Liston Lifts Blue Softball to Game Two Win Over Schreiner

Kerrville, Texas - A strong pitching performance from sophomore Kate Liston (Boulder, Colo.) helped Wellesley College softball win game two and split games with Schreiner on Wednesday from Mountaineer Softball Field.

Liston's complete game win helped the Blue (2-7-1) finish their Texas trip on a high note, while first years Andrea Delgado (Miami, Fla.) and Chiara Lundin (Piedmont, Calif.) provided some pop with their bats.

First year Kylynne Kusak (LaSalle, Texas) fueled the Mountaineers (8-15) game one win with a strong pitching performance, where the first year allowed zero hits in five innings.

Game 1 | Schreiner 9, Wellesley 2 | Final

The Blue struck first with an RBI single from first year Emeline Gaunce (Los Altos, Calif.) in the top of the first. The Moutaineers took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the first on the back of a two-run single from junior Yadira Lopez (Kingsville, Texas) and a run-scoring double from sophomore Haley Pair (Magnolia, Texas). 

Wellesley cut the deficit to 3-2 in the second on a single from Delgado. Schreiner struck again in the bottom of the fourth, this time with senior Rylee Ohlhausen doubling in two runs. 

After two runs scored in fifth for the Mountaineers, Pair put the finishes touches on in the sixth with an RBI single, as Schreiner finished off a 9-2 win.

Kusak pitched five shutout innings for the Mountaineers while senior Marisa Sgambati (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and sophomore Lauren Young (Fresno, Texas) combined for five innings and each had a strike out. Schreiner had nine hits to Wellesley' four.

Game 2 | Wellesley 4, Schreiner 2 | Final

The story of game two was sharp pitching of Liston, who took the circle and threw all seven innings, allowing just two runs and stranding seven runners on base.

The Blue got on the board early when Lundin drove in two runs in the top half of the first before Delgado made the lead 3-0 in the second inning with an RBI single.

The Mountaineers chipped away with one run in the bottom of the fourth courtesy of an RBI single from first year Kendall Lippold (Richmond, Texas). Schreiner cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth with first year Alyssa Gonzales (Bay City, Texas) bringing in the run. 

Schreiner nearly tied the game but Wellesley center fielder Elli DeCleene (North Reading, Mass.) threw a laser to throw a runner a the plate.

Young added to Wellesley's lead in the seventh with an RBI single up the middle to make it 4-2 for the Blue. Liston loaded the bases but kept the Mountaineers from scoring in the bottom of the seventh to complete the win.

The Blue return from spring break to host MIT in a pair of New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) games at 12:00 and 2:00 PM on Saturday while the Mountaineers go to the University of Dallas on Saturday at 12:00 PM.