WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Marietta College split an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader with Otterbein University Wednesday (April 9) afternoon. The Cardinals won game one, 9-1 in five innings, while the Pioneers were victorious in game two by the score of 7-5. Marietta is now 13-5 overall and 1-3 in the OAC. Otterbein is 11-10 on the season and 2-3 in the OAC.
Otterbein scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning of game one and never looked back. The Cardinals added two runs in the third, one in the fourth, and then ended the game with three more in the fifth inning.
Marietta's lone run came in the top of the first.
Grace Elliott (Akron, Ohio/Green) singled and moved to second when the Otterbein outfielder misplayed the ball. She came around to score on an RBI double from
Katie Sweeney (Alexandria, N.H./Newfound Regional).
Camryn Kiefer (Massillon, Ohio/Tuslaw) (7-3) started in the circle for Marietta and was tagged with the loss. She allowed five runs on six hits with two walks in 3.0 innings of work.
Emma Cozza (Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville Broadview Heights) threw 1.2 innings and gave up four runs on seven hits.
Evie Lehman (3-4) went the distance in the circle for Otterbein. She allowed one unearned run on three hits with five walks and four strikeouts.
Sweeney was the lone Pioneer with two hits in the game.
The Cardinals grabbed an early lead in game two scoring twice in the bottom of the first. Emma Calkins drove in both runs with a single up the middle.
The score remained 2-0 until Marietta got on the board with a bases loaded walk in the top of the fourth inning.
Rachel Kazmirski (Colliers, W.Va./Brooke) singled,
Becca Streets (Buckeye Lake, Ohio/Hebron Lakewood) walked, and
Adisson Heath (Weston, W.Va./Lewis County) was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Emilie Johnson (Lucasville, Ohio/Valley) walked driving in Kazmirski.
The Pioneers took the lead with four runs in the fifth. Heath plated two runs with a single to left and
Taylor Airy (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) drove in two more with a double to left giving Marietta a 5-2 lead.
After the Cardinal scored one in the bottom of the sixth, the Pioneers scored a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Two runs that would turn out to be very important as Otterbein rallied in the bottom of the seventh scoring two and leaving the bases loaded when the game ended.
Airy and Kiefer each had RBI singles in the top of the seventh. With two outs in the bottom of the inning Otterbein loaded the bases with a Pioneer error and a pair of infield singles. Back-to-back walks plated runs cutting the Marietta lead to 7-5. A ground out ended the game with the bases still loaded.
Johnson started in the circle for Marietta and worked 2.0 innings. She allowed two runs on four hits.
Amelia Timko (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick) (3-0) got the win throwing 2.0 innings of shutout relief. She gave up two hits and struck out two.
Candace Walters (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy) allowed one run on two hits in 1.1 innings, while Kiefer notched her third save throwing the final 1.2 innings and giving up two unearned runs on three hits.
Addison Yoder (3-3) started and got the loss for Otterbein. She gave up five runs on five hits in 4.2 innings. Kiley King allowed two runs on three hits in 1.1 innings, while Maggie McVicker threw 1.0 inning and allowed no runs on three hits.
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Liz White (North Royalton, Ohio/North Royalton) each had two hits in the game for the Pioneers.
Marietta plays at Wilmington College on Saturday (April 12). The first game starts at 1:00 p.m.
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