Playing in Ada, the Bluffton High School varsity softball team was one out from defeat against Northwest Conference rival Ada on a windy Thursday evening, April 14.
Then, behind 9-7 with two outs in the top of the seventh, Pirate senior Lauren Swartzlander slugged a game-saving, two-run home run well over the center field fence to tie it 9-9.
The teams battled into extra innings. In the top of the ninth, Bluffton sophomore Lauren Bassett smacked a home run to right field that proved to be the game-winner, 10-9.
The Bluffton High School varsity softball team won handily at McComb 11-0 Tuesday evening, April 12.
Bluffton hurler Hannah Davis tossed a six-inning one-hitter to earn her second victory this spring. The Lady Pirates scored one run in the second inning to take the early lead. They then plated five runs in the third frame to build a 6-0 lead.
Bluffton scored two runs in the fourth and added three more in the sixth to invoke the 10-run rule.
Playing in Cincinnati, the Bluffton University softball team was on the wrong end of two Heartland Conference shutouts as Mount St. Joseph swept a pair of league contests on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Bluffton slipped to 10-14 overall and 2-2 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ improved to 21-6 and 5-1 in the conference.
It was the Hiram College Terriers who came away with a 5-3 win over Bluffton University baseball on a beautiful Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Playing at home, Bluffton fell to 9-14 on the season, while Hiram improved to 9-13.
The Terriers got on the board first in the top of the second inning, scoring three runs on four hits. Fairbanks scored via a fielder's choice before two singles plated both Giesken and Mallernee. Hiram added one more in the top of the third when Houdeshell scored on a wild pitch.
The Bluffton University men's golf team had its weekend cut in half by Mother Nature, but it battled a talented field at the Nye Intercollegiate on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Bluffton came in 7th, but the top eight teams were separated by just 25 strokes.
Junior Justin Metsker (Burbank/Wickliffe) paced the Beavers with an 82 on Sunday. Spencer Daniels (Ashland) checked in with an 85, while fellow seniors Dominic Castelvetere (Ontario) and Nick Offenburger (Lexington) were both one stroke behind Daniels. Evan Kujawa (Toledo/Whitmer) followed with a 90 at the Wooster Country Club.
The Bluffton University softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Adrian College on April 10, 2022. Bluffton moved to 10-12, while Adrian improved to 7-15 on the season.
Bluffton fell behind 9-1 midway through the fifth with the lone run coming in the second when Kryshel Dales (Defiance/Ayersville) doubled and crossed the dish following a Lily Tate (Mount Gilead/Northmor) base hit.
