[Softball] Tigers Swept by Grinnell

Grinnell, Iowa – The Iowa Wesleyan Softball team played their second double header in as many days.  The Tigers faced off against Grinnell College in a non-conference match up before having the weekend off.  Iowa Wesleyan dropped both games of the double header, losing the first game 5-1 and falling 4-0 in the second game of the day.

Samantha McIlwain (JR/Boone, IA) was the starting pitcher for the Tigers in the opening game of the afternoon.  She pitched six innings and finished the game with three earned runs for IW.  Grinnell gained an early lead, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. They added three runs in the bottom of the third to take a 5-0 lead over Iowa Wesleyan.