The Muskingum softball team fell to Mount Union in the OAC Tournament semifinal on Friday afternoon, 4-1.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (27-14), Mount Union (34-9)
• Location: 23rd Street Softball Field – Alliance, Ohio

Notables

• The game featured a rematch of game two of the OAC Tournament between #4 Muskingum and #1 Mount Union.
• The Muskies shutout #2 Marietta in a win-or-go-home matchup on Thursday, May 11, to advance to the semifinal.
• Following the conclusion of the OAC Tournament, senior pitcher Hannah Smith and freshman outfielder Cara Taylor were named to the All-Tournament Team. 
• Muskingum concluded the season with a 27-14 overall record. 

How it Happened

• Mount Union struck first off a two-out, solo home run in the second to jump ahead 1-0.
• The Muskies knotted the score at one after a sacrifice fly foul ball to right field from Sarah Piteo.
• Mount Union pulled ahead 2-1, in the sixth off a two-out, RBI single up the middle.
• In the seventh, the Purple Raiders plated a pair of insurance runs on three hits to stretch its lead 4-1. 
• Muskingum's final run of the contest came off an RBI single to right center from Haley Hawk to cut the Purple Raider lead 4-2. The Muskies looked to keep the two-out rally going, with two runners on base, and the potential game-winning run at the plate but a line drive to the Mount Union shortstop ended the contest.

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum plated two runs of six hits.
• Junior Madelyn Thomas tossed 2.2 innings and allowed one run off three hits. Thomas also recorded a strikeout.
• Senior Hannah Smith fired the final 4.1 innings, surrendering three runs off seven hits and registered a strikeout. 
• Senior Haley Hawk led Muskingum finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI, while senior Sarah Piteo also knocked an RBI in as well.
• Senior Claire Guilliams and freshman Cara Taylor both finished with a hit and run scored.
• Freshmen Taylor Stemmerding and Kaitlyn Bibb rounded out the Muskingum effort with one hit apiece.