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Macon, GA - With their win tonight over Tennessee Temple, the Wesleyan College softball team recorded its best season in program history with 14 wins. The Wolves won 4-3 in the day's first game but lost a hearbreaker in the nightcap, 6-4 in eight innings.
BY THE NUMBERS:
GAME 1
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| WC (14-20) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
x |
4 |
10 |
1 |
| TTU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
GAME 2
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
R |
H |
E |
| WC (14-21) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
| TTU |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
NOTABLES:
- Freshman Power: Valerie Clower, playing injured, went 5-for-7 at the plate with 2 RBI and 1 run scored today.
- Winner, Winner: Junior Mellissa Webb picked up her eighth win of the year, surpassing Amy Kipp's record of seven wins in 2007 and setting a single season record for wins for Wesleyan.
- Anyone's Ball Game: This weekend's GSAC Championship should make for some exciting softball. Top-seeded Agnes Scott went 2-2 vs. Wesleyan, earning one of those wins in extra innings. Salem edged Wesleyan out for a 2-1 advantage, with two games decided by two runs or less.
QUOTABLE:
""We hit much better today than in our last outing and I thought we played pretty well,"" remarked Wesleyan head coach Dickey Hightower. ""After today, I feel we are ready for our tournament this weekend and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do.""
UP NEXT:
2015 GSAC Softball Championship
Friday, April 24: #3 Wesleyan vs. #2 Salem College | Macon, GA | 9:00am
Friday, April 24: #1 Agnes Scott vs. #4 Finlandia University | Macon, GA | 11:00am
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