The Muskingum softball team split a pair of games versus OAC opponent Baldwin Wallace to open conference play. The Muskies won the opener 3-1 and dropped game two 6-3.

Game 1

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (14-4 Overall, 1-0 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (4-13 Overall, 1-2 OAC)
• Location: Donna J. Newberry Field – New Concord, Ohio

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum scored three runs off five hits.
• Sophomore Madelyn Thomas pitched a dominating seven innings, striking out eight batters, and only gave up one run. Thomas improved to 7-1 on the season.
• Sophomore Kalie Eshelman led the Muskie offense with a hit and two RBIs.
• Junior Claire Warschauer added a hit and chipped in an RBI to pace the Muskie bats.
• Senior Katie Osburn, sophomore Autumn Chorba, and junior Carlee Lamacz finished with one hit apiece.
• Julia Gersey led the Baldwin Wallace offense with two hits and an RBI.

 The Difference

• Muskingum plated all three of their runs in the second inning.
• An Eshelman two-RBI single up the middle gave Muskingum a quick 2-0 lead.
• A Warshauer RBI single to left-center plated the Muskies final run of the game, they led Baldwin Wallace 3-0 after two innings of play.
• The Yellow Jackets plated their lone run in the sixth off a Gersey RBI single to left field.
• Muskingum secured a 3-1 victory.

Game 2

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (15-5 Overall, 1-1 OAC), Baldwin Wallace (5-13 Overall, 2-2 OAC)
• Location: Donna J. Newberry Field – New Concord, Ohio

 Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum scored three runs off four hits.
• Senior Haley Hawk led the Muskies going 2-for-3 at the plate, with two RBIs.
• Eshelman added two hits and an RBI to round out the Muskie scoring efforts.
• Baldwin Wallace was led by Emily Mau who finished 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs.

 The Difference

• The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning off a double from Ashley Matousek.
• Baldwin Wallace plated two more runs in the second off an Emily Mau double to left-center.
• Baldwin Wallace took advantage of two Muskingum fielding errors to plate two more runs in the fourth giving them a 5-0 advantage.
• The Muskies plated two runs in the sixth off a Hawk single to right field, trimming the Yellow Jacket lead 5-2. 
• Baldwin Wallace plated their final run of the game in the seventh off a Sara Frederickson single up the middle.
• Muskingum was only able to score one run in the seventh off an Eshelman double to left field. They dropped game two, 6-3.

 Up Next

• Muskingum returns to action on Tuesday, April 5, when they travel to take on John Carroll in Ohio Athletic Conference action. Game one is set for 3:00 p.m., with game two to follow.