Vs. Ohio Northern doubleheader (4/2)
The Muskies faced the Polar Bears on Thursday at Findlay University for a doubleheader.
In game one, Muskingum was the first to light up the scoreboard, with a run in the top of the fourth inning. They added three more runs in the top of the seventh inning, and despite Ohio Northern finally scoring in the bottom of the inning, the Muskies held them at one run to win the game 4 – 1. The Muskies finished with 24 at-bats, 4 runs, 5 hits, and 1 RBI. Junior Bethany Rodman pitched all seven innings, recording four strikeouts, allowing just two hits, and one run. She also had three hits and an RBI at the plate.
In game two, the Muskies hit the scoreboard right away to take a 2 – 0 lead at the beginning of the game, and then compounded that to a 5 – 0 lead in the top of the second before the Polar Bears answered back with three runs between the second and third inning to trail 5 – 3. A four-run rally in the bottom of the sixth for Ohio Northern gave them a 7 – 5 advantage over Muskingum, but that was short-lived as the Muskies bounced back with six runs in the top of the seventh inning to lead 11 – 7. With the Polar Bears only bouncing back with one run in the bottom of the inning, the Fighting Muskies swept the doubleheader with an 11 – 8 win.
Vs. Alma doubleheader (3/29)
The Fighting Muskies faced the Scots on Sunday at Scots Park in Alma, Michigan, for a doubleheader.
Game one started with the Muskies taking the lead in the top of the second inning with two runs. Alma narrowed the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Muskies came right back in the top of the next inning to add two more runs to lead 4 – 1. The last points for the Muskies came at the top of the seventh with two more runs for Muskingum to lead 6 – 1. The Scots managed one more run, but that was not enough, and the Muskies took game one 6 – 2. The Muskies finished the game with 35 at-bats, six runs, 14 hits, and six RBIs.
Alma grabbed the lead at the beginning of game two with a run in the bottom of the second inning. After the Muskies tied the game in the top of the second and jumped ahead 2 – 1 in the top of the third, the Scots rallied in the bottom of the inning for five runs to lead 6 – 2. Muskingum tied and eclipsed the Scots with a four-run sixth inning to lead 7 – 6, which would become the winning score in the sweep of Alma. In game two, senior Cara Taylor recorded her 200th career hit for the Muskies.
Vs. Case Western Reserve doubleheader (3/28)
New Concord’s Donna J. Newberry Field hosted the Case Western Reserve softball team for a doubleheader, where they split the difference with Muskingum, losing game one 7 – 4 to the Muskies, and taking game two 7 – 3.
Vs. Wittenberg doubleheader (3/24)
The Muskies dominated the Tigers from Wittenberg on Tuesday in New Concord as they narrowly lost game one in the doubleheader 8 – 7. Muskingum came back in game two with an 8 – 1 victory.
