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APR.
11 — Leafs Unable To Pick Up Win Against Cougars
Spring
Arbor uses early surges to forge 9-0, 7-1 wins over Goshen |
Goshen, IN — With beautiful conditions
setting the backdrop for Tuesday’s Mid-Central Conference
showdown with Spring Arbor University, the visiting Cougars wasted
no time getting acquainted with the Goshen College Softball Complex
surroundings.
A pair of five-run first innings from Spring Arbor put some clouds
in the forecast for the Leafs.
Goshen (2-16, 2-10) could not withstand Spring Arbor’s early
offensive pushes in either game of the day’s double-header,
dropping 0-9 and 1-7 decisions in the process. Goshen limited the
Cougars to just six runs in all innings but the first, including
a total nine scoreless innings on the day. Still, it was not enough
to snap the team’s current eight-game conference losing skid.
“We’ve got to figure out a way to get past the first
inning,” said
Linda Bontrager, Goshen head coach. “We can have four or
five good defensive innings, but it’s not enough.”
That was certainly the case in the afternoon’s first contest,
as Spring Arbor held Goshen to just one hit — sophomore Faith
Borrell charted a single — as the Cougars rolled to the 9-0
win. Freshman Haly Williamson suffered the loss in the pitching
circle, striking out none and walking two.
The Leafs finally unveiled their bats in the second contest, out-hitting
Spring Arbor by a nine to eight margin but failing to due much
with those contacts. Sophomore Erin Layman led the charge from
the plate in Game Two, going 3-4 with a double. Senior Kris Polega
finished 2-3, while freshman Amy Clem was 1-2 with a double and
two walks. Williamson did her part offensively, finishing 2-3 from
the plate.
Sophomore Tera Brackman went 1-3.
Freshman Kim Yeakey was saddled with the pitching loss, throwing
four innings while striking out two. Layman came on in relief,
striking out three and walking two batters.
“Our bats seem sporadic,” Bontrager said. “We
have struggled with putting enough hits together to score much.
We are improving
every day, though, and our team chemistry is strong. We will keep
at it.”
Goshen will continue a brief home stand in MCC play on Thursday,
when the team hosts Huntington University in double-header action.
Game time for the first of two is set for 3 p.m.
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Game 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
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SAU |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
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Goshen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Game 2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
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SAU |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
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Goshen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
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  Sophomore
Erin Layman
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