Tigers Split Day One of Pioneer Classic

Lexington, KY – The Wittenberg Tiger softball team traveled to the Pioneer Classic hosted by Transylvania University where they were set to take on WashU (Mo.) and host Transylvania on day one of action. The Tigers split the day, falling to the Bears from WashU 15-5 to start the day. Wittenberg bounced back in game two, taking down the Pioneers with a 3-0 win over the host Pioneers. The Tigers slapped together 10 hits on the day, with Clara Andersen and Briana Busic each tallying a hit for the Tiger offense in both games. Busic went 2 for 3 in game two against the Pioneers, adding a stolen base and a run scored for Wittenberg.

The Tigers fell behind 4-0 after three WashU offensive trips. Wittenberg found their groove in the bottom half of the third, putting up three runs and making it a 4-3 ballgame. Julia Burch and Andersen scored the first Tiger runs of the day, as Hanna Ecker reached on the fielder's choice, capitalizing on the throwing error by the WashU pitcher. Diana Quevedo provided the sacrifice fly to bring home Ecker for the third run of the inning. Big offensive innings from the Bears in the fourth and fifth innings extended the visiting teams lead out to 12-3, before the Tigers were able to put two more runs on the board. Quevedo added an RBI single to right, scoring Elise Freeland and Andersen for the final offensive attack of the day.

Wittenberg would bounce back in game two of the day, holding Transylvania scoreless with the 3-0 win over the hosts of the Pioneer Classic. Andersen dropped the sacrifice bunt in the top of the fourth, scoring Freeland for the first Wittenberg run. Hannah Weymouth provided two insurance runs for the Tigers in the top of the seventh, plating Nikki Hawkins and Busic for the final Tiger runs.