Softball sweeps Albion in road doubleheader

The Defiance softball team swept Albion in a road non-conference doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets dominated Game 1 in five innings, 9-0, and won Game 2, 8-5.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (8-8), Albion (7-13)
• Location: Albion, Mich.
• Attendance: 65

Game 1

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Taylor Biggs started in the circle for the Yellow Jackets and pitched all five innings for the win. She allowed no runs with three hits and notched six strikeouts.
• Freshman Destiny Coil and senior Hali Geraci both tallied two hits and two RBIs to lead Defiance at the plate. Coil blasted a homerun in the first inning.
• Junior Marissa Roberts and senior Sophie Moller added two hits and one RBI with Roberts including a homerun.
• Sophomore Brooke Silcox earned two hits during the contest.
• Senior Kalin Hubble and junior Josilyn Guzman each chipped in one hit and one RBI.
• Ashley Pion earned the start for Albion and pitched the first 1.2 innings allowing four runs off seven hits.
• Hannah Petty led the Brits with a hit.

The Difference

• Defiance started the scoring in the first inning taking an early 3-0 lead off RBI hits from Guzman and Coil.
• The Yellow Jackets gained a run in the second off a solo homer from Roberts making the score, 4-0.
• Defiance extended their lead with a three run third inning to make it, 7-0.
• The Yellow Jackets finished the scoring with a run in the fourth and fifth inning to take Game 1, 9-0.
• Defiance finished the contest with 13 hits and one error.
• Albion ended the game with three hits and two errors.

Game 2

Inside The Numbers

• Sophomore Savannah McCoy started on the mound for Defiance and pitched the first 5.1 innings. She allowed four runs off five hits and struckout three batters to help earn her first win of the season.
• Sophomore Riley Alcorn pitched the final 1.2 innings and notched two strikeouts to seal the win.
• Hubble led the Yellow Jackets at the plate with three hits and two RBIs.
• Coil and Geraci each added two hits and two RBIs with Coil smacking her second homerun in back-to-back games.
• Roberts recorded three hits during the game.
• Silcox chipped in two hits and one RBI for Defiance.
• Gabrielle Hirkaway pitched all seven innings for the Brits allowing eight runs off 14 hits and struckout two.
• Lily Patillo led Albion with two hits and three RBIs.

The Difference

• Defiance started off the scoring again in the first inning taking an early 3-0 lead.
• Albion earned their first run in the second inning off a Patillo RBI single to make it 3-1.
• Coil drilled a two-run homerun in the third to increase the Yellow Jacket lead to 5-1.
• Patillo homered in the fourth to bring in two runs for Albion and make it 5-3.
• Defiance got a two RBI double from Geraci to a 7-3 advantage in the fifth inning.
• Hubble brought in a run with an RBI single in the sixth inning to make the score, 8-3.
• The Brits scored two runs in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 8-5, but wasn't enough in the end to take down Defiance.
• The Yellow Jackets finished the game with 14 hits and two errors.
• Albion ended the game with 11 hits and two errors.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets next hit the road once again when they take on Anderson in HCAC play on Wednesday, April 6. Game 1 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and Game 2 will be at 5:30 p.m.