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MILWAUKEE - Michelle Shambeau (Two Rivers,
Wis./Manitowoc Lutheran) recorded her 600th career strikeout as the
Wisconsin Lutheran College softball team split a home doubleheader
with the Edgewood College Eagles on Tuesday afternoon at Warrior
Field.
Shambeau's milestone strikeout came in the top of the fifth
inning of the first game when she fanned Charli Metcalf to leadoff
the inning.
Edgewood took an early lead by scoring a run in the top of the
first inning. The Eagles, who were held to only four hits in the
game, added two runs in the fourth and another in the sixth to earn
the 4-0 shutout victory.
Emily Foster (Brookfield, Wis./East) went 2-for-3 to lead the
Warriors at the plate. Shambeau took the loss, giving up only four
hits and four runs (one earned). She struckout 11 and walked
one.
Wisconsin Lutheran was able to hold onto a 5-4 win in game two
to salvage a split. Megan Hafenstein (Johnson Creek, Wis./Johnson
Creek) put the Warriors on the board in the top of the third inning
when she led off with a solo home run.
Three batters later, Lisa Cates (Lakeside, Ariz./Blue Ridge)
singled home Jamie Matz (Hortonville, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) and
Breanne Duebner (Manitowoc, Wis./Lutheran) to give the Warriors a
3-0 lead.
The Eagles answered right back in the bottom of the third to
take the lead by scoring four runs on seven hits. WLC rallied for
two runs with two outs in the top of the fourth as Hafenstein
recorded an RBI single and later scored on a wild pitch on what
would eventually prove to be the game-winning run.
After two scoreless innings by each team, Edgewood put its first
two batters on base in the bottom of the seventh innings with no
outs. Shambeau was able to retire the next two she faced before
catching a lineout for the final out of the game, leaving runners
stranded at second and third.
Hafenstein went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored to
pace WLC offensively in the second game. Duebner finished 2-for-4
while Cates added two RBIs.
Shambeau picked up the win by pitching a complete game, allowing
four runs (all earned) on 11 hits. She struckout seven and walked
none.
Wisconsin Lutheran (14-10, 12-4 NAC) travels to Aurora, Ill., on
Wednesday to battle the league preseason-favorite Aurora University
Spartans. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 4
p.m.
