Mishawaka, Ind. - The Marian softball team claimed a sweep over the Bethel Pilots on the road, as the Knights won game one with a score of 13-3 and won game two with a score of 10-7. The Knights are now 33-7 overall and 21-5 in the conference.

Game 1 | Marian 13-3 Bethel
The Knights opened up game one strong with Savannah Harweger leading the game off with a walk and a steal of second base. Shortly after on two outs Sierra Norman singled into left center to allow Harweger to score and claim the 1-0 lead for the Knights. 

After a quick three outs Marian continued to increase their lead with consecutive singles from Wendt and Greene and doubles from Harweger and Abby Madere. Which allowed for Abbey Hofmann, Greene, Wendt, and Harweger to score to increase the score 5-0 at the end of the second inning.

The Knights continued the no-hitter against the Pilots to allow the visitors to continue their lead. Wendt singled into left center to allow for Grace Meyer to score the sixth run and continue to increase the lead. Meyer continues to bring the heat into the fourth inning with a solo home run bomb into center field to bring the score 7-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Olivia Stunkel carried a no hitter into the fifth inning only giving up one single to the Pilots. Bethel pushed at the Knights lead with a single and a sacrifice fly out to center field to tally two runs to bring the score 7-2. 

The Knights scored six runs claiming their win in game one with Mackenzie Dalton, Brenna Fink, Hofmann, and Ella Piercy all claiming RBI's to bring the score 13-2. In attempts to rally in the bottom of the seventh with a single into right center to allow for the last run to be scored to allow the Knights to claim the 13-3 win over Bethel in game one. 

Wendt and Greene led the team in hits with three, with Fink going 2-2 from the plate. Harweger and Dalton lead the team both claiming two each in 11 RBI's tallied. Stunkel took the win pitching five innings and striking out five batters only giving up two hits. Abigail McPherson came in as relief pitching one inning and giving up two hits. Katie Lackman came in to close out the game pitching the last inning. 

Game 2 | Marian 10-7 Bethel
The Knights got off to a slower start in game two after a pair of scoreless innings for both teams, Anna Pritchett singled into second base to allow Abbey Hofmann to score the first run of the game. 

After another scoreless inning Marian increased their lead off of a Harweger double into center field to allow for Caroline Roop and Hayley Greene to score two more runs for the Knights. Shortly after Madere singled into right field allowing Harweger and Pritchett to score. The visitors continued their rally with Grace Meyer singling into right center to allow for Madere to score bringing the score 6-0 in favor of the Knights.

In the top of the fifth Abby Madere hit a grand slam deep into the right center to allow Harweger, Pritchett, and Greene to cross the plate as well, bringing the score 10-0. Bethel pushed at the Knights lead with a double into right field, a fly out to center, and a single into left field to score three runs to decrease the visitors lead. The Pilots continued to chip at the Knights lead with a walk on loaded bases to bring the score 10-5 in favor of Marian. 

After a scoreless inning for the Knights the Pilots scored off of a consecutive double and single bringing the score 10-7 in favor of the Knights. Marian got out of the game with a strikeout looking, a fly out to left field, and a pop up to shortstop to claim the 10-7 win on the road.

Harweger and Pritchett led the team in hits with three each, with Norman and Madere not far behind both claiming two. Madere led the team in RBI's claiming six out of the ten tallied. Macy Coan took the win striking out five batters and only giving up three hits. Jaylah Guilliam and Lauren Mayer both came in as relief in game two.

The Knights will be back in action tomorrow on the road against Taylor for a double header with first pitch set for 4:00 p.m.

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