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BEXLEY, Ohio –  On a beautiful, but windy afternoon, the Capital University softball team swept past Baldwin Wallace University. The Crusaders came out on top by scores of 9-2 and 3-2. 
The results pushed Capital up to 12-20 on the year and pegged the Yellow Jackets back to 21-13. 

Between the two games, Capital collected 19 hits, a much needed boost after being no-hit in game one of yesterday's doubleheader.  

Alysa Durbin led all Capital hitters with four base hits on the day, while Alyx Slusher highlighted game one with a 3-for-3 effort that included two doubles. Both Lexie Leggett and Erica Ogden smacked home runs on the day. 

GAME ONE - Capital wins 9-2 (Box Score)
Things got going early by both teams in the first game. Raegan Thompson hit an RBI single in the top of the first to put BW ahead. However in the bottom of the first, Cap struck back with a bang. Alysa Durbin drew a walk with two outs and Lexie Leggett followed up with a deep home run to left field. The dinger put the Crusaders ahead 2-1. 

From there, the Capital offense stayed hot as they scored in every inning to run away with the contest. 

In the bottom of the second, once again with two outs, Cap struck for two more runs. Jessica Camp reached on a bunt, Lauren Kachure walked, and Elizabeth Stonerock singled to load the bases. There, Alysa Durbin singled to left center scoring both Camp and Kachure. 

In the third, smart base running led to Capital's fifth run of the game. Alyx Slusher led off with a double and Erica Ogden followed up with a single to put runners on the corners. There, Ogden and pinch runner Isabelle Hysong pulled off a double steal, scoring Hysong from third. 

The fourth profited another run, this time on efficient at-bats. Jessica Camp once again led off with a single. Her pinch runner Maria Keller was moved around the bases by a ground out and sacrifice bunt. THere, her heads up play allowed her to score on a passed ball. 

The next insurance run came in the fifth as Alyx Slusher scored on an error. Previously, Slusher had reached on a lead off single and moved around on a bunt and the error. 

BW got a run back in the top of the sixth, but the Crusaders once again added runs in the bottom of the inning. Capital loaded the bases on a single from Durbin, a double from Leggett, and a walk from Slusher. There, Erica Ogden singled home a run and Tiffany Zuelzke walked to bring home another. 

Behind the brilliant performance at the plate, Brianna Shearer cruised to her eighth win of the season on the pitching rubber. Shearer was hit 11 times and allowed two earned runs, but kept the damage minimal with her control. She did punch out four BW hitters. 

The BW starter, Nikki Camarati hurled four innings and allowed nine hits, two walks, and six earned runs. She did strike out five batters in her efforts. 

GAME TWO Capital wins 3-2 (Box Score)
The Crusaders picked up in game two right where they left off in game one by scoring in the first inning. Lauren Kachure led off by getting hit by a pitch and stole second. She then advanced to third on a single from Elizabeth Stonerock. There, a lofted sacrifice fly from Alysa Durbin enabled Kachure to score. 

From there both Cap starter, Katelyn Wilhelm (3-5) and BW pitcher Hannah Welling (7-5) kept their opposition to a minimum. 

The Yellow Jackets did grab a pair of unearned runs in the top of the third however to take their first lead of the day. 

With time starting to run out, Capital needed a boost heading to the bottom of the fifth inning. Leading off, Erica Ogden slugged a homer over the fence in left center giving the Purple and White just that momentum kick they needed. Tiffany Zuelzke followed up by reaching after getting hit by a pitch. She was then moved to third on back-to-back sacrifice bunts from Jessica Camp and Alyx Wulff. Zuelzke then scored the eventual game-winning run off a RBI double from Lauren Kachure. Kachure's lofted pop up dropped just inside the right field line aided by the wind, enabling Zuelzke to come home with ease. 

Wilhelm pitched in control the whole game, and really kept the Yellow Jackets at bay late in the game. She had to work around a two-out double in the seventh inning, but shut the door for her third win of the year. 

In all, Wilhelm threw seven innings and conceded just two hits, two unearned runs and three walks in her efforts. 

Hannah Welling was strapped with the loss allowing five hits and three earned runs for BW.

UP NEXT
Capital will round out their regular season next weekend with a four-game series with Wilmington College. On Friday, the Crusaders will host the Quakers at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Then, both teams will play in Wilmington on Sunday at the same times. The teams will skip Saturday due to both schools hosting Commencement on May 8th.