Cougars Split with Gray Wolves

(Sylvania, OH)-- The Cleary University softball team made the trek to Ohio to take on the Gray Wolves of Lourdes University, and came back with a victory in their WHAC athletics double-header.

In Game 1:  Lourdes would start things off in the bottom of the 1st with a run, but Cleary responded in the top of the 2nd.  After Izzy Easton (Izabell Estes would pinch run) reached on an error and Allison Lesonsky drew a walk, Jenna Wagenschutz singled up the middle to score Estes and tie the game and advanced Lesonsky to third base.  A wild pitch would score Wagenschutz and give Cleary the lead.  In the 4th, Kate Currie hit a 2-out single, and Allison Lesonsky doubled to right center to score Currie and give the Cougars a 3-1 lead.  In the 5th, Courtney Ture was hit by a pitch, and Oshieauna Phifer singled and advanced on the throw, while Ture would come home to score and expand the lead to 4-1.  The very next batter, Sarah Cassidy, would homer to center field and score Phifer to give the Cougars a 6-1 lead.  Lourdes would try to rally, scoring four runs to cut the lead to 6-5, but the Cougars held on and took game one.
Allison Lesonsky took the win, allowing 4 R on 9 hits through 5.2 innings.  Osheiauna Phifer went 2/4, while Sarah Cassidy had the two run home run while going 1/4 at the plate.

In Game 2:  After Lourdes scored three runs in the first three innings, Cleary took the lead in the top of the 4th.  Jenna Wagenschutz led off the inning with a single, Mia Rzepka was hit by a pitch, and Grace Pasterik singled to load the bases.  Courtney Ture would reach on a fielder's choice, and both Wagenshutz and Rzepka came home to score.  The next batter, Osheiauna Phifer, singled up the middle and would score on a throwing error that also allowed Ture to score and give the Cougars a 4-3 lead.  The Gray Wolves answered in the bottom of the 4th to take a 6-4 lead, and held on to win by that score.
Alexis Beeson took the loss in a complete game, allowing 6 R on 13 hits.  Kate Currie went 2/3 on the day, while Izzy Easton, Jenna Wagenschutz, Grace Pasterik, and Osheiauna Phifer each added a hit.

Cleary is now 14-28, 3-11 in the WHAC, and will next be in action on Sunday, April 24, when they honor their seniors for Senior Day against the Lawrence Tech Blue Devils at Lake Trust Stadium.  First pitch will be at 12:00 PM.