Softball and Baseball stuggle as seasons wind down
Victoria Davis
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Sports
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On Sat., Apr. 21, the Mules played at McDaniel but unfortunately found similar results. While they got plenty of hits, the Mules could not seem to drive players home. They lost the first game 4-1 and the second 1-0. In the second game, senior Nicole Washburn pitched a brilliant eight shutout innings and strking out 11, only to give up the single winning run in the ninth inning. Senior Tina Roth hit four on the day and sophomore Michelle Consiglio hit three in the second game.
Finally, the Mules fought hard once again on Sun., Apr. 22, but came up shorthanded against Moravian. Losing both games by scores of 6-2 and 7-0, the Mules again ran into difficulty driving players home. The losing streak reached six, but the Mules must shake it off and finish the season strong.
Muhlenberg's Baseball Team has been struggling much like the Softball Team, dropping a game against Ursinus in a tough 10 innings. The Mules stuck with the Bears, with senior Ryan Sassaman providing a two-run doublein the fourth. Unfortunately, they were unable to take the lead back in the tenth and lost by a score of 10-8. Two days later, the Mules had the opportunity for revenge, but were unable to take it. Playing this time at Ursinus, the Mules held a solid lead but gave up a monstrous eight runs in the final three innings. Freshman Dan Fisher went 4-for-5 on the day, but it was not quite enough to lead his Mules to victory.
The Mules finally got that elusive win against McDaniel in a split double-header. Muhlenberg took the second game 16-6 after losing the first. The win came at a perfect time: Senior Day. With nine seniors on the team, they ended the day in winning fashion. Senior Dave Andrew got the win pitching three strong relief innings. Seniors Ryan Sassaman and Pete Oris also had big performancesas they moved toward etching their names in the Muhlenberg record books. Sassaman scored four runs to bring his total to 103 while Oris hit three RBI.
Coming off their Senior Day win, the Mules were unable to keep the momentum, losing to Johns Hopkins in both games. Muhlenberg gave up a tough 32 total hits in the losses.