(Ann Arbor, MI) – Concordia softball continued WHAC conference play with a home doubleheader against Indiana Tech on Friday afternoon.  The Cardinals entered the tilt 21-16 overall (9-3 WHAC) while the Warriors came in 13-19 overall (3-7 WHAC).  CUAA ground out a 7-5 win in game 1, but Indiana Tech claimed a 10-1 win in game 2 to split the series.

Game 1 – CUAA 7, IT 5

Lauren Reichel pitched in game 1, notching 5 strikeouts in 5 innings.  Reichel helped her own cause to open scoring in the 2^nd, getting on base with a single and eventually scoring when Lauren Martin reached on a fielder's choice.

Indiana Tech tied the game in the 3^rd and scored a run in the 4^th and 5^th to take a 3-1 lead.  The Cardinals surged back with 4 runs in the bottom of the 5^th.  Emma Paryaski hit a single and a throwing error allowed Abbie Begley to score.  Lauren Reichel used an RBI single to score Carly Pearson.  Emma Paryaski then stole home on a double-steal with Reichel moving to second base.  Finally, Lauren Martin closed the inning with an RBI single to score Reichel for a 5-3 lead.

Cassidy Kane came in to pitch in the 6^th inning.  Indiana Tech got a run back in the top of the 6^th, but Concordia answered with 2 runs in the bottom half of the inning.  Kendall Kahl started things off by smashing a solo home run.  Lauren Reichel then hit an RBI single to score Hannah Sickmiller.

While the Warriors added a run in the 7^th, Cassidy Kane finished the game off by inducing a groundout to claim the 7-5 win.

Game 2 – IT 10, CUAA 1 (5 innings)

Kendall Kahl started game 2 on the mound.  Indiana Tech scored a run in the 1^st and 2^nd innings to take an early 2-0 lead.

Indiana Tech broke the game open with 7 runs in the 3^rd inning.  Kate Elias came in to pitch midway through the inning, securing the final strikeout to retire the side.

The Cardinals managed to break the shutout in the 4^th inning when Kate Elias crushed a solo home run.  Concordia turned a double play in the top of the 5^th, but the team was unable to mount a comeback in the bottom of the 5^th and fell by the mercy rule.

Concordia will be back in action tomorrow on the road at UNOH.  The doubleheader starts at 1pm.