IWU Softball Win Streak Reaches 14 with Sweep of Goshen

GOSHEN, Ind. — Indiana Wesleyan softball swept a doubleheader at Goshen (Ind.) on Tuesday with a pair of mercy rule wins. The Wildcats have not lost since April 8 as the win streak is a season-long 14 games.
GAME VITALS

• Score Game 1:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Goshen, 10-2   (6 innings)
• Score Game 2:  Indiana Wesleyan def. Goshen, 12-1   (6 innings)
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 38-10, 25-7 Crossroads League   |   Goshen 9-27, 6-24 Crossroads League
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan – Not ranked   |   Goshen – Not ranked
• Location:   Ingold Athletic Complex   |   Goshen College   |   Goshen, Indiana

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Indiana Wesleyan outhit Goshen 16-7 but left 12 runners on base.
• IWU scored four runs in the 1st inning for the quick lead. In the frame, Indiana Wesleyan had three hits but Goshen committed three errors.
• Sara Kreitzer hit two home runs in the game. It is the second time this season and the fourth time in her career she accomplished the feat.

GAME 1 STATS

• Lauren Buckley:  3-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, SB
• Sara Kreitzer:  2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
• Victoria Boyer:  3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
• Kelsey Kooistra:  3-for-4, R, 2 SB
• Kaisey Carson:  W, 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 3 K

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• Goshen held a brief 1-0 lead after the 1st inning. But Indiana Wesleyan scored in each of the next five innings en route to the 6 inning run rule.
• Indiana Wesleyan held a 16-5 advantage in hits.
• Five Wildcats had multi-hit games.

GAME 2 STATS

• Kaisey Carson:  3-for-5, 2 2B, RBI, R
• Lauren Buckley:  2-for-4, BB, R, 3 SB
• Victoria Boyer:  3-for-3, RBI, 2 R
• Sara Kreitzer:  2-for-3, BB, 2B, RBI, 2 R
• Carlie Weaver:  W, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K;  1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 RBI

NEXT TIME OUT

• Indiana Wesleyan wraps up the 2017 regular season on Friday at No. 4 Marian (Ind.). The doubleheader begins at 3 p.m. in Indianapolis.