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Winner Ottawa OTTAWA 22-17
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Sterling STERLING 25-10
Winner
Ottawa OTTAWA
22-17
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Final
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Sterling STERLING
25-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ottawa OTTAWA 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 11 1
Sterling STERLING 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 3

W: Becker, Lanie (1-0) L: M. Viehland (0-1)

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Ottawa OTTAWA 22-18
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Winner Sterling STERLING 26-10
Ottawa OTTAWA
22-18
0
Final
2
Sterling STERLING
26-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ottawa OTTAWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Sterling STERLING 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 7 0

W: A. Olivarria (1-0) L: Roque, Cesara (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Takes One of Two from Sterling

STERLING, Kan. – The Ottawa University softball team split with Sterling College on Tuesday afternoon. Ottawa won game one, 6-3, while the Warriors took game two, 2-0.

Game One
Ottawa struck first, taking the lead in the top of the first inning. Macy Roever reached first on a bunt single and then swiped second. A Warrior throwing error scored Roever and the Braves had a 1-0 lead.
Sterling tied the game in the bottom of the first, 1-1. Ottawa retook the lead in the top of the third.

Roever was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a steal. A single up the middle by Addison Spencer scored Roever and Ottawa had a 2-1 lead. Ottawa increased its lead on a Sterling error. Spencer scored on a throwing error by the SC third baseman, giving the Braves a 3-1 lead.

Sterling tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, 3-3. Ottawa answered with two runs in the top of the sixth.

Kara Hafenstine walked and then stole second. Roever scored her with a single to right and OU led 4-3. Roever advanced to second on a stolen base, giving the Braves a runner in scoring position. Melvin singled up the middle, scoring Roever and Ottawa led 5-3.

Ottawa increased its lead over Sterling with a run in the top of the seventh. Alex Genty singled up the middle. Megan Kennedy reached first on a SC error, advancing Genty to third. Camryn Lenz's ground out to short scored Genty and Ottawa took the lead and the game, 6-3.

Inside the Box Score
  • Emma Melvin had three hits in four plate appearances. She drove in two runs.
  • Macy Roever was 2-for-2 with three runs scored and one RBI. She also stole three bases.
  • Lanie Becker pitched seven innings in the win, striking out two.
Game Two
Sterling took the lead in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly, 1-0. The Warriors scored one more run in the game, pushing a run across home plate in the bottom of the sixth to take a 2-0 lead.
In the top of the seventh the Braves had runners on first and second but were unable to tie the game and Sterling took the 2-0 victory.

Inside the Box Score Who is Next
Ottawa (22-18, 12-6) returns to the diamond on Thursday, April 10 at York University. Game one of the double header is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
 
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