FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University softball team swept Hannibal-LaGrange University on Friday afternoon to move to 5-3 in AMC play. The three-run walk-off homer gave the Owls a 10-2 short-game win in game one, and they finished game two with a 5-1 win. The Owls made their first triple play in known history in game one, and improve to 12-14 on the season.
Next up for the Owls is a road doubleheader at Missouri Baptist on Saturday, April 10. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
Owls Strong
The Owls had Kirstie Vittone, wife of Athletic Director
Jason Vittone and cancer survivor, throw out the first pitch.
Game One
WWU came out with their bats on fire, putting together six hits with three extra base hits for five runs in the first inning.
Mia Santos led off the game with a double and traded bases with
Celeste Sermeno to give the Owls a 1-0 lead. The Owls then loaded the bases for
Devyn Burton's base clearing double to center field.
Alexis Hassler then singled to bring Burton home for the Owls' fifth run.
The Owls recorded the program's first known triple play in the third inning as Sermeno dove to catch the flyout to left. Runners on first and second thought the ball was down and ran, leaving it easy for Sermeno to throw to
Sydney Wilbeck at second who quickly turned for the triple play at first with
Ally Mahoney.
Hassler then opened up the bottom of the inning with her second homer of the season over the left field fence to give the Owls a 6-0 lead.
In the top of the fourth, HLG hit a two-run homer to cut the game to 6-2.
Mallory Feldewerth added a seventh run in the bottom half of the inning off
Ally Mahoney's RBI single to left field.
After three quick outs in the fifth, the Owls had two singles with two outs in the bottom half. Feldewerth then hit a three-run walk-off home run on a 3-1 count to end the game with the mercy rule, 10-2.
The Owls had 17 hits with four doubles and two home runs. Eight players recorded at least one hit, and Santos,
Emma Taylor and Feldewerth each had three hits. Feldewerth also had three runs scored and three RBI.
Hassler (8-6) pitched the complete game win. She allowed just four hits and two runs through the 5.0 innings.
Game Two
HLG got on the board early with a RBI single in the first inning of game two.
In the bottom of the second, the Owls plated two on
Katie Gaus' two RBI double to take a 2-1 lead.
The Owls then brought home three in the third to take up a 5-1 lead. With two runners on and one out, Burton hit a RBI double to the left-center field fence, scoring Taylor.
Hanna Knipp then RBI singled to bring home Feldewerth. One out later,
Taylor Bell hit a RBI double to the left field fence to score Burton.
Neither team scored again in the game, ending with a 5-1 Owls' win.
Kalee Wall (4-3) pitched the complete game win. She allowed just four hits with no earned runs.
The Owls were limited to just seven hits in game two with Santos as the only batter with two hits.
