The Muskingum softball team clinched a berth to the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament following its sweep of Baldwin Wallace on Saturday afternoon. The Muskies won the opener 11-3 in five innings and took game two, 7-1.

Muskingum will be the three-seed in the tournament, which is scheduled for May 6-8 at Otterbein, and play two-seed Ohio Northern in the opening game on Friday at 10:00 a.m. The double-elimination tournament, which features Muskingum, Ohio Northern, top-seed Otterbein and four-seed Heidelberg, will culminate with the tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to NCAA Division III Tournament.
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The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (20-20 overall, 11-7 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (10-26 overall, 3-15 OAC)
• Location: Berea, Ohio - Cuyahoga Fairgrounds
• Weather: 56 degrees and cloudy

Game 1

• Muskingum scored 11 runs on 13 hits.
• Junior Jessica Matthews, senior Amber Bova and senior Kelly Martin all hit home runs. Matthews hit a three-run shot, Bova belted a two-run blast and Martin smacked a solo long ball.
• Melissa Maiorano hit a two-run double and scored two runs.
• Senior Sarah Browning tossed 4.1 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits to improve to 7-4 on the season.
• Paige Loveless led BW with a solo home run.
• Erica Morgan (7-18) took the loss after going 1.2 innings and allowing five runs on six hits.
  

Game 2

• Freshman Rachel Eberling scattered eight hits and allowed one run to notch her eighth win of the season.
• The Muskies plated seven runs on 11 hits.
• Sophomore Amy Clark hit a solo home run and belted a two-run double to pace the Muskie bats.
• Matthews went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
• Martin went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
• Mackenzie Nelsen (0-3) suffered the loss after allowing seven runs (six earned) on 11 hits.
• Erica English led the Yellow Jackets going 4-for-4 and Alexis Boledovic went 3-for-3.