SOFTBALL DROPS TWO GAMES TO BETHEL COLLEGE    (3/13/04)

The women's softball team started their "home" debut against Bethel College. Although the Trolls were the home team they played on the neutral turf of Moraine Valley Community College due to field conditions. The Trolls were not successful in their double header as they lost both game, 2-12 and 3-8. 

In the first game of the double header Bethel jumped to early lead as they scored 2 runs in the first and 1 run in the second to go ahead 3-0. They grabbed 4 more runs behind 5 hits in the 4th inning to go ahead 7-0. The Trolls finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of that inning as they scored their first runs of the season. Erica Bruner got on base with a walk and then Stephanie Koedyker hit a homer to drive the runs in. That was the last of the Trolls scoring in the game as Bethel got one run in the 5th, one run in the 6th, and 3 in the 7th to win the game. 

In the second game the Trolls gave up a run in the first inning, but came back nicely with 3 hits in the bottom of the inning to take a 3-1 lead. Bethel slowly fought back in and by the end of the 5th inning were ahead 5-3. A couple of fielding errors in the 6th inning gave Bethel 3 more runs. The Trolls tried to rally back but were unable to put any more runs on the board. 

Overall the Trolls had 6 hits in the double header. Koedyker gets credit for 3 of those hits. The Trolls committed a total of 13 errors in the 2 games. Michelle Wories picked the first game and struck out 3 batters and Vicki Fennema pitched game two with 5 strike outs. 

The Trolls are next in action on March 17 with a home double header with Prairie State College at 3:00 pm. 
 

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