Jackets Defeat Saints in Conference Opener

Box Score (CEDARVILLE, OH)-Thomas More University's softball team fell to Cedarville on Saturday (March 16) in their conference opener. They fell 2-1 in 10-innings in game one and 3-2 in 10-innings in game two. The Saints overall record falls to 5-17 and 0-2 in conference.


Game 1: Cedarville 2-1 (10-innings)

• In the bottom of the fifth, Cedarville scored one run (0-1).
• Sophomore Ashtyn Elbe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) scored on a fielder's choice hit by first year Adi Johnson (Ross, Ohio/Ross) to tie the game up at 1-1 in the top of the seventh.
• Cedarville scored one run in the bottom of the 10th (1-2).

Game 2:

• Cedarville scored one run in the bottom of the fourth inning (0-1).
• Junior Josie Wefer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) homered to left field to give the Saints the lead in the top of the fourth inning and scored graduate student Hailey McAdoo (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) (2-1).
• Cedarville would score one run in the bottom of the sixth inning and one run in the bottom of the 10th (2-3).

Game 1:

• Junior transfer Emily Allphin (New Richmond, Ohio/Milford) was 2-5 at the plate.
• Graduate student Sydney Bledsoe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) went 2-4.
• Adi Johnson was 2-4 with one RBI.
• Senior Delaney Kemper (Williamstown, Ohio/Williamstown) went 1-2.

Game 2:

• Josie Wefer was 1-5 with two RBIs and scored one run.

Game 1:

• Graduate student Annika Gels (Eaton, Ohio/Eaton) pitched 9.1 innings, allowing two runs with one earned off six hits and struck out 14.

Game 2:

• First year Kylie Ropp (Bellefontaine,Ohio/Kenton Ridge) pitched 6.0 innings, allowing two earned runs off six hits and struck out three.
• Annika Gels pitched 3.1 innings, allowing one unearned run off three hits and struck out one.

The Saints return next Saturday (March 23) at Ohio Dominican in Columbus, Ohio with a double header beginning at 1:00 pm.