Posted April 9, 2006
By: Monique Bowman, Sports Information Assistant
Crusaders Sweep Bison in Doubleheader
Capital 5, Bethany 2 (15 inn.) [Box Score]
Capital 9, Bethany 2 [Box Score]
(BETHANY, W. Va.)-- Capital University's softball team returned home with two road wins Sunday afternoon with a 5-2 extra inning victory, followed by another 9-2 win over Bethany (W. Va.) College.

The Crusaders improve to 13-12-1 overall for the season while the Bison fall to 11-15 overall.

The first game challenged both teams down to the very end. Capital got on the board first in the third inning when Maureen Bickley (Port Clinton/Port Clinton) scored on a single by Cortney Bastian (Brookville/Brookville).

The Crusaders again scored in the seventh when Bickley again crossed home plate after a single by Lisa Tubbs (Hudson, Ind./Prairie Heights). Later on in the inning, two errors by Capital aided Bethany to tie the score at 2-2.

Battling down to the 15th inning, three Bethany errors would lead to three Crusader runs that would eventually lead to the win. Sophomore pitcher Erin Willeke (Newark/Licking Valley) earned the win for Capital in the 8.2 innings pitched, moving her record to 7-3 overall.

The Crusaders ended their travels south with another win against the Bison. This time around went a bit better for Capital than the game before. A good sign was jumping out to a 7-0 lead by the fourth inning.

Four of those runs came in that inning, three of which at the hands of senior Mandy Sladoje (Lancaster/Lancaster) on her double. Sladoje would also cross the plate on a passed ball. Capital would go on to win, 9-2.

Junior pitcher Jen Heidenreich (Xenia/Xenia) picked up the win for the Crusaders to move to 6-9 overall. Capital had five RBIs during this match, three from Sladoje in the fourth and one each from Willeke and Jackie Burris (Beach Park, Ill./Warren Township).

Capital hops back into the Ohio Athletic Conference schedule when it hosts Heidelberg Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.