2 innings of work as she allowed one hit
and one unearned run with one strikeout.
Basinger and junior second baseman
Brittney Kuhn each had two hits apiece for
MVNU, while Patnaude collected two hits and
two RBI for Spring Arbor.
The Lady
Cougars will return to action on Saturday at
1 p.m. when MVNU will host Goshen (Ind.)
College in another MCC doubleheader.
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