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DePauw 13, Ohio Wesleyan 5
DePauw 4, Ohio Wesleyan 3

Freshman catcher Sara Bias (Sandusky/St. Mary's Central Catholic) singled home a run that gave Ohio Wesleyan a 3-0 lead and senior outfielder Madison Bridger (Pataskala/Licking Heights) tied a school record, but fifth-ranked DePauw rallied for a win in the nightcap of a North Coast Athletic Conference West Division doubleheader on Saturday at Margaret Sagan Field.

In the opener, freshman shortstop Sydney Hoover (Utica) delivered a 2-run single that gave the Bishops a 5-4 lead, but DePauw rallied for the win.

Ohio Wesleyan took a 1-0 lead in the second inning of the nightcap when freshman second baseman Sophia Cegledy (Pataskala/Bishop Hartley) led off with a single, moved to second on an infield out, stole third, and scored on a double by senior righthander Erica Buchanan (Hilliard/Davidson).  Bridger followed with an infield single, but DePauw starter Riley Magoon got out of the inning without any further damage.

The Bishops increased the margin in the third as sophomore first baseman Makenna Waddell (Marion/Pleasant) led off with a double and scored on a throwing error by Tiger shortstop Grace Smith.  Bias then singled home sophomore shortstop Carly Schafer (Tiffin/Columbian) for a 3-0 Ohio Wesleyan lead.

DePauw got on the scoreboard in the fourth as Abby Pyburn led off with a single, stole second, moved to third on a fly ball, and scored on a bunt single by Becca St. Germain.

The Tigers evened the score in the sixth when Kate Geary led off with a single, stole second, and scored on a double by St. Germain.  Smith followed with a bunt, with pinch-runner Goose Moore scoring when Buchanan threw wildly on the play.

Yasmin McClellan led off the DePauw seventh with a single, but Waddell, on in relief for Ohio Wesleyan, came back to strike out Kaylyn Linder for the first out.  Pinch-runner Olivia Jackson moved to second on a wild pitch, but Waddell got the second out by fanning Pyburn.  Geary then doubled home the go-ahead run.  Cami Henry, who came on in relief for DePauw during the fourth inning, retired the Bishops in order in the bottom of the seventh to nail down the win.

Bridger went 4-for-4, tying the school record for hits in a game.

Buchanan pitched the first 6.0 innings, scattering 9 hits and striking out 6 while walking none.  Waddell was charged with the loss in relief.

The opener saw the Tigers jump to a 3-0 lead in the first inning with the help of Emma Konrad's RBI double.

Waddell led off the bottom of the second with a home run and Bias delivered a 2-run single later in the inning to even the score at 3.

St. Germain plated a run with an infield out in the top of the third, but Ohio Wesleyan answered in the bottom of the inning, with Buchanan singling and Duckworth getting hit by a pitch.  After the runners moved up on a double steal, Hoover's single to short right center plated both for a 5-4 Ohio Wesleyan lead.

Kelsey Bernhard and Smith had RBI singles both during DePauw's 3-run fourth inning and the Tigers' 3-run fifth frame, and Geary singled home 2 runs in the sixth.

Hoover was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Bishops.

Freshman lefthander Katie Chittum (Hebron/Lakewood) pitched the complete game for Ohio Wesleyan.

Henry was credited with the win in relief for DePauw, allowing 1 hit and striking out 8 in 3.0 innings of work.

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