Softball splits road series at rival Bluffton

The Defiance softball team split their road doubleheader at rival Bluffton Wednesday evening falling in Game 1, 3-1, and winning Game 2 in dominating fashion, 20-5.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (19-13, 8-6), Bluffton (13-21, 5-9)
• Location: Bluffton, Ohio - Bluffton Field
• Attendance: 200

Notables: The Game 2 20-5 win is the Yellow Jackets highest scoring game this season.

Game 1

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Taylor Biggs started on the mound in Game 1 for the Yellow Jackets and pitched all seven innings. She allowed three runs with six hits and struckout five batters.
• Sophomore Brooke Silcox led Defiance with one hit and one RBI.
• Senior Kalin Hubble, junior Marissa Roberts, senior Sophie Moller, and freshman Destiny Coil each chipped in one hit.
• Erin Norman started for the Beavers and pitched the entire game allowing one run and five hits.
• Bobbie Adams led Bluffton with two hits.

The Difference

• Silcox notched the first run of the game with an RBI double in the third inning to give Defiance a 1-0 lead.
• The Beavers scored three runs in the sixth inning to seal the win, 3-1.

Game 2

Inside The Numbers

• Freshman Anika Craft pitched the first 2.1 innings allowing five runs with six hits and recorded three strikeouts.
• Sophomore Riley Alcorn came in for relief and pitched the final 2.2 innings to earn the win. She allowed no runs with two hits and struckout three batters.
• Hubble led the Yellow Jackets at the plate going 4-for-5 with two RBIs,
• Coil went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and was a triple away from hitting for the cycle.
• Sophomore Laney Grimwood added three hits and one RBI.
• Silcox tallied two hits and one RBI for Defiance.
• Junior Josilyn Guzman chipped in one hit and two RBIs during the contest.
• Madison Jones started in the circle for the Beavers and pitched the first 3.1 innings. She allowed seven runs with eight hits.
• Adams led Bluffton with three hits and one RBI.

The Difference

• The Yellow Jackets took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning off a Coil RBI double.
• Coil jacked a two-run homer in the third to make it 3-0 for Defiance.
• Bluffton used a 5-0 third inning to grab the lead 5-3.
• Defiance came back in the fourth inning scoring eight runs and taking a big lead, 10-4.
• The Yellow Jackets used a 10-0 fifth inning to seal the game 20-5.
• Defiance blasted 18 hits as a team.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets next hit the road again to take on Franklin in HCAC play on Friday, April 29 for their regular season finale. Game 1 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and Game 2 will be at 5:30 p.m.