Posted April 24, 2006
By: Ray Lee, Sports Information Assistant
Payne Wins 200th Game as Crusaders Sweep Ohio Wesleyan
Capital 3, Ohio Wesleyan  0 [Box Score]
Capital 8, Ohio Wesleyan 0 (5 inn.) [Box Score]
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)--Capital University head softball coach Nan Payne notched her 200th career victory in a 3-0 game one win as the Crusaders swept a pair of non-conference games from Ohio Wesleyan University Wednesday at Clowson Field in Columbus, Ohio.

Payne now stands at 201-121-3 in her eighth season on the bench as she watched the Crusaders get back over .500 now at 18-17-1 on the season, while Ohio Wesleyan fell to 20-16.

In game one, junior Jen Heidenreich (Xenia/Xenia) pitched seven shutout innings and allowed only a single hit to improve to 9-12 on the season.  Offensively for the Crusaders, junior shortstop Brittany Cloud (Troy/Troy) went three-for-three at the plate with two doubles. 

The Crusaders got on the board first early in the first inning after Cloud doubled and then scored to give the Crusaders a 1-0 lead.  Capital scored a pair of insurance runs in the sixth on an RBI single from Mandy Sladoje (Lancaster/Lancaster) and an RBI groundout from Erin Willike (Newark/Licking Valley) for the 3-0 final.

Willeke pitched game two and recorded a shutout of her own as she surrendered only three hits and struck out five to go to 9-5 on the campaign.  Capital scored first with a run in the second inning before opening the game up with a five-run fourth inning.  The game was officially over after two more runs were scored in the sixth inning as Capital won 8-0.

Lindsey Shepherd (Phillipsburg/Northmont) led the team in hitting, going two-for-three at the plate and scoring one run. Andi White (Granville/Newark) was one-for-two at the plate and scored two runs while Jackie Burris (Beach Park, Ill./Warren Township) was two-for-three.

Cloud finished the night with five hits, three doubles and four runs batted in.

Capital finishes out the season with a pair of Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheaders Wednesday at Wilmington College and Saturday at Marietta College.