OTTAWA, Kan. - The Ottawa University softball team delivered late-game drama in the opener and battled to the final out in game two, earning a split against (RV) Benedictine College on Wednesday afternoon at Alumni Park.

Game 1: Ottawa 3, Benedictine 2
(Ottawa wins in walk-off fashion)

Play-by-Play Recap
Ottawa scratched across the first run of the day without recording a hit.

In the bottom of the first, Cece Mora reached on an error and came around to score when Emma Melvin put the ball in play and forced another defensive miscue. Ottawa led 1-0 despite Benedictine not allowing a hit in the frame.

The Ravens briefly flipped momentum in the sixth. A solo home run tied the game, and a two-out RBI double gave Benedictine a 2-1 lead.

But Ottawa didn't blink.

In the bottom of the sixth, Abby Bellamy sparked things with a single. Mora pressured the defense again, and Melvin delivered in the clutch with an RBI single to left to tie the game at 2-2.
Then came the seventh.

Devanie Medina roped a single to right-center, bringing the winning run aboard. With two outs, Camryn Lenz crushed a triple to right field, plating Medina and sending the Braves pouring out of the dugout for the 3-2 walk-off victory.

Inside the Numbers

• Camryn Lenz: 1-for-3, walk-off RBI triple
• Devanie Medina: 2-for-3, scored game-winning run
• Emma Melvin: 2-for-3, RBI, scored tying run
• Cece Mora: 2 runs scored
• Ottawa pitching: Combined 7.0 IP, 2 ER
• Cassi Rodgers: 1.0 scoreless inning for the win (3-1)
• Braves stranded Benedictine's tying run in scoring position in the seventh

Game 2: Benedictine 5, Ottawa 2
Game two featured traffic on the bases all afternoon, but Ottawa couldn't quite generate the big inning.

Benedictine struck first with a three-run third, using gap power and timely singles to take control.

Ottawa answered in the fourth when Alex Genty delivered an RBI single to score Brookelynn Becker, trimming the deficit to 3-1.

The Braves continued to chip away.

In the seventh, Bellamy worked a walk and Mora came through with a double down the left-field line to score her and make it 5-2. Ottawa brought the tying run to the plate, but the rally ended just short.

Inside the Numbers

• Alex Genty: 2-for-3, RBI
• Cece Mora: 1-for-4, RBI double
• Brookelynn Becker: 1-for-3, run scored
• Ottawa pitching staff: 5 H allowed, 1 earned run across 7 innings
• Braves drew four walks in game two
• Ottawa left eight runners on base

Who is Next
Ottawa (10-7) will host Hesston College at Alumni Park on Saturday, Feb. 28. First pitch of the double header is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.