CEDARVILLE, Ohio -
Kaley Clark belted a grand slam and
Casey Bertke pitched seven strong innings to spark Cedarville to a 7-1 non-conference win over Saginaw Valley State.
The visiting Cardinals shut down the Lady Jackets in the nightcap, 3-0.
Clark blew the game open with a blast to left center in the sixth inning for her third home run of the season.
Bertke, 4-3, did the rest although she surrendered her first earned run of the spring in the seventh. She allowed just three hits and fanned seven.
Mariah Wallace broke the scoreless deadlock with a two-run double in the fifth and scored when
Arica Flaugher's single to left was misplayed for an error.
In the second game, Cedarville outhit the visitors (7-6), but left eight runners on base. Flaugher finished with two of the hits.
Stinger Notes:
- Adaline Ziehmer pitched a complete game in the nightcap with six strikeouts.
- Cedarville stole seven bases on the day - three by Carrie Jespersen to bring her total to 16.
- Catcher Kylie Hertzler threw out two base runners attempting to steal.
- Flaugher is hitting .636 in her last three games (7-for-11).
- SVSU leads the all-time series, 5-4.
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