MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Bethel Softball managed 13 hits on Thursday but only came away with two runs in 7-2 and 6-0 losses to (RV) Mount Vernon Nazarene. Bella Rose went 4-for-8 with a double and a run scored in the leadoff spot on the day to lead the Pilot offense.

 

GAME VITALS

  • Game 1 Score: Mount Vernon Nazarene def. Bethel 7-2
  • Game 2 Score: Mount Vernon Nazarene def. Bethel 6-0
  • Records: Bethel (2-14, 1-7) | Mount Vernon Nazarene (16-2, 6-0)
  • NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll:  Bethel – NR | Mount Vernon Nazarene – RV
  • Location: Cougar Softball Field | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, Ohio

 

GAME 1 STAT TRACKER

 

GAME 2 STAT TRACKER

 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORES

  • The Pilots are 0-8 when allowing their opponent to score in the first inning.
  • Quinn Slattman added her team-leading fourth and fifth doubles of the season in game one. Among qualified batters, she leads the team with a .294 batting average and a .392 slugging percentage.
  • In games starting behind the dish, Bella Rose is batting 9-of-25 (.360), but only 4-of-23 (.174) in games starting as the designated player.
  • Haley Ragonesi has now hit safely in eight straight games and has reached base in 10 of 14 games she’s played this season.

 

NEXT TIME OUT

  • The Pilots continue their schedule away from Gardner Field with a trip to Fort Wayne to take on Saint Francis on Tuesday at 3:00 pm.