Waldorf Softball Sweeps Iowa Wesleyan At Home

FOREST CITY, Iowa – The Waldorf softball team was back in action on their home field for a non-conference doubleheader against the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers. The Warriors won both games 8-7 and 10-6 with Brooke Hickey scoring a homerun in each game.

Emily Muro (SR/Stanton, CA) got things started for the Warriors with an RBI double getting Gabby Bierly (FR/Eagan, MN) to score the first run in the bottom of the 2^nd inning.

The Tigers took the lead in the top of the 3^rd with a two-run homerun.

In the bottom of the 4^th, Muro got her second RBI with a single to center field with Kyleigh Morris (JR/Papillion, NE) tying the game at 2-2.

Brooke Hickey (SO/Adel, IA) came up with an RBI double allowing Sydney Boyd (SR/Aiea, HI) to score the go-ahead run and Kaela Eslinger (JR/Macksburg, IA) followed up with a two-run homerun to extend their lead in the 5^th inning.

In the 6^th inning, Hickey got her first homerun with Alyssa Banda (FR/Bellmead, TX) and Muro scoring to go up 8-2.

The Tigers started the 7^th inning with an RBI single and then hit a grand slam. The Warrior defense and pitching was able to stop the Tigers momentum to win the game 8-7.

McKenna Mentink (SR/Mason City, IA) was on the mound for the Warriors and pitched all seven innings. Mentink finished with six strikeouts. The Warriors had 12 hits with Hickey, Kassidy Elyea (JR/Sioux Falls, SD), Bierly, and Muro all having two hits.

For game two, the Tigers started the game with an RBI single. In the bottom of the 1^st, Annah Sheffield (JR/Sheffield, AL) got an RBI single with Muro scoring and Hickey scored on a Tiger throwing error to take the lead 2-1.

Muro scored her second run of the game in the 3^rd inning off of an RBI by Eslinger.

The Tigers had a big 4^th inning by scoring fours to take the lead 3-5.

Hickey responded with her second homerun of the day to tie the game in the bottom of the 4^th.

The Warriors continued their momentum in the 6^th inning with four back-to-back RBI singles to retake the lead 10-5.

In the top of the 7^th, the Tigers got bases loaded and scored off of a walk RBI. The Warrior defense and pitching was able to secure the win and keep the Tigers from scoring. The Warriors won 10-6.

Alex Mathers (SR/Greene, IA) started pitching the first three innings for the Warriors and finished with two strikeouts and no walks. Alyssa Oswald (JR/Wasilla, AK) got the win and Paige Pierson (SO/Cambridge, IA) came up with the save. Sheffield led the offense with four hits and Hickey followed with three.

Next up for the softball team is another non-conference doubleheader tomorrow against Graceland University starting at 2 p.m.