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Softball team lines up
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St. Mary's (Ind.) ST. MARY 2-11, 0-1 MIAA
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Winner Alma ALMA 14-5, 1-0 MIAA
St. Mary's (Ind.) ST. MARY
2-11, 0-1 MIAA
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Final
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Alma ALMA
14-5, 1-0 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Mary's (Ind.) ST. MARY 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 1
Alma ALMA 0 0 4 0 2 0 X 6 9 1

W: Kenney, Mikaylyn (9-1) L: L. Bierbaum (1-6) S: Krueger, Megan (1)

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Winner Alma ALMA 14-5, 1-0 MIAA
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St. Mary's (Ind.) ST. MARY 2-11, 0-1 MIAA
Winner
Alma ALMA
14-5, 1-0 MIAA
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Final
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St. Mary's (Ind.) ST. MARY
2-11, 0-1 MIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alma ALMA 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 7 8 2
St. Mary's (Ind.) ST. MARY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2

W: Westall, Morgan (5-4) L: C. Traxler (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Nick Nemeth - Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information

Softball Earns 'Mike Doran Memorial Game' Sweep of Saint Mary's in MIAA Opener

Alma, MI – Alma College Softball opened MIAA play on Saturday as they hosted Saint Mary's College at Scots Park. Alma's home opener was an emotional one, as the Scots Softball program honored longtime Assistant Coach and faculty member Mike Doran prior to game one. Doran, who was member of the softball program for 17 years, passed in the Summer of 2023. Alma pulled out a sweep to take the day, winning 6-3 and 7-1.
 
Alma 6, Saint Mary's 3
 
After a solid start by both pitchers, Alma broke through in the third inning, when Danielle Dumoulin smacked an RBI double to right field, scoring 2 runs and gifting the Scots the lead. The home 9 doubles that lead on the next at bat, when Morgan Brandau homered to center field to make it 4-0 Alma.
 
The score remained into the 5th, with the Belles getting on the board courtesy of an RBI single. With the score sat at 4-1, Brandau homered a second time in the game to push Alma's lead to 6-1. The home 9 found themselves in a spot in the 6th inning, when the Belles pushed across a pair of runs, but got no closer to achieving the comeback, with Alma winning 6-3.
 
Brandau was the clear offensive leader for Alma, with a 2-3 outing and 4 RBI off of her 2 home runs. Also batting 2-3 was Jaycie LaValley and McKenna Salley.
 
Mikaylyn Kenney (9-1) picked up the win in the circle, going 5.1 and striking out 8 while allowing 5 hits. Megan Krueger entered and closed things down, recording a strikeout en route to a 5-out save, the first of the season for the senior.
 
Alma 7, Saint Mary's 1
 
In game 2, Saint Mary's got to the scoring column first, with a 2nd inning Scots error aiding to score what would be the lone run of the game for the Belles.
 
Alma answered in the 3rd in the form of an RBI double from Reneigh Sandmann to tie the game. The Scots 4thinning featured the go-ahead runs scoring on a Julia Duncan RBI double, and the 5th saw another RBI single from Jaycie LaValley. A pair of runs scored on an error from the Belles in the 6th, and Sandmann scored another run with an RBI single in the 7th to help put things to bed. In the end, Alma was on top 7-1.
 
Julia Duncan and Reneigh Sandmann both recorded multi-hit, multi-RBI outings, with Jaycie LaValley also going 2-3.
 
Morgan Westall (5-4) went the full 7 innings in the win. The lefty struck out 7 and allowed 5 hits.
 
Alma is back at it on Tuesday afternoon as they host Albion in MIAA play.
 
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