Wesleyan Softball Earns First Win of the Season vs. Spelman

The Wesleyan College softball team earned its first win of the season on Wednesday night against Great South Athletic Conference rival Spelman College by a score of 30-11.

With the victory, the Pioneers move a step closer to securing a berth in the upcoming GSAC Softball Championship hosted by Wesleyan at the Mathews Athletic Complex on April 29-May 1.

Senior Belle Thomas once again led the way for the Pioneers going 5-for-5 from the plate with a double while scoring four runs.  Junior Kayla Lumley went 4-for-7 with a triple and four runs scored, and senior Ashley Jackson hit a double and added four runs to Wesleyan's total.  Freshmen DiAsia Rodgers and Toni Butler combined for a 4-for-6 offensive outburst that accounted for another seven runs.

The Pioneers 30 runs equals the most runs scored since current South Dakota State University head coach Joanna Lane's Wesleyan team defeated Fisk University by a score of 30-0 in 2005.  The run total is also the most runs scored by a Great South Athletic Conference team this season.

In the first game of the day, Spelman won by a score of 14-9, but the Pioneers once again posted some positive offensive statistics.  Thomas went 3-for-4 with a double and a triple, while Lumley piled on four more hits to her day's total. Rodgers, who has found her stride at the plate in recent games, had another three hits highlighted by a triple in the loss.

The Pioneers return to the Mathews Athletic Complex on Saturday, April 16, to take on Maryville College in a doubleheader beginning at 2:00pm.