SOFTBALL

Softball Results

Dordt College Softball vs. Mount Marty

April 21, 2009

Game Media

(Yankton, South Dakota) Amber Soodsma fired a one-hitter and the Dordt College Defender softball team took an 8-0 win in a five inning decision over the Mount Marty Lancers in game one of their doubleheader in Yankton, South Dakota on Tuesday night. The Defenders improved to 11-8 with the win and broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the third inning.

Dordt scored when Kristin Santana singled and Becca Hengeveld doubled. Amber Soodsma got credit for two runs batted in with a double and Sarah Seymour knocked in a pair with a double later in the inning. Soodsma struck for a solo homerun in the fourth inning to make it 5-0 and the Defenders pushed three more across in the fifth when Jaclyn Ver Mulm singled, Megan Huizenga doubled and Sarah Visser clubbed both in with a single. Kristin Santana then knocked in Visser for the eighth run of the game with her single.

Soodsma worked a no hitter into the fifth before allowing a single with one out. Soodsma allowed one walk and struck out six and was 2-3 at the plate on a double and a homerun.

Santana was 2-4 with a run scored and one run batted in and had a single and a double. Sarah Visser was a perfect 3-3 with two runs batted in and Sarah Seymour had an rbi with her double.

Dordt's Current Record: 17-19 (12-8)
Opponent's Current Record: 2-25 (1-16)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Dordt College 0 0 4 1 3 x x 8 11 1
Mount Marty 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 1 3

Winning Pitcher: Amber Soodsma (Dordt College)
Losing Pitcher: Bruns (Mount Marty)

For more information, please contact Mike Byker, Sports Information Director, at mbyker@dordt.edu or (712) 722-6301.