WAUKESHA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College walked-off with 1-0 and 3-2 victories over MSOE in nine innings on Sunday in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference action at Catholic Memorial's Sullivan Campus. It was the Warriors' first doubleheader sweep over the Raiders since 2013.
Game 1: Wisconsin Lutheran 1, MSOE 0 (9 Inn.)
Locked in a scoreless pitchers' duel through eight innings, the Warriors (15-15, 7-7 NACC) finally broke through in the bottom of the ninth. Freshman
Anna Bracke (Brookfield, Wis.) opened the frame with a single up the middle and moved to second on freshman
Rebecca Reddeman's (Canton, Mich.) sacrifice bunt. After a strikeout, freshman
Hannah Stellmacher (Fairwater, Wis.) delivered the game-winning hit, singling to center field to score Bracke and give WLC the walk-off win.
Sophomore
Teagan Piven (Plainfield, Ill.) was dominant in the circle for Wisconsin Lutheran, tossing a complete-game shutout to improve to 5-5 on the season. The right-hander allowed seven hits over 9.0 innings, walked one, and struck out one while facing 34 batters.
Bracke led the offense by going 2-for-4 with the winning run scored, while sophomore
Maritza Martinez (Kenosha, Wis.) also had a pair of hits, finishing 2-for-4. Six other players added a hit each for the Warriors, who finished with 10 for the game.
The Raiders (5-23, 2-12 NACC) were paced offensively by Rikka Ludvigson, who went 3-for-4. Katie Pollock took the hard-luck loss after allowing one run on 10 hits over 8.2 innings with three strikeouts.
Game 2: Wisconsin Lutheran 3, MSOE 2 (9 Inn.)
After surrendering a two-run lead in the seventh, WLC answered in the bottom of the ninth when freshman
Katelyn Ruth (Canton, Mich.) delivered a game-winning RBI single to right-center, scoring Martinez from second.
Wisconsin Lutheran struck first in the third inning as Ruth tripled to right-center to plate Martinez for a 1-0 lead. It added another run in the fourth when sophomore
Kylie Gaston (Albertville, Minn.) singled home freshman
Addyson Wheeler (Freeport, Ill.) to make it 2-0.
MSOE rallied in the seventh inning. RBI groundouts and a bunt single tied the game at 2-2.
The Warriors finished with 10 hits, led by Martinez, who went 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Ruth paced the offense with a 2-for-4 day, driving in two runs, including the walk-off. Junior
Sommer Krull (New London, Wis.) also added two hits, while Wheeler contributed a hit and scored a run. In the circle, sophomore
Alyssa Dinnauer (Dousman, Wis.) earned the win after tossing 8.0 innings of shutout ball, allowing seven hits while striking out six and walking one.
The Raiders also recorded 10 hits, with Caroline Fouras and Ludvigson each collecting two hits and an RBI. Lylah DeArmond added two hits, while Emma Smith scored a run and finished with a hit and a walk.
WLC travels to River Forest, Illinois on Saturday, April 25 for a 12 p.m. NACC doubleheader against Concordia Chicago (12-18, 7-11 NACC). Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.
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