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Wittenberg 9, Ohio Wesleyan 7
Ohio Wesleyan 6, Wittenberg 4

Freshman outfielder Rylie Moore (Noblesville, Ind.) and freshman first baseman Rylee Anspach (Dublin/Coffman) drove in 2 runs apiece as Ohio Wesleyan broke a 1-1 tie and went on to a win over Wittenberg in the nightcap of a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division doubleheader on Tuesday at Margaret Sagan Field.

In the opener, sophomore first baseman Makenna Waddell (Marion/Pleasant) scored to give the Bishops a 7-6 lead, but Wittenberg rallied for 3 runs in the fifth to take the win.

With the score tied at 1 in the nightcap, Waddell and Anspach led off the bottom of the fourth with back-to-back doubles to give the Bishops the lead.  After freshman second baseman Sophia Cegledy (Pataskala/Bishop Hartley) singled and stole second, Moore singled home both runners to put Ohio Wesleyan ahead, 4-1.

The Waddell-Anspach combination clicked again in the fifth when Waddell smashed a 2-out double and scored on a single by Anspach.

Senior outfielder Erica Buchanan (Hilliard/Davidson) drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the sixth.

Wittenberg rallied in the top of the seventh, loading the bases on a single by Hanna Ecker, a fielder's choice off the bat of Megan Niswonger, and a walk to Elaina Adams before Elise Freeman cleared the bases with a double.

Freshman lefthander Katie Chittum (Hebron/Lakewood) came on in relief and struck out Julia Burch before getting Alex Gibson on a popup to record her first collegiate save.

Freshman third baseman Alyssa Back (Newark) went 3-for-4 for Ohio Wesleyan, while Moore and Anspach each went 2-for-3 and Waddell was 2-for-4.

Buchanan pitched the first 4.0 innings, allowing just 2 hits, to record the win.

Kira van Ravensberg was the starting and losing pitcher for Wittenberg.

The opener saw the Tigers take a 2-0 lead with the help of an RBI single from Clara Andersen, but the Bishops got one run back in the bottom of the inning.

Andersen tripled in a run during Wittenberg's 3-run third, but the Bishops responded with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning, with Waddell doubling in a run and Anspach plating a run with a bases-loaded walk.

Wittenberg retook the lead on Nikki Hawkins' run-scoring single in the top of the fifth.

Senior outfielder Aimee Duckworth (Hilliard/Bradley) and Waddell scored runs in the bottom of the fifth as the Bishops took advantage of 3 Tiger errors to take a 7-6 lead.

The Tigers got RBI singles from Adams and Gibson and a sacrifice fly by Hawkins during their 3-run fifth frame.

Waddell was 2-for-3 and Buchanan went 2-for-4 for Ohio Wesleyan.

Chittum pitched the complete game for the Bishops.

Mary Britton was the winning pitcher in relief for Wittenberg.

Box Score - Game 1
Box Score - Game 2