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Grace sb
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Saint Francis (IN) USF 18-7
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Winner Marian (IN) MU 24-5
Saint Francis (IN) USF
18-7
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Final
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Marian (IN) MU
24-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Francis (IN) USF 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 1
Marian (IN) MU 0 2 4 1 0 0 X 7 11 1

W: Stunkel, Olivia (13-0) L: A. Huth (8-1)

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Saint Francis (IN) USF 18-8
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Winner Marian (IN) MU 25-5
Saint Francis (IN) USF
18-8
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Final
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Marian (IN) MU
25-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Francis (IN) USF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Marian (IN) MU 0 5 0 0 1 1 X 7 11 0

W: Coan, Macy (8-3) L: M. Tompkins (4-3)

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Marian Takes Tuesday Sweep of Saint Francis

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Indianapolis, Ind.- The Knights swept the Cougars in Tuesday afternoons matching winning game one 7-3 and game two 7-1. Marian move to 25-5 overall on the season and 15-3 in the Crossroads League.

Game 1 | Marian 7-3 St. Francis
Marian took the 2-0 lead early in game one with Ally Malone doubling down the left field line earning two RBI's from Jenna Minnix and Lily Wendt crossing home plate. The Knights struck again in the third inning with Grace Meyer doubling into center field earning two RBI's from Wendt and Pritchett each scoring a run. Minnix followed up with a fielder's choice to get the runner at second out and earn herself an RBI from Meyer's run. Hayley Greene wrapped up the inning with a single past the shortstop to allow Minnix to score a run and increase the lead 6-0. 

Marian struck again with Abby Madere reaching on a fielder's choice to get Pritchett out at second and score Abbey Hofmann and increase the lead to seven. In the Cougars next at bat Iliff homered into left center to bring in three runs and bring the Knights lead down to four. Olivia Stunkel got the Knights out of the game with three straight outs in the sixth inning and a pop up, fly out, and a strikeout swinging to seal the deal and take the 7-3 win in game one.

Hayley Greene and Ally Malone led the Knights in game one going 2-3 from the plate with Greene recording one RBI and Malone recording two. Grace Meyer co-led the Knights in RBI's with two and she went 1-3 from the plate. Jenna Minnix and Lily Wendt led Marian in runs with two each. In the circle Olivia Stunkel earned her 13th win of the season pitching the complete game. Stunkel struck out 11 batters out of her 31 batters faced.

Game 2 | Marian 7-1 St. Francis
Marian had a huge second inning taking the 5-0 lead over the Cougars early with Caroline Roop starting things out with a single up the middle scoring Jenna Minnix and earning an RBI. A couple at bats later Abbey Hofmann drilled one into right center to record a single and earn herself two RBI's with Ally Malone and Hayley Greene scoring on the play. The Knights kept making big contact with the ball with Brooke Knox firing one down the right field line to earn herself a double and an advancement on the throw and score Hofmann on the play. Abby Madere wrapped the contact for the inning up with a double into right center to score Knox. 

After a few dry innings Marian was able to get on the board once more with Greene doubling down the left field line to score Grace Meyer on the play and extend the lead 6-0. In the next inning St. Francis was able to get on the board with another home run in the day to knock down Marian's lead to five. In the bottom of the inning Madere made contact once more with a double down right center to score Mystic Means and earn back the six run lead. Macy Coan got out of the game with a pair of fly outs and ground out to secure the 7-1 win.

In game two Jenna Minnix led the Knights going 2-2 from the plate with one run. Abby Madere went 2-4 from the plate with two RBI's co-leading the Knights with Abbey Hofmann earning two RBI's while going 1-3 from the plate with one run. In the circle Macy Coan earned her 8th win of the season pitching the complete game striking out four batters.

The Knights will be back in action on Friday as they travel up to Huntington to take on the Foresters in their second meeting of the 2024-25 campaign. First pitch for game one is set for 3 p.m.

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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
Brooke Knox

#1 Brooke Knox

2B
5' 7"
Senior
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
Jenna Minnix

#25 Jenna Minnix

OF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Caroline Roop

#18 Caroline Roop

C
5' 6"
Senior
R/R
Olivia Stunkel

#24 Olivia Stunkel

P
5' 6"
Senior
R/R
Lily Wendt

#5 Lily Wendt

C/3B
5' 5"
Junior
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
Brooke Knox

#1 Brooke Knox

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
2B
Abby Madere

#11 Abby Madere

5' 3"
Junior
R/R
OF
Grace Meyer

#2 Grace Meyer

5' 8"
Senior
L/R
C/OF
Jenna Minnix

#25 Jenna Minnix

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
OF
Caroline Roop

#18 Caroline Roop

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
C
Olivia Stunkel

#24 Olivia Stunkel

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
P
Lily Wendt

#5 Lily Wendt

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