The Muskingum softball team split a home doubleheader against 22nd-ranked Mount Union on Friday afternoon. The Muskies slipped 8-4 in the opener and responded with a dominating 5-0 win in game two.  

Notable 

• Muskingum finished the OAC regular season in second place in the league.  

OAC Tournament 

• Muskingum will be the two-seed in the upcoming OAC Tournament scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 9. The Muskies will face three-seed Baldwin Wallace. The tournament will be held at top-seed Mount Union who will play four-seed Ohio Northern. The winner of the double elimination tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. 

 The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (27-9 Overall, 14-4 OAC), Mount Union (32-5 Overall, 15-1 OAC)
• Location: Donna J. Newberry Field - New Concord, Ohio
• Attendence: 125

Inside the Numbers 

Game Two 

• The Muskies finished with five runs, eight hits, four RBIs, and were walked three times.
• The Muskies scored one run in the first, three in the fourth, and added a run in the sixth.
• Senior Kalie Eshelman led the Muskies as she posted a home run, two runs, and an RBI.
• Senior Madelyn Thomas was sensational as she pitched all seven innings, throwing 81 pitches with 55 being strikes. Thomas held Mount Union to three hits and recorded four strikeouts.
• Freshman Bethany Rodman helped fuel the Muskies as she went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
• Sophomore Sadie Smith finished with a double and a run. Smith also walked twice.
• Freshman Kenzie Standerfer energized the Muskies as she went 2-for-3.
• Both freshman Morgan Layne and freshman Taryn Mickley each went 1-for-2 with a run. Layne added a Sac bunt.

Game One

• The Muskies finished with four runs, seven hits, one RBI, and were walked once.
• Freshman Kenzie Standerfer led the Muskies with two hits, a double, and one run
• Senior Kalie Eshelman went 2-for-4 with one run.
• Sophomore Cara Taylor earned a hit with a run.
• Sophomore Sadie Smith and freshman Bethany Rodman each recorded a hit. Smith added an RBI.
• Freshman Taryn Mickley scored a run for the Muskies.

Up Next

The Muskie will take the field next when they travel to Hiram on Monday, May 6. The games are scheduled for 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.