Softball sweeps Adrian, Biggs notches 200th career K

The Defiance softball team swept Adrian on a cold, windy Thursday afternoon taking Game 1 in five innings 10-2 and Game 2 in six innings, 9-3.

Notables: In the first inning of Game 1, senior pitcher Taylor Biggs notched her 200th career strikeout and became the sixth Yellow Jacket pitcher to reach the career milestone.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (7-7), Adrian (4-12)
• Location: Defiance, Ohio - Sal Hench Field
• Attendance: 150

Game 1

Inside The Numbers

• Biggs started Game 1 on the mound for the Yellow Jackets and pitched all five innings. She allowed two runs off six hits and struckout six batters in the win.
• Senior Kalin Hubble led Defiance at the plate with three hits and four RBIs, including a three-run homerun.
• Junior Marissa Roberts went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, and two RBIs.
• Freshman Destiny Coil and sophomore Brooke Silcox each added two hits and one RBI.
• Junior Josilyn Guzman chipped in one hit and one RBI.
• Natalie Mathers pitched the first three innings for Adrian allowing seven runs off six hits and grabbed four strikeouts.
• Ava Ferrarelli led the Bulldogs with two hits and two RBIs.

The Difference

• Hubble launched a three-run homerun in the first inning to give Defiance an early 3-0 lead.
• The Yellow Jackets scored two runs in the second inning off RBI hits from Roberts and Hubble to make it, 5-0.
• Adrian got a two RBI single from Ferrarelli to cut the lead to 5-2 in the third.
• Defiance drove in four runs in the fourth to increase their lead to 9-2.
• Roberts finished the game in the fifth inning with a triple to right field to score sophomore Laney Grimwood to make the final score, 10-2.
• The Yellow Jackets ended the contest with 13 hits and two errors.
• Adrian finished the game with six hits and no errors.

Game 2

Inside The Numbers

• Freshman Anika Craft started in the circle for the Yellow Jackets and pitched all six innings. She allowed three runs off seven hits and struckout a career-high nine batters.
• Silcox led Defiance with three hits and two RBIs.
• Hubble and Roberts recorded three hits each during the game.
• Guzman notched one hit and two RBIs.
• Sophomore Natalee Cooper chipped in one hit and one RBI.
• Abbi Patton started on the mound for the Bulldogs and pitched the first 5.1 innings. She allowed nine runs off of 12.
• Maggie Leveille led Adrian with two hits.

The Difference

• The Bulldogs grabbed an early 3-0 lead in the first inning.
• Defiance scored two runs in the first to cut the deficit to 3-2.
• The Yellow Jackets regained the lead in the second inning scoring three runs and making it, 5-3.
• Defiance tallied four runs in the sixth to take the win, 9-3.
• The Yellow Jackets finished the game with 14 hits and three errors.
• Adrian ended the contest with seven hits and no errors.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets next hit the road to begin Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play when they travel to Hanover on Saturday, April 2. Game 1 is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and Game 2 will be at 3:00 p.m.