Softball Splits Day Two in Evansville

(EVANSVILLE, IN)-Thomas More University's softball team split in day three of the Blue Bridge Battle with their first DII win over Davis and Elkins 8-5 and fell to McKendree 4-1. The Saints overall record goes to 1-9. 


Game 1: Thomas More 8-5

• Junior transfer Emily Allphin (New Richmond, Ohio/Milford) reached first on an error which scored graduate student Hailey McAdoo (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) to put the Saints up 1-0 in the top of the first. First year Anna Greenwell (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) singled down the right field line to score senior Delaney Kemper (Williamstown, Ky./Williamstown) and junior Josie Wefer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) to extend the Saints lead to 3-0.
• In the top of the second inning, Josie Wefer doubled down the left field line to send in Hailey McAdoo to make it a 4-0 game. 
• Davis & Elkins scored two runs in the bottomw of the third inning (4-2).
• Anna Greenwell singled to right field in the top of the fifth inning to score first year Carly Cramer (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) and Delaney Kemper (6-2).
• Davis & Elkins scored one run in the bottom of the fifth inning (6-3).
• Josie Wefer doubled down the left field line in the top of the sixth inning to bring in first year Adi Johnson (Ross, Ohio/Ross) to put the Saints up 7-3. Graduate student Becca Mowen (Eaton, Ohio/Eaton) singled up the middle to score Josie Wefer and extend the lead to 8-3.
• Davis and Elkins scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning (8-5).

Game 2: McKendree 4-1

• McKendree scored three runs in the top of the first and one run in the top of the third (4-0).
• Sophomore Sophia Thoma (Cleves, Ohio/Taylor) singled to left center to score first year Sophia Pearson (Fort Recovery, Ohio/Fort Recovery) (4-1) in the bottom of the seventh.

Game 1:

• Josie Wefer was 2-5 at the plate with two doubles, two RBIs and scored two runs.
• Anna Greenwell went 2-4 with four RBIs.
• Delaney Kemper was 1-2 and scored two runs.

Game 2:

• Senior Sarah Caruso (Rootstown, Ohio/Rootstown) was 2-3 at the plate.
• Sophia Thomas went 1-1 with one RBI.

Game 1:

• Graduate student Annika Gels (Eaton, Ohio/Eaton) pitched 7.0 innings, allowing five earned runs off eight hits and struck out six

Game 2:

• Senior Cassidy King (Hubber Heights, Ohio/Wayne) pitched 1.0 inning, allowing three earned runs off three hits.
• First year Kylie Ropp (Bellefontaine, Ohio/Kenton Ridge) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing one earned run off five hits and struck out three.
• First year Olivia Dumm (Williamsport, Ohio/Westfall) pitched 1.0 innings, allowing no runs and not hits and struck out two.

The Saints return to action in their Spring Games on March 3 in Kissimmee, FL against Clarion at 11:15 am ET.