WATERVILLE, ME. – The Wesleyan softball team concluded their season Sunday afternoon, competing in a double-header on the road against the Mules of Colby. Game one was a pitching duel between Kelly Baker '26 and KC DeSarno. Colby was able to get on the board in the 3^rd with a two-run home run for the only score from either team in the contest. In game two, Wesleyan was able to take and hold onto a 2-1 lead going into the 5^th. The Mules tied it in the 5^th before exploding for five-runs in the bottom half of the 6th to take control of the game, ultimately winning 7-2. Colby finishes the regular season 23-13 (12-4 NESCAC), while the Cardinals wrap up 2023 13-25 (1-17 NESCAC).
 
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS (2-0 LOSS)

• Despite the low scoring affair, both teams had a few innings where they were threatening. Colby opened their half of the 1^st inning with two runners on, but were unable to push one across. Wesleyan came back in the top of the 2^nd with singles from Krissy Gately '25 and Sydney Walls '26, but could not get one across either
• The Mules found their offense in the 3^rd, opening the inning with a base hit. The single would eventually be followed by a Logan Luebbe home run that put Colby up 2-0. They would look to add more with a walk and a single, but Baker was able to get out of trouble to hold the deficit at 2-0
• Wesleyan's best chance to score the rest of the way came in the top of the 5^th. Gately got it started with a double, and after a groundout Revi Brown '23 and Ciara Castillo '23 reached via a hit by pitch and fielder's choice to bring up Hannah Docktor '24 with the bases loaded. The Mules pitching was able to force a groundout and move to the 6^th. Wesleyan went down in order in the 6^th, but Walls came through with a two-out single in the 7^th to keep them alive. Brown came up representing the tying run, but was forced into a groundout and the game ended 2-0

 
NOTES:

• Baker (6 IP, 7 H, 2 Er, 2 BB, 4 K's) was impressive in the circle for the Cards
• Gately (2-for-3, 2B) and Walls (2-for-3) combined for four of Wesleyan's five hits
• Wesleyan was outhit by the Mules 7-5

 
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS (7-2 LOSS)

• Wesleyan tried to strike first in game number two, as Docktor attempted to steal home after leading the game off with a walk, but was thrown out. Colby came back in their half of the inning with the first run of the ballgame on an RBI-single and led 1-0. The Cardinals then scored their first two runs of the double-header in the top of the 2^nd, on a two-run single up the middle by Castillo and Wes led 2-1
•  Both pitchers got settled in the middle innings with Brown and Sam Ahlholm finding their footing for two scoreless innings of action to bring us to the bottom of the 5^th. There, the Mules were able to string together two two-out doubles to even the score at 2-2 going into the 6^th
• Colby fed off that momentum to put together a five-run bottom of the 6^th to break that game open at 7-2. They used five hits, including a base-clearing triple to take their 2^nd lead of the game. Wesleyan had one more chance in the top of the 7^th, but went down in order to end the game

 
NOTES:

• Brown (5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB) put together a quality start
• Walls (2-for-3, R) and Kat Palmer '26 (2-for-2, R, BB) were the two Cards with multi-hit games. Walls finishes the double-header 4-for-6 with a run
• Castillo (1-for-3) finished with a season-high two RBIs
• Wesleyan was outhit by the Mules 11-6