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Autumn Oehlstrom
Terry Hancock
2
Ursuline URS 3-12
5
Winner Wheeling WHL 6-15
Ursuline URS
3-12
2
Final
5
Wheeling WHL
6-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ursuline URS 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 0
Wheeling WHL 0 0 1 4 0 0 X 5 8 0

W: Lafferty, Aubrie (1-1) L: Jakosh,K. (0-3)

5
Ursuline URS 3-13
7
Winner Wheeling WHL 7-15
Ursuline URS
3-13
5
Final
7
Wheeling WHL
7-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Ursuline URS 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 11 2
Wheeling WHL 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 11 3

W: Macy, Madison (3-2) L: McMahon,M. (0-1)

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

Oehlstrom walk-off home run propels Cards to sweep of Ursuline

WHEELING, W.Va. (April 8) – A walk-off home run by redshirt-freshman Autumn Oehlstrom (Lisbon, Ohio/David Anderson) helped the Wheeling University softball team earn a sweep over Ursuline in a non-conference doubleheader Thursday evening.
 
THE MATCHUPS
  • GAME 1 FINAL: Wheeling 5, Ursuline 2
  • GAME 2 FINAL: Wheeling 7, Ursuline 5
  • Location: JB Chambers I-470 Complex | Wheeling, West Virginia
  • Records: Wheeling 7-15 | Ursuline 3-13
HOW IT HAPPENED in Game 1
  • A seeing-eye double down the left field line in the third inning by junior Heather Pinney (North Canton, Ohio/North Canton Hoover) gave Wheeling a 1-0 lead.
  • The first four batters all connected on base hits in the fourth inning, including a two-RBI triple by freshman Katie Sare (Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia) that made the score 5-0.
  • Ursuline broke through with two runs in the sixth inning, but freshman pitcher Aubrie Lafferty (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) did not allow the Arrows to get any closer.
GAME NOTES
  • Lafferty (1-1) tossed a complete-game and allowed just two runs on eight hits with six strikeouts (93 pitches). She did not issue any walks.
  • Sare led the team at the dish with two hits, including a triple, with two RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED in Game 2
  • Ursuline got off to a fast start with a pair of runs in the first and another in the second to put Wheeling in a 3-0 hole.
  • The Cardinals got two runs in the bottom of the second on RBI base hits from freshman Anna Florczak (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) and sophomore Gina Fogle (Toronto, Ohio/Toronto) that made the score 3-2.
  • Ursuline got both runs back in the fourth inning with four hits, but left runners in scoring position to take a 5-2 lead.
  • With two outs in the fifth inning, the Cards got a single and a walk, before freshman Cassi Roman (Chino Hills, Calif./Ayala) doubled down the left field line to drive in both and make the score 5-4.
  • Roman came through again in the seventh inning to tie the game up with a RBI-single, setting the stage for Oehlstrom.
  • Oehlstrom took the first pitch she saw and sent it over the right field fence to complete the comeback with a walk-off two-run home run to clinch the sweep with a 7-5 win.
GAME NOTES
  • Sophomore pitcher Madison Macy (Metamora, Mich./Lutheran Northwest) came on in relief and pitched six innings to earn the win. She limited the Arrows to two runs on nine hits with a pair of strikeouts to impove to 3-2 on the season.
  • Roman finished with two hits, three RBIs and a run scored.
  • Sophomore Taylor Hradek (Perry, Ohio/Perry) connected on three hits, including a one-out double in the seventh inning. She scored two runs in the win.
UP NEXT
  • The Cardinals will make the long trek down to Athens, West Virginia to take on Concord for a Mountain East Conference (MEC) doubleheader on Saturday, April 10.
  • The games are set to begin at 2 p.m.
 
 
 
 
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