BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Coe College softball team picked up one win in its final non-conference doubleheader of the year on Wednesday, splitting a pair of games with Illinois Wesleyan. The Titans edged Coe in the opener for a 2-1 victory, getting a walk-off double in the seventh for a dramatic win. Coe bounced back in game two for a 6-2 decision, scoring a pair of first-inning rounds to jump ahead early.
Addie Menke added a solo homer in the third to extend the lead but the hosts answered with a run in the third and fourth to pull within one. The Kohawks put insurance on the board in the fifth and sixth innings, getting RBI from
Madi Parson, Bree Mangelsen and
Ruby Kappeler. Ellie Thurow pitched the final three innings for starter
Devan Baggett, combining with her teammate for another solid outing in the circle.
IWU 2 - COE 1
Game Facts
- There were zeros across the board in the first three innings for both teams as Coe left two runners on in the third during the best scoring chance. The Kohawks again left a pair of runners on in the top of the fourth, setting the stage of IWU to take the lead. The Titans took advantage with a one-out homer, grabbing a 1-0 lead with one swing of the bat. The Kohawks responded in the fifth, tying the game on an RBI single from Kappeler who pushed home Heather Boeckenstedt. Coe threatened for more, getting the bases loaded with two outs but Illinois Wesleyan escaped with it still tied. The hosts secured the victory dramatically in the seventh, leading off with a hit batter before a game-winning double two batters later.
COE 6 - IWU 2
Game Facts
- The Kohawks responded immediately in game two, scoring two runs in the first with sacrifice flyouts from Parson and Shaylee Dodd. Menke quickly made it 3-0 in the top of the second inning, blasting her second homer of the year to right. Wesleyan got the game's next two runs, cutting into Coe's lead with single tallies in the third and fourth. The Kohawks regained a multi-run lead in the fifth, scoring twice on an RBI double from Parson and a groundout from Mangelsen. Kappeler put the final run on the board in the top of the sixth, singling through the right side to make it 6-2. Thurow ran into some trouble in the seventh, allowing a leadoff double and walk but she buckled down and retired three straight for the win.
Up Next: The Kohawks return to conference play this weekend, traveling to Decorah for a doubleheader at Luther on Saturday, April 27.
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