Purple Raiders Defeat Defiance but Lose to Ramapo
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Lee Negrelli |
Against Defiance, star pitcher Lindsey Royer went the distance for her third win of the season. She struck out a season-best 14 batters. Royer is now 3-2 on the year.
Offensively, utility Lee Negrelli was 2-4 with an RBI, infielder Anna Horning was 1-3 with 2 RBI, outfielder Meghan Allen was 2-3 and Brooke Wesner was 3-4 with a double and two RBI.
The Purple Raiders scored six runs on 12 hits with three errors, while Defiance scored once on just two hits with three errors.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| MTU | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| DEF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
In the second game against Ramapo (NJ), the Raiders lost a close 4-2 contest in extra innings. Mount Union pitcher Kellie Schmucker pitched seven plus solid innings with three strikeouts.
Lee Negrelli was 2-3 with a stolen base. Lindsey Royer was 1-4 and drove in both Raider runs. Meghan Allen added a hit.
Mount scored two runs on just four hits compared to Ramapo's four runs on 11 hits.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
| RAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| MTU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Mount Union will next battle Cortland (NY) and Coe (IA) on Friday, March 14.