Softball team shutout by Albion and Kalamazoo

ALBION, Mich. – The Olivet College softball team played two non-conference games this afternoon at Albion College's Dempsey Field. The Comets were shutout by the host Britons, 3-0, and Kalamazoo College, 13-0.

Final Score: Albion 3, Olivet 0
Location: Dempsey Field; Albion, Michigan
Records: Olivet 0-3 overall, Albion 5-2 overall

• The Britons scored their three runs in the second on a RBI-ground out and two-run triple.
• The Comets' best opportunity to score came in the fifth inning when they left two runners stranded in scoring position.

• Olivet recorded six hits.
• Freshman Sarah Shevenell was 2-for-3 with two singles.
• Sophomore Jessica Barnes and junior Kaylee Clothier each hit a double.
• Shevenell was the losing pitcher. She gave up the three runs on four hits over the first three innings.
• Freshman Katie Lenz tossed three innings of scoreless relief.

• The Britons tallied six hits.
• Felicia Maximiuk hit the aforementioned two-run triple.
• Other extra-base hits were doubles by Lauren Beougher and Lilly Patillo.
• In the circle, Ashley Pion went the distance to earn the win. She struck out eight and walked one.

Final Score: Kalamazoo 13, Olivet 0 (5)
Location: Dempsey Field; Albion, Michigan
Records: Olivet 0-4 overall, Kalamazoo 1-2 overall

• The Hornets sent 12 batters to the plate and scored eight runs in the third inning.
• Kalamazoo pushed across two runs in the fourth and three runs in the fifth to end the game early because of the eight-run mercy rule.

• Olivet had seven hits, including a 2-for-3 effort by Clothier.
• The lone extra base-hit was a double by Barnes.
• Lenz suffered the pitching loss after yielding four earned runs on six hits over the first two innings.

• The Hornets tallied 13 hits, with 12 singles and one double.
• Nina Szaliekewicz was 3-for-4.
• Sammi Luzadre and Lizzy Rottenberk each drove in three runs.
• Lucy Hart had two hits, including a double, and scored three runs.
• Luzadra tossed all seven innings to pick-up the win.

• The Comets welcome Alma College and Trine (Ind.) University to the Cutler Athletic Complex tomorrow for non-conference contests. Olivet faces Trine at 12 p.m., followed by a game against Alma at approximately 4 p.m.