MISHAWAKA – Bethel Softball split a doubleheader with Huntington on Thursday as Amber Asher delivered the walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the seventh of game one to take a 3-2 victory while the Foresters salvaged game two with a 2-0 win of their own.
GAME VITALS
Game 1 Score: Bethel def. Huntington 3-2
Game 2 Score: Huntington def. Bethel 2-0
Records: Bethel (7-27, 6-20) | Huntington (13-22, 11-13)
NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – NR | Huntington – NR
Location: Gardner Field | Bethel University | Mishawaka, Ind.
GAME 1 STAT TRACKER
Amber Asher: 1-3, 2B, RBI, R
Meghan Pearson: 1-2, R
Hannah Frady: 7.0 IP, CG, W, 8 H, 2 R, 1 K, 3 BB
GAME 2 STAT TRACKER
Quinn Slattman: 1-3, SB
Micaela Beineke: 1-2
Ryann Norris: 7.0 IP, CG, 8 H, 2 R, 5 K, 3 BB
INSIDE THE BOXSCORES
The Pilots scored all of their runs in the sixth and seventh inning of game one. After falling behind 1-0, the Pilots responded with two runs in the bottom of the sixth before Asher’s heroics in the final at bat after the Foresters tied it at 2 in their half of the seventh.
Hannah Frady and Ryann Norris had nearly identical pitching lines on the day, with Frady earning the game one win and Norris the hard luck game two loser, receiving just two hits of support from her offense.
NEXT TIME OUT
The Pilots are scheduled to welcome Taylor to Gardner Field on Friday for a doubleheader at 3:00 pm, weather-permitting.