Game 1
| Team | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4 | 10 | 0 |
Game 2
| Team | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | 1 | |
| 6 | 13 | 0 |
Marian University softball (16-16, 13-7 NACC) swept Wisconsin Lutheran with 4-2 and 6-5 wins to clinch a NACC Tournament berth for the fourth consecutive season.
GAME 1
- Sommer Krull homered in the game’s first at-bat for Wisconsin Lutheran.
- Junior Sabrina Di Vito struck out three of the four batters she faced in the top of the third.
- After going hitless through two innings, the Sabres exploded for four runs in the third. Senior Ariana Schliepp capped the inning with a two-run homer.
- Junior Erin Cowe advanced to third in the fifth inning, but a Warriors double play erased the scoring chance.
- Wisconsin Lutheran scored in the seventh to make it a two-run game, but Di Vito’s strikeout sealed Marian’s 4-2 game 1 win.
GAME 2
- Schliepp opened the scoring with a double that plated Cowe in the first inning.
- The Warriors responded with three runs over the next two innings, racking up five hits through three innings. They also added a triple at the top of the second.
- Senior Sofia Cerullo added a triple of her own in the second inning but the Sabres were unable to drive in a run.
- Cowe crossed the plate in the third inning, coming on one of junior Mackenzie Christofferson’s three hits in the game.
- The Warriors took a 5-2 lead in the fourth on a two-run double by Krull.
- Marian battled back with four runs in the fourth, as Christofferson capped the inning with a two-run double to give the Sabres the lead.
- Wisconsin Lutheran was held without a hit the rest of the way, securing Marian’s 6-5 win and a spot in the NACC Tournament.
GAME 1
- Marian racked up 10 hits, including four in the third inning.
- Eight different Sabres recorded hits.
- The Warriors committed one error, while the Sabres had none.
- Di Vito pitched her fifth complete game of the season, a new career high.
GAME 2
- The Sabres had a season-high 15 assists.
- Christofferson’s 12 putouts were the highest total by any Sabres player this season.
- Cowe scored three runs for Marian.
- Marian led 13-7 in hits.
- The Sabres lead the all-time series 59-17 over the Warriors and have won nine straight.
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Senior Ariana Schliepp hit her third home run of the season and totaled five RBI’s. |
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Junior Erin Cowe was 3-for-6 with four runs scored. |
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Junior Mackenzie Christofferson was 3-for-4 with two RBIs in game two. |
