April 24, 2010

Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

ADRIAN, Mich. - The Adrian College softball team will keep their spot in the MIAA standings after sweeping Hope College on Saturday afternoon. AC won game one 7-0, and came back to record a 5-4 victory in the nightcap. The Bulldogs are now 26-8 overall with an 11-3 mark in conference play.

Adrian took full control of game one in the third inning. Katie Adams sparked the offense with a one out double to left field. Rachael Batman followed her in the lineup and loaded the bases with a single. Sarah Hall highlighted game one with a grand slam giving Adrian a 4-0 lead. The Bulldogs were not done as Meghan Stevens made it back-to-back home runs with a shot over the fence. Hall and Stevens each have six home runs this season.

Adrian added two more runs in the fourth inning to complete the 7-0 victory. The Bulldogs had 10 hits in game one compared to just two from the Dutch. Kelly Eberhardt was a factor in Hope only recording two hits. Eberhardt threw a complete game and struck out six batters. She picked up her 18th win in the circle.

Game two was much closer. The game changer came in the top of the seventh inning when AC broke the 4-4 tie off an RBI single from Kristen Toney. Stevens led off the inning and reached base by being walked. Jenna Kloster laid down a sacrifice bunt advancing Stevens to second. Hope allowed Stevens to reach third on a wild pitch. Toney took full advantage of her opportunity as she had the game-winning RBI for Adrian.

AC got off to a 2-0 lead after the first inning in game two. The lead stretched to 4-0 after the third. Hope cut into the lead in the fourth inning with a two run home run making the score 4-2. The Flying Dutch came back to tie the game in the fifth with two more runs off four hits.

The Bulldogs won the game in the seventh despite Hope having 12 hits to their six. Eberhardt started the game for Adrian and threw 4 2/3 innings. Jami Shafley came in to finish off Hope. Shafley only allowed one hit, and struck out one batter.