Softball Falls Twice To 16th-Ranked Raiders

MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) – The Wisconsin Lutheran College softball team held early leads in both games of their doubleheader against MSOE on Sunday, but the 16th-ranked Raiders came back strong to win both games over the Warriors by scores of 9-2 and 9-1 at MSOE Athletic Field.

• Final Scores: MSOE 9, Wisconsin Lutheran 2; MSOE 9, Wisconsin Lutheran 1 (6 Inn.)
• Records: Wisconsin Lutheran (7-15, 0-6 NACC), MSOE (18-1, 6-0 NACC)
• Location: MSOE Athletic Field, Milwaukee, Wis.

• The Raiders used back-to-back two-out doubles in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead over the Warriors.
• WLC evened the score at 1-1 in the second when senior Charolette Ropas (New Berlin, Wis.) stole second and the errant throw allowed senior Maddie Lindemann (Watertown, Wis.) to score.
• Wisconsin Lutheran grabbed a 2-1 lead in the third after junior Aerin Moberg (Wheaton, Ill.) scored from an error that allowed sophomore Jena Almodovar (Romeoville, Ill.) to safely reach.
• A two-out two-run home run in the third gave MSOE a 3-2 lead. The Raiders then scored six runs on four hits their next half inning to break the game open.
• The Green and White had a couple hits over the final three frames, but couldn't cross home plate.
• Lindemann, Ropas, and freshman Bri Biermann (Fond du Lac, Wis.) had two hits each for the Warriors.

• A two-out RBI single from freshman Lexi Martin (Westfield, Ind.) gave WLC a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
• MSOE evened the score with a sac fly in its half of the first and added another two-out RBI double in the second to take the lead.
• A pair of run-scoring singles in the third made it a 4-1 Raiders lead.
• The hosts tacked on two in the fifth and three more in the sixth to win via run-rule.
• Wisconsin Lutheran put together two-hit innings in the fifth and sixth, but was kept off the scoreboard.
• Lindemann, Martin, and freshman Ashley Corley (Plainfield, Ill.) had two hits each in game two for the Warriors.

• Morgan Long went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in game one for the Raiders. Lorrin Pondo worked around eight hits and struck out seven for a complete-game win.
• Delaney Martino paced the Raiders with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate, as the home team tallied 14 hits in game two. Emily Wiederholt allowed one run on eight hits with four strikeouts to earn the win.

• The Warriors continue their NACC series against the Raiders tomorrow with a doubleheader at Neumann Family Softball Field. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.

SB: No. 16 MSOE 9, @WLCSoftball 2 (GM 1); No. 16 MSOE 9, @WLCSoftball 1 (GM 2)

⚔️@maddie_linde23 goes 4-for-6 with a run
⚔️Bri Biermann and Char Ropas collect two hits in game one
⚔️@leximartin03 adds two hits and RBI

WLC hosts MSOE again tomorrow in 3 p.m. doubleheader#d3sb

— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) April 11, 2021

SB: @WLCSoftball travels to No. 16 MSOE today for two NACC games

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— WLC Warriors (@WLCSports) April 11, 2021

@WLCSoftball has a busy upcoming schedule with games the next three days. Please check back as the weather has played some havoc with postponements and game times. pic.twitter.com/MpkmfLCoKA

— WLC Softball (@WLCSoftball) April 11, 2021