Tigers Shut Out Wooster For First Two NCAC Victories

Wooster, OH - The Tigers went on the road for their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) games of the 2025 season to take on the Wooster Fighting Scots in a doubleheader. The Tigers won the first game, 8-0, and the second game, 6-0, to extend their winning streak to five and improve their record on the season is 16-4, while Wooster fell to 5-11 overall. In both games, Wittenberg's pitching didn't allow a single run and the bats were able to push across runs with timely hitting.

In game one, Samantha Zungri (Canal Winchester, OH / Canal Winchester) threw a complete-game shutout in the five-inning game, allowing only three hits, zero walks, while striking out two Fighting Scot batters to record her sixth win of the season.

While Wooster was held scoreless, the Tiger offense racked up eight runs of their own. After scoring one in the first inning, Wittenberg held on to a 1-0 lead going into the fourth until a two-RBI single pushed the lead to three. The Tigers then scored five to end the game after the fifth inning. The offense in the fifth was started off by a Kirsten Wright (Springfield, OH / Kenton Ridge) sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to score one and Hanna Ecker (Heath, OH / Heath) singled down the left field line to drive in the Tigers' eighth run of the game and fifth of the inning.

Game One Team Leaders

• Wright and Ecker both led the team in hits with two each, with one of Wright's being a triple.
• Ecker paced the team in RBIs with three and Rebekah Giel (Amelia, OH / West Clermont) drove home two runs in the game.
• Wright and Giel each scored two runs as well to lead the Tigers in that category.

Game One Team Comparison

• The Tigers logged 10 hits and recorded one error to the Scots' three hits and two errors.
• Wittenberg had two stolen bases to none for Wooster and had two extra base hits to their one.

Game Two

The pitching was once again phenomenal for the Tigers in game two as Julie Hall (Powell, OH / Bishop Watterson) threw six and a third scoreless innings, allowing seven hits, no walks, while striking out three batters. Lilly James (Troy, OH / Troy) recorded the last two outs of the game for the Tigers, walking one batter and striking out another.

At the plate, the Tigers put up six total runs. They scored two runs in the second on back-to-back singles and added another in the third on another RBI single from Ecker. Wittenberg scored three more runs in the fifth inning with an RBI single by Giel and a two-RBI single from Anna Engler (Kettering, OH / Chaminade Julienne) to end the scoring for the second game.

Game Two Team Leaders

• Wright led the team in hits with three, while Meghan McCans (Arcanum, OH / Arcanum), Ecker and Giel each logged two each.
• Wright also took the team lead in runs with two and five other players had one each.
• Engler's first at-bat and hit of the season gave her the team lead in RBIs with two and four others recorded one apiece.

Game Two Team Comparison

• Wittenberg had 14 hits to Wooster's seven, had two extra base hits to the Scots' one, and stole one base compared to none for Wooster.
• The Tigers' pitching staff struck out three batters and only walked one, the Fighting Scots' staff walked one and only struck out one.

Quote from Head Coach Ashley Goodwin

"We had a fantastic start to our conference season, sweeping our first doubleheader with our pitching staff dominating and allowing zero runs. Our offense was clicking on all cylinders, showcasing teamwork and determination. As we celebrate this achievement, we know a tough road matchup awaits us next weekend. We'll enjoy this victory and then refocus on playing our game. Go Tigers!"

The Tigers' next matchup will be a doubleheader in Granville, Ohio, where they will take on preseason NCAC favorite Denison in a doubleheader on Saturday, April 5, at 1:00 p.m.

Written By: Grant Martin