OKWU softball looks to climb higher this weekend
A home doubleheader this coming Saturday could launch Oklahoma Wesleyan University softball team into the NAIA Top 25 and possibly into the driver's seat of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference standings.
Coming out of last weekend's sweep of York (Neb.), the Lady Eagles glided into this week with a 23-5 record overall and 7-1 in the standings. They trail first-place Ottawa (Kan.) University (23-4, 8-0) by just a half-game.
Saturday's twinbill against Southwestern (1-18, 0-6) starts at 1 p.m. at the OKWU softball complex.
Following are summaries of last weekend's wins.
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OKWU 6, YORK 4
Baylee Knorr slammed a double and drove in two runs to help energize the Lady Eagle offense. Raegan Rector added a single and two RBIs and Carley Billings and Fayth Hoover each plated a tally.
Maddy Wiese put down a sacrifice hit to help grease the offensive machine.
Wiese also collected the pitching win during a six-inning stint that saw her scatter five hits, allow four runs, walk seven and strike out 12. Salem Liebenthal earned the save by striking out the side in order in the seventh inning.
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OKWU 7, YORK 2
These are the kind of stretches teams like to see -- four-straight batters with two hits, including a double, each, including Rector, Lindy Alexander, Jess Watson and Ashlyn Teran.
Alexander hammered a homer and drove in two runs; Watson also plated two runs. Gentry Shepherd singled a contributed a RBI.
Liebenthal hurdled the complete-game victory on a three-hitter, including two walks and 12 K's.
This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Oklahoma Wesleyan softball bounces back with weekend sweep
