MILWAUKEE – Marian University softball (10-12, 5-5 NACC) defeated Alverno 20-8 and 11-3 in a pair of five-inning games.
GAME 1
- The Sabres trailed 4-1 after the first inning but the Inferno lead wouldn’t last long.
- The Sabres put together nine runs in the second inning to retake the lead.
- Sophomore Kerena Wood hit a grand slam in the inning and senior Andrea Miller hit a two-run blast later in the frame.
- The ball kept flying in the third as seniors Kaley Ludvigsen and Emalee Depa each hit three-run homers to put Marian ahead 16-5.
- Marian scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth to go up 20-5.
- The Inferno managed two runs in the bottom of the frame to put the mercy-rule win at 20-8.
GAME 2
- The Marian offense continued to dominate scoring in all five innings of game two.
- The Sabres opened with three runs in the first and Alverno responded with two of its own.
- Marian managed to score three unanswered between the second and third highlighted by another long ball from Miller.
- Alverno once again responded in the third cutting the deficit down to 6-3.
- Marian then scored five unanswered runs to earn another mercy-rule win.
- Depa drove in a pair of runs in the fifth and Wood hit a solo shot earlier in the frame.
