Box Score
Box score
CHICAGO - The Wisconsin Lutheran softball team
came up just short on the road in the second game of their
non-conference doubleheader, falling to North Park University 4-3
on Wednesday at the Holmgren Complex.
Wisconsin Lutheran grabbed an early one-run lead in the first on
an RBI from sophomore Morgan Dittmar (Oostburg, Wis./Manitowoc
Lutheran) that scored junior Katie Sloan (Omaha, Neb./Nebraska
Lutheran). North Park knotted the game at 1-1 in the second on an
RBI single and took a 3-2 lead in the third on another RBI
single.
Following a scoreless fourth, the Vikings went ahead 4-1 in the
fifth when they plated two runs on three hits. The Warriors did not
go away, however, as Dittmar belted a two-run home run in the sixth
to pull within 4-3. Freshman Daetona Laurence (Wildomar,
Calif./California Lutheran) reached base on a single for WLC in the
seventh, but she couldn't advance when the game came to an end.
Dittmar, Sloan and Laurence were credited with WLC's three hits
in the game. Dittmar drove in all three of the Warriors' runs.
Freshman Kayla Peterson (Lewiston, Minn./Lewiston-Altura) pitched
6.0 innings and allowed four runs on nine hits in the circle
(0-4).
Mallory Bieritz went 2-for-3 for North Park (19-18) with an RBI
and a run scored. Seven other Vikings also added a hit in the game.
Bieritz also was victorious (6-4) in the circle for NPU, tossing
all 6.0 innings and giving up three runs on two hits. Kate
Seebacher pitched the final inning to earn the save (1).
Wisconsin Lutheran (9-23, 4-16 NAC) concludes its 2010 season
this weekend with a pair of NAC doubleheaders. The Warriors welcome
Maranatha Baptist Bible College to Warrior Field on Saturday at 12
p.m. for Senior Day and the SAAC Tailgate, before traveling to
Aurora, Ill., on Sunday for a 12 p.m. tilt with the Spartans.
