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Softball Halted by William Penn in Doubleheader

Softball Halted by William Penn in Doubleheader

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Graceland University Softball team took on the William Penn University Statesmen. The Yellowjackets were defeated by the Statesmen in game one 4-3 and game two 5-4.

Season Record: Graceland 22-17, 7-9 | William Penn 17-23; 6-10

Doubleheader results:
Game 1: Graceland 3 | William Penn 4
Game 2: Graceland 4 | William Penn 5

Final Score - Game 1: Graceland 3 | William Penn 4
The Scoring – Game 1
T1 – Rebecca Laire drilled a double to right center to score Sammi Bradshaw (double) (GU: 1| WP: 0)
B3 – The Statesmen would bring in one run (GU: 1| WP: 1)
T4 – A two-RBI home run over the Left center fence by Rebecca Laire would bring in Sammi Bradshaw (single) (GU: 3| WP: 1)
B5 – Three William Penn runs would score (GU: 3| WP: 4)

Game 1 Pitching
Chloe Buckallew pitched 6.0 innings and faced 24 batters with a strikeout.

Game 1 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had five hits, led by Charlee Peters (2)
Hits produced: 2B: Sammi Bradshaw, Rebecca Laire | HR: Rebecca Laire | RBI: Rebecca Laire (3)

Final Score - Game 2: Graceland 4 | William Penn 5
The Scoring – Game 2
T1 – Paige Cooper crushed a solo homer over the left-center fence (GU: 1 | WP: 0)
B2 – A double would bring in one Statesmen run (GU: 1 | WP: 1)
T3 – Rebecca Laire drilled a two-RBI double to left center to score Paige Cooper (single) and Kaitlyn Cook (single) (GU: 3 | WP: 1)
T7 – Aliyah Farrell pushed Rebecca Laire home from a single to right center (GU: 4 | WP: 1)
B7 – William Penn added four runs (GU: 4 | WP: 5)

Game 2 Pitching
Allison Rebling started for the Yellowjackets and pitched 4.1 innings, facing 21 batters. Sammi Bradshaw entered next for 2.0 innings, facing 15 batters.

Game 2 Individual Leaders
The Yellowjackets had 14 hits, led by Aliyah Farrell (3)
Hits produced: 2B: Rebecca Laire | HR: Paige Cooper | RBI: Paige Cooper, Rebecca Laire (2), Aliyah Farrell | Sac: Morina Goodman, Charlee Peters
Baserunning: SB: Jayda Gay

Up Next:
The Softball team will be back on Saturday, April 20 when they take on the Baker University Wildcats. First pitch is set for 1:00 pm.

-Yellowjackets-