BETHANY, W.Va. - The Bethany College softball team fell to Hiram (Ohio) College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader by final scores of 9-8 and 12-3 as the team held its Mental Health Awareness Game at Bison Field.
Prior to the game, Bethany College Kalon Scholars presented the "You Matter" Project: a student-led mental health initiative focused on reminding college students that their lives have value even on the days it doesn't feel like it. "You Matter" exists to create a culture of kindness, awareness, and emotional safety. Sometimes the smallest reminder can save someone from feeling invisible. And everyone deserves to know they matter.
Game 1
At the Plate
- Junior All-PAC third baseman Emma Jackson (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) finished 3-for-4 spending no time opening the first home game with a three-run blast and also hitting a double
- Sophomore All-PAC catcher Olivia Kidd (Akron, Ohio/Mogadore) went 2-for-3 with two RBI thanks to another homer for the Green and White
- Sophomore right-hander Trinity Edge (Franklin, Pa.) only needed one hit to drive in two runs while also scoring once
- Freshman first baseman and PAC Newcomer of the Week Jenna Nolan (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) also drove in an RBI in Game 1
- Four other Bison contributed to the hits total in Game 1
In the Circle
- Edge pitched six innings where she allowed six earned runs on seven hits and three walks but struck out four Terriers
- Senior All-PAC right-hander Victoria Wehrberger (Sebastian, Fla./Sebastian River) threw two innings in relief where she gave up three runs on three hits and a walk and had one strikeout
Game 2
At the Plate
- Senior All-PAC shortstop Brooke Markland (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward), Kidd, and Jackson each went 1-for-3 with a base hit
- Sophomore Academic All-PAC right fielder Bella Juozapaitis (Tecumseh, Mich.) also recorded a hit in her second straight game
- Edge smacked three RBI going 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and a double
In the Circle
- Senior All-PAC right-hander Katelyn Ziems (Bowling Green, Ohio) opened Game 2 where she surrendered four runs over two innings and had one strikeout
- Wehrberger threw three more innings and allowed five earned runs on eight hits and two walks
The Bison are back in action Thursday, March 26 as they travel to University Heights, Ohio to take on John
|Carroll (Ohio) University in a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. at Bracken Field.