ST. LOUIS—The Wartburg softball team (25-16 overall) fell to No. 11 Redlands (36-9) 8-0 in six innings Friday in the NCAA Regional semifinal. The Knights will now face the winner of No. 10 WashU/Lake Forest Saturday at a time to be determined. Due to weather that passed through the St. Louis area this afternoon, the game between WashU and Lake Forest was halted.
First inning
- The Bulldogs took the early 2-0 lead with a two-out two-run homer to right centerfield.
- The Orange and Black were the home team in this contest, and Reagan Hassel had a single through the right side to break up the no-hitter
Third inning
- Fellows hit a single through the right side with one out
- She moved to third on Hassel's double to left
- The runners were unfortunately left stranded as the next two batters were retired
Fourth inning
- Redlands plated four to extend its lead to 6-0
- Wartburg attempted to rally as it had bases loaded with one out
- Mulder tried to score, but was out on the force at home
- The next batter struck swinging to leave the bases loaded
Sixth inning
- The Bulldogs added two more on an RBI single and double to give the Knights at least one more trip to the plate
- Feeley hit a single to short, but pinch runner, Amanda Strzyzewski, was retired on the force out
- The next batter grounded out to short to seal the run-rule win for Redlands
Top performers
- Hassel: 2-3
- Fellows & Feeley: 1-3
Notes/streaks
- Feeley broke the season record for runners caught stealing
- The previous mark was set by Taylor Smola in 2017
- Hassel moved her reached base safely streak to seven
- Fellows moved her reached base safely streak to six
Next event
The Knights will now face the winner of No. 10 WashU/Lake Forest Saturday at a time to be determined. Due to weather that passed through the St. Louis area this afternoon, the game between WashU and Lake Forest was halted.