LEESBURG, Florida—Wittenberg softball concluded their spring break trip to Florida with an 8-2 overall record after run-ruling Millikin University 8-0, and then falling to Amherst 7-0 on Saturday. The Tigers now return to Springfield and await a March 14 home double-header against Otterbein University.

MILLIKIN NOTES  

• Freshman Olivia Hopkins put on a hitting clinic at the plate on Friday, as the shortstop went there for four, including a double and an RBI in the run-rule shortened contest.
• Katy Baumgartner, Casey Hobbs, and Abby Baker all recorded doubles in the game, as Hobbs and Baker recorded two hits each.
• Zang picked up the win on the mound for Wittenberg, as the junior hurler tossed a four-inning one-hitter for the Tigers, walking two and striking out three.
• Five different Tigers recorded RBI's, as the Tigers only struck out once as a team in the first game of Saturday's double-header.
• On the base paths, Hopkins led the Tigers with two stolen-bases.

AMHERST NOTES

• Wittenberg could not muster any offense against Amherst's starter despite scattering five hits, as the Tigers were plagued by a seven run fifth inning on defense.
• Five of Amherst's seven runs were earned, as the Tigers committed five miscues in the field.
• Hopkins and Zang each recorded two hits, as the Tigers struck out nine times as a team in the seven inning game.

UP NEXT

• The Tigers open up at home on March 14 against the Cardinals of Otterbein at 3:30PM.