Amy Clegg slaps a base hit to right field in the Crusaders win over Olivet - MU also best St. Mary's 10-2 and Olivet 19-11
2
St. Mary's (Ind.) SMC 0-1
10
Winner Madonna MUSB 4-2
St. Mary's (Ind.) SMC
0-1
2
Final
10
Madonna MUSB
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
St. Mary's (Ind.) SMC 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 2
Madonna MUSB 3 2 4 1 X 10 8 0

W: Jones, Ciera (3-1) L: Z. Bruni (0-1)

19
Winner Madonna MUSB 5-2
11
Olivet OLIVET 0-1
Winner
Madonna MUSB
5-2
19
Final
11
Olivet OLIVET
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Madonna MUSB 9 1 1 0 8 19 15 3
Olivet OLIVET 1 0 0 1 9 11 10 6

W: Fessenden, Alyssa (1-0) L: T. Shellenbe (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Zachary Shore

Offensive explosion leads @MUCrusadersSB to pair of wins

HE BASICS
Legacy Opener - hosted by Cleary University
Scores: Madonna University 10, Saint Mary's College (Ind.) 2 (5 inn.); MU 19, Olivet College 11 (5 inn.)
Records: Madonna (5-2), St. Mary's (0-1), Olivet (0-1)
Location: The Legacy Center - Brighton, Mich.
 

BRIGHTON, Mich. - The Madonna University softball team proved that offense should not be a problem this season as they outscored a pair of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division III) programs 29-16 in the Legacy Opener on Friday afternoon.

The Crusader improved to 5-2 on the season with a pair of run-rule victories - 10-2 over SMC and 19-11 over OC. Madonna belted out 23 hits in the wins and the pitching and defense played well too.
Amy Clegg (4-for-6, 1 run, 4 RBI), Kerstyn Comerzan (3-for-3, 1 run, 3 RBI), Selena Deault (3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI) and Montana Spears (3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI) powered the offense on the afternoon while Ciera Jones stood out in the circle as she allowed just one run on two hits with three strikeouts in four innings to earn her third win of the season.

GAME 1: Madonna 10, St. Mary's 2 (5 inn.)
  • It was all Madonna early and often as the Blue and Gold played three runs in the first as Jordan Johnson tripled in a run, Comeran doubled home one and Clegg singled in another for the early lead. A lead-off home run for the Belles cut the lead to two in the top o the second, but Clegg delivered in the bottom half with a two-out, two-run single to score two more.
  • The Crusaders netted three unearned runs in the third as a failed double-play scored two runs, Halee Warren singled in one and Comerzan doubled for a 9-1 lead. A Deault pinch-hit single scored the 10th run in the fourth then a two-out single for SMC off reliever Brooklyn Prescott accounted for the final tally.
GAME 2: Madonna 13, Lakers 4
  • Once again the Blue and Gold took advantage of sub-par defense from the opponent as four error and seven hits led to nine runs for MU in the first against the Comets. A bases loaded groundout, turned into an error and plated two runs and Comerzan followed with an RBI single. Clegg followed with a single to center that ended up scoring both runners and Clegg herself on an overthrow to make it 6-0. Emma Sikinia singled home two more and Kattie Popko, who scored earlier in the inning, drove in a run for the nine-run lead.
  • After Olivet got a run on two hits, the Crusaders got one each in the second and third innings as Sikinia plated another and Spears doubled in a run. A home run added to the OC tally, but things fell off the rails in the fifth.
  • Two errors, six walks and three hits led to eight Madonna runs in the fifth and pushed the lead to 17, 19-2. Kassidy Lipinski, Johnson, Jenna Gilbert, Emily Pawelski, Deault and Rebecca Barnes each recorded an RBI in the frame. The Crusaders' defense had some issues in the bottom half of the frame as three throwing errors and three home runs led to nine Comets' runs, but Madisen Henry shut the door with a pair of strikeouts to secure the run-rule win.
INSIDE THE BOX
  • vs. St. Mary's
    • Sarah Holton, Johnson and Popko each scored twice while Comerzan (2-for-2, 2 RBI) and Clegg (2-for-3, 3 RBI) led the offense with two hits each
    • Jones was stellar on the mound and moved to 3-1 as she faced just 14 hitters in four innings. Prescott made her collegiate debut and allowed a run on two hits in her lone inning of work
  • vs. Olivet
    • 10 different Crusaders recorded a hit in the win with Deault, Clegg, Spears, Izworski and Sikinia each with two while Sikinia was the lone player with multiple RBI while 13 players drove in a run and 16 players scored
    • Johnson, Deault and Spears were the only players to score more than once, each touched home twice
    • Alyssa Fessenden earned her first win of the season and had a stellar start until the fifth and finished with eight runs, seven earned, on nine hits with three walks and four strikeouts in 4.1 innings while Henry allowed three runs on one hit with a pair of walks and strikeouts in her .2 innings of work
CRUSADER VISION

UP NEXT
  • The Crusaders will take a few weeks off before heading to Tucson, Arizona for the Tucson Invitational Games Mar. 2-8. The Crusaders will play 15 varsity and four reserve games in seven days. The trip starts with a double-header against Bethel (Ind.) and No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan on Mar. 2 at 11 a.m. EST.
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