Winter Haven, Fla. — The Wittenberg softball team continued its 10-game spring break trip Wednesday with wins of 14-0 over Wheaton in five innings and 1-0 over Buena Vista.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (6-4 overall), Wheaton (3-2 overall), Buena Vista (7-8 overall)
• Venue: Diamondplex - Winter Haven, Fla.

Stat Leaders - vs. Wheaton

• Junior Harper Crews (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) led the Wittenberg offense with three hits, including a triple, and three RBIs.
• Sophomore Meghan McCans (Arcanum, Ohio/Arcanum) was on base four times via two hits and two walks.
• Seniors Julia Burch (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome) and Hanna Ecker (Heath, Ohio/Heath) tallied two hits each, and Ecker added an RBI. One of Ecker's hits was a double.
• Sophomore Ashlynn Stamper (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Beavercreek) and freshman Rebekah Giel (Amelia, Ohio/West Clermont) posted each recorded one hit and two RBIs.
• Junior Samantha Zungri (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester) added one hit, which was a double, and one RBI.
• Burch, McCans and Giel each recorded two stolen bases. The Tigers had nine steals in the game.
• Senior Kira van Ravensberg (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) pitched all five innings for the Tigers, allowing just one hit while recording four strikeouts to improve to 2-2 on the season.

Game 1 - Wittenberg 14, Wheaton 0 (5 inn.)

• The Tigers scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning, which was highlighted by an RBI double from Zungri and RBI singles from Giel and Crews.
• Wittenberg added to its lead with a six-run second frame that included an RBI double from Ecker and RBI triple from Crews.
• Leading 11-0, the Tigers capped the scoring in the bottom of the third with a 2-RBI single from Stamper and RBI single from Crews.
• The game ended in five innings in accordance with the NCAA's mercy rule.
• Wittenberg out-hit Wheaton by a 12-1 margin and committed one error to the Thunder's five.

Stat Leaders - vs. Buena Vista

• McCans led the Wittenberg offense with two hits and had two stolen bases. She is hitting a team-best .563 this season.
• Ecker, Giel and freshman Syd Little (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) tallied one hit each. Ecker had the team's lone RBI.
• Sophomore Julia Hall (Powell, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) earned the win in the circle, improving to 1-1 on the season. She pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing just five hits while striking out five.
• Sophomore Lilly James (Troy, Ohio/Troy) picked up her first save of the season after allowing one hit and recording the final two outs via strikeout.
• Kennedi Claycomb pitched all seven innings for the Beavers and recorded two strikeouts.

Game 2 - Wittenberg 1, Buena Vista 0

• The Tigers scored what proved to be the winning run in the top of the first inning following a one-out single from McCans. After stealing second and third, McCans came home on a groundout off the bat of Ecker.
• The Beavers loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the first but were unable to score.
• Buena Vista again threatened in the bottom of the fifth, putting runners on second and third with two outs. But Hall induced a groundout to end the frame.
• Clinging to the one-run lead in the bottom of the seventh with one on and one out, the Tigers brought James into the circle in relief of Hall. James allowed a single to the first batter she faced, putting runners on first and second, but struck out the next two to secure the win for the Tigers.
• Buena Vista out-hit Wittenberg by a 6-5 margin and committed two errors to the Tigers' three.

Quote - Head coach Ashley Goodwin

• "Our athletes had the day off yesterday and got to spend some time with family and friends. Refreshed and ready to compete, they came out focused and determined to play fast and free. In Game 1, we were able to get ahead of Wheaton early offensively, and Kira dominated in the circle. Game 2 was a battle from the first pitch. Julia Hall threw a tremendous game through six innings, and Lilly James came in and shut the door. This team is fun to coach, and I love watching them compete."

Records & Milestones

• Wittenberg is now 4-3 all-time against Wheaton and 1-2 all-time against Buena Vista.
• Burch has 119 hits and 26 steals in her career. She ranks 10th all-time at Wittenberg in steals and is 11 hits shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in that category.
• Ecker needs five hits to reach 100 for her career. She also has 55 RBIs in her career, which is 23 shy of joining the program's all-time top 10 in that category.
• McCans has 11 steals this season and 19 in her career. She is five shy of joining the program's all-time top 10 list for single-season steals and six shy of joining the program's all-time top 10 list for career steals.
• In the circle, van Ravensberg has 22 career wins, which is tied for ninth in program history. She also has 96 career strikeouts, which is 10 shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in that category.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Thursday with matchups against Emmanuel at 9 a.m. and Nebraska Wesleyan at 1:45 p.m. in The Spring Games.