Big Win Over Ripon Highlights Opening Day Split

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – The Wisconsin Lutheran College softball team opened its 2021 season on Saturday with a pair of non-conference games at the Rhinelander Hodag Dome. The Warriors defeated Ripon 11-1 in five innings of their first game, before falling 6-0 to Concordia Wisconsin in game two.

• Final Scores: Wisconsin Lutheran 11, Ripon 1; Concordia Wisconsin 6, Wisconsin Lutheran 0
• Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (1-1), Ripon (0-2), Concordia Wisconsin (2-0)
• Location: Hodag Dome, Rhinelander, Wis.

• Ripon started the first inning by jumping out to a 1-0 lead. In the third, the Red Hawks brought in a new pitcher and the Warriors' run parade started with sophomore Jena Almodovar (Romeoville, Ill.) reaching base with a walk. Senior Maddie Lindemann (Watertown, Wis.) followed with a line drive up the middle to advance the runner and freshman Lexi Martin (Westfield, Ind.) plated Almodovar. Senior Charolette Ropas (New Berlin, Wis.) smacked a two-run double and freshman Ashley Corley (Plainfield, Ill.) also belted a RBI double to left as WLC tallied 11 runs in the inning.
• Ropas and Lindemann led Wisconsin Lutheran with two RBI each. Almodovar picked up her first win of the season in the circle.

• The Falcons opened the game with a triple and took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
• Freshman pitcher Hannah Jordan (Yorkville, Ill.) made her first collegiate appearance in the circle and limited Concordia Wisconsin to one run through four innings.
• CUW pulled ahead in the fifth inning with a bases-clearing double to clinch the 6-0 win over WLC.

• Riley Breider led Ripon with two hits and Savanna Trittelwitz was charged with the loss in the circle.
• Madison Wheat paced the Falcons with a double, triple, and three RBI. Gina Followell tossed all seven innings, allowing just four hits and fanning 10.

• The Warriors travel to Peoria, Illinois, next Friday for a single game against UW-Stevens Point (2-0) at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Live coverage links will be available at WLCSports.com.

SB: @WLCSoftball 11, Ripon 1 (5 Inn.); Concordia Wisconsin 5, @WLCSoftball 0

WLC (1-1) plays UW-Stevens Point next Friday in Peoria, Ill.#d3sb

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) February 21, 2021

SB: @WLCSoftball opens its season today at the Rhinelander Hodag Dome with games against Ripon and CUW.

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— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) February 20, 2021

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— WLC Softball (@WLCSoftball) February 20, 2021