Softball splits with Mount Marty, picks up first GPAC win of season
MITCHELL, S.D.– The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team squared off against Mount Marty University for a Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader and their first home games of the 2021 season. DWU fell in the first game, 10-4 but responded with an 11-3 victory in game two on Saturday at Dr. McWhirter Field in Mitchell.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marty | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marty | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
MITCHELL, S.D.– The Dakota Wesleyan University softball team squared off against Mount Marty University for a Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader and their first home games of the 2021 season. DWU fell in the first game, 10-4 but responded with an 11-3 victory in game two on Saturday at Dr. McWhirter Field in Mitchell.
The Lancers (15-10, 6-4 GPAC) got out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. However, DWU responded with a run in the bottom of the frame as Alyssa Garcia (L.A. Verne, Calif.) connected on an RBI double.
In the top of the third, Mount Marty regained the lead, recording a pair of runs and adding three runs in the top of the fourth frame. Trailing 6-1, the Tigers (9-15, 1-7 GPAC) rallied to within two runs of the Lancers thanks to a three-run double by Allison McElveny (Chula Vista, Calif.) in the bottom of the fifth inning.
But Mount Marty tallied four runs over the final two innings to hold on for a 10-4 victory in game one.
McElveny led the way at the plate as she finished 1-for-4 with three RBIs, as Garcia went 3-for-4 with a run batted in. Freshman Alyssa Burke (Rapid City, S.D.) was handed the loss after pitching 3.1 innings, striking out four batters.
The Tigers got off to a hot start to the second game, holding a 2-0 lead after recording a pair of runs in the first frame. After the Lancers tied the game in the top of the third, McElveny singled to center field, bringing home a run to regain a 3-2 advantage.
After both teams tacked on a run in the fifth inning, the Tigers exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth frame. Stephanie Gabel (Sioux Falls, S.D.) kicked off the inning with a two-run double, followed by a Monique Gomez (Santa Maria, Calif.) RBI single. Nora Nelson (Rapid City, S.D.) joined the slugfest as she recorded an RBI after a single to center field, as DWU cruised to victory.
Gabel finished 3-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in and a double, as Nelson went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Kyllie Ramirez (Revillo, S.D.) claimed the win on the mound after pitching six innings, striking out two batters.
The Tigers are scheduled to host Northwestern College this week with the date and times still to be determined.
