Southwestern 13, Marquette 3
Birds Overwhelm Explorers In Early End Game
Bailee Nixon had three hits and drove in three runs, Mayci Wilderman had three hits and two RBIs, Bri Roloff had two hits and three RBIs, Molly Novack had two hits and Megan Bailey drove in a pair of runs as Southwestern defeated Marquette.
“We adjusted, and that’s what I told the kids after the game,” said Piasa Bird coach Peg Mitchell. “As I said, we adjusted at the plate, and we did things we needed to do, and compliments to these kids, they keep getting better and better every game.”
Kyra Green, Kiley Beth Kirchner and Haley Porter all had two hits for the Explorers, and Green and Kirchner had the only two RBIs of the game.
Sydney Baumgartner pitched the complete game for Southwestern, scattering eight hits, while Taylor Whitehead struck out four for Marquette.
The Birds are now 10-1, while the Explorers drop to 12-3.
