SPRINGFIELD — The Wittenberg softball team split a doubleheader with Ohio Wesleyan in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Tuesday. The Battling Bishops won 3-1 in Game 1, but the Tigers responded with a 7-4 victory in Game 2.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (15-15 overall, 1-3 NCAC), Ohio Wesleyan (12-9-1 overall, 1-3 NCAC)
• Venue: Dillahunt Field - Springfield, Ohio

Stat Leaders - Game 1

• Junior Harper Crews (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) led the Wittenberg offense with two hits, including a triple, and one run scored.
• Sophomore Ashlynn Stamper (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Beavercreek) added two hits.
• Freshman Caylee Roe (Piqua, Ohio/Piqua) and senior Hanna Ecker (Heath, Ohio/Heath) had one hit each. Roe also recorded a stolen base.
• Senior Kira van Ravensberg (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) got the pitching start for the Tigers. She allowed three runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three over 5.1 innings. Sophomore Lilly James (Troy, Ohio/Troy) pitched the final 1.2 innings and recorded two strikeouts.
• Avery Panozzo led the Battling Bishops offensively with two hits and one RBI.
• Katie Chittum pitched all seven innings for OWU and tallied three strikeouts.

Game 1 - Ohio Wesleyan 3, Wittenberg 1

• The Bishops got the scoring started with an RBI single in the top of the third inning.
• The Tigers answered in the bottom of the third when Crews came home to score on an error that allowed graduate student Samantha Casteel (Loveland, Ohio/Little Miami) to reach base, tying the score at 1-1.
• OWU capped the scoring in the top of the fifth, increasing its lead to 2-1 on an RBI bunt single and 3-1 via an RBI double.
• OWU out-hit Wittenberg by an 8-6 margin, and each team committed one error.

Stat Leaders - Game 2

• Stamper paced the Tiger offense with two hits, both of which were doubles, to go with four RBIs and two runs scored.
• Freshman Syd Little (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg) was 3-for-3 with one RBI.
• Senior Julia Burch (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome) was 3-for-4 with two runs.
• Ecker was 2-for-3 with one RBI.
• Crews, Ecker, junior Samantha Zungri (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester) and sophomore Meghan McCans (Arcanum, Ohio/Arcanum) each recorded a stolen base for the Tigers.
• Sophomore Julia Hall (Powell, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) got the pitching start for Wittenberg and earned the win to improve to 3-6 on the season. She allowed four runs on six hits while striking out four over four innings.
• James allowed no hits and just one walk while pitching a scoreless final three innings with three strikeouts to earn her sixth save of the season.
• Rylie Moore led the OWU offense with two hits and one run.

Game 2 - Wittenberg 7, Ohio Wesleyan 4

• OWU scored all four of its runs in the top of the third inning after loading the bases with no outs. The Bishops scored via an RBI fielder's choice, RBI bunt single, steal of home and RBI single to left field.
• Trailing 4-0, the Tigers had a quick answer in the bottom of the third inning after back-to-back one-out singles from Burch and Crews. Stamper followed with a 2-RBI double, and Ecker later added a two-out RBI single. An RBI single from Little tied the score at 4-4.
• Wittenberg took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning after McCans and Burch led off with back-to-back singles. Stamper came through yet again with a 2-RBI double, and sophomore Audrey Robinson (Sunbury, Ohio/Highland) followed with an RBI single to put the Tigers up 7-4.
• That proved to be all the offense the Tigers needed, as James entered the pitching circle in the top of the fifth inning and proceeded to shut down the OWU hitters.
• Wittenberg out-hit OWU by a 14-6 margin and committed two errors to the Bishops' none.

Quote - Head coach Ashley Goodwin

• "I want to thank our fans for showing up today after the last-minute game time change. The support was great. In Game 1, our pitchers, Kira and Lilly, were dominant, but we just couldn't push enough runs across. In Game 2, we came out flat and found ourselves down 4-0 to a very good OWU team. Our bats caught fire, and we never looked back, scoring seven unanswered runs. Our pitching was dominant again with Julie putting us in position to win and Lilly shutting the door. Ashlynn had an amazing offensive day, and Hanna and Syd came through with timely hitting. I'm proud of our squad for never giving up. We are looking forward to hosting Wooster on Saturday."

Records & Milestones

• Wittenberg is now 38-26 all-time against Ohio Wesleyan.
• Burch has 147 hits and 39 steals in her career. She is tied for sixth all-time at Wittenberg in steals and ranks eighth all-time in hits.
• Ecker has 112 hits and 70 RBIs in her career. She is 31 hits and eight RBIs shy of joining the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• McCans has 31 steals this season and 39 in her career. She ranks third all-time at Wittenberg on the single-season steal list and is tied for sixth on the program's all-time list for career steals.
• In the circle, van Ravensberg has 26 career wins, which ranks ninth in program history. She also has 114 career strikeouts, which ranks 10th all-time at Wittenberg.
• James has nine career saves, which is a program record.
• The Tigers have tallied a program single-season record 107 stolen bases this year. The prior record was 100 set in 2013.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Saturday hosting an NCAC doubleheader against Wooster beginning at 1 p.m.