GREENWOOD, Ind. – With frigid temperatures and snow being dumped over parts of the country, most of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference softball schedule has been wiped out for the upcoming weekend.
Kentucky Wesleyan will play a few games from the cozy confines of an inflated dome in Illinois while Alderson Broaddus and Davis & Elkins have had their season openers spoiled due to weather conditions.
Current G-MAC Player of the Week Alyssa Discepola found a home in the middle of the lineup for Salem International, making an immediate splash in her first three-game series at the college level. She currently leads the league in hitting along with teammate Katie Chryssofos at .714 early in the spring.
The G-MAC Pitcher of the Week Haley Fagan was masterful in securing a complete-game shutout win against Lincoln Memorial, bouncing back from an uncharacteristic start against West Georgia.
The 3-1 Tigers from Salem International will be idle for the upcoming weekend along with Trevecca Nazarene.
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Friday, Feb. 20
No. 5 Missouri-St. Louis def. Kentucky Wesleyan (4-3), 10-0 (5 innings)
Box Score
KWC starter Casey Smith suffered her first loss of the spring against the fifth-ranked Tritons. UMSL starter Jennah Perryman struck out a dozen in the shortened game while Katie Wood homered and drove in three runs. The Tritons scored in four consecutive innings while KWC's Kaci Ovelgoener and Alexis Chapman each singled to lead the KWC offensive effort.
Lewis def. Kentucky Wesleyan (4-4), 7-5
Box Score
Host Lewis was able to edge out Kentucky Wesleyan despite the Panthers holding on to a two-run cushion in the early stages during the second game of the indoor dome invitational in Illinois. Mackenzie Weedman and Ashley Crooke doubled while Ashley Pendergraft legged out a triple. The Flyers scored three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings and scored seven runs on 12 hits.
Saturday, Feb. 21
Wisconsin-Parkside def. Kentucky Wesleyan (4-5), 7-4
Box Score
The Panthers opened the second day of the indoor dome invitational with a tough loss against Wisconsin-Parkside despite a pair of doubles and a stolen base from Amber Pendergraft. She scored one run and drove in another as Casey Smith yielded seven runs in five innings. KWC's Kaci Ovelgoener had a two-run single in the third inning.
Kentucky Wesleyan (5-5) def. Missouri S&T, 7-6
Box Score
Kentucky Wesleyan was able to climb back at even .500 following a thrilling victory with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Josalyn Ress claimed the win in relief, firing 2.2 scoreless innings while striking out a pair. The Panthers had a 4-0 lead evaporate as the Miners knotted things up at 6-6 with a five-run fifth. Down to their final out, the Panthers' Amber Pendergraft delivered a walk-off hit up the middle of the diamond to plate the game-winning run and prevent extra innings.
Sunday, Feb. 22
Grand Valley State def. Kentucky Wesleyan (5-6), 11-3 (6 innings)
Box Score
A scoreless draw between Grand Valley State and Kentucky Wesleyan ended in the fourth inning when the Vikings erupted for five runs. Amber Pendergraft ended a fantastic weekend with another double, this time from the leadoff spot, to give her four extra-base hits during the indoor dome tournament. KWC finished the weekend with a 1-4 record after beating Missouri S&T in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday.