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Knights Sweep Warriors to Open 2025 Season

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Marian softball team opened their 2025 campaign as they traveled up to Fort Wayne to take on Indiana Tech in a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. The Knights took the sweep over the Warriors with final scores of 6-2 in game one and 6-5 in game two. Marian starts out the year with a 2-0 record.

Game 1 | Marian 6-2 Indiana Tech 
The Knights started off the game scoreless through the first three innings only able to record one hit with Emily Phillips grounding out to third. The Warriors on the other hand were able to get on the board quickly with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first and a run batted in off of a fielder's choice. Marian was able to push at Indiana Tech's lead with a single from Abbey Hofmann in the fourth inning.

After two and a half dry innings the Knights got the bats rolling with Grace Meyer firing off a single through the right side to allow Abby Madere to cross home plate. Lily Wendt got her hand in the mix, singling into right center and then advancing to second which allowed Karly Anderson to cross the plate and take the 3-2 lead. Next up to bat was Hayley Greene who fired a single into center field and was able to advance to second aswell while Wendt crossed home plate to increase the lead. After a walk from Macy Coan to fill first and third base, Ally Malone singled into left field which allowed Greene to score the fifth run for Marian. The Warriors got out of the inning with a strikeout from Marian but the Knights were able to pick it back up with the first home run of the season from Abby Madere to extend the Knights lead 6-2. The Warriors finished the inning with two outs off of fielder's choices but were only able to fire off one hit in the bottom to end the score and allow the Knights to take the 6-2 victory.

Olivia Stunkel earned her first win of the season pitching all seven innings and only allowing five hits and two runs. Stunkel recorded nine strikeouts off of her 29 batters faced. Abby Madere led the Knights going 2-4 and recording two runs and one RBI. Ally Malone went 2-3 from the plate and recorded one RBI in her debut as a Knight. Emily Phillips went 1-3 and crossed the plate once while Grace Meyer went 1-3 also and recorded one RBI. Abbey Hofmann, Lily Wendt, and Hayley Greene all recorded one RBI as well in game one. 

Game 2 | Marian 6-5 Indiana Tech
After two innings of play and Anna Pritchett getting on base early the Knights ended up dry to the Warriors. Indiana Tech fired early with a run scored right off the jump by the first batter to take the early 1-0 lead. Marian got their footing with Pritchett tying up the game 1-1 early in the third inning. 

The Warriors however struck hard in the third inning with three runs crossing the bases to take back the lead and extend the score 4-1 over the Knights. Marian pushed back with Abby Hofmann crossing the plate in the third while Mystic Means, Abbey Madere, and Emily Phillips all scored runs in the fourth to take the 5-4 lead over the Warriors.

Indiana Tech struck last with a run late in the sixth inning to bring the game to a 5-5 bottleneck but Means fired off another run in the seventh to take the 6-5 win and the two game sweep over the Warriors.

The Knights are back in action as they travel down to Flordia next week to compete in the USSSA Space Coast Games with their first matchup against Cornerstone.

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Players Mentioned

Macy Coan

#10 Macy Coan

P/1B
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Hayley Greene

#8 Hayley Greene

3B
5' 4"
Senior
R/R
Abbey Hofmann

#3 Abbey Hofmann

OF/C
5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Abby Madere

#11 Abby Madere

OF
5' 3"
Junior
R/R
Grace Meyer

#2 Grace Meyer

C/OF
5' 8"
Senior
L/R
Emily Phillips

#6 Emily Phillips

2B/SS
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Anna Pritchett

#9 Anna Pritchett

OF
5' 3"
Junior
L/R
Olivia Stunkel

#24 Olivia Stunkel

P
5' 6"
Senior
R/R
Lily Wendt

#5 Lily Wendt

C/3B
5' 5"
Junior
R/R
Ally Malone

#4 Ally Malone

UTL
5' 5"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Macy Coan

#10 Macy Coan

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
P/1B
Hayley Greene

#8 Hayley Greene

5' 4"
Senior
R/R
3B
Abbey Hofmann

#3 Abbey Hofmann

5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
OF/C
Abby Madere

#11 Abby Madere

5' 3"
Junior
R/R
OF
Grace Meyer

#2 Grace Meyer

5' 8"
Senior
L/R
C/OF
Emily Phillips

#6 Emily Phillips

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
2B/SS
Anna Pritchett

#9 Anna Pritchett

5' 3"
Junior
L/R
OF
Olivia Stunkel

#24 Olivia Stunkel

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
P
Lily Wendt

#5 Lily Wendt

5' 5"
Junior
R/R
C/3B
Ally Malone

#4 Ally Malone

5' 5"
Freshman
R/R
UTL