Posted March 27, 2006
By: Sam McCarthy, Sports Information Assistant
Crusaders Split With Mount St. Joseph
Capital 6, Mount St. Joseph 0  [Box Score]
Mount St. Joseph 3, Capital 2 [Box Score]
(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - Capital University's softball team took the field Monday after a nine-day hiatus and split two games at The College Mount St. Joseph, winning game one 6-0 before falling in the nightcap 3-2 at J. Page Hayden Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Capital is now 9-7 on the season, while Mount St. Joseph is 3-9.

Three runs came across the board for the Crusaders in the first, the big blow coming on a two-RBI single from senior center fielder Mandy Sladoje (Lancaster/Lancaster).

Junior Jen Heidenreich (Xenia/Xenia) also picked up two RBIs in the first game, while Sladoje and sophomore third baseman Lindsay Shepherd (Phillipsburg/Northmont) each tallied two hits on the afternoon.

Sophomore Erin Willeke (Newark/Licking Valley) picked up the win on the mound, tossing a three-hitter while striking out five. Willeke improves to 6-1 on the season.

The Crusaders struggled to get on the scoreboard in game two, not scoring a run until the sixth inning when they crossed the plate twice.

After two outs and a Shepherd single, Sladoje came through with a two-run homer, bringing Capital within one run at 3-2.

Another two-out rally was in store for the bottom of seventh as the Crusaders got two runners on before junior second baseman Brittany Cloud (Troy/Troy) grounded out to the pitcher to end the threat.

Heidenreich and Willeke each pitched three innings with Heidenreich picking up the loss and falling to 3-6 on the season.

The Crusaders will play next on Wednesday afternoon as they travel to Thomas More (Ky.) College for a double-header starting at 3 p.m.