College Roundup

WINONA LAKE - The Grace College softball team traveled to Indiana Wesleyan Thursday for a doubleheader. Indiana Wesleyan entered the game with an 18-7 record and won the opening game 9-0. The Lancers bounced back and won the second game 2-1.

The opener was close early, as the Wildcats led just 2-0 after three innings. In the fourth inning, Indiana Wesleyan blew the game open by batting through the lineup and scoring seven runs to cruise to the win. Becky Rider pitched a five-inning no-hitter for Indiana Wesleyan.

In game two, Nikki Chessum went to the mound for Grace coming off a one-hitter against St. Francis Tuesday. She continued to dominate, holding the Wildcats to just four hits over seven innings and striking out 11 batters.

In the third inning, Christina Clark drove home Kelli Irish, and in the fifth Shannon Haskins drove home the Lancers' second run.

Grace is 4-12 overall and 3-3 in the MCC. The Lancers will compete this weekend in the Judson Tournament.

INDIANA WESLEYAN 9, GRACE 0 (Game 1)

Grace 000 00 - 0 0 2

Indiana Wesleyan 101 7x - 9 8 0

WP - Becky Rider (0-5)

LP - Amy Smith

2B - Tiffany Turnow (IW). 3B - Jean Wilson (IW), Tiffany Lee (IW). HR - Sarah Schivler (2)#

RBI - Schivler (IW) 3, Turnow (IW), Brooke Justice (IW), Tiffany Lee (IW), Kristy Musser (IW)

GRACE 2, INDIANA WESLEYAN 1 (Game 2)

Grace 001 010 0 - 2 5 3

Indiana Wesleyan 000 010 0 - 1 4 0

WP - Nikki Chessum (4-6)

LP - Jennifer Woodcock

3B - Jean Wilson (IW)

RBI - Christina Clark (G), Shannon Haskins (G), Tiffany Lee (IW)

BASEBALL

Marian sweeps Grace

Thursday in Indianapolis

The Grace College baseball team lost two games of a doubleheader Thursday at Marian, 12-1 and 10-1. Grace led early in the first game, but Marian came back to score three runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 3-1 lead. The host team added four more in the second en route to the win. In the second game, Grace fell behind 7-0 after four innings. The Lancers had seven hits in the game but managed just one run. Grace is 6-12 overall and 1-7 in the MCC. The Lancers will play at Huntington Saturday.

MARIAN 12, GRACE 2 (Game 1)

Grace 100 100 - 2 6 3

Marian 340 041 - 12 11 1

WP - Craig Prifogle

LP - Nick Tribby (1-2)

2B - Brady Armstrong (M). 3B - Erik Morrison (M)

HR - John Kessinger (G), Wes Hayden 2 (M)

RBI - Mike Cox (G), Kessinger (G), Wes Hayden (M) 4, Morrison (M) 3, Darren Phillips (M) 2, Jess White (M)

MARIAN 10, GRACE 1 (Game 2)

Grace 000 010 0 - 1 7 4

Marian 203 203 X - 10 7 1

WP - Jason Robinson

LP - Dustin Christean

HR - Wes Hayden (M)

RBI - Jesse Leonard (G), Brady Armstrong (M), Wes Hayden (M) 4, John Mutz (M) 2, Bob Freije (M)