GLENVILLE, W.Va. (April 13) – The Wheeling Jesuit University softball team earned a split at Glenville State Saturday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) doubleheader.
Glenville State took game one 7-0, before a complete-game shutout by senior pitcher
Erin Unterbrink (Raymond, Ohio/Maryville) propelled WJU to a 4-0 game two win.
The Cardinals improve to 7-31 overall, 4-16 in the MEC. Meanwhile, the Pioneers slide to 4-16 in the MEC, 11-27 overall.
GAME TWO: Wheeling Jesuit 4, Glenville State 0
Wheeling Jesuit got a solid performance by Unterbrink in the circle and clubbed out 10 hits to earn a 4-0 win.
Senior
Courtney Rogers (Hurricane, W.Va./Hurricane) got the scoring going in the second inning with a solo home run to left field. Freshman
Kelsey Barron brought a second run home when she reached on a bases-loaded error, but the Pioneers limited the Cardinals to the 2-0 lead by cutting down a runner at the plate on the same play.
Wheeling Jesuit tacked on insurance runs in the fifth and sixth to make the score 4-0. Rogers delivered a sacrifice fly and a RBI-single by senior
Jackie Cramer (Indian Head, Pa./Connellsville) extended the lead in the sixth.
The run support was more than enough for Unterbrink. She scattered four hits and retired the final seven batters in order to finish off the complete-game shutout win. Unterbrink (2-6) struck out three and only issued one walk in the game.
Freshman
Gina Fogle (Toronto, Ohio/Toronto) led the team with a perfect 3-for-3 performance at the dish with two runs scored. Cramer and sophomore
Alaina York (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell) each added two hits, while Rogers finished with two RBI.
GAME ONE: Glenville State 7, Wheeling Jesuit 0
The Cardinals were limited to one hit in their 7-0 game one loss to Glenville State.
The Pioneers pushed across three runs in the first inning on a pair of RBI doubles. Glenville State added runs in the third and fourth innings to put the game out of reach.
Senior left fielder
Molly Welsh (Bethel Park, Pa./OLSH) collected the lone hit for the Cardinals in the loss.
Wheeling Jesuit's next doubleheader at West Virginia Wesleyan, originally slated for tomorrow, Sunday, April 14 has been postponed due to the projected rainfall. The Cardinals and Bobcats will now play their twinbill on Tuesday, April 16 at 1 p.m.
