The Muskingum softball team slpit doubleheader with Alma on Saturday afternoon. Alma took game one 6-4, while the Muskies blew past the Scots in game two, a final score of 16-8 in five innings.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (12-4), Alma (11-5)
• Location: Donna J. Newberry Field – New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 85

Inside The Numbers

Game one

• The Muskies finished with 28 at bats, four runs, six hits, four RBIs, four stolen bases and were walked three times.
• Sophomore Cara Taylor led the Muskies with three stolen bases, one run and a walk.
• Senior Kalie Eshelman went 1-for-3, with two RBIs, a Sac, and added a run.
• Sophomore Sadie Smith had a triple with two RBIs.
• Freshman Morgan Layne went 2-for-3 with a double.
• Freshman Natalie Smith finished 1-for-1 with one run.
• Senior Rosie Hayes scored a run for the Muskies and had a stolen base.
• Sophomore Eliana Shaheen went 1-for-3 with her at bats.
• Senior Madelyn Thomas and freshman Tareyn Born both stepped into the pitching circle. Thomas pitched three innings and had five strikeouts, while Born pitched four innings with two Strikeouts.

Game Two

• The Muskies ended the game in five innings as they finished the game with seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• The Muskies finished with 27 at bats, 16 runs, 14 hits, 14 RBIs, two stolen bases and were walked three times.
• Sophomore Cara Taylor was dominant as she led the Muskies. Taylor went 3-for-3, with a double, four runs, three RBIs, a stolen base and a walk.
• Sophomore Susie Blocher was a big part of the explosive offense, as she went 3-for-4. Blocher had two doubles, a home run, three RBIs, and two runs.
• Senior Rosie Hayes fueled the Muskies with runs as she posted three RBIs, two runs and went 2-for-3 with a double.
• Senior Kalie Eshelman finished with two RBIs, a hit, scored a run, a double, and was walked once.
• Sophomore Natalie Smith energized the bats as she went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.
• Freshman Morgan Layne helped put runs on the board as she went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
• Sophomore Eliana Shaheen went 1-for-2 with a run, RBI, and walked once.
• Freshman Mariah Fields and freshman Olivia Rapol each scored a run.
• In the pitching circle, freshman Bethany Rodman pitched 4.1 innings and had one strikeout and freshman Mariah Fields finished the last two outs for the Muskies.

Next Up

Catch the Muskies back in action when they travel to Wooster for a doubleheader on Sunday, March 24. Game one is against Wooster with a start time of 11:30 a.m., while game two is against Case Western Reserve at 1:30.