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Brooke Webber
Terry Hancock
3
Wheeling WHL 1-4
5
Winner West Liberty WLU 3-4
Wheeling WHL
1-4
3
Final
5
West Liberty WLU
3-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wheeling WHL 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6 4
West Liberty WLU 0 0 1 1 3 0 X 5 6 0

W: Makenzie Amend (1-1) L: Brodeur, Jenee (0-2) S: Annie Patterson (1)

4
Wheeling WHL 1-5
10
Winner West Liberty WLU 4-4
Wheeling WHL
1-5
4
Final
10
West Liberty WLU
4-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wheeling WHL 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 8 2
West Liberty WLU 5 1 2 0 0 2 X 10 11 1

W: Riley Bennington (2-0) L: Lafferty, Aubrie (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

Cards swept at West Liberty

WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. (March 13) – The Wheeling University softball team was dealt a pair of non-conference losses by West Liberty Saturday afternoon.

Although the two both play in the Mountain East Conference (MEC), the games will not count towards the conference standings.
 
THE MATCHUPS
  • GAME 1 FINAL: West Liberty 5, Wheeling 3 
  • GAME 2 FINAL: West Liberty 10, Wheeling 4
  • Location: West Liberty Complex | West Liberty, West Virginia
  • Records: Wheeling 1-5 | West Liberty 4-4
HOW IT HAPPENED in Game 1
  • The game was scoreless until the third inning. West Liberty got a runs in both the third and fourth innings to make the score 2-0.
  • Wheeling tied the game up when sophomore Taylor Hradek (Perry, Ohio/Perry) took a two-strike, two-out pitch to right-center field to plate two runs and tie the game up in the fifth.
  • West Liberty countered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to re-establish a 5-2 lead.
  • The Cardinals inched closer in the sixth with a run on a RBI-double by redshirt-freshman Jenee Brodeur (San Diego, Calif./Clairemont), but were unable to get any closer.
GAME NOTES
  • Broduer (0-2) took the loss after yielding five runs (one earned) on five hits.
  • Junior Hadley Bennett (Warren, Utah/Fremont) connected on a pair of hits to lead the offense.
HOW IT HAPPENED in Game 2
  • An early deficit was too much to overcome in a 10-4 loss in game two.
  • West Liberty scored five in the first and runs in the second and third innings to establish an 8-0 lead.
  • The Cardinals battled off the run-rule by plating two runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
  • West Liberty did not allow Wheeling to get any closer and secured the win and sweep.
GAME NOTES
  • Freshman pitcher Aubrie Lafferty (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) was charged with the loss. She allowed six runs (three earned) in two innings of work.
  • Hradek, sophomore Brooke Webber (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville) and freshman Anna Florczak (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) each had two hits in the loss.  
UP NEXT
  • The Cardinals will play again on Lisa's Field at the I-470 Complex on Thursday, March 11 against Salem in another non-conference doubleheader.
  • The first game is currently slated to start at 3 p.m.
 
 
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