Bosch Financial swept its doubleheader against Emil's Hideaway Sunday at Busse Field and grabbed a half-game lead in the Iowa Women's Softball League standings with one week left in the season.
Bosch Financial sports an overall record of 9-2-3, with Ironside Apparel a half-tick behind at 8-2-4.
BOSCH SWEEPS EMIL'S
Autumn McDanel of Belmont tossed a five-hit shutout as Bosch Financial blanked Emil's Hideway, 5-0, in the first game of their doubleheader.
Elison Ollinger of Belmont and Lexi Merritt of Grand View ripped back-to-back RBI triples in the fourth inning when Bosch scored three runs to open a 4-0 advantage.
Merritt was 2-for-2. Emma McDanel of Iowa Wesleyan and Kaylee Watson of Grand View had RBI singles. Paige Timmerman of Luther lofted a sacrifice fly.
KyLeigh Becker of Loras pitched a complete game as Bosch won the nightcap, 6-3. Watson went 2-for-2 with an RBI for Bosch and Payton Bruner of Mount Mercy hit an RBI double.
Morgan Hogenson of Luther went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases for Emil's Hideaway.
IRONSIDE WINS AND TIES
Ironside Apparel blanked Hawkeye Convenience Stores, 3-0, in the first game of their doubleheader.
Jordyn Kleman of Winona State and Erin Drahozal of Upper Iowa combined on a two-hit shutout. Kleman pitched the first six innings and collected nine strikeouts.
Drahozal belted a two-run double in the sixth inning to snap a scoreless tie and give Ironside a 2-0 lead. Kleman began the rally with a two-out double and Cierra Hansen of Loras followed with a single. Drahozal then delivered her two-run double. Morgan Lewis of Iowa followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0.
The second game of the doubleheader featured a classic pitching duel between the Oler sisters, with Erica Oler of UNI facing Emily Oler of Mount Mercy. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, with both Olers tossing strong games.
The Olers are normally teammates for Ironside Apparel, but Emily Oler was loaned to Hawkeye Convenience Stores when one of Hawkeye's scheduled pitchers was unable to play due to a medical condition.
Hawkeye Convenience Stores took a 1-0 lead against Erica Oler when Brie Tauber of Clarke collected an RBI triple in the top of the fifth. Ironside scored its run against Emily Oler in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out RBI single by Elli Wroblewski of South Dakota.
Erica Oler allowed only one hit in the game. Emily Oler, making her first pitching appearance of the season, allowed one run on six hits.
IOWA WOMEN'S SOFTBALL LEAGUE
At Busse Field
Sunday's Results
Ironside Apparel 3, Hawkeye Convenience Stores 0
Ironside Apparel 1, Hawkeye Convenience Stores 1 (tie)
Bosch Financial 5, Emil's Hideaway 0
Bosch Financial 6, Emil's Hideaway 3
Standings
Bosch Financial 9-2-3
Ironside Apparel 8-2-4
Hawkeye Convenience Stores 3-7-4
Emil's Hideaway 2-11-1
Sunday, July 28
11 a.m. - Hawkeye Convenience Stores vs Bosch Financial (2)
3 p.m. - Ironside Apparel vs Emil's Hideaway (2)
End Of Season
