Ravens Take No. 17 Pioneers to Extras in Game 2
The Anderson University softball team fell to Transylvania University during Sunday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) doubleheader in Lexington, Ky.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anderson (Ind.)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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No. 17 Transylvania
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final (8) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anderson (Ind.)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
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No. 17 Transylvania
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
The Anderson University softball team fell to Transylvania University during Sunday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) doubleheader in Lexington, Ky.
Transylvania (16-7, 2-0) secured an 8-0 win in six innings in Game 1. The Pioneers then edged the Ravens (1-13, 0-2) by a score of 5-4 in eight innings in Game 2. Transylvania entered Sunday ranked No. 17 in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NCAA D-III poll.
In the top of the seventh inning in Game 2, Anderson entered the inning trailing 4-1. Jayden Brown and Molly Buck each singled in runs to cut the score to 4-3. Alysa Marcin then drove in Lexi Rankin on a groundout to even the score at 4-4.
With the game entering the eighth inning, the international tiebreaker rule came into effect. Following Abby Frazier providing a single and Hadlee Carter drawing a walk, Annie Schuck was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to clinch the win for Transylvania.
GAME 1: NO. 17 TRANSYLVANIA 8, ANDERSON 0 (F/6)
- Transylvania outhit Anderson 13-3.
- Alayna Hart – Double
- Alysa Marcin – Single
- Lexi Rankin (Hitting) – Single
- Lexi Rankin (Pitching) – Loss (1-5), 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
GAME 2: NO. 17 TRANSYLVANIA 5, ANDERSON 4
- Anderson outhit Transylvania 14-11.
- Molly Buck (Hitting) – 3-4, RBI
- Sarah Duncan – 3-4
- Jayden Brown – 2-4, RBI
- Kylie Sloan – 2-4
- Alayna Hart – Double
- Alysa Marcin – Single, RBI
- Faith Muterspaugh – Single, RBI
- Lexi Rankin – Single
- Molly Buck (Pitching) – Loss (0-7), 7 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
UP NEXT
Anderson battles St. Mary's College (Ind.) (5-7) on Tuesday, April 4 at 3 p.m. in Notre Dame.
