Drake University vs Western Illinois (Mar 25, 2025)

 
Box Score
 

2025 Ohio Valley Conference Softball
Drake University at Western Illinois
Mar 25, 2025 at Macomb, IL (Mary Ellen McKee)

Drake University 14 (9-19)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Ava Curry rf 
Tatum Aragon dh 
   Sami Miller ph/dh 
   Lydia Olejni 2b/ph 
Emma Dighton 1b 
Carey Koenig 3b 
   Sam Tourtill 3b/ph 
Frankie Rita 2b/1b 
Heidi Wheele lf 
   Haley Schroe lf 
Natalee Watt cf 
Emily Vescha c 
Lili Gonzale ss 
   Logan Kelley ph/2b 
Paige Bedswo p 
   Jayme Scheck p 
Totals  29  14  12  13  18 
  

Western Illinois 2 (6-22)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Rylee Boone rf 
Kaylee Ketcherside cf 
   Alivia Beard lf 
Payton Brown ss 
   Beth Pavy 2b 
Lillie Wools dh 
Ruby Tarr 3b 
Sophia Sanchez 2b/ss 
Hannah Simpson 1b 
Alijah Williams c 
Megan Leonard lf/cf 
Libby Spaulding p 
   Audrey Clark p 
   Sophia Honse p 
   Kathryn McChristy p 
Totals  23  18 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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Drake University.... 205 016 - 14 12  0
Western Illinois.... 000 200 -  2  6  1
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E - Williams, A(1). LOB - DRAKE 5; WIU 6. 2B - Carey Koenig; Heidi Wheele. 3B - Natalee Watt. HR - Emma Dighton; Sanchez, S(1). SH - Emily Vescha. SB - Frankie Rita; Heidi Wheele; Natalee Watt; Boone, R(2).

Drake University   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Paige Bedswo W,4-1  3.1  13  15 
Jayme Scheck   2.2  10  11 
  
Western Illinois   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Libby Spaulding   2.0  10 
Audrey Clark L,0-2  3.0  14  16 
Sophia Honse   0.2  10 
Kathryn McChristy   0.1 

Win - Paige Bedswo (4-1). Loss - Clark, A (0-2). Save - None. WP - Honse, S 2(5).

Umpires - HP: Roger Holzhauer 1B: Michael Bland 3B: Tracie Faker
Start: 3:00 pm Time: 2:15 Attendance: 70
Weather: 54 degrees, partly cloudy

 
Play-by-Play
 

2025 Ohio Valley Conference Softball
Drake University at Western Illinois
Mar 25, 2025 at Macomb, IL (Mary Ellen McKee)

Drake University starters: 20/rf Ava Curry; 10/dh Tatum Aragon; 16/1b Emma Dighton; 34/3b Carey Koenig; 24/2b Frankie Rita; 6/lf Heidi Wheele; 1/cf Natalee Watt; 32/c Emily Vescha; 8/ss Lili Gonzale; 22/p Paige Bedswo;

Western Illinois starters: 1/rf Boone, R; 22/cf Ketcherside; 26/ss Brown, P; 55/dh Wools, L; 11/3b Tarr, R; 15/2b Sanchez, S; 45/1b Simpson, H; 17/c Williams, A; 97/lf Leonard, M; 6/p Spaulding, L;

Drake University 1st - Ava Curry struck out looking. Tatum Aragon singled up the middle. Emma Dighton homered to right field, 2 RBI; Tatum Aragon scored. Carey Koenig fouled out to 1b. Frankie Rita popped up to cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Illinois 1st - Boone, R singled to left field. Ketcherside flied out to lf. Boone, R stole second. Brown, P walked. Wools, L popped up to rf. Tarr, R struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Drake University 2nd - Heidi Wheele grounded out to 3b. Natalee Watt struck out swinging. Emily Vescha walked. Lili Gonzale singled to left field; Emily Vescha advanced to second. Ava Curry lined out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western Illinois 2nd - Sanchez, S flied out to lf. Simpson, H lined out to rf. Williams, A walked. Leonard, M fouled out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Drake University 3rd - Clark, A to p for Spaulding, L. Tatum Aragon flied out to lf. Emma Dighton walked. Carey Koenig doubled to right center; Emma Dighton advanced to third. Frankie Rita singled to left field, RBI; Carey Koenig advanced to third; Emma Dighton scored. Frankie Rita stole second. Heidi Wheele doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Frankie Rita scored; Carey Koenig scored. Natalee Watt tripled to center field, RBI; Heidi Wheele scored. Emily Vescha grounded out to p, SAC, RBI; Natalee Watt scored. Lili Gonzale struck out swinging. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Illinois 3rd - Boone, R popped up to ss. Ketcherside flied out to lf. Brown, P grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Drake University 4th - Beard, A to lf for Ketcherside. Pavy, B to 2b for Brown, P. Sanchez, S to ss. Leonard, M to cf. Ava Curry lined out to cf. Sami Miller pinch hit for Tatum Aragon. Tatum Aragon to dh for Sami Miller. Tatum Aragon grounded out to ss. Sami Miller pinch hit for Emma Dighton. Sami Miller flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Illinois 4th - Lydia Olejni to 2b for Tatum Aragon. Sam Tourtill to 3b for Carey Koenig. Frankie Rita to 1b. Wools, L flied out to cf. Tarr, R singled to right field. Sanchez, S homered to right center, 2 RBI; Tarr, R scored. Jayme Scheck to p for Paige Bedswo. Simpson, H walked. Williams, A grounded out to 2b; Simpson, H advanced to second. Leonard, M flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Drake University 5th - Lydia Olejni pinch hit. Sami Miller to dh. Sam Tourtill struck out looking. Frankie Rita lined out to 2b. Heidi Wheele singled to pitcher. Heidi Wheele stole second. Natalee Watt singled to right center, RBI; Heidi Wheele scored. Natalee Watt stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. Emily Vescha grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Western Illinois 5th - Lydia Olejni to dh. Haley Schroe to lf for Heidi Wheele. Lydia Olejni to 2b. Boone, R singled to third base. Beard, A reached on a fielder's choice; Boone, R out at second ss to 2b. Pavy, B singled to left center; Beard, A advanced to second. Wools, L grounded out to 1b unassisted; Pavy, B advanced to second; Beard, A advanced to third. Tarr, R fouled out to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Drake University 6th - Honse, S to p for Clark, A. Logan Kelley pinch hit for Lili Gonzale. Logan Kelley singled to pitcher. Ava Curry walked; Logan Kelley advanced to second. Sam Tourtill pinch hit for Lydia Olejni. Lydia Olejni to 2b for Sam Tourtill. Sam Tourtill grounded out to 2b; Ava Curry advanced to second; Logan Kelley advanced to third. Sami Miller walked; Ava Curry advanced to third on a wild pitch; Logan Kelley scored on a wild pitch. Lydia Olejni walked; Sami Miller advanced to second. Frankie Rita walked, RBI; Lydia Olejni advanced to second; Sami Miller advanced to third; Ava Curry scored. Haley Schroe grounded out to ss, RBI; Frankie Rita advanced to second; Lydia Olejni advanced to third; Sami Miller scored. Natalee Watt singled to left field, RBI; Frankie Rita advanced to third; Lydia Olejni scored. Natalee Watt advanced to second on a wild pitch. Emily Vescha walked. Logan Kelley singled down the rf line, 2 RBI; Emily Vescha advanced to third; Natalee Watt scored; Frankie Rita scored. McChristy, K to p for Honse, S. Ava Curry flied out to lf. 6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western Illinois 6th - Sam Tourtill to 3b. Lydia Olejni to 1b. Frankie Rita to ss. Logan Kelley to 2b. Sanchez, S singled to third base. Simpson, H lined out to ss; Sanchez, S out at first ss to 1b. Williams, A flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.