The Muskingum softball team swept Baldwin Wallace in Ohio Athletic Conference action on Sunday afternoon at Donna J. Newberry Field. The Muskies won the opener 9-8 and took the nightcap, 7-6.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-5, 2-2), Baldwin Wallace (4-2, 2-2)
• Location: Donna J. Newberry Field - New Concord, Ohio

Inside The Numbers - Game 1

• Senior Karsyn Shaffer led the Muskies going 4-for-4 with two runs, one RBI, and a double.
• Freshman Alex Fankhauser belted a two-run double.
• Senior Francesca Stefano smacked a two-run single.
• Junior Sarah Mills pitched 5.2 innings of masterful relief to earn the win. She scattered eight hits and allowed one unearned run with five strikeouts.
• Emily Mau led Baldwin Wallace, going 4-for-4 with one run and a double.
• Alex Kozich and Bridie Bricker each hit a home run.
• Sydney Uhlenberg took the loss after throwing five innings and allowing two runs on five hits.

The Difference - Game 1

• The Muskies grabbed an early 8-0 lead in the bottom of the first when they plated eight runs on five hits. Fankhauser and Stefano each had two RBIs in the inning.
• The Yellow Jackets answered the Muskie early surge with an eight-run top of the second inning. Baldwin Wallace scored eight runs on eight hits.
• Junior Haley Hawk notched the game-winning hit with an RBI double in the fourth inning that scored Shaffer from second base.

Inside The Numbers - Game 2

• Hawk went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a double.
• Junior Katie Osburn went 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI double in the sixth inning.
• Shaffer went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
• Senior Hannah Duff pitched a complete game and allowed six runs on eight hits. She ended the outing with eight strikeouts.
• Ashley Matousek led the Yellow Jackets with a three-run home run.
• Reagan Thompson went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
• Hannah Welling was tagged with the loss after tossing six innings and allowing seven runs on eight hits.

The Difference - Game 1

• Muskingum jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings. The Muskies used four hits to score five runs in the second inning. Hawk led the charge with a two-run double.
• Baldwin Wallace rallied with five runs in the third and one run in the sixth to tie the game.
• Osburn smashed an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth that scored pinch-runner Alexia Dowdle from second to lift the Muskies to the win.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Otterbein on Saturday, March 20. The doubleheader is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m.