WATERTOWN, Wis. – North Central University softball (0-26, 0-8 UMAC) went on the road this weekend in a back-to-back doubleheader with Maranatha Baptist University (6-12) on Friday and Saturday in Wisconsin. The Rams dropped both of Friday's contests before falling to the Sabercats in the final two games of the weekend in five innings, 11-3 and 13-5. The Rams were able to get quick runs on the board but in both games gave up runs early to allow the Sabercats to take the lead and win their two home games on Parent's Day. Kylee Bommersbach (Sartell, Minn./Sartell) and Amanda Roth (Appleton, Wis./Neenah) split the pitching efforts for the Rams on Saturday.

How It Happened

Game 1: North Central scored two runs in the first from a double off the bat of Nora Sullivan (Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley) and a Maranatha Baptist error. The Sabercats quickly stole back the two runs by the Rams and added five more giving Maranatha the 7-2 lead after the first inning. The Rams were able to limit the Sabercats offense in the remaining innings allowing only one run in both the third and fourth inning. North Central scored again in the top of the fourth as Abbey Erzberger (Milwaukee, Wis./Heritage Christian) sent a single beaming to right field sending Amanda Roth home for the run. However, the Rams went scoreless in the fifth while Maranatha added their final two runs in the bottom of the inning to end the game after five, 11-3, Maranatha. Both Erzberger and Sullivan recorded a RBI and went 2-for-3 from the plate.

Game 2: In game two, the Rams started strong with singles from Roth and Erzberger before Alex Rodriguez (Minneapolis, Minn./Homeschool) and Sullivan were walked sending Roth home for the first run. Another walk of Danelle Pageler (Warren, Minn./Warren-Alvarado-Oslo) advanced the bases and sent Erzberger home. Errors plagued the Rams in the second inning giving up 10 runs on seven hits. The went scoreless until the top of the fifth scoring three runs in attempt to comeback and extend the game beyond five innings. In the bottom of the fifth, Maranatha tallied one more run giving the Sabercats the win, 13-5. Sullivan was perfect in both her attempts from the plate with two hits and three RBI's.

Up Next: North Central will travel north to Ashland, Wisconsin on Wednesday April 19 for a doubleheader with the Lumberjills. The games will start at 3:30 p.m.