(Taken from DePauw University website)
Greencastle, Ind. — With all of the game's scoring taking place in the first inning, 15th-ranked and second-seeded DePauw took a 2-1 win over seventh-seeded Hiram in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship. Box Score
The Tigers improved to 29-7 and take on Thomas More at Noon on
Friday, while Hiram dropped to 26-15 and faces Adrian tomorrow at
10 a.m.
Hiram took a 1-0 lead in the first as Stephanie Zunic led off the
game with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch. Megan
Samuel drew a walk before before Whitney Dropsey singled to load
the bases. Chastine Romanello hit a grounder to first and the
Tigers got the force at the plate, but the ball got away on the
throw down to first allowing Samuel to score.
DePauw struck back in the bottom of the first as Chelsy Patterson
walked and moved to second on Brianne Weeks' sacrifice bunt. Rachel
Gill delivered a run-scoring double and Jen Kosinski scored Gill
with a single to left.
The Tigers totaled seven hits in the win led by Emma Minx with two.
Samuel paced the Terriers with two of their five hits.
Megan Soultz improved to 26-7 with the win and extended her streak
of not allowing an earned run to 52 2/3 innings. Whitney Dropsey
dropped to 17-9 with the loss.
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