Tiger softball drops doubleheader

Monday, April 7, 2014

The 23rd-ranked Anderson Ravens pounded out 21 hits and DePauw committed eight errors as the Ravens swept the Tigers by scores of 11-1 and 7-4. DePauw dropped to 15-11 with the losses, while Anderson improved to 15-2.

Morgan Burke reached on an infield error and moved to second on the play on Yardley Collett's single to center. Taylar Kelso's two-out triple down the right field line gave the Ravens a 2-0 lead.

DePauw countered with one in the bottom of the first when Sammi Bell led off by reaching on an error and moved to second on the play. Taylor Golden moved her to third on a sacrifice bunt and Bell scored when Jennifer Ridge reached on an error.

Brittany Sugg singled with one out in the Anderson second and scored on Samantha Steele's triple down the right field line to make it 3-1.

The Ravens added five more in the fifth as Kelso drove in one with a single and Blake Thomas followed with a three-run homer to center. Samantha Steele added an RBI double in the frame. Anderson's final three runs, each unearned, came in the seventh.

Ridge and Grace Hendrickson each had two of DePauw's six hits, while Steele had three of Anderson's 12. Burke, Collett and Kelso each had two.

Kahla Nolan dropped to 12-7 with the loss, while Rachel Fiscus improved to 3-0.

The Ravens scored five in the first inning of the second game as Kelso drove in two with a double and Thomas added a two-run single before Sugg added a run-scoring double.

Anderson's Nicole Frazier drew a two-out walk and stole second in the second inning. She scored on a dropped pop fly in the infield.

DePauw scored a pair in the bottom of the second as Gabby Smart was hit by a pitch and Linsey Button and Hailey Freres followed with singles to load the bases. Amanda Chastang's infield single plated Smart and Freres scored when Golden reached on an error.

The Ravens' final run came in the fourth when Burke singled and stole second before scoring on Kelso's double.

Golden added an RBI double in the seventh and Hendrickson drove in one with a ground out in the frame to end the scoring.

Eight different Tigers had one hit apiece, while Burke had three of Anderson's nine. Kelso and Sugg each had two hits.

Freres dropped to 1-3, while reliever Hannah Belvo improved to 4-0.

DePauw hosts Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday, April 9, in a 4 p.m. doubleheader.

On Saturady, DePauw extended its win streak to seven Saturday and remained perfect in North Coast Athletic Conference play following a pair of 4-1 win over visiting Hiram. The Tigers improved to 15-9 overall and 6-0 in NCAC play, while the Terriers dropped to 5-11 overall and 0-2 in the NCAC.

DePauw took a 1-0 lead in the first as Sammi Bell walked and stole second. An errant throw on the steal attempt allowed Bell to advance to third and she scored on Taylor Golden's sacrifice fly.

Megan Landahl hit a two-out double to right in the second and moved to third on Grace Hendrickson's base hit. Morgan Pigusch followed with a two-run double and she crossed home on Bell's single.

Hiram's lone run came in the third when Meghan Garland singled. Dana Perotta entered as a pinch-runner and scored on Jessica Wahl's double.

Jennifer Ridge had two of DePauw's seven hits, while six different Terriers collected one hit apiece.

Kahla Nolan improved to 11-6 with the win and struck out six, while Garland dropped to 3-7.

Just as in game one, DePauw did all of its offensive damage in the first two innings. Bell led off the first by being hit by a pitch and moved to third on Golden's double. Lauren Krumwiede's bunt single scored Bell before Linsey Button's ground out plated Golden to make it 2-0.

Beth Chelmowski doubled with one out in the second and moved to third on Julia Waggoner's bunt single.

Waggoner stole second before Bell lifted a fly ball to right that was dropped after the right fielder and center fielder ran into one another. Golden then delivered a single through the right side, scoring Waggoner and making it 4-0.

Hiram's run came in the third as Jessica Wahl doubled to left and went to third on Sarah Loyer's single up the middle. Jess Bolanz knocked in Wahl with a single to left.

Golden and Krumwiede each had two of DePauw's seven hits, while Wahl and Loyer each had two of the Terriers's seven.

Nolan improved to 12-6, while Taylor Miller dropped to 1-3.

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