WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Senior
Evelyn Martin (Westfield, Ind.) launched two of Wisconsin Lutheran College's school-record five homeruns in game two of a 14-10 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference win over Concordia Chicago on Saturday at Neumann Family Field. The Cougars defeated the Warriors 8-2 in game one as the teams split the home finale doubleheader.
CUC (10-23-1, 6-14 NACC) broke a scoreless opening game in the top of the third inning with an unearned run. WLC (10-24, 6-12 NACC) responded in the bottom half of the inning with a two-out, two-run single from freshman
Alea Anhalt (Fond du Lac, Wis.) that brought home freshmen
Sommer Krull (New London, Wis.) and
Madison Heller (South Milwaukee, Wis.). Concordia Chicago tied the game in the fifth with a leadoff solo homerun and took back the lead in the sixth with a pair of homeruns for a 7-2 advantage. The Cougars collected their final run in the seventh on a RBI single
Heller finished 3-for-4 with a run scored for Wisconsin Lutheran in the opener. Junior
Allison Powers (Sun Prairie, Wis.) posted a pair of hits, while four other Warriors added a hit apiece. Anhalt drove in WLC's two runs.
CUC plated a pair of unearned first-inning runs for an early 2-0 lead in game two. Krull came through for Wisconsin Lutheran in the bottom of the second with a three-run homerun, the first of her career, that scored Powers and freshman
Julianna Alloy (Harrison Township, Mich.). Concordia Chicago went ahead in the third with three runs on two hits to gain a 5-3 advantage. Back-to-back solo shots from Martin and Anhalt in the bottom of the third evened the contest at 5-5.
The Cougars capitalized on four errors in the fourth inning to plate five runs and double their lead at 10-5. The Warriors loaded the bases with just one out in their half of the fourth before Martin singled to center and Anhalt drew a bases loaded walk to cut the deficit to three. Sophomore
Juliana Sieber (Oconto, Wis.) and Martin scored on a fielder's choice throwing error to make it 10-9, and Powers capped the seven-run frame with a three-run blast to center, her first of the season, for a 12-10 WLC lead. Martin added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth with her second homerun of the game, a two-run shot to left that scored junior
Gwen Malecke (Gilberts, Ill.) for the 14-10 score.
Martin, who tied the program record with 23 career homeruns, went 3-for-3 with four RBI, three runs, and a walk. Powers finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Six other players added a hit each for Wisconsin Lutheran, which set a program record with five homeruns in a single game. Freshman
Zoe Precup (Oswego, Ill.) picked up her first career win in relief, while sophomore
Emily Brands (Zeeland, Mich.) collected her second save of the season after three scoreless innings in the circle.
The Warriors travel to MSOE (15-19, 10-8 NACC)Â tomorrow for a cross-town NACC doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. at MSOE Raiders Field. Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.
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